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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Prefers ELTON JOHN To BLACK SABBATH

Steve Baltin of AOL Music reports that DEF LEPPARD is preparing to enter the studio to begin work on a new album. "We're hoping to get started around January and get it finished by the end of the summer," frontman Joe Elliott tells AOL Music. As for what has influenced Elliott of late, ...

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Report: JOHNNY DEPP Tipped For FREDDIE MERCURY Film Role

Louise Jury of the U.K.'s The Independent reports that "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp is being lined up to play a rock star for real in a biopic of the late QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury. Robert de Niro's company, Tribeca Productions, is said to be behind the project, which Brian May,...

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WYKKED WYTCH Pulls Out Of NO MERCY FESTIVALS European Tour

Florida's WYKKED WYTCH has dropped off the upcoming No Mercy Festivals 2007 tour, which is set to feature MOONSPELL, NAPALM DEATH, BEHEMOTH, DEW-SCENTED and ROOT. WYKKED WYTCH entered Redroom Recorders studio in Tampa, FL in May with engineer Mark Prator to begin recording its fourth album, "Memorie...

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WYKKED WYTCH: New Album Being Mastered

Florida's WYKKED WYTCH entered Redroom Recorders studio in Tampa, FL in May with engineer Mark Prator to begin recording its fourth album, "Memories of a Dying Whore", tentatively due next spring. The CD was mixed by Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION, KULT OV AZAZEL) at Mercury Studios Inc. in Pompano B...

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HELION Featured On Next 'Heavy Karaoke' DVD

Finnish melodic metallers HELION will have their brand new song "Devil's Tattoo" (download mp3) featured on the next installment of the "Heavy Karaoke" DVD series. The as-yet-untitled disc will feature 14 unsigned heavy metal and hard rock bands performing a total of 16 songs. Each cut will be prese...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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WRATHAGE Postpones Album Recordings

Finnish black metallers WRATHAGE have postponed the recording sessions for their full-length debut, "Crawlspace Antipathy", to next spring from the previously announced November. "At the moment we are just too busy to find the proper time for the recording sessions and since we don't want to rush wi...

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Unsu

French modern thrashers LYZANXIA seemed to have gotten their fair share of accolades these past few years and a fair amount of anticipation accompanied the recently released (October 17 in the U.S.) "Unsu", the band's debut for France's Listenable Records. Said album is my first exposure to the grou...

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FREDDIE MERCURY's Life Story Is Being Turned Into A Hollywood Film

PR-inside.com reports that Freddie Mercury's life story is being turned into a Hollywood film. The legendary QUEEN frontman — famous for such hits as "We Are The Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" — tragically died of AIDS in 1991 and now his former bandmate Brian May has revealed a biopic about his...

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METALLICA, TESTAMENT, Y&T Axemen Are Among Top 25 Guitarists From Bay Area

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick, Y&T's Dave Meniketti and PRIMUS' Larry LaLonde (ex-POSSESSED) are among the musicians who made East Bay newspaper Contra Costa Times' list of top 25 guitarists from the San Francisco Bay Area. The entire list is as follows: 01. Carlos Santana...

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WITCHCRAFT: More U.S. Dates Announced

Swedish doom rockers WITCHCRAFT played the first date of their North American tour in Austin, Texas last night after finally being allowed entry to the U.S. — a little over a week after being sent back to Stockholm from Seattle due to visa complications. The tour now runs as follows and yet more new...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Talks About Touring With MÖTLEY CRÜE

Shay Quillen of The Mercury News recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: How is [bassist] Tom [Hamilton] doing? [Tom is recovering from throat cancer.] Perry: He's definitely getting better and better. It looks like he could possibl...

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WRATHAGE Prepares To Record Debut Album

Finnish black metallers WRATHAGE will enter the studio in November to begin recording their full-length debut, "Crawlspace Antipathy", tentatively due in early 2007 release via an as-yet-undetermined label. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include (in no particular order): 01. Walking To Death 02....

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HELION Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Finnish melodic metallers HELION are putting the finishing touches on their fourth CD, "Mercury Rising", tentatively due before the end of the year. The follow-up to 2005's "Shadow of the Sun" was recorded at Studio Sound Supreme (AMORAL, PAIN CONFESSOR, ROTTEN SOUND) and is the group's first CD to...

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SUPERNOVA Frontman Named

Canadian rocker Lukas Rossi was crowned the winner of reality TV show "Rock Star: Supernova", according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Rossi is described on the "Rock Star: Supernova" web site as a gifted singer with a "Jeff Buckley meets Freddie Mercury" style. Lukas will front SUPERNOVA, the band m...