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Led Zeppelin Reunion Coming to DVD?
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Belgian classic rock radio station RTBF reports that Zeppelin's December 2007 show at London's O2 Arena will be released on DVD and CD in November.
The posting � which has since been removed from the site � cites Warner Music sources as saying that a double DVD set, accompanied by two CDs, will be made available.
The reunion marked the first full-length by the band concert since the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, with his son, Jason, featured behind the kit.
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Hackers Target Evanescence Frontwoman
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Lee and her manager Andrew Lurie were accused of bullying a fan in order to cover up sex abuse and drug use.
The motion, tabled by John Hemming MP, suggests they engaged in threatening action against fan Sam Smith, who'd uncovered evidence of illegal activity on Evanescence's EvThread website.
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Aerosmith's Joe Perry To Appear On Sons Of Guns
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Perry tweeted about the Discover Channel program while directing fans to check out the trailer for his episode.
Huliq reports that Perry's appearance on the September 19 episode will see the guitarist drop a restoration and repair project on the team � an antique black-powder Lyle cannon.
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Family To Play First Concert In 40 Years
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Frontman Chapman says: "This is something that I've considered, and been constantly asked about, over the years. It's always been a question of timing.
"2013 marks the 40th year since we did our last show. We ain't getting any younger."
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Slipknot React To Doctor Being Charged For Paul Gray's Death
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The band say in a statement: "As the loss of our brother is still very fresh for us, this new development has us all in a state of anger and sadness. We can only hope that justice will be served so this can never happen to anyone else ever again.
"Our thoughts go out to the families of the other victims. We plan to cooperate as much as we possibly can to ensure this tragedy is never repeated."
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Green Day Frontman's Hospitalization Explained
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"It was like severe dehydration, influenza, and it was just a really, really bad situation," he says. "If you're in your hotel room and you're vomiting profusely, it's not fun. So what are you gonna do? It's hard to sing while you're puking."
Armstrong's illness forced the cancellation of a show in Italy. Dirnt says: "We're going to make our way back to Bologna and play that show ASAP. We don't miss many shows; we've maybe missed five out of our entire career, and we pride ourselves on that, but we're human." [MTV]
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Rush Win Album Of The Year At Progressive Music Awards
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The event, created by Prog Magazine, honors the work of progressive music artists. "These awards have been a long time coming," says Prog Editor Jerry Ewing.
"But certainly when one considers the enormous amount of success that progressive artists have garnered over the past four decades, and perhaps more importantly the enjoyment they have given millions of fans over the years, it's only right we give something back to the musicians themselves And given the buoyancy of the genre in recent years, we felt that the time was certainly right."
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Writer of Deep Purple's Hush Dies
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South penned a number of well-known tracks in the 1960s including Down in the Boondocks and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. He won a Grammy for his own performance of Games People Play. He suffered from addiction issues in the 1970s, stemming from the suicide of his brother, then attended rehab in the mid-80s.
As a session musician he worked with Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Simon and Garfunkel, among others. South, real name Joseph Souter, passed away from natural causes related to a recent heart attack.
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Monday Night Football With The Rolling Stones
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"Legend to Legend" will be a unique collaboration with the Universal Music Group that will combine Monday Night Football highlights with classic tracks from thelegendary band featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood.
ESPN is licensing 16 Rolling Stones tracks, spanning the early 1970's release of Exile on Main St. through the mid 2000's A Bigger Bang. The songs will be a mix of popular hits and deep cuts, including "It's Only Rock'n Roll", "Hot Stuff" and "One Hit (To the Body)". Four different songs will be selected per month and will be used for four weeks at a time on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown Pregame show (6:30 p.m. ET), on bumpers and teases within the Monday Night Football game (8:30 p.m.), and in a post-MNF game highlight segment onSportsCenter, ESPN's flagship highlights, news and information show.
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Killswitch Engage To Play Alive or Just Breathing In Full At Metalfest
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The sixth annual California Metalfest will be held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, The CA on Saturday, November 24th.
The line-up also features Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Black Veil Brides, Pierce The Veil, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Chiodos w/Craig Owens, For Today, Suicide Silence, Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, Unearth, Bleeding Through, The Faceless, Born Of Osiris, Winds Of Plague, Shadows Fall, Veil of Maya, Acacia Strain, Attila, Sleeping Giant, Upon A Burning Body among a slew of others. The complete line-up can be located
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Lynyrd Skynyrd In The Studio For Street Survivors 35th Anniversary
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The band's fifth studio album was issued on October 17, 1977. Three days later, on October 20, Skynyrd's chartered airplane crashed en route to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killing the pilot, co-pilot, the group's assistant road-manager and three band members � frontman Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines. Beyond the tragedy, the incident severely injuring most who survived the crash.
