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AC/DC's 'Family Jewels' Was Australia's Top-Seling Music DVD In 2005

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, AC/DC's "Family Jewels" was Australia's top-selling DVD in 2005. The veteran hard rock band was one of several artists — alongside KYLIE MINOGUE, THE EAGLES, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, U2, QUEEN and ROD STEWART — to have two DVDs in the top-40 DVD chart. In the first ha...

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HOLY MOSES Confirmed For Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES have been confirmed for the Monsters Of Rock festival, set to take place August 6, 2006 in Kavarna, Bulgaria. "We are really looking forward for it, 'cause we know we have a lot of fans in Bulgaria and our dreams come true to play for our fans in Bulgaria," t...

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HOLY MOSES To Perform At 25-Year Anniversary Of German Metal Pub

Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES will perform at the 25th anniversary of metal pub "Schluesseloch" on December 2, 2006 at Saalbau Rothe Erde in Aachen, Germany. Several other bands will appear at the event, which will also coincide with HOLY MOSES' 25-year anniversary. As previously reported...

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CLUTCH Announce First-Ever Tour Of Australia

CLUTCH will embark on their first-ever tour of Australia in March 2006. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 16 - Annandale Hotel - Annandale Mar. 17 - Corner Hotel - Richmond Mar. 18 – Overcranked Festival(RNA Showgrounds) – Brisbane Also appearing at the Overcranked festival are KARNIVOOL, BLOODDU...

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LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist Honored For His Charitable Work

Scotsman.com is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen — for his charitable work rather than his musical career. Page said he was overwhelmed to be given the accolade for helping street children in Brazil. Th...

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'String Quartet Tribute to GUNS N' ROSES' CD Now Available

Vitamin Records last month reissued the "String Quartet Tribute to Guns N' Roses" CD, featuring four bonus tracks. The complete track listing for the album is as follows: 01. Welcome To The Jungle 02. Sweet Child O' Mine 03. Paradise City 04. Don't Cry 05. November Rain 06. Mr. Brownstone 07. Yester...

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ALMOST QUEEN: Tribute Band To Hit The Road In January

ALMOST QUEEN, the QUEEN tribute band that is handled by Coallier Entertainment (who represent such bands as TWISTED SISTER, SEBASTIAN BACH, FOREIGNER, W.A.S.P. and more),have lined up the following dates during January: Jan. 05 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY Jan. 06 - The Chance - Poughkeepsi...

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KORN Prepare To Release 'Coming Undone' Single

MTV.com is reporting that KORN are preparing for the release of "Coming Undone", the second single from their latest CD, "See You on the Other Side". "We like that song 'cause it's such a really anthem kind of song, it's got that cool, like, QUEEN 'We Will Rock You' beat in it, and ...

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BLACK SABBATH: Text Of BRIAN MAY's UK HALL OF FAME Speech Posted Online

When BLACK SABBATH were inducted into the UK Hall of Fame last month, they were introduced by Brian May of QUEEN. Brian is a longtime friend of Tony Iommi's, and Brian is the only other guitarist to ever appear on a BLACK SABBATH record (Brian does the guitar solo on "When Death Calls" from 1989's ....

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LANA LANE: '10th Anniversary Concert' DVD To Arrive In March

Frontiers Records has announced the release of LANA LANE's brand new CD/DVD package celebrating her first 10 years of recording. After 10 years of recording CDs, LANA LANE proudly releases her "10th Anniversary Concert" DVD containing the full concert from her final show in Tokyo on the LANA LANE 10...

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OZZY Says SLASH Offerred Him Money To Moon The Queen

Australia's Herald Sun is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne admits he was a few beers away from mooning the Queen, and cannot fathom why she would want to meet the "tattooed lunatic". He said former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash offered him cash to flash his rear at Royal Variety Performance last month a...

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KISS: Official Biography To Receive Japanese Release

According to KissNews.de, the official KISS biography, titled "Kiss: Behind the Mask", is being released in Japan by Shinko Music. The book was originally published in the U.S. in October 2003 via Warner Books. The 450-page hardcover edition of "Kiss: Behind the Mask" features recollections from the...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He Wants To Record New Studio Album Next Year

This Is London recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On singing before the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance, alongside Sir Cliff Richard, Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey: "She [the Queen] looked at me and she goes, [puts on a high, posh vo...

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New BLACKMORE'S NIGHT CD To Feature JOE LYNN TURNER

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, will release their new album, "Village Lanterne", on January 25 in Japan. The Japanese version will have a bonus track called "Once In a Garden". The European release is schedu...

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QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY Picks Up Royal Honor

ContactMusic.com is reporting that QUEEN guitarist Brian May received his Commander of the British Empire (CBE) honor from Queen Elizabeth II at her London residence today (Dec. 6). May, 58, last visited Buckingham Palace in 2002, when the band performed Britain's national anthem "God Save the Queen...