AXL ROSE Talks More Smack About SLASH In New Interview, “No” APPETITE Era GUNS N’ ROSES Reunion In Sight

GUNS N' ROSES: The Only Lineup That Ever Mattered

Source: Spinner.com

SPINNER: “Would you consider a reunion with the ‘Appetite’ or ‘Illusions’ lineups?”

AXL: “No.”

SPINNER: “Why not?”

AXL: “A lot more reasons than I’ll get into here now.”

He actually does get into it in the interview. The interviewer lobbed a few no-nonsense questions and Axl throws a lot of stuff out there in his typical fashion; A bit rambling, full of overwhelming self-importance and self-entitlement, and most sadly for ANYone hoping for him to change his mind about patching things up with Slash; a bit eccentric and out there.

Click HERE to read the train wreck.

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CRADLE OF FILTH, DRAGONFORCE, DIVINE HERESY Announce Tour Dates

CRADLE OF FILTH

Source: Blabbermouth

CRADLE OF FILTH, MOONSPELL and TURISAS “Filthfest” tour dates:

Apr. 16 – (D) Hamburg – Markthalle
Apr. 17 – (CZ) Prague – Follimanka
Apr. 18 – (PL) Krakow – Studio
Apr. 19 – (PL) Warsaw – Stodola
Apr. 20 – (BY) Minsk – Sportshall
Apr. 22 – (SK) Bratislava – PKO
Apr. 23 – (RO) Bucharest – Cluj Napaca
Apr. 24 – (SRB) Belgrade – SKC
Apr. 25 – (HR) Zagreb – Boogaloo
Apr. 26 – (SLO) Ljubljana – Media Park
Apr. 28 – (I) Rome – Tearto Tenda Strisce
Apr. 29 – (I) Milano – Musicodrome
May 01 – (CH) Lausanne – Docks
May 02 – (F) Clemont Ferrand – Cooprérative de Mai
May 03 – (F) Toulouse – Havana Café
May 04 – (E) Madrid – Sala Penélope
May 05 – (E) Barcelona – Apollo
May 07 – (F) Caen – Cargo
May 08 – (F) Nancy – [to be announced]
May 09 – (B) Antwerpen – Hof ter Lo
May 10 – (NL) Rijssen – Lucky & Co

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DRAGONFORCE

Source: Blabbermouth

DRAGONFORCE tour dates:

April 15 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
April 17 – Knitting Factory – Boise, IA
April 18 – Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
April 19 – Wilma Theater – Missoula, MT
April 21 – The Venue at Playmakers – Fargo, ND
April 22 – Sokol Auditorium – Omaha, NE
April 24 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
April 25 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
April 26 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
April 27 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
April 28 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
April 30 – Mr. Smalls – Millvale, PA
May 01 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
May 02 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
May 04 – Lupos at the Strand – Providence, RI
May 05 – Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
May 07 – Higher Ground – So. Burlington, VT
May 08 – Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY
May 09 – Crocodile Rock – Allentown, PA
May 10 – The Norva – Norfolk, VA

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DIVINE HERESY (Pre Vocal Firing)

Source: Blabbermouth

DIVINE HERESY tour dates:

Mar. 31 – The Rock – Tucson, Arizona
Apr. 01 – The Clubhouse – Tempe, Arizona
Apr. 02 – Whisky A Go Go – Hollywood, California
Apr. 03 – Jumping Turtle – San Marcos, California
Apr. 04 – Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, Nevada

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‘FRIDAY THE 13TH 2′ Gets The Go Ahead After $71.9 Million – Two Week Haul

'FRIDAY THE 13TH' Movie Poster

Source: RiskyBusinessBlog.com, comingsoon.net

New Line and Platinum Dunes are moving forward on a new “Friday the 13th” and that Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, who wrote the recently released reboot, are beginning work on a script for a new picture.

