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QUEEN Track Pack Headed To 'Rock Band'

According to Kotaku.com, Harmonix's October 20 QUEEN track pack for Rock Band manages to collect 10 of the very best songs from the Freddie Mercury-fronted group. The full list is as follows: * Another One Bites the Dust * Crazy Little Thing Called Love * One Vision * Fat Bottomed Girls * I ...

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CINDERELLA To Release 'Live At The Mohegan Sun' In November

Frontiers Records has set a November 6 European release date for CINDERELLA's "Live at the Mohegan Sun" album. Featuring the all-original line-up of Tom Keifer (vocals, guitar),Eric Brittingham (bass),Jeff LaBar (guitar) and Fred Coury (drums),the CD features a recording of the band's July 21, 20...

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JUCIFER: 'The Mountain' Video Released

"The Mountain", the new video from Athens, Georgia's JUCIFER, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed by the band's own Edgar Livengood, starring his bandmate and wife Amber Valentine, and edited by Marc Pilvinsky of Bare Ruined Films. The video was lensed near Malibu, California and at the Bonnevi...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: Footage Of Rotterdam Concert Available

Video footage of MALEVOLENT CREATION's September 6, 2009 performance at Baroeg in Rotterdam, Holland can be viewed at this location (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). A couple of the clips are available below. Crash Music released a limited-edition digipack from MALEVOLENT CREATION entitled "Esse...

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QUEEN: 'The Ultimate Illustrated History Of The Crown Kings Of Rock' Book Due In November

Voyageur Press has set a November 15 release date for "Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock". Penned by London, England-based author Phil Sutcliffe (Mojo, Q),the book is described as follows: "They were renowned for stunning live performances, envied for rumors of thei...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Officially Recruits 19-Year-Old Drummer MIKE BYRNE

Billy Corgan has announced that Mike Byrne has joined the SMASHING PUMPKINS as their new drummer. The 19-year-old Portland, Oregon native will make his debut with the band on the PUMPKINS' next album — about which a major announcement is expected in September — and tour. "I'm super-excited to be pla...

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K.K. DOWNING Says ROB HALFORD 'Belongs In JUDAS PRIEST'

Chad Radford of CreativeLoafing.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. An excerpt from the chat follows below. CreativeLoafing.com: When Rob Halford [vocals] came back into the band in 2004 give JUDAS PRIEST a spark of renewed energy? Downing: Yes, I really do...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks About State Of Rock, 'American Idol'

Jon Chattman of The Huffington Post recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Huffington Post: What do you think of the state of rock? Portnoy: Well, the state of the "music industry" is at its most fragile that it's...

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THE ATLAS MOTH Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of Chicago's THE ATLAS MOTH. The quintet recently completed recording its new album, "A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky", at Phase Recordings in the band's hometown for an October 6 release. Produced by THE ATLAS MOTH, with post-production work handled by Mi...

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HATE GALLERY To Release 'Dead Celebrities' EP

HATE GALLERY, the Finnish/British/Swedish rock band featuring Janne Jarvis and Rille Lundell from WARRIOR SOUL, has issued the following update: "We will soon be releasing a new EP entitled 'Dead Celebrities'. This will feature a collection of brand new tracks plus what we consider to be the definit...

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Former WYKKED WYTCH Guitarist Playing Bass For MALEVOLENT CREATION

UPON INFLICTION/ex-WYKKED WYTCH guitarist Gio Geraca will play bass for MALEVOLENT CREATION on the Florida death metal band's upcoming tours of South America and Mexico. Crash Music released a limited-edition digipack from MALEVOLENT CREATION entitled "Essentials" in February. The package features 3...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'Our Sound And Style Has Endured The Test Of Time'

DREAM THEATER's publicity firm, MSO, has released the following question-and-answer session with the band's drummer, Mike Portnoy: Q: Congrats on the massive global success that has greeted "Black Clouds & Silver Linings": a #1 debut on the Billboard European chart and 12 Top Ten album chart deb...

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NUGENT: 'It's Independence Day, But Only For Those Of Us Who Refuse To Be Eaten By Fedzilla'

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent has penned the following "Fourth Of July" essay: "As the stunned and defeated British army marched out of Yorktown, their band appropriately played the song 'A World Turned Upside Down'. "Our forefathers pledged their lives and fortunes to fight and defeat the world's mig...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Guitarist Allegedly Involved In Real-Life Shootout

Guitarist Phil Fasciana of long-running Florida death metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION was reportedly involved in a bizarre shootout at a convenient store in his hometown of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. According Fasciana, he pulled into a small store at around 3:00 p.m. Friday afternoon (July 3) to get so...

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OUTLOUD: 'We Run' Video Released

"We Run", the new video from OUTLOUD — the brand new hard rock band featuring Chandler Mogel (TALON) on vocals, Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND) on guitar and keyboards, Mark Cross (FIREWIND, HELLOWEEN, KINGDOM COME) on drums, Tony Kash on guitar and Jason Mercury on bass — can be viewed below. According to...