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Poll: LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' Is Best Rock Song Of Last 50 Years
Around 800 German rock music fans participated in an online poll to choose the Top 50 rock songs of the last 50 years. The Top 50 list, as selected by the users of the Rockantenne.de web site, is as follows: 01. LED ZEPPELIN – Stairway to Heaven 02. AC/DC – Highway to Hell ...June 17, 2004
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REVOLTING COCKS: 45-Year-Old Juvenile Delinquents Having A Gas
MINISTRY side project the REVOLTING COCKS, now featuring MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen alongside Phil "Phildo" Owen (SKATENIGS),John Monte (M.O.D., MIND FUNK, DRAGPIPE),Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS, MINISTRY) and Mark Baker (ex-FEAR, HELLIONS, SHADOW REICHENSTEIN),are currently in the studio recor...June 17, 2004
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JIMI HENDRIX Memorabilia Lands Big Bids At London Auction
Copyrights of 18 artworks by legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix sold for £41,200 (approximately $75,000) at an auction of rock 'n' roll memorabilia in London, according to Ananova. The artwork itself was sold last year. A first-generation Hendrix recording of "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" was estimat...June 16, 2004
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Legendary Producer EDDIE KRAMER To Auction Off KISS, ZEPPELIN, HENDRIX Memorabilia
Legendary producer Eddie Kramer will be auctioning off personal items from KISS, JIMI HENDRIX and LED ZEPPELIN during the 2004 Classic Rock Auction starting July 18 via Backstage Auctions, Inc. Throughout his 30-year career, Eddie Kramer has been behind the boards for the biggest names in music. But...June 13, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Guitarist: 'I Don't Sound Like Anything Except Me'
GuitarPlayer.com is currently spotlighting several bands that are scheduled to appear on Ozzfest 2004's second stage, including SLIPKNOT, LACUNA COIL, GOD FORBID and ATREYU. A couple of excerpts follow: SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson on the tyranny of influences: "I love all kinds of music, but I d...June 13, 2004
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KELLY KEELING To Sing On Italy's MOONSTONE Project
Powerhouse rock vocalist and former Atlantic recording artist Kelly Keeling (BATON ROUGE, BLUE MURDER, MSG, JOHN NORUM) will sing on the track "Slave Of Time" from MOONSTONE, a "straight rocker with a southern feel" that is set to appear on the new project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini. In a...June 6, 2004
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BEHEMOTH: Irish Tour Dates Announced
Polish black/death metallers BEHEMOTH will support their forthcoming album early next year with an extensive European tour, including three dates in Ireland. Support at the shows will come from SUPREME LORD, ANATA and an as-yet-unconfirmed fourth band. The Irish dates are as follows: Jan. 15 - Dubli...May 26, 2004
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BEHEMOTH Frontman Performs With SALEM In Israel
Israeli death/black metallers SALEM were joined by special guest Nergal of the Polish metal band BEHEMOTH during their appearance at the City Hall club in Hifa on May 24 (Independence Day of Israel). "It was a blast!" Nergal writes on BEHEMOTH's web site. "I didn't expect the crowd to be sooo crazy...May 25, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Ranked 18th Most Collected Music Artist
A Spanish journalist music journalist and avid collector has ranked IRON MAIDEN as the 18th "most collected" musical artist, according to a posting at the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com. Jordi Tarda has published a book about the craze of music collecting, entitled "Diario de un Coleccionista"...May 24, 2004
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Former QUIET RIOT Drummer Comments On GUITAR ONE Rock Covers List
Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has issued a statement in response to the news that the group's cover of SLADE's "Cum On Feel the Noize" was selected by Guitar One magazine as the top rock cover of all time. In a posting to his official web site, Frankie wrote: "It is so ...May 20, 2004
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Magazine: QUIET RIOT, SLAYER, GUNS N' ROSES Songs Among Top Rock Covers Of All Time
Guitar One magazine has compiled a list of the 10 best covers of rock songs in their July 2004 issue. Commented the magazine's editors, "Assembling a list of the 10 best covers of rock songs has to be at the very top of its own list: the list of all-time thankless tasks. Okay, yeah, it ...May 19, 2004
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W.A.S.P.'s LAWLESS Says Smaller Record Labels Are Changing The Face Of Music
W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless recently spoke to AskMen.com about the trouble with labels' lack of support his band has had over the years. Asked what advice he would give someone who wants to enter the heavy metal or rock world today, Lawless replied, "That's a tough question because the industry...May 18, 2004
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BEHEMOTH Begin Recording New Album
Polish black/death metallers BEHEMOTH entered Hendrix studios in Poland on May 2 to begin tracking their highly anticipated new album, "Demigod". This is the follow up to their acclaimed offering "Zos Kia Cultus" (Here and Beyond). Drummer Inferno commented, "I've never worked on better equipment in...May 4, 2004
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GRAHAM BONNET Lays Down Vocals For MOONSTONE Project: Photos Available
Legendary hard rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) recently spent time at a California studio laying down vocals on the track "Not Dead Yet" from MOONSTONE, the new project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini. "The song is an up-tempo r...May 4, 2004
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Poll: GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH Among Greatest Riffs Ever
GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 smash-hit "Sweet Child O' Mine" has the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to the readers of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (cover). The track, which was included on the group's classic "Appetite For Destruction" debut, came top of a poll of 100 Greatest Riffs Ever, re...May 1, 2004