Unlike the sophomore efforts of other franchises, the new “Friday” is expected to be not a sequel so much as a follow-up, those familiar with the project say. Jason Voorhees will be the villain, of course, but the new picture is expected to use elements of the original franchise more as a jumping-off point than as a template.

Read more HERE.

The Marcus Nispel-directed Friday the 13th has earned $71.9 million worldwide in two weeks.

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STATIC-X: New Video, ‘STINGRAY’, Posted

STATIC-X

Source: MTV.com

Watch it HERE.

For a full listing of STATIC-X tour dates with SALIVA, BURN HALO, and THE FLOOD click HERE.

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SAMUEL L. JACKSON Confirmed For ‘IRON MAN 2′, Signs On To 9 MARVEL Superhero Films as NICK FURY

SAMUEL L. JACKSON

Source: Variety

Samuel L. Jackson has buried the hatchet with Marvel Entertainment, making a deal to play the role of Nick Fury in “Iron Man 2,” and potentially many other films.

Jackson’s deal is a long-term commitment to play Fury, the leader of the espionage unit the Shield. His deal contains an option to play the character in nine future Marvel superhero films, efforts that are expected to include “Captain America,” “Thor,” “The Avengers” and “The Shield” as well as potential sequels.

Read more HERE.

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DEF LEPPARD, POISON, CHEAP TRICK Teaming Up For Tour

DEF LEPPARD

POISON

Source: DefLeppard.com, LiveNation.com

**updated 04.24.09

Ticket info HERE.

DEF LEPPARD tour dates:

JUN 12 Dublin (Ireland) O2 Arena w/Whitesnake and Journey
JUN 14 Derby (UK) Download festival w/special guests Whitesnake

DEF LEPPARD, POISON, CHEAP TRICK tour dates:

JUN 23 Camden, NJ (US) Susquehana Bank Center
JUN 25 Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US) Blossom Music Center
JUN 26 Darien Center, NY (US) Darien Lake Perf. Arts Center
JUN 28 Scranton, PA (US) Toyota Pavilion
JUN 30 Mansfield, MA (US) Comcast Center
JUL 01 Holmdel, NJ (US) PNC Bank Arts Center
JUL 03 Saratoga, NY (US) Saratoga Perf. Arts Center
JUL 04 Toronto, ON (Canada) Molson Amphitheatre
JUL 07 Hartford, CT (US) Meadows Music Theatre
JUL 08 Wantagh, NY (US) Nikon at Jones Beach
JUL 10 Burgettstown, PA (US) Post-Gazette Pavilion
JUL 11 Virginia Beach, VA (US) Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
JUL 12 Bristow, VA (US) Nissan Pavilion
JUL 15 Cincinnati, OH (US) Riverbend Music Center
JUL 17 Tinley Park, IL (US) 1st Midw. Bank Amphitheatre
JUL 18 Milwaukee, WI (US) Marcus Amphitheater
JUL 20 Maryland Heights, MO (US) Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
JUL 21 Kansas City, MO (US) Sprint Center
JUL 23 Noblesville, IN (US) Verizon Wireless Music Center
JUL 24 Clarkston, MI (US) DTE Energy Music Theatre
AUG 07 Raleigh, NC (US) Time Warner Pavilion
AUG 08 Charlotte, NC (US) Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
AUG 10 Nashville, TN (US) Sommet Center
AUG 11 Birmingham, AL (US) Verizon Wireless Music Center
AUG 13 West Palm Beach, FL (US) Cruzan Amphitheatre
AUG 14 Tampa, FL (US) Ford Amphitheatre
AUG 15 Atlanta, GA (US) Lakewood Amphitheatre
AUG 18 New Orleans, LA (US) New Orleans Arena
AUG 19 Houston, TX (US) C. Woods Mitchell Pavilion
AUG 21 Dallas, TX (US) Superpages.com Center
AUG 22 Tulsa, OK (US) BOK Center
AUG 24 Englewood, CO (US) Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
AUG 25 Salt Lake City, UT (US) USANA Amphitheatre
AUG 28 Albuquerque, NM (US) Journal Pavilion
AUG 29 Phoenix, AZ (US) Cricket Wireless Pavilion
AUG 30 Irvine, CA (US) Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
SEP 02 Mountain View, CA (US) Shoreline Amphitheatre
SEP 03 Sacramento, CA (US) Sleep Train Amphitheatre
SEP 05 Las Vegas, NV (US) MGM Grand Garden Arena
SEP 06 San Bernardino, CA (US) San Manuel Amphitheater

