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DEATH ANGEL: New Song To Air On Tonight's 'Metal Zone'

A brand new DEATH ANGEL song, entitled "Sonic Beatdown", will air on tonight's (Friday, January 4) edition of "Metal Zone" on 107.7 The Bone with host Nikki Blakk between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. PST. To listen to the program live via the Internet, click here. Rob Cavestany, Ted Aguilar and Dennis P...

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TILES Schedules In-Store Appearance

Detroit-based progressive rock band TILES has scheduled an in-store appearance on Saturday, February 2 at Record Time in Roseville, Michigan. The band will play a "casual 45-minute set" at approximately 6:00 p.m. and signing copies of its new album, "Fly Paper". Record Time 27360 Gratiot Ave. Rosevi...

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DOKKEN/TED NUGENT Bassist Named Tucson's 'Citizen Of The Month'

The City of Tucson, Arizona has named DOKKEN/TED NUGENT bassist Barry Sparks its "Citizen of the Month" for January 2008. According to a posting on the official Tucson MySpace page, "Barry Sparks offers a unique brand of guitar driven, electric and acoustic style rock 'n' roll played with an unbelie...

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RUSH: 'Limelight' Cover Available For Download With 'Rock Band' Video Game

A cover of the RUSH classic "Tom Sawyer" is one of the original 26 songs included on the music video game Rock Band. Today, a cover of "Limelight" was made available as an in-game download purchase. In addition to allowing the player to master lead guitar, Rock Band challenges rockers to master bass...

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DEATH ANGEL Schedules NAMM Signing Session

Rob Cavestany, Ted Aguilar and Dennis Pepa of the legendary Bay Area thrash band DEATH ANGEL will take part in a signing session at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention. The signing will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, on Saturday January 1...

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POISONBLACK: Drums, Rhythm Guitar And Bass For New Album Recorded

POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring former SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala, has entered Soundmix Studio in the group's hometown of Oulu with producer Kari Vähäkuopus to begin recording its third album, entitled "A Dead Heavy Day". According to guitarist Janne Markus, "all drums, rhythm guitars...

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BELIEVER Completes Tracking Drums For New Album

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman of the reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER has issued the following update: "Joey [Daub] has completed tracking drums [for BELIEVER's new album] except for one 'interesting' tune. He will be completing this next weekend. I have finish...

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MEGADETH Drummer On His Playing: 'I'm Always Thinking With The Band In Mind'

Australia's MP3.com.au recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo and drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MP3.com.au: You guys had a security problem at Perth [on the recent Australian tour]. Can you tell me what happened? James: Yeah, but at no...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART Named 'Drummer Of The Year'

Neil Peart proves that he is still percussively pertinent to a younger generation of drummers by winning DRUM! magazine's "Drummies 2007" "Drummer Of The Year". He also won four other awards. Neil Peart, who turned 55 on September 12, received some pretty cool belated birthday presents from Enter Mu...

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RUSH Lighting Director Interviewed

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com,, the December issue of Projection, Light and Staging News contains an interview with RUSH lighting director Howard Ungerleider where he discusses the "Snakes & Arrows" tour and his history with the band. Read the interview atthis locat...

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RUSH: Cities, Venues Revealed For Forthcoming Tour

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, RUSH's forthcoming tour will include stops in the following cities / countries / venues (exact dates to be announced): Coliseo De Puerto Rico - San Juan, Puerto Rico Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena - Jacksonville, FL Amway Arena - Orl...

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DANKO JONES: More Tour Dates Announced

Canadian rock 'n' roll trio DANKO JONES ahs scheduled the following dates: Dec. 20 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Horseshoe Tavern Feb. 12 - London, UK - Hoxton Bar & Grill Feb. 14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Close-Up Boat Feb. 16 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium Apr. 04 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Apr....

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QUEEN And PAUL RODGERS To Rush Commercial Release Of 'Say It's Not True'

Having originally issued the track as a free download for World Aids Day (December 1) to support Nelson Mandela's 46664 HIV AIDS campaign, rock group QUEEN and Paul Rodgers are responding to public demand to make their newly recorded song "Say It's Not True" available as a commercial CD single relea...

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ADAGIO Keyboardist To Guest On New ANTHROPIA Album

ADAGIO keyboardist Kevin Codfert will make a guest appearance on the new album from the French metal band ANTHROPIA, entitled "The Chain Reaction". ANTHROPIA recently parted ways with Magna Carta Records, the label which released the band's 2006 effort, "The Ereyn Chronicles: Part 1 - The Journey of...

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New Documentary To Focus On RUSH Roadies

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, WhistleStop Productions is currently putting the final touches on a five-part documentary series shot this past summer during the Canadian leg of the band's "Snakes & Arrows" tour. Entitled "Backstage Secrets", the series was shot in H...