The album is the last Skynyrd project recorded by original members Ronnie Van Zant and Allen Collins, and is the sole Skynyrd studio recording with Steve Gaines. Now, In The Studio marks the upcoming 35th anniversary of "Street Survivors" as Skynyrd co-founder Gary Rossington sits down with host Redbeard to discuss its impact, its legacy, and how he's able to cope with the loss of his friends and bandmates some 35 years later.
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Peter Criss Previews Makeup To Breakup: My Life In And Out Of Kiss
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The memoir is billed as being "from sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll to multiple brushes with death, 'Makeup to Breakup' will be Peter Criss' unvarnished and eye-opening life story."
"I am so blessed that I am finally going to write my autobiography, and I hope you enjoy the ride," said Criss. "The best of all is I get to share my true feelings of my love for God, family, friends and fame. It's been a wonderful life."
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The Who's Pete Townshend to Receive Les Paul Award
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The award, named after the innovative Les Paul, recognizes people or institutions that have made a significant impact on the world of audio production and technology, according to a release.
Townshend is in good company, as past honorees include Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Brian Wilson and Neil Young. "Following in Les' footsteps, Pete Townshend personifies both guitar wizardry and technical prowess in both studio and live music performance," Les Paul Foundation executive Michael Braunstein said in an official statement. "He is a true original and a natural choice for the Les Paul Award honor."
The TEC Awards honor "outstanding achievement in audio technology and production." The event, sponsored by the Les Paul Foundation, will take place at the Anaheim Hilton on the second day of the NAMM music-equipment trade show.
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Behold The Arctopus Returning With New Album
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In the five years since their last album, Skullgrid, much has transpired in the Behold The Arctopus camp. 12-string Warr guitarist Colin Marston expanded his musical outlets, founding avant-black metal band Krallice and joining progressive death metal legends Gorguts. In addition to his playing, Marston increased his output as a recording engineer, helping create albums for such artists as Kayo Dot, Orthrelm, Jarboe, and Altar of Plagues. Original drummer Charlie Zeleny departed, to be replaced by the prolific Weasel Walter, renowned for his long-running band The Flying Luttenbachers and his widespread collaborations in the free jazz, noise, and metal genres.
Horrorscension is the inaugural release of the new Behold The Arctopus lineup -- Marston, Walter, and unholy shredder Mike Lerner on guitar. (In the spirit of defining Horrorscension as the beginning of a new era for the band, the ellipsis ["..."] is being removed from the band name.)
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Corrosion Of Conformity's Eye For An Eye Being Reissued
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This special reissue has been remastered/packaged and includes the EP Six Songs With Mike Singing. Both titles have been out of print for years. It follows the successful release of the band's self-titled album earlier this year.
A deluxe digibook edition of the album, limited to 1000 for North America, will be available at limited retailers and via Candlelight's official webstore. The digibook version includes extended liner notes and a rare pictorial gallery.
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ELO's Jeff Lynne Appearing at Special Grammy Museum Event
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The appearance comes in advance of the October 9 release of two albums on Frontiers Records: the solo disc Long Wave, a tribute to some of the very songs that originally inspired him, and Mr. Blue Sky�The Very Best OF Electric Light Orchestra.
The evening's program will consist of a screening of "Reel to Reel: Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO" and a discussion about the film, moderated by Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, Scott Goldman.
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Glenn Hughes Had Second Thoughts About Deep Purple Tribute
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Re-Machined is released later this month but is available now as part of a Classic Rock Fan Pack. The former member, who's currently fronting Black Country Communion � although possibly not for much longer � recorded a version of Maybe I'm A Leo with Chad Smith and Luis Maldonado.
Then when keyboardist Jon Lord died suddenly, he went back into the studio to lay down a cover of Highway Star, even though Smith's band Chickenfoot had already delivered their own version. His take on the track is included as an exclusive bonus in the Fan Pack edition.
Read about his second thoughts here.
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W.A.S.P.'s Lawless Regrets Motorhead Fight
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And he's revealed that he and Lemmy Kilmister discovered months after their fall-out that it had been caused by backroom boys telling them different stories about how the proposed double-header bill would be operated.
Despite the promise of equal billing, Motorhead found themselves opening the show each night. After coming offstage to find their belongings thrown out of a dressing room shared with WASP, Lemmy's band walked out.
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Muse Release Madness Video
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"I wrote that song having a fight with my girlfriend," Muse frontman Matt Bellamy told KROQ's Stryker during a recent interview.
"Nothing particularly over the top, but just having one of those moments where she leaves you for the day to think about it. I rarely write songs that catharticly. All I had was a drum machine and a synthesizer, so I just put this very minimal thing together."
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Metallica Share Live Sad But True Footage
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As they did in Edmonton, the band brought along its extensive, career-spanning stage from the 8-show run in Mexico City, which featured a variety of props and effects used over the past 30 years.
Metallica are sharing footage from the first Vancouver date, on August 24, including video of the tuning room and the 1991 "Black" album classic track, "Sad But True" from the concert.
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