DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen sat down with Chicago's "3 Guys Pickin" cable access show to play some guitar and talk about such topics as "Hysteria", performing acoustically, unreleased B-sides, QUEEN, the DEF LEPPARD movie, and the band's "X" and "Slang" albums. Phil also performed "4 Letter Word" on acoustic on the program. Exclusive live ...
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DREAM THEATER's very last show of the band's 20th Anniversary Tour 2005/2006 on April 1, 2006 at the Radio City Music Hall was recorded and filmed for an upcoming 20th anniversary DVD and CD release. The band's drummer, Mike Portnoy, has issued the following update regarding the upcoming set: "I've been in the studio last ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: Ian Gillan steps away from DEEP PURPLE this week with the release of his solo album called "Gillan's Inn". It started out as a 40th anniversary retrospective, since Gillan signed his first recording contract in 1965. He started compiling tracks from different albums, but they didn't sound good together because of ...
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DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Wednesday, April 19. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out NightsWithAliceCooper.com for more information. ...
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DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan was interviewed by IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson for this Saturday's (April 15) edition of Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to a replay of the program at BBC.co.uk. Gillan's upcoming all-star retrospective disc, "Gillan's Inn", is scheduled for release on April ...
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DEF LEPPARD will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, May 3. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out
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Several photos of KORN frontman Jonathan Davis at a Los Angeles studio with members of the Southern "snap" hip-hop kings DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ working on a mash-up of their current singles have been posted online at Getty Images. The two Virgin labelmates met on Wednesday, April 12 to create a new mash-up version ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan is getting ready for the release of his solo album "Gillan's Inn", and he's also looking at the possibility of a tour to support it. Gillan is usually booked pretty solidly with DEEP PURPLE shows, but he told Launch that a change in the group's plans ...
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DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan will join IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson in the studio on Saturday, April 15 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST) ...
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According to The Associated Press, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame looks to be getting some competition. VH1 announced Thursday (April 6) that it will debut the "VH1 Rock Honors" next month to pay homage to the gods of hard rock. The inaugural honorees are KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST. The ceremony, ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently spoke to Billboard.com about the band's upcoming covers album, "Yeah!", due in stores May 23. "We wanted to put it out, tour it and make it a legitimate record rather than just some throwaway thing," Elliott said. "And we were kind of happy with the way it ...
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After appearing in several European charts with the single "What About" and reaching No. 1 on Japan's HMV Bestsellers Rock Chart with "Break in Life", Italy's ADDICTION CREW are currently writing material for their second effort on Earache Records. The band have set "High Def Impact" as the working title for this upcoming full-length and ...
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AMORPHIS, DRAGONFORCE, HELLFUELED and 10 YEARS have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 1: VENOM DIMMU BORGIR OPETH DOWN TESTAMENT NEVERMORE SATYRICON SODOM AMORPHIS TBA Friday, June ...
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ENTOMBED, GRAVE and GEHENNAH are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY ASIA BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE BULLET CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST CLOUDSCAPE ...
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DEF LEPPARD have revealed the cover artwork of their 12th studio album, "Yeah!", due on May 23, 2006. Check it out at this location. On their highly anticipated new album, DEF LEPPARD have created a heartfelt and hard-rocking tribute to their musical heroes of the late '60s and '70s — THE KINKS, BADFINGER, ...
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Sweden's EVERGREY have entered the national album chart in their home country at position No. 6 with their latest CD, "Monday Morning Apocalypse". View the entire chart at this location. In other news, EVERGREY will be undertaking a short Swedish tour in April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 14 - Helsingborg, SWE ...
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Coming hot on the heels of their platinum-certified two-CD hits package "Rock of Ages", DEF LEPPARD have announced that they will release their 12th studio album, "Yeah!", on May 23, 2006. On their highly anticipated new album, DEF LEPPARD have created a heartfelt and hard-rocking tribute to their musical heroes of the late '60s and ...
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Versailles Records has announced that Grammy-winning pianist/arranger Randy Cantor will contribute piano tracks to forthcoming tribute albums to GUNS N' ROSES ("Don't Cry"), DEF LEPPARD ("Love Bites"), SAMMY HAGAR ("Dreams"), and MÖTLEY CRÜE ("Afraid"). Cantor's resume includes multiple Grammy nominations, and two awards. Additionally, he has collaborated with such artists as the FUGEES, JAMES TAYLOR, ...
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According to KissKollector.com, Icestorm Entertainment in Germany is releasing a three-DVD box/digipack on the history of heavy metal and rock, entitled "Legends of Heavy Metal & Rock". The 500-minute documentary features KISS, BON JOVI, POISON, DEF LEPPARD, DAMN YANKEES, SCORPIONS and others. KISS is featured on Disc 1, on which Paul Stanley and ...
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DEF LEPPARD will kick off their 2006 summer North American tour on June 23 at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey. After last year's success of co-headlining with BRYAN ADAMS, the 2006 trek will see DEF LEPPARD co-headline with JOURNEY (plus other guests will appear at selected shows). Tickets for some shows will go ...
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Sweden's EVERGREY never disappoints, as demonstrated one again by "Monday Morning Apocalypse". The only question about a new EVERGREY album has nothing to do whether the collection of hooky, passionate, and heavy rock tunes is worthy of a listen (of course it is); the question is how it stacks up against other releases in the ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian have conducted a rare interview with convicted killer and controversial author and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal for their Axis of Justice radio program. According to MTV.com, the interview will air on the program tomorrow evening (Friday, March 24) in Los ...
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DEF LEPPARD have added a London date to thier following European tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jun. 03 - Milan, ITA @ Gods Of Metal Jun. 07 - Oberhausen, GER @ Rock The Nation Jun. 09 - Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock Jun. 12 - Zürich, SWI @ Hallenstadion Jun. ...
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DEF LEPPARD's "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection" two-CD compilation of hits, was certified platinum on February 7, 2006 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies (NOTE: multi-disc albums get counted once for each disc within the album; regular platinum certification occurs at 1 million copies). The ...
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DEF LEPPARD have lined up the following European dates in June: Jun. 03 - Milan, ITA @ Gods Of Metal Jun. 07 - Oberhausen, GER @ Rock The Nation Jun. 09 - Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock Jun. 12 - Zürich, SWI @ Hallenstadion Jun. 17 - Sheffield, UK @ Hallam FM Arena More dates ...
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Sweden's EVERGREY will play a special CD-release show at Matrix in Bochum, Germany on Saturday, March 25. "The show will consist of 45 minutes of heavy-laden, hard hitting metal with a mixture of brand new and old songs," reads a posting on the band's web site. "The doors open at 10:00 p.m. After the show ...
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG), SODOM, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, TREAT, EXTREMA and CRUCIFIED BARBARA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY ASIA BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC ...
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EVERGREY's video for the track "Monday Morning Apocalypse" has been posted online at Yahoo! Musik Deutschland. The clip was shot with director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company (DIMMU BORGIR, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LACUNA COIL). "Monday Morning Apocalypse" is the title cut of the Swedish metallers' new album, due on April 4 via ...
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Deep-Purple.net has uploaded clips of four songs from DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming all-star retrospective disc, "Gillan's Inn". Check out the tracks "Bluesy Blue Sea", "Trashed", "Men of War" and "Unchain Your Brain" at this location. "Gillan's Inn" sees Gillan revisiting a number of songs from throughout his career, which has included ...
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SOULFLY and SODOM have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. SODOM will play on June 1, while SOULFLY will be one of the performers on the final day of the event. The festival billing is now shaping up ...
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