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GODSMACK: Details Of JUDAS PRIEST Tribute Performance Revealed

GODSMACK will be performing a four-song medley of JUDAS PRIEST classics as a tribute to the British heavy metal pioneers at the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors". In a live appearance on the "Rockline" nationally syndicated radio show Wednesday night (May 24),PRIEST frontman Rob Halford revealed that...

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ROB ZOMBIE, SLASH, TOMMY LEE, SCOTT IAN To Perform 'God Of Thunder' At 'VH1 Rock Honors'

An all-star band consisting of Rob Zombie (vocals),Slash (guitar; VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Tommy Lee (drums; MÖTLEY CRÜE),and Scott Ian (bass — yes, bass; ANTHRAX) — plus a "special-surprise" second guitarist — will be performing the song "God of Thunder" as a tribute to KISS at the fir...

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LED ZEPPELIN Receive Polar Music Prize In Stockholm

Irish Examiner is reporting that the surviving members of legendary rock band LED ZEPPELIN received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's king today (May 22) in the city where they recorded their final studio album 27 years ago. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones crossed the stag...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Brand New TV Interview Available Online

Sweden's TV4 has uploaded an interview with LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, which was broadcast earlier today (May 22). Watch it at this location. The rock legends are currently in Stockholm attending tonight's Polar Music Prize gala, where they will be presented w...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS To Embark On 'Back On The Firing Line Tour'

Legendary Australian rocker Dave Evans — founder and original vocalist of megaband AC/DC — will be embarking on a nationwide "Back On The Firing Line Tour" commencing this summer and lasting until late fall. The tour is in support of the recent U.S. release of Evans' "Sinner" album on Heart Attack R...

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GRAVE DIGGER/Ex-RUNNING WILD Bassist Selling Classic Guitar

GRAVE DIGGER bassist Jens Becker (also ex-RUNNING WILD) is selling a Yamaha five-String bass guitar BB5000 from 1988 via eBay. This is the same bass guitar that he used to record the RUNNING WILD albums "Port Royal" and "Death Or Glory". For more information, click here. GRAVE DIGGER are currently w...

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EXCALION Begin Recording New Album

Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION have entered Watercastle studios to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Primal Exhale", due later in the year via Sound Riot Records. "The new songs are very mature both musically and lyrically," reads a press release. "The whole band has improved a lo...

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TREMOR: New Song Posted Online

Norwegian black metal act TREMOR have made a rough-mix version of "Umwerthung aller Werthe!", from their forthcoming debut album, available at their MySpace page. The CD is currently being mixed at Kamfer Studios and will be released through the Norwegian independent label INRI Unlimited late spring...

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MORBID SACRIFICE: 'Severed Death' To Receive Posthumous Release

Open Grave & Red State Records has announced plans to release MORBID SACRIFICE's long-completed debut album, "Severed Death", on May 30. MORBID SACRIFICE started in 1995 when Devilkill (guitar) and Chris Auman (vocals, bass) came together with the understanding that they wanted to create a death...

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KISS Frontman Unveils Painting Tribute To ACE FREHLEY

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has completed "Shock Me", the latest painting in his KISS members series. The painting is a tribute to Ace Frehley and his signature song and will be available as limited edition prints in about three weeks. Gallery owner Gerard Marti adds, "Today Paul paid tribu...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: New Song Posted Online

A brand new CATTLE DECAPITATION track, entitled "Success Is…(Hanging By the Neck)", has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the San Diego extreme metallers' upcoming album, "Karma.Bloody.Karma.", due on July 11 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was produced by Billy Anderson (SWANS...

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EWIGKEIT: Free EP Available For Download

U.K. progressive metallers EWIGKEIT (pronounced Ay-vish-kite) have released a free EP, entitled "Return to the Land of Fog". Commented EWIGKEIT mainman James Fogarty: "The idea was to revisit my favorite tracks from the 'Land of Fog' album. As these have largely not been heard by the people who have...

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BLACK CROWES Offering Fans A Flyaway Contest

Launch Radio Networks reports: THE BLACK CROWES are offering one lucky fan the chance to meet the group, and they'll even fly you in for the opportunity. The CROWES are holding a contest for ticket-buyers, with the Grand Prize being two front-row tickets and a meet-and-greet at the Red Rocks Amphith...

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'Heavy Metal Thunder' Archive Of Metal-Album Art To Arrive In June

MTV.com reports: A few years back, metal journalists James Sherry (Metal Hammer, Kerrang!) and Neil Aldis (Rock World, Terrorizer) decided to sift through their record collections and put the best of the bunch into coffee-table-book form. That spawned "Heavy Metal Thunder", an extensive archive of t...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: The U.S. Tour Is 'Just Phenomenal So Far'

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has issued the following update from his current North American tour: "We're on the road to Pittsburgh, and the tour's just phenomenal so far! I've never enjoyed myself so much onstage, and even minor technical problems with sound and stuff are nothing co...