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SCOTT WEILAND To Perform 'Jazzy' Version Of Christmas Classic On 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) will perform a jazzy version of the classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with a stand-up bass, some violinists and a grand piano during his scheduled appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Monday, December 18. Wei...

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KORN: Video Interview Available

G4's The Feed has uploaded a video interview with KORN members Jonathan Davis (vocals) and Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass),conducted by "Street Fury"'s Big C on the floor of SEMA '06 in Las Vegas. Watch it at this location. "MTV Unplugged: Korn" — which was taped this past Saturday (Dec. 9) at MTV'...

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SCOTT WEILAND To Guest On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' On Monday

According to NBC.com, VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) will be a featured guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Monday, December 18. The show airs nationally on NBC from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. ET/PT. Other guests scheduled to appear on the program are Samuel L...

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KORN: 'MTV Unplugged' Air Dates Announced

"MTV Unplugged: Korn" — which was taped this past Saturday (Dec. 9) at MTV's Times Square studios — will air online February 10 and on TV February 17, according to MTV.com. The "MTV Unplugged: Korn" CD will be released on February 20. For this particular performance, KORN called upon musical directo...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: New Album Will Be More 'Stripped Down'

AOL Music reports that VELVET REVOLVER is getting ready to head into the studio to ramp up work on their second album, tentatively entitled "Libertad". "Hopefully, we will have a lot of the tracks done before Christmas and then come back in January and finish up," drummer Matt Sorum said. The band m...

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WEILAND On VELVET REVOLVER: 'I Haven't Been This Excited About A Rock Record Since 1993'

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's new album, "Libertad" — the follow-up to 2004's "Contraband". "I haven't been this excited about a rock record since 1993, when I went into the studio to record [STONE TEMPLE PILOTS'] 'Purple'," which was recorded in...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Moving Ahead With New Music, Another Tour Possible

Launch Radio Networks reports: If all goes well, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will grace us with new music on tour next summer. The group has been in the studio this year, and QUEEN guitarist Brian May told Britain's Sky News, "The tracks seems to be coming out very well, so we'll have to think about ...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Members To Perform Acoustic Set In Athens

PAIN OF SALVATION's Daniel Gildenlöw (vocals/ guitar) and Johan Hallgren (guitar) will perform an exclusive acoustic show at the Rock Hard Greece party on January 21, 2007 at the Underworld Club in Athens, Greece. They will also present their new album, "Scarsick", which is due on January 22 via Ins...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Demos Leaked?

According to MTV.com, four supposed SMASHING PUMPKINS demo tracks have been making the rounds on numerous file-sharing web sites — but the authenticity of the tunes remains to be seen. The songs — "Collapsing Cities", "The Restless Word", "Siam Mais" and "In the Eyes Beholding" — were leaked as "The...

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Maniacal Renderings

Listening to the metal majesty and rock grandiosity of "Maniacal Renderings" by JON OLIVA'S PAIN is proof that I made a big mistake letting 2004's "Tage Mahal" get past me. The new effort by the SAVATAGE and DOCTOR BUTCHER legend is a masterful album filled with operatic grandness, heavy metal power...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Offers Holiday Treats To U.S. Soldiers In Iraq

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell is among the stars who appear on a 22-minute DVD which is being shipped by Studio City, California-based record company the Jewish Music Group to the U.S Military in Iraq. The DVD is being sent along with several hundred CDs featuring 12 cuts plus one hidden tra...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: VELVET REVOLVER Can't Do 'Welcome To The Jungle' Because WEILAND Can't Sing It

Ross Raihala of TwinCities.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follows: On what it's like to be back playing arenas: "It was the most amazing thing for Axl to ask my band to join the tour. It's something I've waited for for ....

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HAMMERFALL Postpones Finnish Dates

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have been forced to postpone their Finnish headlining shows (originally scheduled for early January) in order to allow singer Joacim Cans enough time to recover from an operation which he is due to undergo in December. Commented Cans: "After a couple of months of...

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HAMMERFALL Members Help Launch Studio At Children's Hospital

Stefan Elmgren (lead guitar) and Magnus Rosén (bass) of HAMMERFALL participated this morning (Tuesday) in the launch of a new music studio at Queen Silvia's children's hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. More information (in Swedish),including a photo, can be found at Expressen.se. HAMMERFALL's new alb...

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BLITZKRIEG, SINNER, POWER QUEST Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK INDOOR FESTIVAL

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG, Germany's SINNER and Anglo-Italian melodic power metal band POWER QUEST have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Indoor Festival, set to take place Saturday, September 1, 2007 at the Derby Assembly Rooms, Market Square, Derby, England. For m...