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‘TOTAL RECALL’ Headed For Remake

'TOTAL RECALL' Movie Poster

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Neal H. Moritz and his Original Films banner are in final negotiations to develop and produce for Columbia a contemporary version of “Total Recall,” the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action movie directed by Paul Verhoeven.

The original, based on the Philip K. Dick story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” follows a man haunted by a recurring dream of journeying to Mars who buys a literal dream vacation from a company called Rekall Inc., which sells implanted memories. The man comes to believe he is a secret agent and ends up on a Martian colony, where he fights to overthrow a despotic ruler controlling the production of air.

Read more HERE.

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‘THE NEVERENDING STORY’ Headed For Remake

'THE NEVERENDING STORY' is getting the neverending Hollywood remake treatment

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Warner Bros. and a pair of top-tier production banners are in the early stages of a reboot of the 1980s children’s fantasy classic.

The Kennedy/Marshall Co. (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”) and Leonard DiCaprio’s shingle Appian Way are in discussions with Warners about reviving the 25-year-old franchise with a modern spin. The studio recently acquired rights to the property, clearing the way for a potential remake.

Born out of a German-language novel by Michael Ende, the film centers on a boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux who discovers a parallel world in a book titled “The NeverEnding Story.”

Read more HERE.

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FAITH NO MORE Update: Band Lineup Confirmed

FAITH NO MORE

Source: Blabbermouth.net

FAITH NO MORE 2009 is:

Mike Bordin – Drums
Roddy Bottum – Keyboards
Bill Gould – Bass
Jon Hudson – Guitar
Mike Patton – Vocals

Patton’s publicist told MTV News that FAITH NO MORE was playing in Europe only, with no North American dates scheduled.

The exact dates and countries have yet to be confirmed.

Read a statement issued by FAITH NO MORE bassist Bill Gould HERE.

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HAIR METAL Fans Rejoice: SKID ROW, BULLETBOYS Tour Dates

SKID ROW

Source: Blabbermouth.net

SKID ROW tour dates:

Mar. 05 – Kewadin Casino – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Mar. 06 – Revolutions – Neenah, WI
Mar. 07 – The Surf Ballroom – Clear Lake, IA
Mar. 16 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
Mar. 17 – Key Club – West Hollywood, CA
Mar. 19 – Escenica – Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MEX
Mar. 21 – Velvet – Mexico City, MEX
Apr. 10 – Soaring Eagle Casino – Mount Pleasant, MI
Apr. 11 – Austins Fuel Room – Libertyville, IL
May 23 – Blue Water Resort – Parker, AZ
July 25 – Sioux Empire Festival Grounds – Sioux Falls, SD
Aug. 22 – Rock Gone Wild – Algona, IA
Nov. 15 – Shiprocked Cruise – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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BULLETBOYS

Source: Blabbermouth.net

BULLETBOYS tour dates:

Feb. 21 – Take II – El Paso, Texas
Feb. 22 – Cadillac Bar – San Antonio, Texas
Feb. 23 – War Legion Underground – Amarillo, Texas
Feb. 26 – The Underground bar – Mankato, Minnesota
Feb. 27 – Pickle Park – Fridley, Minnesota
Feb. 28 – Route 15 – Greenville, Wisconsin
Mar. 04 – Rock N Roll Heaven – West Seneca, New York
Mar. 05 – Dingbatz – Clifton, New Jersey
Mar. 06 – Jaxx – Springfield, Virginia
Mar. 07 – Wild Willies – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Mar. 10 – The Garage – St Petersburg, Florida
Mar. 11 – Club Atmosphere – Homosassa, Florida
Mar. 13 – Blue Goat – Salina, Kansas
Mar. 14 – Rockstars – Dallas, Texas
May 09 – Halifax Forum Arena – Halifax, Nova Scotia

