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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's New Album Cracks U.S. Top 10!

The new, self-titled album from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE sold 58,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release! That's not all, It also took position No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart!

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's self-titled fourth album was released on June 30, 2009 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will team up with IN FLAMES for a co-headlining tour of Canada in September. Support on the trek will come from PROTEST THE HERO and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will spend the summer touring as a main-stage attraction on the second annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.

NEWS WIRE! (Top 10 Stories of the Week) ROCK NEWS!

1. METALLICA: French DVD Setlist Revealed
2. POWERMAN 5000 Completes Work On New Album!
3. NIN Announce Final Tour Dates!
4. ALICE IN CHAINS: New Video: 'A Looking In View'
5. AEROSMITH: Two More Shows Postponed
6. KERRY KING Signature Guitar Sweepstakes Announced!
7. SLIPKNOT: Debut Album Reissue Coming In September!
8. METALLICA: French DVD Setlist Revealed!
9. BRAND NEW SIN: New Album Out This Week!
10. JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Talks About MICHAEL JACKSON's Death

LIMP BIZKIT To Play Free Show In Las Vegas!

The reunited original lineup of LIMP BIZKIT will play its first Stateside show in eight years on July 18, 2009 at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be a FREE concert and admission will be on a first-come first-served basis.

ADLER: Fans Said ADLER'S APPETITE's Show Was 'WAY BETTER' Than That Of AXL ROSE's GUNS N' ROSES!

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler has issued the following update:

"Oh, man, this [most recent ADLER'S APPETITE U.S.] tour was great! Thank you so much to everybody that came out to see us, to everybody that hung around and had all those nice things to say… Man, we played places…we played a cornfield! Iowa! They flattened a cornfield out and put in a mini-carnival. They had a semi-trailer-truck and put a PA in it, and we played the show in a fucking cornfield! It was called 'Cornstock!' So many great shows, great people"

"Morale within the [ADLER'S APPETITE] band is fabulous! Ricky [vocalist Rick Stitch] did a great job! We lost him in Chicago; he went out with some chick and never came back to the bus, so he had to catch another flight to make it home. He's havin' a great time and it was a great time. I love and thank each one of the guys; Alex [Grossi; guitar], Michael [Thomas; guitar], Chippy [Chip Z'nuff; bass], they were all at the top of their game, totally professional. The people loved them, of course!

"The audiences were fabulous! We put on such a big show; it's an arena show we put out! You go see bands at clubs and bars, you don't usually see people chanting, singing along with every word with their hands and arms up in the air. Even if it's just a hundred people, it looks like so much more with all the hands in the air 'cause they all are so into it! I swear (the audience ages) were anywhere from six to sixty! I couldn't believe it, but all I can say is so many people really loved our show and said it was better than when they saw what Axl [Rose] was doin'. It's crazy, but that's the main thing I heard! So we're workin' on getting more goin', there's a few shows comin' up and hey, I love you all, God bless, and thank you!"

Video footage of ADLER'S APPETITE performing on July 3, 2009 at Riverstar Entertainment Complex in Cincinnati, Ohio can be viewed below. They rocked the house, check it out!

NINE INCH NAILS' TRENT REZNOR Honored By New York Government!

NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor has been the recipient of acclaim from members of New York's government for his efforts to raise money for Eric De La Cruz, a 27-year-old Nevada man with no insurance in need of a heart transplant. According to RollingStone.com, New York Senator Charles Schumer and Governor David Patterson wrote a letter and proclamation thanking Reznor for his work on the campaign, which raised almost a million dollars for De La Cruz. The letters from Schumer and Patterson, along with letters from several other New York government officials, were given to Reznor last month when NIN played in Wantagh, New York.

According to the NIN Hotline, fan Mike Caplice surprised Reznor with the letters backstage. Caplice wrote in an email, "I wanted the entire NIN community to see that their efforts have been recognized by all levels of government. I'm an 18-year fan of the band who has two parents with cancer, and have seen just how flawed the U.S. health care system is. I thought this was a really special moment for all of us who have seen the band and the community evolve over the years into a really positive and powerful force."

Reznor and tourmates JANE'S ADDICTION raised the money by offering a variety of deluxe VIP packages to fans attending their concerts. The packages included meetings with the bands, chances to watch soundchecks and other incentives.

JUDAS PRIEST: Quality Wallingford Footage!

Fan-filmed video footage of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Steeler" on July 5, 2009 at the Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford, Connecticut can be viewed below (courtesy of  retthejet).

DISTURBED: Pro-Shot Footage From Sweden's METAL-TOWN!

Göteborgs-Posten's GP TV has uploaded a short professionally filmed video clip of DISTURBED performing the song "Liberate" at this year's edition of the Metaltown festival on Friday, June 26, 2009 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Watch it below.

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