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THE WILDHEARTS: More U.S. Dates Announced

Long-running UK rockers THE WILDHEARTS have scheduled the following U.S. dates in March: Mar. 13 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ Mar. 14 - The Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY THE WILDHEARTS played the last concert to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the release of the "Earth Vs The Wildhearts" album on...

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QUEEN FEST MEXICO 2008 To Take Place Next Week

EMI Music and the QUEEN Fan Club Mexico will celebrate the launch of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS' new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", and pay homage to late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury at the Queen Fest Mexico 2008 on Saturday, November 29. At the free event, the fans will be able to take part in such ...

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Drummer BEV BEVAN's BLACK SABBATH Diaries

English rock musician Bev Bevan, who served as the touring drummer for BLACK SABBATH from 1983 to 1984 and played percussion on "The Eternal Idol" album in 1987, has written about his days on the road with SABBATH in the latest installment of his regular blog for the Sunday Mercury. Check it out at

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EVIL Wants You To 'Take Good Care Of Your Balls'

Video footage of reactivated Danish metallers EVIL performing the song "Take Good Care Of Your Balls" at the Keep It True XI festival on November 15, 2008 at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany can be viewed below (clip uploaded by "stoneagelightning"). Originally formed as NEVER MIND...

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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman On FOX NEWS' 'Red Eye'; Video Available

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger made a couple of guest appearances on the "Red Eye" show on the Fox News network over the past few weeks. Watch the two segments below. THE WILDHEARTS played the last concert to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the release of the "Earth Vs The Wildhearts" album on...

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HATE GALLERY: 'The Idiots' Video Available

"The Idiots", the new video from the Finnish/British/Swedish rock band HATE GALLERY, featuring Janne Jarvis and Rille Lundell from WARRIOR SOUL, can be viewed below. "The Idiots" is the first single off HATE GALLERY's debut album, "Compassion Fatigue", which was released on Monday, November 3 throug...

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PAUL RODGERS: 'Nobody Should Attempt To Do FREDDIE MERCURY Impressions'

Legendary singer Paul Rodgers (BAD COMPANY, FREE) recently spoke to Ben East of Dubai's The National about the latest QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS album, "The Cosmos Rocks". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On singing QUEEN's greatest hits his own way: "Should I attempt to do Freddie Mercury...

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HATE GALLERY: Debut Album Out Now

Finnish/British/Swedish rock band HATE GALLERY, featuring Janne Jarvis and Rille Lundell from WARRIOR SOUL, has just released its debut album entitled "Compassion Fatigue" on the Unit music label, distributed by Cargo and Sony/BMG. According to a press release, "Compassion Fatigue" "has fire in its...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS' 'Cosmos' Doesn't Rock Very Hard

The new QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS album, "The Cosmos Rocks", sold almost 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 47 on The Billboard 200 chart. "The Cosmos Rocks" arrived at No. 4 on the European Top 100 Albums chart back in September. It delivered a ...

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RUSH Drummer Comments On 'Buddy Rich Memorial Concert' Performance

RUSH drummer Neil Peart took part in the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert on October 18 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. A number of other drum virtuosos and musicians were featured, including Nick Rich with THE BUDDY RICH BAND, John Blackwell, Terry Bozzio (ex-FRANK ZAPPA),Chad Smith (RED...

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Entire QUEEN Studio Album Catalog To Be Reissued On Vinyl

Hollywood Records and QUEEN have announced an ambitious two-year effort to release (or re-release, as appropriate) the entire QUEEN studio album catalog on long-playing vinyl albums. The album packaging will include every detail of the original releases all in their gorgeous 12"-holding splendor. Bo...

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THE WILDHEARTS Interviewed By Finnish TV; Video Available

A brand new interview with the long-running UK rockers THE WILDHEARTS conducted this past weekend The Voice TV channel in Tampere, Finland where the band was performing as part of the "Lost in Music" event can be viewed at this location. THE WILDHEARTS were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's gue...

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THE WILDHEARTS On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

Long-running UK rockers THE WILDHEARTS were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests earlier tonight (Friday, October 24) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. THE WILDHEARTS will...

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PAUL GILBERT, FREDDIE NELSON Collaborative Effort 'United States' Out Now

World-renowned guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert has just released a new studio album in collaboration with Freddie Nelson. The CD, entitled "United States", contains ten tracks of high-energy hard rock, described as a cross between QUEEN and MR. BIG. The track listing is as follows: 01. Paris Hilton Loo...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: Third And Fourth 'If All Goes Wrong' Video Postcards Available

The third and fourth in a series of video postcards featuring segments of the upcoming "If All Goes Wrong" double DVD commemorative package celebrating the recent reunion and extraordinary 20-year career of the SMASHING PUMPKINS can be viewed below. Due on November 11 via Coming Home Media, the two-...