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RUSH Drummer Has Mixed Feelings About '2112' Being Singled Out For Conservation

Vit Wagner of the Toronto Star reports: RUSH drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has mixed feelings about the Toronto trio's 1976 prog-rock masterpiece, "2112", being singled out for conservation. On the one hand, Peart is flattered that the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust, an organization dedicated to...
October 21, 2006
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LED ZEPPELIN TV Ad Part Of HMV's 'Be Inspired' Campaign

Music retailer HMV will soon launch its new "Be Inspired" ad campaign which includes a LED ZEPPELIN TV ad, sanctioned by the band. The short 20-seccond spot features film from the Royal Albert Hall '70, with highlighted detailed magenta pink color like the HMV logo. Click here for a sneak peek at th...
October 17, 2006
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SILENT FORCE: In Mixing Mode

SILENT FORCE, the power metal band featuring ex-ROYAL HUNT singer D.C. Cooper, has begun mixing its fourth album, "Walk the Earth", tentatively due in January via AFM Records. The guitars, bass and keyboards for the new CD were laid down at Guitars from Hell studio in Krefeld, Germany. "The song mat...
October 17, 2006
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JEFF KOLLMAN: New Live Album, Appearance On 'Jimmy Kimmel', Tour With GLENN HUGHES

L.A.-based guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY) will be releasing his fourth solo album, "Guitar Screams Live" on October 23 through Marmaduke Records. Guest musicians include drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES),bassists Paul Shihadeh (SCOTT HENDERSON, SCOTT...
October 16, 2006
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ROYAL HUNT: '2006 Live' CD/DVD Details Revealed

Frontiers Records will release the new ROYAL HUNT live two-CD and DVD set, "2006 Live", on December 8. ROYAL HUNT is a major force in the melodic metal scene, having released eight studio albums which have sold well over a million copies worldwide. The band underwent a major transition in December 2...
October 11, 2006
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CORNERSTONE Re-Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

CORNERSTONE, the Danish/British melodic metal band featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ex-RAINBOW frontman Doogie White and ex-ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen, has re-signed with Massacre Records for the European release of its new album, entitled "Two Tales and One Tomorrow". Meanwhile, the group's manage...
October 11, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist's New Clothing Line Establishes Online Home

Royal Underground, the new clothing line launched by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and Kelly Gray, of the St. John line of durable knits for ladies, has established its online home at www.royalunderground.net. When Gray, 39, met Sixx, 47, for the first time this year, he was in full MÖTLEY CRÜE reg...
October 6, 2006
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ROYAL HUNT: Live Album Samples Available

Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have posted two songs ("Can't Let Go" and "Far Away") from their upcoming double live album, "Royal Hunt 2006", in the "Media" section of their official web site. Due on November 22, "Royal Hunt 2006" was recorded (and filmed) on the historic stage of St. Pete...
October 2, 2006
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CRYPTOPSY: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Quebec-based death metallers CRYPTOPSY have lined up the following dates during October: Oct. 04 - Ottawa, ON @ Maverick's Oct. 05 - Hamilton, ON @ Absinthe Oct. 06 - Royun Noranfda, QC @ Petit Theatre Oct. 07 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House Oct. 08 - London, ON @ Embassy Oct. 09 - Sudbury, ...
September 25, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist And Former Model Try To Make Fashion Sense

Elizabeth Khuri of the Los Angeles Times recently interviewed MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and Kelly Gray, of the St. John line of durable knits for ladies, about Royal Underground, their men's clothing line, which Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and other mainstream retailers will begin...
September 24, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'Thank You, New York'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has checked in from the band's "The Route of All Evil" tour with fellow music veterans AEROSMITH with the following update: "Last night [Monday, Sept. 28] we played the 35th anniversary of the Hard Rock Café's private party. All the usual and unusual characters were th...
September 19, 2006
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TOMMY LEE On 'Rock Star' Winner LUKAS ROSSI: 'He's Sexy, And He Sings Like Hell'

Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, ex-METALLICA),and Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) told Shelley Fralic of the CanWest News Service that they selected Canadian singer Lukas Rossi to front their new band — which is now going by the name ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA — because he looks the part,...
September 16, 2006
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ROYAL ANGUISH's MATT KNOWLES to Perform With KAMELOT In Florida

ROYAL ANGUISH's Matt Knowles will make a guest appearance during KAMELOT's Sept. 16 concert at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL. He will take part in the song "March of Mephisto" in the role which was made famous by DIMMU BORGIR's Shagrath on their CD, "The Black Halo". It has already been an...
September 15, 2006
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Checks In From AEROSMITH Tour

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has checked in from the band's "The Route of All Evil" tour with fellow music veterans AEROSMITH with the following update: "We're in Darien Lake (where?) and leave after the show for [New York City]… my fave place as far as energy and people watching. Gonna be in the...
September 14, 2006
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Japan Wins AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; SENTENCED Guitarist Among Judges

Air Guitar World Championships took place in Club Teatria, Oulu, for the 11th time. Japan's strong presence produced a world champion and this year Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke gets a chance to spread the gospel of air guitars. Yosuke outplayed the other skillful contestants with his simplistic but extreme...
September 9, 2006