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DC’s ‘SUICIDE SQUAD’ Headed For Big Screen

SUICIDE SQUAD

Source: Variety

Warner Bros. is going on a suicide mission, setting up the DC Comics property “Suicide Squad” for Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes”) to produce as a potential franchise.

In a departure from normal comic-based fare, “Suicide Squad” concentrates on a group of incarcerated supervillains rather than the usual focus on superheroes. The first version of the squad debuted in a 1959 DC Comic, and a series was launched in 1987.

“Suicide Squad” will feature a mix of well-known and unknown villains recruited by the government to accomplish a task deemed too dangerous for superheroes.

Read more HERE.

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: ‘Crüe Fest 2: The White Trash Circus’ Tour Dates

MÖTLEY CRÜE

Source: Blabbermouth.net

“Crüe Fest 2″ pre-sale tickets will be available exclusively to MÖTLEY CRÜE fan club members beginning on February 25. Beginning on March 2, pre-sale tickets will be available to the public. Fans can go to www.cruefest2.com for all pre sale information.

“Crüe Fest 2: The White Trash Circus” tour dates:

Jul. 19 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 21 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Jul. 22 – Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 24 – Minot, ND – North Dakota State Fair (MÖTLEY CRÜE only)
Jul. 27 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Jul. 28 – Portland, OR – The Amphitheater at Clark County
Jul. 30 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jul. 31 – San Bernardino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheater
Aug. 01 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Aug. 03 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 04 – Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
Aug. 05 – Albuquerque, NM – Journal Pavilion
Aug. 07 – Spring, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 08 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
Aug. 09 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Aug. 11 – Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – St. Louis
Aug. 12 – Indianapolis, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 14 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 15 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Post Gazette Pavilion
Aug. 19 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
Aug. 21 – Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
Aug. 22 – Bristow, VA – Nissan Pavilion
Aug. 23 – Raleigh, NC – Time Warner Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Aug. 29 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
Aug. 30 – Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sep. 01 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sep. 03 – Syracuse, NY – New York State Fair (MÖTLEY CRÜE only)
Sep. 04 – Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion
Sep. 05 – Darien Lake, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

MÖTLEY CRÜE are currently about half through it’s winter tour dates with HINDER, THEORY OF A DEADMAN and LAST VEGAS. Click HERE to see where they are performing tonight.

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OZZY OSBOURNE Confirmed For ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!’

OZZY OSBOURNE

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Ozzy Osbourne will be the featured musical guest on ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on the Friday, March 27 episode (which will actually air the morning of March 28 beginning at 12:05 a.m.).

Read more HERE.

OZZFEST 2009 was recently announced as a no-go in a previous THRALL WORLD posting. Read more on the OZZFEST 2009 cancellation HERE.

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LACUNA COIL: New Song, ‘SPELLBOUND’, Posted Online

LACUNA COIL

Source: Myspace.com/LacunaCoil

Listen to it HERE.

LACUNA COIL will release “Shallow Life”, via Century Media Records on the following dates:

Europe: April 20
North America: April 21

“Shallow Life” track listing:

01. Survive
02. I Won’t Tell You
03. Not Enough
04. I’m Not Afraid
05. I Like It
06. Underdog
07. The Pain
08. Spellbound
09. Wide Awake
10. The Maze
11. Unchained
12. Shallow Life

Click HERE for MUSIC AS A WEAPON IV tour dates featuring LACUNA COIL, Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira and more.

