An enhanced DVD edition of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page's "No Quarter – Unledded" video (cover), featuring an improved audio mix and additional footage, is scheduled for an October 20 release, according to an online posting by producer Kevin Shirley. "The tapes were in a real mess — nothing marked or ...
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DEF LEPPARD's breakthrough 1983 album, "Pyromania", has been certified at the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) diamond level (10 million copies shipped) last month, according to Billboard.com. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, "Pyromania" benefited greatly from MTV's relentless airing of the album's first two singles, "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages". The U.K. group ...
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Scotsman.com is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN's former members have defended a decision to pull out of the Live Aid DVD which is being released by Sir Bob Geldof to raise money for Sudan. The remaining members of the rock group have refused to allow what they called their "sub-standard" 1985 performance to be included in ...
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In a brand-new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch spoke about the many vocalists he has worked with over the years. Asked if he intentionally changes singers between projects, Lynch replied, "Well, no. I don't intend that to happen. I would prefer that it doesn't. I always audition and hope ...
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Norm Narvaja of the Gannett News Service is reporting that Ohio-based producer, writer and director Robert Kurtzman spent eight weeks in Los Angeles working with Rob Zombie as visual effects supervisor for "The Devil's Rejects", the much-anticipated sequel to Zombie's directorial debut, "House of 1000 Corpses". Kurtzman, who directed "Wishmaster" and did special effects for ...
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More details have been announced regarding METALLICA's "So What: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" book signing in Minnesota on August 16. To get your book signed, you must get a special wristband, which will be available at the following locations: Sam Goody 1300 Southdale Center Edina, MN 55435 (612) 927-6277 Sam Goody Northtown ...
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MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDonough is giving his fans a chance to choose the drum kit he will be playing in support of their upcoming CD. Go to www.pearldrum.com to check out how to send in your drum kit idea. You can also win Pearl Drums equipment, MUDVAYNE CDs and DVDs, and autographed items ...
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METALLICA's official web site has uploaded the first preview of the band's upcoming book, "So What: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly". A posting at the site reads: "An example of how we have handled the massive task of grabbing sponsor section highlights. Each band member has two blasts within the book, and we ...
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Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Robert (bass) and Dean DeLeo (guitar) will be playing alongside Joe Walsh on his five solo dates in August. The dates are as follows: Aug. 08 - Bakersfield, CA - College Outdoor Theater Aug. 10 - Long Beach, CA - The Vault Aug. 11 - Pala, CA - Pala Casino ...
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To celebrate the release of their first official book, "So What: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" (Broadway Books), METALLICA will be signing books at First Avenue in Minneapolis immediately following their appearance at the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul on August 16. Because "So What!" the book hits stores the next day, ...
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RELEVANT FEW, the Swedish grindcore band featuring bassist Robert Hakemo (KEROZENE, ex-GARDENIAN, GOOSEFLESH), have been confirmed for the Uppsala Bloodbad II festival on Friday, September 3 in Uppsala, Sweden. Other acts scheduled to perform are REGURGITATE, CROWPATH, IMPERIOUS, ENEMY IS US, FROM THE ASHES and MASTERS OF MOSH. Prior to their Uppsala Bloodbad II appearance, ...
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PRIMUS' Les Claypool (bass) and Brian "Brain" Mantia (drums) and SHOTGUN MESSIAH's Harry Cody (guitar, banjo) are among the guest musicians appearing on the new TOM WAITS studio album, "Real Gone", due October 5 through Epitaph's Anti- Records label, according to Billboard.com. "Real Gone" will be the follow-up to the simultaneously released 2002 concept albums ...
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Mike Lewis of Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports: As the trial for control of the estate built on the music of Jimi Hendrix reaches its originally scheduled midpoint, the case appears nowhere near half over, with both sides mired in debate about the state of mind of a man who isn't alive to talk about ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee will make a cameo appearance in the upcoming movie "10th & Wolf". The film, a Mafia tale about a South Philadelphia family, is scheduled to begin shooting in Pittsburgh in September. "10th & Wolf", directed by Robert Moresco, will star Val Kilmer and Freddie Prinze Jr. ...
