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QUEENSRŸCHE: More 'Take Cover' Details Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE pay tribute to some of their favorite songs with an adventurous collection of covers that range from BLACK SABBATH and THE O'JAYS to Italian opera and Broadway musical. Singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate, guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone, bassist Eddie Jackson, and drummer Sc...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Does PINK FLOYD, U2, POLICE On 'Take Cover'

Christa Titus of Billboard.com reports: QUEENSRŸCHE pays homage to some of its musical idols on "Take Cover", a covers album due Nov. 13 via Rhino. The Seattle group is putting its stamp on such numbers as PINK FLOYD's "Welcome to the Machine", U2's "Bullet the Blue Sky" and PETER GABRIEL's "Red Rai...

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LEATHERWOLF: California Concert To Be Webcast

Orange County metal legends LEATHERWOLF have announced that their August 31 show at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California with L.A. GUNS will be webcast live via Webcastia.com. The show marks the return of the band's vaunted "triple axe" lineup, featuring lead vocalist/guitarist Michael Olivie...

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IRON MAIDEN: New BRUCE DICKINSON Video Interview Available

On Saturday, August 25, MetalHead.ro spoke with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson while he was in Romania at the Black Sea to present an air show. Watch the interview at this location. As previously reported, Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer's 'Chemical Wedding' Movie Goes Into Production

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest man in the world") has finally gone into production, according to Fangoria. Produced by London-based Focus Films, the movie, entitled "Chemical Wedding", stars Simon Callow (IMDb) — of "Amadeus...

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DIO/Ex-AC/DC Drummer To Tour With RHINO BUCKET

RHINO BUCKET has announced that DIO/ex-AC/DC drummer Simon Wright will play drums on the band's upcoming U.S. tour. RHINO BUCKET's U.S. trek will take place September - November in support of the group's three latest releases on Acetate Records. Simon will join this U.S. tour to help support the re-...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: GEOFF TATE And CHRIS DEGARMO Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" is a QUEENSRŸCHE special that features an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with Geoff Tate and Chris DeGarmo. Topics include QUEENSRŸCHE's new track "Justified", the "Sign Of the Times" two-CD best-of collection, Tate's pre-QUEENSRŸCHE band MYTH, the "Rage F...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Appear On New TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Album

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN) has issued the following update via his official newsletter: "Jeff has just returned from Florida after spending a few days with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA creator and producer Paul O'Neill. It seems Jeff will be a...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Limited-Edition Sticker Set Available With 'Sign Of The Times' Pre-Order

If you pre-order QUEENSRŸCHE's "Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche" set via the band's official web site, you will receive a limited-edition sticker set. The collection is available in two different versions: A single-CD jewel case of greatest hits, and a double-CD digipak of greatest hits,...

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INCINERATION To Record New Material

St. Louis, Missouri-based extreme metal band INCINERATION (formerly UNBURIED) has issued the following update: "We've been re-working some old songs and writing new ones, with our new guitarist, Olin. He adds a whole new thing to the music. We're going to get back into the studio at the end of this...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Talks About SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: I want to start this interview by asking you what's it like working with Sebastian Bach? Metal Mike: I've b...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Performs On 'Rockline'; Setlist Revealed

According to AnybodyListening.net, QUEENSRŸCHE played an all-electric live set on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" on Wednesday, August 1. Songs performed (in order) were as follows: 01. Anarchy-X 02. Revolution Calling 03. Speak 04. The Needle Lies 05. I Don't Believe in Love 06. Wai...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Says New Album Will 'Take A Lot Of People By Surprise'

Christa Titus of Billboard.com reports: QUEENSRŸCHE has begun working on the follow-up to last year's "Operation: Mindcrime II" in Seattle. Frontman Geoff Tate tells Billboard.com he hopes the as-yet-untitled set will arrive next summer or fall. "We're just into the first couple months of writing fo...

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LEATHERWOLF: Reworked Version Of 'Behind The Gun' Posted Online

Legendary Orange County, CA metal stalwarts LEATHERWOLF have posted a reworked version of "Behind the Gun", featuring returning original vocalist Michael Olivieri, on their MySpace page. States the band: "We just got 'Behind the Gun' from Jacob Hansen (ROB ROCK, VOLBEAT, COMMUNIC) who is remixing th...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform On 'Rockline'

Seattle's QUEENSRŸCHE will perform live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, August 1. According to the group, "This will NOT be acoustic set, rather the entire band!" The show airs at 8:30 p.m. PT/ 11:30 p.m. ET and fans are encouraged to call in at...