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SAMAEL: 'Ceremony Of Opposites', 'Worship Him' Reissues Detailed

Century Media Records will re-release SAMAEL's "Ceremony of Opposites" (originally issued in 1994) and "Worship Him" (1991) this fall, both as "deluxe editions," featuring bonus material. The details are as follows: "Ceremony of Opposites/Rebellion" (release date: November 21, 2005): 01. Black Trip...

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SCENES Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Replacement

German prog-metallers SCENES, who feature in their ranks Alex Koch (ex-SPIRAL TOWER, POWERGOD) on vocals, have parted ways with longtime bassist Jan Ebert. "During the [recent] months it became clear that Jan's musical wishes and plans [took a different turn] from the plans of the other SCENES membe...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART: 'Our Music Has Always Been A Mirror Of Ourselves'

RUSH's Neil Peart, one of the most proficient drummers and articulate lyricists in rock history, generally prefers to let his bandmates — and more significantly, his music — do all the talking. For the release of the historic, double DVD/CD "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" which is already slated...

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RUSH Drummer Talks About 'R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour' DVD

ChartAttack.com is reporting that next Tuesday's debut of RUSH's "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" multi-CD and DVD package has notoriously quiet drummer Neil Peart so pumped that he's actually talking about it. "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" is due November 22 via Rounder in the United States...

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RUSH Guitarist Celebrates Orbit Room's 11th Anniversary

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson made an appearance on stage at the Orbit Room in toronto, Ontario this past Friday, November 11 to celebrate the Orbit Room's 11th anniversary. Playing alongside house band THE DEXTERS, Lifeson's performance featu...

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ANNIHILATOR Leader Recalls Hanging With Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN

ANNIHILATOR mainman/guitarist Jeff Waters has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A cool story. In the summer of 2002, I was asked by Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE guitarist) if I would join up with him and SAVATAGE for a short summer festival run in Europe. Of course this was a...

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RUSH Members Seeking Millions Over New Year's Scuffle

John Henderson of the Naples Daily News has issued the following report: Members of the internationally known rock group RUSH are seeking "tens of millions of dollars" in federal court from Collier County Sheriff's Office deputies and the Naples hotel where their lead guitarist was involved in a New...

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Bassist SEAN MCNABB To Rejoin QUIET RIOT For Salt Lake City Concert

According to a posting on QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali's web site, former QUIET RIOT bassist Sean McNabb will be joining the band for their November 29 performance at University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, temporarily replacing regular bass player Chuck Wright. Also appearing on the bill w...

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KEVIN DUBROW Working On QUIET RIOT Music With GLENN HUGHES

QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow has issued the following update on the songwriting process for the group's new studio CD: "I had the honor and privilege of spending my day here in Las Vegas working and vocal melodies and lyrics for the upcoming QUIET RIOT CD with the amazingly talented Glenn Hughes...

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DISILLUSION To Enter Studio In February

DISILLUSION, the prog-death band from Leipzig, Germany, are tentatively scheduled to enter the studio in February to begin recording their sophomore full-length effort for a May/June 2006 release via Metal Blade Records. The band are currently finishing up the songwriting process at their own Salvat...

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ENTOMBED Announce New Album Title

Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have set "Serpent Saints" as the title of their new album, due on June 6, 2006 via Threeman Recordings. The upcoming CD will be the group's first without the contributions of guitarist Uffe Cederlund, who left the band in September. Speaking to Sweden's Close-Up magazine,...

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RUSH Drummer Pens Introduction To Collection Of Short Stories

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, RUSH drummer Neil Peart has written an introduction for "Landscapes", a new collection of short stories by author Kevin J. Anderson, to be published in spring 2006 by Five Star Press. Peart and Anderson have been friends since the publicatio...

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SIEGES EVEN To Tour Europe With DEADSOUL TRIBE

Reformed cult German progressive metal band SIEGES EVEN will be embarking on a European co-headlining tour with DEADSOUL TRIBE (the band led by former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ frontman Buddy Lackey, a.k.a. Devon Graves) in January. The group will also play several headlining shows in December. The band's sch...

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Drummer JEROME DILLON Is No Longer A Member Of NINE INCH NAILS

NINE INCH NAILS have officially parted ways with drummer Jerome Dillon. Dillon's ongoing health concerns forced the band to postpone two of their current tour's gigs last month; he dropped off the run following an October 1 performance in Los Angeles, reportedly to seek treatment for an unspecified...

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TESTAMENT: 'Live In London' CD Samples Posted Online

Three complete tracks from TESTAMENT's upcoming live CD, "Live in London" — "Into the Pit", "Practice What You Preach" and "Over the Wall" — have been posted online at EagleRockEnt.com. Due on November 1 via Eagle Rock Entertainment, "Live in London" is the documentation of a dream that long-time di...