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ENTOMBED Frontman: 'All The Biggest Leaders In The World Have Been Mentally Ill'

ENTOMBED vocalist L.G. Petrov, in the first of two interviews, recently spoke to Lucem Fero's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included circumstances surrounding the delay of latest album "Serpent Saints", NAPALM DEATH, the welcomed return to raw aggression and how the internal...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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SACRIFICE Frontman: 'This Will Be A Punishing Thrash Album'

Guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati of the reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "People have been asking for an update... It's coming along slowly like every other SACRIFICE album. "We have been using 'Atrocity' as the tentative album title. "We have about five songs do...

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DOKKEN Guitarist Comments On ROCKLAHOMA, Upcoming East Coast Run

DOKKEN will embark on an East Coast beginning on July 26 at Meadowbrook Farms Musical Arts Center with POISON / RATT / VAINS OF JENNA in Gilford, NH; July 27 at Jaxx in Springfield, Virgina, with PRETTY BOY FLOYD; and July 28 at Mulcahy's in Wantagh, NY. DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin stated about the g...

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BUCKETHEAD, RUSH Featured on CBS' Guitar Hero II Show; Trailer Available

This Sunday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT, CBS will show some of the best Guitar Hero II players in North America as they compete for a piece of the $90,000 prize pot at the WSVG Louisville circuit stop. At the WSVG, the top prizes aren't awarded to the players with only the ...

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RUSH Rolls Out New Songs On Tour

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Arizona Republic: How is the tour going so far? Lifeson: It's going great — we've got one leg under our belt and we're now working our way down throu...

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GODHEAD To Release New Album In March

GODHEAD frontman Jason Miller has issued the following update: "We've just returned from a successful nine-week tour of the United States with AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE and now we're right back in the studio writing new songs. Over the next few months we'll be hard at work writing and recording the next...

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RUSH: RushCon 7 Convention To Be Held In September

According to the RUSH fan site Power Windows, RushCon 7 will take place September 21-23, with special events on both Wednesday, September 19 and Thursday, September 20. RushCon is North America's international RUSH fan convention — put on by RUSH fans for RUSH fans. The annual convention is held in...

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RUSH: More 'Snakes & Arrows' Concert Attendances Revealed

The following are some of the RUSH "Snakes & Arrows World Tour" concert attendances/grosses, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: RUSH Date: June 23, 2007 City/State: Bristow, VA (Washington, DC area) Venue: Nissan Pavilion Capacity: 22,661 Attendance: 12,203 Gross Sales: $708,378 Av...

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DAATH Guitarist Checks In From OZZFEST

DAATH guitarist/synth player Eyal Levi has issued the following Ozzfest tour report: "I'm sitting here in Portland, Oregon. We have two days off, which is altogether too much for me. I absolutely hate more than one day off in a row and more than one day off every week and a half. I'm out here ...

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RUSH: Tribute Album 'Lush' Due In September

According to RushIsABand.com, MainMan Records will release a tribute album to RUSH, entitled "Lush", in September. The CD will focus on the group's debut album "Rush", the band's first single "You Can't Fight It" and the John Rutsey (drums) period of RUSH's career. Artists scheduled to appear includ...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'NEIL PEART Introduced Me To Progressive Drumming'

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Arizona Republic: You just moved to Roadrunner Records from Atlantic. Portnoy: We were with Atlantic/Elektra for 15 years, a seven-album deal...

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LED ZEPPELIN Builds A 'Stairway' In Rock & Roll Heaven

Exactly one year after breaking ground on the world's first rock 'n' roll theme park, Hard Rock Park celebrated another milestone Friday (July 13),with the official topping ceremony for the Park's most anticipated attraction, Led Zeppelin - The Ride. The topping ceremony, which marks the completion...

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RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART: 'That's The Way We Roll'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted the following diary entry from the band's current "Snakes & Arrows" tour: "With only a few days at home after the first leg of the 'Snakes & Arrows' tour (16 shows, 7,257 miles of motorcycling),this will definitely be the 'short version.' Still, I wanted t...

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VINCE NEIL Video Interview From WSVG Dallas Posted Online

The World Series of Video Games (WSVG) presented by Intel held its second event on its Guitar Hero II competitive circuit this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. Newcomer to the circuit and Internet superstar Freddie Wong erupted the crowd won the finals with an amazing performance of RUSH's "YYZ". He e...