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RUSH: 'Snakes & Arrows' Producer Talks About Recording Process; Video Available

Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, VELVET REVOLVER, STONE SOUR, SHADOWS FALL) discusses the making of new RUSH record, "Snakes & Arrows", and the lasting influence of RUSH in this four-minute video clip. According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, Wal-Ma...

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Threads of Life

Will there be a metal release under more of a critical microscope this year than the new SHADOWS FALL? The band is, tangentially at least, tied to a metalcore scene that's seen as glutted and past its expiration date. And they're making their major-label debut after slogging it out for years at the...

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SHADOWS FALL Singer On New CD: 'We Just Wanted To Put Out A Great Metal Record'

FMQB recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: The new album still sounds like SHADOWS FALL, but there's an obvious evolution as well. How have you grown as songwriters since the last record? Brian Fair: With each record we...

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BAM MARGERA To Host 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Bam Margera ("Jackass", "Viva La Bam") has been tapped to host "VH1 Rock Honors". The second annual show, which pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of rock, will honor OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, HEART, and ZZ TOP. These honorees will perform live, along with tribute bands NICKELBACK, GR...

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BLACK SABBATH, ALICE COOPER, SLIPKNOT Featured In Book About READING FESTIVAL

BBC News reports that BLACK SABBATH, ALICE COOPER and SLIPKNOT are among the artists whose memories will be shared in a special book about the legendary U.K. festival Reading. The author is Ian Carroll, a 41-year-old father-of-one who's enjoyed virtually every Reading Festival since 1983. "I thought...

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VINNIE PAUL, KERRY KING, SCOTT IAN To Perform At LITTLE KIDS ROCK Benefit Concert

Little Kids Rock (LKR),an innovative non-profit music education program that provides free instruments and rock 'n' roll lessons to public schools, celebrated March's "Music in Our Schools" month by announcing today that it will be the sole beneficiary of the Six-String Masterpieces memorial tribut...

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NORTHER: New Live Video Posted Online

A video clip of Finnish metallers NORTHER performing the song "C.U.S." at Gloria in Helsinki last month is available at this location (Windows Media). "C.U.S." comes off NORTHER's latest release, the "No Way Back" EP, which entered the national single chart in the band's home country at position No....

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METALLICA To Support ROLLING STONES At London's Wembley Stadium?

Launch Radio Networks reports that ROLLING STONES, PAUL MCCARTNEY, THE WHO and U2 might all be signing on for this summer's Live Earth concerts on July 7. According to FoxNews.com, the STONES will headline the London concert at Wembley Stadium, on a bill that will also include MADONNA, RED HOT CHILI...

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SHADOWS FALL: 'Redemption' Video Posted Online

SHADOWS FALL's video for the band's new single, "Redemption", has been posted online at this location. Tomorrow, SHADOWS FALL will be the featured band on MTV2's "The Drop", found at this location. In addition, "Redemption" — directed by Zach Merck (BLUE OCTOBER, HINDER, CONVERGE) — will be seen on...

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SHADOWS FALL To Be Featured On MTV2's 'The Drop'

Atlantic recording group SHADOWS FALL has unveiled a whirlwind of activity surrounding the upcoming release of their new album, "Threads of Life". The much-anticipated collection — which features the single, "Redemption" — arrives in stores on April 3. This week will see the "Redemption" companion v...

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Ex-TRISTANIA Vocalist VIBEKE STENE: I Am Not The New Singer In NIGHTWISH

Norwegian singer Vibeke Stene (ex-TRISTANIA, Photo#1, Photo#2) has shot down reports that she has joined NIGHTWISH as the replacement for Tarja Turunen. Yesterday, Finland's biggest tabloid, Ilta-Sanomat, published the rumors that Stene accepted the job as new vocalist for the Finnish symphonic meta...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Voted #1 'Rock Icon'

According to Sony BMG, U.K. music magazine Kerrang! has tallied up the hardest, most legendary rockers of this century and crowned AC/DC's Angus Young as the top "Rock Icon," beating some of the biggest names in the business. Young was also awarded the Kerrang! "Legend" award last August after the b...

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NIGHTWISH: VIBEKE STENE Rumors Heat Up

Mikko Räsänen, the journalist who revealed the rumored identity of NIGHTWISH's new singer in the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, explained the decision to run the story to Norway's Dagbladet: "The name Vibeke Stene [Photo#1, Photo#2] first appeared a year ago, but so many vocalists have been mention...

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NIGHTWISH: New Singer's Identity Revealed?

Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat is reporting that NIGHTWISH has already chosen a replacement for singer Tarja Turunen, but the band is carefully guarding her identity. However, according to Ilta-Sanomat, the new vocalist is none other than former TRISTANIA frontwoman Vibeke Stene (Photo#1, Photo#2)....

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SHADOWS FALL's BITTNER Says His Drumming Is 'More Professional' On New Album

Modern Drummer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL's Jason Bittner. An excerpt from the chat follows: Modern Drummer: The new SHADOWS FALL album, "Threads of Life", shows musical growth for the band, and your drumming is more fluid and in command than ever. What pro...