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SMASHING PUMPKINS, DARKEST HOUR, DANZIG, BEATALLICA First-Week Sales Revealed

SMASHING PUMPKINS' "Zeitgeist" sold 145,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Zeitgeist" contains the first new music under the PUMPKINS banner since frontman Billy Corgan disbanded the group in late 2000. Corgan and...

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RISE TO ADDICTION Confirmed For Czech Republic's MOTONALET Festival

RISE TO ADDICTION — the British band featuring former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar) — has confirmed final details for its upcoming appearances at the Motonalet festival in the Czech Republic and the Bloodstock festival in the U.K. The group make its first ever appearance...

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GUNS N' ROSES Performs 'Don't Cry' In Japan; Video Available

Over 17,000 fans braved a typhoon and packed into the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City to witness the first concert by GUNS N' ROSES in Japan in five years. From the opening strains of "Welcome to the Jungle" until the last explosion of the final encore, "Paradise City", GN'R had the sold-out crowd...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Late Show With David Letterman' Performance Posted Online

SMASHING PUMPKINS performed their new single, "Tarantula", on "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York City on Monday (July 9). Watch the performance at CBS.com. According to Hits Daily Double, SMASHING PUMPKINS' "Zeitgeist" is poised to sell between 140,000 and 150,000 copies in the United...

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What Is PARIS HILTON Doing Inside The New SMASHING PUMPKINS CD?

Launch Radio Networks reports: The new SMASHING PUMPKINS album, "Zeitgeist", features Paris Hilton in a series of photographs in the CD booklet, taken by PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan himself. Hilton's face also adorns the cover of the band's U.K. single for the song "Tarantula". Corgan explained how...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Zeitgeist' On Track To Sell 150K Copies First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, SMASHING PUMPKINS' "Zeitgeist" is poised to sell between 140,000 and 150,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release. This number would put it in a race for the No. 1 slot on next week's The Billboard 200 chart with this week's chart-topper, Grand...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Release 'Zeitgeist' After Seven-Year Absence

Launch Radio Networks reports: The SMASHING PUMPKINS release their comeback album, "Zeitgeist", on Tuesday (July 10) and it contains the first new music under the PUMPKINS banner since frontman Billy Corgan disbanded the group in late 2000. After seven years apart, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin said that...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Add Political Edge To 'Zeitgeist'

Launch Radio Networks reports: SMASHING PUMPKINS release their first album of new material in seven years, titled "Zeitgeist", on Tuesday (July 10). From the cover art to some of the lyrical content, it seems that there's a new political edge to the band. Frontman Billy Corgan said that it's a resul...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Live Earth' Performance Posted On YouTube

SMASHING PUMPKINS' entire four-song set from yesterday's Live Earth concert in New York has been posted at YouTube. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. United States 02. Bullet With Butterfly Wings 03. Tarantula 04. Today Spinner.com reports: "Frontman Billy Corgan, looking one part mental patie...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: North American Tour Dates Announced

SMASHING PUMPKINS has announced the following North American tour dates: Sep. 08 - Montreal, QUE - Osheaga Festival Sep. 09 - Toronto, ONT - V Fest Sep. 13 - Las Vegas, NV - the Pearl Sep. 18 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre Sep. 24 - Vancouver, BC - NE Forum Sep. 28 - Salt ...

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NILE: More Information Revealed About Career-Spanning CD/DVD Collection

Relapse will issue "Legacy of the Catacombs", a CD and DVD collection highlighting the career of NILE in North America next Tuesday, July 10 (July 16 internationally). The "Legacy of the Catacombs" CD features 12 stand-out tracks from NILE's illustrious musical catalog — "Amongst The Catacombs of Ne...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Tarantula' Video Posted Online; Entire New CD Available For Streaming

SMASHING PUMPKINS' video for its new single, "Tarantula", has been posted at Spinner.com. The clip was filmed last month in Atlanta. "Tarantula" comes off the group's new album, "Zeitgeist", which is scheduled to arrive on July 10. The entire CD is available for streaming at this location. The PUMPK...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Tarantula' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

SMASHING PUMPKINS' video for its new single, "Tarantula", will premiere on Monday, July 2 on AOL. The clip was filmed last month in Atlanta. "Tarantula" comes off the group's new album, "Zeitgeist", which is scheduled to arrive on July 10. The PUMPKINS have created some controversy online with the a...

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RISE TO ADDICTION: New Concert Footage Posted Online

Video footage of RISE TO ADDICTION — the British band featuring former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar) — performing the song "One Sweet Minute" in late May in Den Bosch, Holland has been posted at this location. The Den Bosch concert was the first show of RISE TO ADDICTION...

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CLAWFINGER Frontman: 'As Long As We're Having Fun With It, There's No Reason To Stop'

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with CLAWFINGER frontman Zak Tell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: Let's focus on [the new CLAWFINGER album] "Life Will Kill You". Obviously, the first question is going to be about the album...