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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/current RING OF FIRE vocalist Mark Boals recently recorded two songs for young Japanese guitarist named Takayoshi Omura. Omura's debut album, entitled "Nowhere To Go", features additional guest appearances by Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) and Richie Kotzen (ex-MR. BIG, POISON). An August 25 release through Yamaha Music in Japan is expected. ...
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Deanna Amore of The Saratogian is reporting that The Aggressive Music Festival, a two-day event featuring a number of national heavy metal bands (including SLAYER, SLIPKNOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CHIMAIRA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED and LIFE OF AGONY), sparked off a controversy (video) in the Glens Falls area when ...
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NY1's George Whipple spoke to METALLICA's Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo at the after party for the premiere of "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" at the Gramercy Hotel on Wednesday (July 7). Check out the Real Video report (wait until about 90 seconds into the video): High-Speed, Low-Speed. ...
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A bunch of photos of MUDVAYNE taken during the songwriting sessions for the group's upcoming third studio album have been posted online at this location. As previously reported, MUDVAYNE entered The Plant studio in Sausalito, California in early June to record the follow-up to 2002's gold-certified "The End of All Things to Come" ...
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SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar), have decided to release the entire "Baptizme" video online. The video will still be included in the upcoming DVD release at a much higher quality, along with two new videos for the upcoming SHAITAN MAZAR release, due out ...
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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has told Time magazine that he still feels violated by some of the footage appearing in the upcoming documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". He let the filmmakers know he was distressed by some unflattering scenes, including the moment when the band gives new bassist Robert Trujillo, 39, $1 million. Hammett ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, "Dawn of the Metal Gods", scheduled for publication before the end of the year through Firefly Publishing. The book will recount the origins of the band from 1969 onward and includes exclusive photographs donated by friends, including Robert Plant, among others. ...
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INCAPACITY, the Swedish death metal band featuring vocalist Andreas "Drette" Axelsson (ex-MARDUK, EDGE OF SANITY, INFESTDEAD), guitarist Robert "Skoog" Ivarsson (PAN-THY-MONIUM, ASHES), guitarist Christian Älvestam (UNMOORED, SOLAR DAWN, TORCHBEARER), bassist Anders Edlund (SOLAR DAWN) and drummer Henrik Schönström (UNMOORED, SOLAR DAWN, TORCHBEARER), will make their Polish live debut on August 12 at DK "Slowianin" in ...
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SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar), will be giving away a custom painted guitar autographed by the band at The Smacky Awards on July 16 at Ground Zero in Spartanburg, SC. Guitarist Robert Dirr will be parting ways with one of his very own ...
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A live video of METALLICA members James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo performing the track "Enter Sandman" with SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison at the Download festival in England on June 6 has been posted online at the following locations: Server#1, Server#2 (62 MB). As previously reported, METALLICA's regular drummer, Lars ...
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Former ROUGH CUTT/QUIET RIOT vocalist Paul Shortino will perform in concert with the blues-fueled rock band HEAVEN & EARTH as part of the 3rd Annual July Fourth Extravaganza at the Valley Cultural Center in Woodland Hills, CA. Shortino and HEAVEN & EARTH are expected to take the stage around 7:30 p.m., with fireworks following their ...
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Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Robert Fripp performed at the Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, England on Monday night (June 28) as part of their G3 Europe 2004 tour. Check out pictures from Wire Image. Satriani, Vai and Fripp's next live appearance is scheduled to take place Tuesday night (June 29) at the Royal ...
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Gene Johnson of The Associated Press reports: Relatives of the late guitar legend Jimi Hendrix returned to court Monday (June 28) to begin another legal battle over which family members should receive money from the musician's posthumous releases, royalties and merchandise. The case, the latest of several that have entangled the Hendrix estate in the ...
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Following their successful appearance at last month's Fuck The Commerce VII festival in Germany, Swedish death metallers VISCERAL BLEEDING will return to western Europe for two additional concerts in mid-July. The dates are as follows: Jul. 16 - Little Devil - Tilburg, NETH (w/ SPAWN OF POSSESSION, BRUTUS) Jul. 17 - The Frontline - Gent, ...
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The surviving relatives of Jimi Hendrix will engage in an ugly battle over the rock musician's multi-million-dollar legacy in a Seattle court next week, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Jimi's younger brother, Leon Hendrix, 56, wants a share of the cash and the companies that his late father, Al, helped start and that ...
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