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MALEVOLENT CREATION: Tucson Footage Posted Online

Footage from MALEVOLENT CREATION's December 5, 2007 show at The Rock in Tucson, AZ can be viewed below. The performance was captured on the band's current "Death by Decibels Tour" sponsored by Revolver magazine. The event also features some of today's finest extreme metal acts including VADER, CATTL...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: 'Say It's Not True' Single Available For Free Download

QUEEN and Paul Rodgers have released the single "Say It's Not True" to mark World AIDS Day. QUEEN has made the song available for free download to "help Nelson Mandela with his campaign" against AIDS, according to The Associated Press. Freddie Mercury, QUEEN's famous lead vocalist, died of an AIDS-r...

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New QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Single Salutes AIDS Day

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have recorded a new single, "Say It's Not True", to commemorate World AIDS Day on Saturday (Dec. 1). The track, QUEEN's first studio collaboration with Rodgers, will be available as a free download from the band's Web site. In recent...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: New York City Footage Posted Online

Video footage of ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, opening for RODRIGO Y GABRIELA at Roseland Ballroom in New York City on October 19, 2007 can be viewed below. ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO's first-ever music video, for the single "Mercury Retrogra...

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QUEEN Frontman Dubbed Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time

According to Australia's Herald Sun, Brits have dubbed QUEEN frontman Freddy Mercury the greatest rock legend of all time in a new survey out today. Elvis Presley narrowly missed out on the rock n' roll crown coming in second, while Woodstock veteran Jimi Hendrix was hot on his heels in third place....

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HELION: New Songtitles Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers HELION have issued the following update: "We're working on new material as we speak. Long-distance connections seem to work just fine. We've managed to pull together a couple of cool songs in a blink of an eye. Well, maybe two blinks… But still. Working titles for songs (mo...

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WRATHAGE: 'Crawlspace Antipathy' Samples Available

Finnish black metallers WRATHAGE have posted unmastered sample audio clips from their forthcoming promotional CD, "Crawlspace Antipathy", at www.mikseri.net. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. As Night Falls 02. Black movement Conspiracy 03. The Abscess 04. Hic Sunt Diabolos 05. The...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL Releases 'Heya Heya' Video

Former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell's video for the song "Heya Heya" can be viewed below. The song comes off Rarebell's "I'm Back" CD, which was released under the moniker HERMAN RAREBELL AND BAND. According to a press release, the album is sure to please Rarebell's longtime fans as it features...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer To Guest On Rockmachine.gr Internet Radio

Former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell will be a special guest on the Greek Internet radio station Rockmachine.gr on Sunday, November 24 between 11.00 and 13.00 Central European Time. During the first half of the show, members of the Greek SCORPIONS fan club will play rare tunes from the band befo...

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METALLICA: Official 'Bridge School Benefit' Performance Highlights Posted Online

The official Metallica.com six-minute video clip containing highlights from METALLICA's acoustic performance Saturday night (October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed below. Photos of the band's show can be found at Phot...

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METALLICA: Entire 'Bridge School Benefit' Acoustic Performance Available

Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA's acoustic performance last night (Saturday, October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed below (courtesy of xamievilx). Photos of the band's show can be found at Photographn.com. The g...

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METALLICA Covers NAZARETH, GARBAGE, DIRE STRAITS At Bridge School Benefit

METALLICA played the first of two acoustic performances last night (Saturday, October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. I Just Want To Celebrate (RARE EARTH) 02. Please Don't Judas Me (NAZARETH...

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METALLICA's ULRICH Says New Album Has 'A Lot More Dynamics' Than 'St. Anger'

Shay Quillen of the Mercury News recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's upcoming acoustic set at the Bridge School Benefit: "It's not just straight-up acoustic. There's a little more emphasis obviously on the vocals, on...

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HELION Announces New Singer

Finnish melodic metallers HELION have recruited Simo Autio, mastermind behind the now-defunct CAUSEMOS, to be the group's new lead singer. "Knowing his scale of talent on the music field, we're excited to have him onboard," the band said in a statement. "It is fair to say, he is likely to be adding...

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RUSH, QUEEN Tribute Bands Focus Of TV Documentary

A new TV documentary on tribute bands will air on the E! channel in Canada over the next several weeks. It's a four-part series, the second of which will focus on RUSH tribute bands. Narrated by Toronto native and "Rockstar: INXS" finalist Suzie McNeil, each one-hour episode of "Tribute Bands" follo...