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AC/DC Newest Album Sold 1.92 million copies in 2008!

Billboard.com reports that AC/DC and METALLICA's latest releases were among the Top 10 best-selling albums of 2008! While the album sales may surprise me, the fact that it's AC/DC on top doesn't surprise me at all. After-all AC/DC was said to be the best band for autograph signing, hanging out with fans and meeting and greeting the fans.
AC/DC is 100% dedicated to their fans and after all these years, they're just as dedicated as they were from day one!

According to Nielsen SoundScan, AC/DC's Wal-Mart-exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia), sold 1.92 million copies to rank at No. 5 for the year. It was also held back from digital retailers. METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) came in at No. 7 selling 1.57 million! In the new millenium when you can practically downlodad any song you want for free it's pretty much unheard of to sell that many albums, but don't say it's impossible because if AC/DC did it, so can you!

In 2008, there were 428.4 million albums sold, down 14.4% compared to 2007's 500.5 million. Digital downloads of albums accounted for 65.79 million albums this year, or 15.4% of the overall album market. In 2007, digital albums sold 50.01 million and represented 10% of the album market. Way to go AC/DC!

POISON Frontman BRET MICHAELS and His Rock of Love Bus!

POISON frontman, Bret Michaels is back on the road with a bunch of hotties for his reality show; "Rock of Love Bus"

 

...sounds cheesy I know and yes it's simular to his first 2 show's aka Rock of Love 1&2. This time he's taking the show on the road, literally bus and all. Brett Michaels recently spoke to the Daily News about his VH1 "Rock of Love" dating reality franchise.

The latest installment of the show, "Rock of Love Bus", takes place entirely on the road, with 20 female contestants trying to stay on the bus and be the last one standing.

Here's what Bret had to say:
"Immediately, the entertainment value and the nuttiness was on level 10," Michaels said. "I didn't want my life, or the show, to become predictable, because what is great about dating and makes a dating reality show fun is the unpredictability of it all. This kept me on my toes." He went on to say, "When VH1 first approached me with the "Rock of Love" pitch, they envisioned it as an '80s throwback, but, to me that wasn't what I had in mind, nobody wants to see me in spandex right now. I didn't want to go backward. I feel like my glory days are these days, so I just said, 'Let me be me how I am right here and now. I'll bring my cars, my motorcycles, all my toys. I just don't want to tape it at my house, because I don't know these girls and they agreed."

Michaels is "pretty sure" "Rock of Love Bus" will be the show's swan song, but who know's...only time will tell.

"I can never say never, but I'm pretty sure that this kind of show is it for me," he said. "I'd like to do a hybrid of it where you come into my real life a little more — like a mixture of 'Rock of Love' and 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels'. I think the ups and downs and sideways of my life would be really interesting for people to see."  READ MORE.

METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Interview!

 

METALLICA has issued a new nine-minute video for the song "All Nightmare Long" off their latest album, "Death Magnetic". The clip, which premiered at Metallica.com, is a trippy mix of animation and what is made to resemble old stock footage. It tells an alternate history story of mutant spores discovered by the Soviet Union and used as a biological weapon to turn U.S. citizens into zombies during the Cold War. The band performed the song itself live for the first time on December 5 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

James Hetfield told Sun Media that the lyrical content of "All Nightmare Long" was "an attempt to get back to the H.P. Lovecraft myths" which Hetfield referenced on the band's classic 1986 track "The Thing That Should Not Be".

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed by San Francisco's 107.7 "The Bone" radio station backstage before the band's December 20, 2008 show at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Watch the chat in four parts below.

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Metallica Official site:
http://www.metallica.com

Staind vocalist, Aaron Lewis Hits The Road Solo!

 
STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis is getting ready to hit the road for his annual post-holiday solo acoustic tour! It's going to be crazy, the tour will kick off Friday (January 2) in the Green Valley Ranch resort in Henderson, Nevada.

After he's done wrapping up his solo tour and a hardcore tour with Stained that will take place sometime after the new year, Aaron Lewis hopes to get back in the studio in early spring to start recording his first solo album! Although he wants to produce the project himself, he said that those plans could always change. "I'll be doing it at my house in my studio, and I'm very open-minded," he said. "If we get to a point and I'm just like, 'You know what? To take these songs to the next level I've got to get (STAIND producer) Johnny K. to come up here and help me out a little bit,' then that's what I'll do. But as it stands, I'm gonna attempt to do it myself."

STAIND will head to Europe for a month of hardcore touring, dates beginning in mid-January. They're all really excited to get their butts back on the road and continue to support their latest album, "The Illusion of Progress".

The band has posted a video online for a new single from the CD, "The Way I Am", which follows "Believe" and "All I Want".

For More on Staind be sure to check out:

Staind Official myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/staind

Confirmed Aaron Lewis tour dates (subject to change):
Jan. 02 - Henderson, NV - Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa
Jan. 03 - Las Vegas, NV - Aliante Casino
Jan. 05 - Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B. Mann Perf. Arts Hall
Jan. 06 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
Jan. 09 - Reno, NV - Silver Legacy Resort Casino
Jan. 10 - West Wendover, NV - Peppermill Concert Hall
Jan. 15 - Lemoore, CA - Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino
Feb. 13 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
Feb. 14 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
Feb. 18 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
Feb. 20 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Feb. 21 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Feb. 26 - Niagara Falls, NY - Bear's Den
Feb. 27 - Niagara Falls, NY - Bear's Den
Feb. 28 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun

VIDEO OF THE WEEK! Avenged Sevenfold: Scream (live)

That was Avenged Sevenfold

with their song: Scream

off their self titled album: Avenged Sevenfold

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Scott Weiland pre-show interview at Twisted 15!

Scott Weiland (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer) went solo and his second solo album, "Happy In Galoshes", sold 10,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release and took position No. 96 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Happy In Galoshes" was released on November 25, 2008 via Weiland's label Softdrive Records and distributed by New West Records/RED/Sony. The CD was written and produced by Scott Weiland himself and Doug Grean (VELVET REVOLVER, SHERYL CROW, CRYSTAL METHOD), with select tracks recorded by Steve Albini. The album features a collection of songs that bring a refreshing sound to Weiland's highly praised and unique musical style.
The album also features several guest appearances by Adrian Young, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont of NO DOUBT, who, along with Grean and Weiland, penned "Paralysis", which features Young on drums. "She's so Cold" was co-written by Gary Beers from INXS. The album also includes other standout tracks such as the dynamic "Missing Cleveland" and the catchy hooks of "Talk About Love".

Chicago's Q101.1 (WKQX-FM) radio station conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland prior to his December 18, 2008 performance at the 15th annual "Q101 Twisted" event at the House of Blues in Chicago. Watch the five-minute chat below.

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http://www.myspace.com/scottweiland