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LED ZEPPELIN Turned Down 'Guitar Hero' Game, ACTIVISION CEO Admits

Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick told Forbes magazine earlier this month that he desperately tried to get the members of LED ZEPPELIN to sign away their rights to a Guitar Hero game without success. ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page previously made it clear he that he had no time...
July 22, 2011
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BUSH: New Song Available For Streaming

"The Sound Of Winter", a brand new song from the reunited British alternative rock band BUSH, is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off the group's new album, b>"The Sea Of Memories", which is scheduled for release on September 13. Recorded with producer Bob Rock (AEROSMITH...
July 21, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT Bassist Says New Album Has 'More Meat' Than Debut

CHICKENFOOT, the supergroup featuring guitar hero Joe Satriani, drummer Chad Smith, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar will release its sophomore album, "Chickenfoot III", on September 26 via earMUSIC/Edel and from eOne Music in North America in a special 3D designed p...
July 20, 2011
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Blitz Personalized Video Updates From The Road

Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH, which is currently touring with the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and playing a show at Yankee Stadium with METALLICA, SLAYER, and ANTHRAX on September 14, will stay connected with fans by blasting out personalized video updates on Facebook while touring. For the f...
July 20, 2011
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MEGADETH's 'Peace' 25th-Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week

The expanded, commemorative 25th-anniversary reissue edition of MEGADETH's "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" sold around 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The platinum-certified set was digitally remastered for the first time and made available in multiple configuratio...
July 20, 2011
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QUEENSRCHE Singer: We're Always Experimenting With Our Music And Pushing It In Different Ways

Peter Hodgson of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Geoff Tate of Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRCHE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Gibson.com: QUEENSRCHE have an extremely varied back catalog it all sounds like QUEENSRCHE but no two albums sound like eac...
July 20, 2011
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'When We're Writing, We're Not Timing How Long The Song Is'

Amy Harris recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Amy: First, I wanted talk to you about the upcoming new album, "Unto The Locust". I actually listened to part of it. The fi...
July 19, 2011
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OLIVER DAWSON SAXON Interviewed At Bulgaria's AERO ROCK STARZ Festival (Video)

Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, featuring founding SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, on July 9 at the Aero Rock Starz festival in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. You can now watch the chat below. OLIVER DAWSON SAXON is currently working on a new album, "Motorbike...
July 19, 2011
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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of U.K. SONISPHERE Performance

Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's pre-show meet-and-greet, tuning-room jam and performance at the July 8 "Big Four" concert at the U.K. installment of the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth House can be viewed below. The highly anticipated onstage performance of the "Big Four" bands at the...
July 19, 2011
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PHILIP ANSELMO Talks About Early Influences, Songwriting In Video Interview

Scion A/V has posted a video interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM) in which he talks about his early influences and approach to performing and songwriting. "I went from being a kid-kid, listen to everything from THE BEATLES through KISS, Peter Frampton, JETHR...
July 18, 2011
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METALLICA Drummer Says 'St. Anger' Was 'An Isolated Experiment'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed for the summer 2011 issue of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock: Is it fair to say "St. Anger" is your worst album? Lars: I think it's fair to say that some people think that. Classic Rock: Would y...
July 18, 2011
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Former AC/DC Bassist To Launch New Book In Melbourne

Former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans will launch his new book, "Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside AC/DC", at Readings in St Kilda, Australia on August 11 at 6:30 p.m. The event will include a question-and-answer session between Evans and Undercover's Paul Cashmere. Bazillion Points Books has announced...
July 18, 2011
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ANTHRAX Members Salute SEPULTURA's KISSER For Filling In On European Tour

SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser filled in for ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian at 11 shows in July while Ian spent time with his family following the birth of his first child. Kisser made his live debut with ANTHRAX on July 2 at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as part of a "Big Four" show with METALLI...
July 18, 2011
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THIN LIZZY To Tour U.K. With CLUTCH

THIN LIZZY will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in January 2012 with support from CLUTCH. The dates are as follows: Jan. 19 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowlands Jan. 21 - Newcastle, UK - City Hall Jan. 23 - Leicester, UK - De Montfort Hall Jan. 24 - York, UK - Barbican Jan. 25 - ...
July 17, 2011
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METALLICA Performs In Front Of More Than 100,000 People In Quebec City

METALLICA performed in a front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 last night (Saturday, July 16) at this year's edition of Quebec's Summer Festival (Festival d't de Qubec). The event runs July 7-17 in Qubec City, Qubec, Canada, with an amazing 300 shows spanning 11 days, making it Canada's biggest outdo...
July 17, 2011