Updated 20th August

Aerosmith Hitting Studio in October
Aerosmith will enter the studio in October to begin recording their next album, reports the Boston Globe.

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Metallica announce super-cheap London O2 Arena show
Metallica will play the O2 Arena in London on September 15 - and tickets cost just £5 per head.

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Megadeth Fired Up For Anthology
Dave Mustaine has unveiled details about the new Megadeth anthology, Set The World Afire.

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Neil Young to go on massive North American tour
Neil Young has announced the dates of an extensive tour of North America this autumn.

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AC/DC Sets Date, Track List For 'Black Ice'
As expected, AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice," will be sold exclusively in the U.S. via Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and the band's Web site, beginning Oct. 20.

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GNR's 'Democracy' To Be Retail Exclusive?
The June leak of nine allegedly "mastered, finished" tracks from Guns N' Roses' long-delayed "Chinese Democracy" spurred a renewed round of chatter about whether the Axl Rose-led band will finally release the 14-years-in-the-making album.

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ZZ Top Hopes To Rock With The Black Keys
Though it's on the road until early November, ZZ Top is gearing up for its next album -- its first with producer Rick Rubin under a new deal with Rubin's Columbia-distributed American Recordings imprint.

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R.E.M. tour winds its way back to America
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers R.E.M. have extended their world tour to include a handful of North American fall shows, and more may be on the way.

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Neil Young's Archives gets a release date
Neil Young?s much-delayed "Archives" project looks likely to finally get released on November 3.

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The Beatles' management contract to be auctioned
The Beatles' management contract with Brian Epstein, signed by the four band members on January 24, 1962, is to be auctioned on September 4 at London's Idea Generation Gallery.

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Moore Blues From Gary
Gary Moore will release his brand new studio album next month.

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Led Zeppelin Memorabilia Exhibit To Benefit Jimmy Page's ABC Trust
An exhibit of Led Zeppelin memorabilia is being held at UK's Knebworth House to benefit Jimmy Page's charity Action for Brazil's Children.

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Metallica Outlines North American Tour Plans
Metallica will begin an extensive fall/winter arena tour Oct. 21 in Glendale, Ariz., in support of its new album, "Death Magnetic." The Sword will open all dates, with Lamb Of God, Down and Machine Head joining the bill on separate legs.

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Allman Brothers Sue Universal Over Royalties
Members of the Allman Brothers Band sued UMG Recordings for more than $10 million on Monday over royalties from compact discs sales and digital downloads services such as Apple's iTunes.

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ZZ Top Plot Trek of Intimate Venues
ZZ Top have unveiled dates for a fall U.S. theater trek. The In Your Face Tour kicks off Sept. 26 in Wichita, Kan., and extends through a Nov. 1 stop in Amarillo, Texas.

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