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DREAM THEATER Drummer Says New Album Is 'Heavy And Technical, Powerful And Dynamic'
Tama.com has uploaded a new interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. In the interview, Mike talks about the new DREAM THEATER album "Systematic Chaos", his Albino Monster, the upcoming G3 tour with John Petrucci, his new instructional DVD "In Constant Motion", working with Neal Morse and m...February 19, 2007
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POISONBLACK Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar; formerly of SENTENCED),has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetica...February 18, 2007
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RUSH: New Single Sample Available
Canadian rock trio RUSH will release its new studio album, "Snakes & Arrows", on May 1 via Atlantic. A short audio sample of the CD's first single, "Far Cry", can be found at this location. The single is set to go for radio adds on March 13. The tracks for RUSH's new album ...February 14, 2007
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SEPULTURA Guitarist Recording Solo Album: More Video Clips Available
More video clips of SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser laying down tracks for his upcoming solo album, "Hubris 1 & 2", have been posted online at YouTube.com. A two-disc set, "Hubris 1 & 2" is tentatively on Septemebr 14 via Holland's Mascot Records. The CD is being recorded in part at A Voz...February 13, 2007
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RUSH Signs With SESAC Performing Rights Organization
SESAC, the nation's fastest growing performing rights organization, has signed legendary rock group RUSH for U.S. representation. One of the music world's most successful and revered rock bands, RUSH has been a mainstay on rock stations for more than three decades accumulating multiple platinum and...February 13, 2007
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KISS: SoundScan-Era Record Sales Revealed
Ken Barnes of USA Today has posted the SoundScan-era sales of KISS, one of the bands most unfairly excluded from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Like RUSH and DONNA SUMMER (two other artists excluded from the Hall),KISS' sales heyday came long before 1991, when SoundScan began tabulating record sal...February 12, 2007
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Records 'Latin' Version Of 'Practice What You Preach'; Audio Available
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, will release its new album, "Last Day In Paradise", on March 15 via Magnatude Records. The CD consists of seven original compositions along with three arrangements of hard rock "standards" (a concept upon which the trio has built...February 9, 2007
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DREAM THEATER Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS
Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of progressive metal pioneers DREAM THEATER. A new studio album, "Systematic Chaos", is due in June. DREAM THEATER will hit the road in support of the album for a world tour, including major festival appearances in Europe. Since their first studio release...February 8, 2007
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RUSH Nominated For JUNO AWARD
Launch Radio Networks reports that Canadian classic rock didn't go unnoticed this week when the Juno Award nominations were announced, as RUSH was listed. RUSH was nominated in the "Music DVD Of The Year" category for "R30", the two-disc package they shot in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 24, 2004...February 8, 2007
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RUSH: First Tour Dates Leaked?
Canadian rock trio RUSH is rumored to have scheduled the following live dates in support of their forthcoming new studio album (provisionally titled "Snakes and Arrows"): Jun. 13 - Nashville, TN @ Starwood Amphitheater Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater Jun. 16 - Tampa, FL @ F...February 8, 2007
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MORGANA LEFAY, SACRED STEEL, CUSTARD To Team Up For European Tour
MORGANA LEFAY, SACRED STEEL and CUSTARD will team up for a European tour beginning late March. The dates so far are as follows: Mar. 22 - Osnabrück (D) - Bastard Club Mar. 23 - Bietigheim (D) - Farbstrasse Mar. 24 – [to be announced] Mar. 25 - Rotterdam (NL) - Baroeg Mar. 26 - Hamburg ...February 8, 2007
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Singer JOHN BUSH: 'I Am Not Ready' To Commit To ANTHRAX Again
On January 23, 2007, Bob Nalbandian of Shockwaves magazine conducted a 36-minute interview with ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX vocalist John Bush about Bush's current status with ANTHRAX and his future plans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET from Shockwaves Podcas...February 7, 2007
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OZZFEST 2007...FOR FREE
"This will change everybody's impression of the way touring in the summer in America should be." -- Sharon Osbourne Imagine a day of wall-to-wall hard rock. Imagine the world's greatest headliner sharing a bill with cutting edge new artists. Imagine if this brass-knuckled beast was hellbent on comin...February 6, 2007
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SEPULTURA Guitarist Laying Down Tracks For Solo Album; Video Available
Two short video clips of SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser laying down tracks for his upcoming solo album, "Hubris 1 & 2", have been posted online at YouTube.com: Video#1, Video#2. A two-disc set, "Hubris 1 & 2" is tentatively due later in the year via Holland's Mascot Records. The CD is .....February 6, 2007
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MORGANA LEFAY: New Single Due This Month
Swedish power metallers MORGANA LEFAY will release a new single, entitled "Over and Over Again", on February 26 via Black Mark. Also included on the single will be the new cut "Face of Fear". Both tracks come off the band's new album, "Aberrations of the Mind", due on March 19. Check out audio sampl...February 5, 2007