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Reunited COLD: Tour Dates Announced

COLD

Source: KillerTours.com

03.18.09 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
03.19.09 Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s
03.21.09 Fayetteville, NC @ Jester’s Pub
03.22.09 Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
03.23.09 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
03.25.09 New York, NY @ Blender Theatre @ Gramercy
03.27.09 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
03.28.09 Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa
03.29.09 Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
03.30.09 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
04.01.09 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
04.02.09 Maplewood, MN @ The Rock Nightclub
04.03.09 Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
04.05.09 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
04.07.09 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
04.08.09 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
04.09.09 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
04.11.09 West Hollywood, CA @ The Whiskey
04.12.09 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
04.14.09 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
04.17.09 Dallas, TX @ Firewater
04.18.09 San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
04.19.09 Beaumont, TX @ Scout Bar
04.21.09 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
04.23.09 St Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre

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‘THE AVENGERS’ Movie Villian: HARRY POTTER?? WARNER BROTHERS Updates Release Dates For ‘CLASH OF THE TITANS’, ‘GREEN LANTERN’, More For 2010

WARNER BROTHERS

MARVEL Entertainment

Source: ERCBoxOffice

Warner Brothers has announced and updated a bunch of release dates for movies that you and I are totally looking forward to:

THE AVENGERS and the final HARRY POTTER film: 7/15/2011.

THE CLASH OF THE TITANS remake from director Louis Leterrier: 3/26/10.

Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi pic, INCEPTION: 7/16/10.

The official release date for GREEN LANTERN: 12/17/10.

JONAH HEX starring Josh Brolin and John Malkovich: 8/6/10.

Zack Snyder’s (WATCHMEN) SUCKERPUNCH (described by Snyder as “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns”): 10/8/10.

Read more HERE.

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FAITH NO MORE Reunion CONFIRMED, Likely European Tour Dates, No Plans To Tour U.S.

FAITH NO MORE

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Former FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton’s publicist has confirmed that the hugely influential ’90s alt-metal band will reunite for a summer tour. At the moment, it appears that the group will only perform in Europe and there are absolutely no plans to tour the States.

Read more HERE.

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LACUNA COIL: ‘SHALLOW LIFE’, Track Listing, Release Date, more

LACUNA COIL

Source: Blabbermouth.net

LACUNA COIL will release “Shallow Life”, via Century Media Records on the following dates:

Europe: April 20
North America: April 21

“Shallow Life” track listing:

01. Survive
02. I Won’t Tell You
03. Not Enough
04. I’m Not Afraid
05. I Like It
06. Underdog
07. The Pain
08. Spellbound
09. Wide Awake
10. The Maze
11. Unchained
12. Shallow Life

Click HERE for MUSIC AS A WEAPON IV tour dates featuring LACUNA COIL, Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira and more.

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It’s Official: HEATH LEDGER Wins Posthumous OSCAR For JOKER Portrayal In ‘THE DARK KNIGHT’

R.I.P. Heath Ledger 1979-2008

Source: CNN.com

Heath Ledger won best supporting actor for his performance as the Joker in “The Dark Knight” at the 81st annual Academy Awards on Sunday.

His parents and sister accepted the award for the actor, who died in January 2008.

Read more HERE.

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‘THE DARK KNIGHT’ Tops $1 Billion Mark

Source: Variety.com

Warner Bros. made the announcement Friday afternoon, saying that the combined domestic and international gross had totaled $1,001,082,160 to date — about $533 million domestically and $567 million overseas.

Only “Titanic,” with $1.8 billion, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” have topped the billion-dollar worldwide mark previously.

Read more HERE.

‘THE DARK KNIGHT’ director, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, just this week announced his next movie will be the science fiction action film, ‘INCEPTION’, which should push back any possible sequel to 2011 at the earliest. I’m thinking it will be closer to 2012. The length of time between Bat movies doesn’t really concern me as Nolan is going to need some time to plan his next move.

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