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SCORPIONS Guitarist: We Wanted To 'Make A Masterpiece For Our Own History'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: At what point did you first realize the group had the potential to become an international success? Rudolf: "I noticed very much from the middle...

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RUSH And G8WAVE Release First-Ever 'Drum Tones' For Mobile Phones

g8wave Holdings, Inc., an integrated mobile media company with offices in Boston and London, today announced that progressive rock band RUSH and g8wave have released what is believed to be the first-ever "drum tones" for downloading onto mobile phones. Available first on the Rush.com website under t...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART's Nominated For 'Drummer Of The Year' At DRUMMIES

Huliq reports: Neil Peart, who turned 55 on September 12, received some pretty cool belated birthday presents from Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip/percussion magazine worldwide, such as DRUM! and Traps magazine. During this year's "Drummies", Peart was nominated "Drummer Of The Year" by 4,...

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DEATH ANGEL: Photos From Recording Studio Posted Online

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL entered a Los Angeles studio on September 16 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL, STONE SOUR) to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The group's gu...

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DANKO JONES Pays Tribute To PHIL LYNOTT: Video Available

Video footage of DANKO JONES' performance that was specially filmed for Toronto's sixth annual "Thin Lizzy - A Celebration: The Music of Phil Lynott" (held on July 21, 2007 at Jeff Healey's Roadhouse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) can be viewed below. Danko Jones was at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Filmmaker Working On RUSH Documentary

According to RushIsABand.com, Sam Dunn — co-director of the acclaimed documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" — is currently working on a documentary on the legendary Canadian rock trio RUSH. Dunn was recently filming at RushCon — North America's international RUSH fan convention held in Toronto...

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METALLICA, RUSH, KISS Snubbed By ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

According to the Chicago Tribune, the nominees for the March 2008 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were announced yesterday (Thursday, September 27) and they are MADONNA, THE BEASTIE BOYS, JOHN MELLENCAMP, DONNA SUMMER, LEONARD COHEN, AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, THE DAVE CLARK FIVE, THE VENTURES...

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RUSH To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

Canadian rock legends RUSH will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, October 12 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co.uk...

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RUSH Drummer: 'You Can Never Read The Same Book Twice'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Early in the tour, a fan in Florida sent me a hardcover edition of Ernest Hemingway's stories he had purchased at the Hemingway museum in Key West, including a nice laminated bookmark (the giver signed...

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UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE Talks About Upcoming Solo Album

Get Ready To Roll! recently conducted an interview with UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Get Ready To Roll!: You are soon to release another Vinnie Moore [solo] album. How far forward is this project — how many tracks are there, who's on them, and what is ...

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ONWARD: New Lineup Announced

Guitarist Toby Knapp has reassembled his band ONWARD with the following lineup: Dean Sternberg (vocals) Rob Luckie (bass) Jeramy Matheson (drums) Toby Knapp (guitar) Commented Knapp: "We have no agenda for extensive touring, just a few gigs here and there and a strong new album. The recording/writin...

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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Checks In From Studio

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL entered a Los Angeles studio on September 16 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL, STONE SOUR) to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The group's gu...

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DOOGIE WHITE Says Recordings For New YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Album Have Not Yet Begun

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) has issued the following update on his recent and upcoming activities: "I am really really happy and excited by the new EMPIRE album [Doogie makes an appearance on the fourt...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'If I Really Was Our President…'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "We are in the middle of the first leg of the 'Tour of Duty' for 'United Abominations' and are preparing songs everyday, all day long. We go over the songs at soundcheck, we go ov...

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DIRTY RIG Announces New Singer

New York City/Long Island rock act DIRTY RIG has parted ways with singer Kory Clarke (WARRIOR SOUL) "as they couldn't see eye to eye on several important band issues," according to a press release. DIRTY RIG just returned home after their second UK tour supporting their Escapi Music release titled "...