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Dutch prog rockers FOCUS may not be the first ensemble that leaps to mind when discussing the genre, just like NEKTAR, GENTLE GIANT and TANGERINE DREAM ominously seem to get cut from the thread once folks get stuck on immediate notables such as YES, EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, THE MOODY BLUES, KING CR...

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QUEEN Honored With 'PRS For Music Heritage' Award

One of the world's greatest bands was honoured with PRS For Music Heritage Award at Imperial College this afternoon where they first played in London on July 18, 1970. The black and red plaque was unveiled by PRS chairman Guy Fletcher in front of close friends and family including Kashmira Cooke, Fr...

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HALESTORM Drummer Is 'Not Offended' By Criticism Of Band's GRAMMY Victory

HALESTORM was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 55th annual Grammy Awards, which was held this past Sunday night (February 10) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. HALESTORM was nominated for the track "Love Bites (So Do I)"...

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JASON BITTNER: HALESTORM Winning 'Metal' GRAMMY Is Worse Than METALLICA Losing To JETHRO TULL

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner says that HALESTORM winning a Grammy Award for "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" proves that "shit is rotten in the music business" and is more upsetting than METALLICA losing the nod in the same category to JETHRO TULL more than 20 years ago. HALESTORM was honore...

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Delirium

A couple years back, former MARS VOLTA drum flogger Thomas Pridgen and BLACKALICIOUS vocal maven Viveca Hawkins shook up the underground alongside funk shredder Nick Brewer with a monster side project called THE MEMORIALS. While I've found myself at odds with the unessential and lazy subgenre tag "a...

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LIPS On ANVIL Concert Attendances: It's More Of Surprise When We Don't Do Well Than When We Do

Tori Stafford of the Kingston Whig-Standard recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether he's ever surprised the band is still together and rocking some 40-plus years after its...

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ZAKK WYLDE To Become Fourth-Time Father

Bob Zerull of Zoiks! Online recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Zoiks! Online: I read your new book "Bringing Metal To The Children". How did the idea for this book come about? Zakk...

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MORSE, PORTNOY, GEORGE: More 'Cover 2 Cover' Details Revealed

Due on May 22 via Radiant Records, "Cover 2 Cover" is the new CD from Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Randy George. Together, this group of musicians hand-picked these classic cover songs to complete the second such CD in the bands extensive catalog. This widely diverse selection of songs is sure to ca...

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THE SKULL Members Hoping For 'Huge Reunion' With Former TROUBLE Bandmates

Heavy Planet recently conducted an interview with THE SKULL, the new band formed by two original members of Chicago doom legends TROUBLE — vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson — alongside the band's longtime bassist, Ron Holzner. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Pl...

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JETHRO TULL's IAN ANDERSON Reflects On His 'Metal' GRAMMY Win

METALLICA was nominated for the very first "Hard Rock/Metal Performance" Grammy in 1989, but famously lost to JETHRO TULL, a band distinguished mainly by its heavy use of flute. Fans (and even some audience members) were rightly outraged, though TULL's record label tried to make light of the faux pa...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer Performs At Famed Canterbury Cathedral; Video Footage, Photos Available

IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson joined JETHRO TULL frontman Ian Anderson and Justin Hayward of the MOODY BLUES on Saturday, December 10 for what was being billed as "Canterbury Rocks At Christmas" in the nave at the famed Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England in support of The Canterbury Gift, which r...

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On The Red Carpet At 'Classic Rock Roll Of Honour' Awards (Video)

Music-News.com has uploaded a 15-minute video clip featuring highlights from the red carpet at the seventh annual Classic Rock Roll Of Honour, which was held last night (Wednesday, Novemebr 9) at the world-famous Roundhouse in Camden, England. The ceremony was hosted by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Si...

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SCORPIONS, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Among Honorees At 'Classic Rock' Awards

SCORPIONS, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION and Michael Monroe were among the honorees at the seventh annual Classic Rock Roll Of Honour, which was held last night (Wednesday, Novemebr 9) at the world-famous Roundhouse in Camden, England. The ceremony was hosted by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Sim...

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CORONER To Headline ROADBURN 2012 Afterburner

Roadburn Festival has announced that CORONER will be bringing its amazingly tight brand of technical thrash metal to the 2012 Afterburner, set for Sunday, April 15 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. Roadburn Festival 2012, including VOIVOD's curated event, SLEEP, OM, D.USK, VIRUS, THE OBSESSED, H...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer To Perform At Famed Canterbury Cathedral

IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson will join JETHRO TULL frontman Ian Anderson and Justin Hayward of the MOODY BLUES on Saturday, December 10 for what is being billed as "Canterbury Rocks At Christmas" in the nave at the famed Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England in support of The Canterbury Gift, which...