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NEIL PEART Says His New Book Is For RUSH Fans And Non-RUSH Fans Alike

Launch Radio Networks reports: RUSH drummer Neil Peart has a new book, titled "Roadshow: Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour By Motorcycle", which is a chronicle of his time on the band's 30th anniversary tour across North America in 2004, when he rode his motorcycle between gigs, instead of gettin...

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Out In the Cold

Jack Frost's talents are undisputed. His tenure in SEVEN WITCHES and his all-too-brief time in SAVATAGE were proof enough of the man's guitar prowess, and his last solo record, the raucous 2004 outing "Raise Your Fist To Metal", was a fun smorgasbord of different styles and vocalists held together b...

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DREAM THEATER Begins Recording New Album, Seeks New Label Home

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealed during an appearance last night (Oct. 6) on the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM that the band has ended its longtime collaboration with Atco/EastWest Records/The Atlantic Group and is currently in talks with several labels about a p...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Dirt' Selected As One Of 'Sexiest Memoirs Of All Time'

MÖTLEY CRÜE's "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band" has been selected as one of the "10 Sexiest Memoirs of All Time" by Playboy.com. The list features narratives composed from the personal experiences of actors and musicians as well as ingenues and art critics, all of whom...

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SCORPIONS To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS are scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Monday, October 9 to begin recording their new album with songwriter/producer Desmond Child. Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, M...

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CEREBRAL FIX Reforms, Prepares To Write New Material

Acclaimed British punk/thrash crossover band CEREBRAL FIX has reformed and is preparing to begin work on new material. The group has launched an official MySpace page containing samples of previous releases and information on its reunion plans. Formed in 1986, CEREBRAL FIX was made up of vocalist Si...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Auctioning Autographed CDs For Charity

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx is auctioning the Elektra versions of the "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "Shout at the Devil" albums for Nikki's "Running Wild in the Night" charity for runaway children. The jewel cases show a little wear and tear, but these items are a great collectable to any CRÜE fan. B...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Jams With OVERKILL In New Jersey

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy joined OVERKILL on stage on Saturday (Sept. 30) during their Gigantour 2006 set at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey to perform the song "Elimination". Portnoy previously performed "Elimination" with OVERKILL at the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2005 a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman Attends TRINITY ONE Bash In Boston

Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa of BostonHerald.com report that MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil was "being held captive" in a cabana in the VIP area at at the Park Plaza Castle in Boston by his wife, Lia, who was pretty peeved when a pair of bodacious blondes asked him to pose for a ...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Offers Track-By-Track Rundown Of New Album

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently gave a track-by-track rundown of the band's new album, "Rehab" to Classic Rock Revisited. Commented Banali: "The writing process for these recordings differed greatly from our previous efforts in that Kevin [Dubrow, vocals] and I approached the writing of n...

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RUSH To Begin Recording New Album In November

Karen Bliss of JAM! Music reports: Canadian rock legends RUSH will be co-producing their new studio album for Anthem Records with Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, STONE SOUR, SHADOWS FALL). The American producer will be flying up to Toronto next week to meet with the band, which is in the demo phase...

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KISS: 2007 Calendar In Production

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, the 2007 KISS Calendar (photo) has been approved and is now in production. You may pre-order the calendar in the Kiss Shop. The calendars will ship mid-October. KissOnline.com's photographer Al Soluri took all of the inside photos of the calendar. T...

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RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART: 'Hangin' With...' Air Dates Announced

VH1 has annonced the following air dates for the "Hangin' With Neil Peart" special focusing on RUSH drummer Neil Peart: Sunday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m. Neil Peart is has just ...

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RUSH Drummer Discusses New Book

Launch Radio Networks reports: RUSH drummer Neil Peart is back this week with a new book titled "Roadshow : Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour By Motorcycle". It's a chronicle of his time on the band's 30th anniversary tour across North America in 2004, when he rode his motorcycle between gigs, in...

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USURPER Hard At Work On New Material

Chicago's USURPER is currently busy rehearsing new material for its sixth full-length album, which the band plans to record in early 2007. New songtitles include "Talons of Steel", "Rebel Wolf", "Planet of the Humans", "Zombie Revolution" and "Replicants of the Apocalypse". In other news, USURPER gu...