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BRUCE DICKINSON's Son Joins London's OPHELIA As Band's New Singer

Austin Dickinson, son of IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson, has joined the West London, U.K.-based metal band OPHELIA as the group's new singer. The band's curent lineup consists of: John Pearson - Bass Jack Sinclair - Drums Jamie Dumas - Guitar Ned Chambers - Guitar Austin Dickinson - Vocals OPH...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has posted the following update on its official web site: "The long-awaited 'Scarsick' album is now done, and is expected to hit the stores late January 2007, just a few weeks before the European tour that will start mid-February. The album is (of course) a concept album,...

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MOUNTAIN Legend LESLIE WEST Teams Up With DEAN GUITARS

Rock legend Leslie West, from the band MOUNTAIN, has teamed up with Dean Guitars to create a Leslie West Signature Model — a custom, single cutaway, co-designed by West and company founder Dean B. Zelinsky. West's legend became synonymous with tone when he dialed a ton of it out of his Jr. for the c...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Drummer Checks In From Studio

According to MTV.com, SMASHING PUMPKINS drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has updated fans of the reunited rockers on the progress of the band's comeback album in a post on the PUMPKINS' MySpace page. "We are moving along nicely in the studio," the drummer wrote. "[Mainman Billy Corgan] pulled off a magnific...

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LED ZEPPELIN's UK MUSIC HALL OF FAME Inducton To Air On VH1 This Weekend

The 2006 UK Music Hall Of Fame premieres on VH1 as a two-hour extravaganza on Saturday, November 25 9:00 p.m. Prince joined the inductees for this year's event — Brian Wilson, Dusty Springfield, LED ZEPPELIN, Rod Stewart, BON JOVI and James Brown in a star-studded evening full of musical legends. Th...

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ATOMKRAFT: Previously Unseen Video Footage Posted Online

Two new videos from British metal legends ATOMKRAFT have been posted on their YouTube web site. Both clips are montages from the band's storied career. A description of each video is as follows: "Foliage" (video): ATOMKRAFT was formed in 1979 by Tony "Demolition" Dolan, Steve White and Paul Spillett...

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BLUTESZORN: New Song Posted Online

Austrian black metal band BLUTESZORN has uploaded a song called "Queen of Dying Beauty" at this location. The track comes off the group's upcoming CD, tentatively due in February 2007. A total of eight tracks will appear on the as-yet-untitled album, which is currently being recorded by mainman Njor...

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BLACK SABBATH, GUNS N' ROSES Lyrics Banned In Iran

According to South Africa's Mail & Guardian Online, dozens of literary masterpieces and international bestsellers have been banned in Iran in a dramatic rise in censorship that has plunged the country's publishing industry into crisis. Among the forbidden items is a successful series of books fe...

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QUEEN's 'Greatest Hits I' Is U.K.'s Best-Selling Album Of All Time

According to The Rock Radio, "Greatest Hits I" by QUEEN is officially the best-selling album of all time in the U.K. The compilation, which was first released in 1981, has sold a staggering 5,407,587 copies and has spent a record 20 years in the album charts. Other artists in the top ten were ...

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BLITZKRIEG Confirmed For Italy's PLAY IT LOUD FESTIVAL

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG have been confirmed for the Play It Loud Festival, set to take place February 17, 2007 in Milan, Italy. Headlining the event will be RAVEN. BLITZKRIEG supported German metal queen DORO on her U.K. dates in early November. BLITZKRIEG's most...

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TNT: New Songtitles Revealed

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have revealed several songtitles that are set to appear on the group's first album with new vocalist Tony Mills (ex-SHY). The CD, which is being recorded in Toten, Norway with producer H.P. Gundersen, will contain the cuts "Something Special", "I Cant Go on with Th...

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MANNHAI: PENTAGRAM Tribute Split Single Available

MANNHAI, the Finnish group whose current lineup includes singer Pasi Koskinen (ex-AMORPHIS, AJATTARA),has issued the following update: "MANNHAI has a brand new PENTAGRAM tribute 7" split single with Finnish doom metallers REVEREND BIZARRE out! Both of the bands do one PENTAGRAM cover song on this v...

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METALIUM: 'Nothing To Undo – Chapter VI' Track Listing Revealed, Audio Samples Available

German metallers METALIUM have finalized the track listing for their sixth album, "Nothing to Undo – Chapter VI", due in February 2007. Commented the band: The lyrical themes are about the deepest innerside of a human being…. Lies, betrayal, false friends… but also about honour, loyalty and blind un...

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TED NUGENT's Wife In TV Pilot On Hunting

United Press International reports that the wife of Ted Nugent is breaking into U.S. television with a pilot for a new reality show with a hunting theme. Shemane Nugent tells the Detroit Free Press her project "Queen of the Forest" involves experienced hunters giving city slickers a crash course in...

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…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD: Entire New Album Available For Preview

…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD's new album, "So Divided", is available for preview in its entirety on the band's MySpace.com page. Due on November 14 via Interscope, "So Divided" was recorded with longtime collaborator and producer Mike McCarthy (SPOON, SOUND TEAM) at his studio in Texas...