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According to Elliot Levin of the New York Hard Rock Examiner, footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria featuring the “Big Four” of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — will premiere on MTV Networks channels Palladia and VH1 Classic this March. MTV confirmed today that select …
The two-disc DVD release of “The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria”, containing footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival featuring the “Big Four” of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry …
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Chart Watch of Yahoo! Music states that the documentary about Rush “Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage” came in as the No. 2 best selling music video of 2010 and was recently certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Guitarist Alex Lifeson told The Pulse of Radio that it wasn’t until he saw …
21st Century Breakdown, the latest studio album from GREEN DAY, has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album was released by Reprise Records on May 15th, 2009, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, as well as on the Rock, Active Rock, and Alternative charts. 21st …
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For the first time, the Obama administration is weighing in on a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) file sharing lawsuit. The case involves a former Boston University student challenging a peer-to-peer file sharing suit, and the administration says that fines of $750 to $150,000 per violation of the Copyright Act are warranted. “The remedy …
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