Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared in the German Media Control (Top 100) chart* for the week ending July 22nd (as reported by Rock Hard magazine):

01. (new) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - By The Way
11. (6) PAPA ROACH - Lovehatetragedy
15. (13) NIGHTWISH - Century Child
17. (12) KORN - Untouchables
30. (24) MANOWAR - Warriors Of The World
37. (77) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Californication
38. (23) SOULFLY - 3
40. (32) BЦHSE ONKELZ - Dopamin
43. (41) ROBERT PLANT - Dreamland
49. (51) DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Auswдrtsspiel
51. (53) DONOTS - Amplify The Good Times
56. (60) SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Toxicity
59. (57) PUDDLE OF MUDD - Come Clean
87. (50) SUB7EVEN - Free Your Mind
99. (90) OZZY OSBOURNE - Live At Budokan

* number in parenthesis indicates last week's chart position

"Darkness Descends", the first single from former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant's upcoming album, entitled Dreamland, can be heard in streaming audio at this location. In other news, Plant has lined up the following west coast dates during September:

Sep. 02 - Cleveland, OH @ The Playhouse
Sep. 04 - St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theater
Sep. 05 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Sep. 07 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
Sep. 09 - Berkeley, CA @ Berkeley Community Center
Sep. 10 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Sep. 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theater
Sep. 13 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel - The Joint