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IRON MAIDEN Singer's 'Chemical Wedding' Movie Goes Into Production

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest man in the world") has finally gone into production, according to Fangoria. Produced by London-based Focus Films, the movie, entitled "Chemical Wedding", stars Simon Callow (IMDb) — of "Amadeus...

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DIO/Ex-AC/DC Drummer To Tour With RHINO BUCKET

RHINO BUCKET has announced that DIO/ex-AC/DC drummer Simon Wright will play drums on the band's upcoming U.S. tour. RHINO BUCKET's U.S. trek will take place September - November in support of the group's three latest releases on Acetate Records. Simon will join this U.S. tour to help support the re-...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: GEOFF TATE And CHRIS DEGARMO Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" is a QUEENSRŸCHE special that features an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with Geoff Tate and Chris DeGarmo. Topics include QUEENSRŸCHE's new track "Justified", the "Sign Of the Times" two-CD best-of collection, Tate's pre-QUEENSRŸCHE band MYTH, the "Rage F...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Appear On New TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Album

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN) has issued the following update via his official newsletter: "Jeff has just returned from Florida after spending a few days with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA creator and producer Paul O'Neill. It seems Jeff will be a...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Limited-Edition Sticker Set Available With 'Sign Of The Times' Pre-Order

If you pre-order QUEENSRŸCHE's "Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche" set via the band's official web site, you will receive a limited-edition sticker set. The collection is available in two different versions: A single-CD jewel case of greatest hits, and a double-CD digipak of greatest hits,...

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INCINERATION To Record New Material

St. Louis, Missouri-based extreme metal band INCINERATION (formerly UNBURIED) has issued the following update: "We've been re-working some old songs and writing new ones, with our new guitarist, Olin. He adds a whole new thing to the music. We're going to get back into the studio at the end of this...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Talks About SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: I want to start this interview by asking you what's it like working with Sebastian Bach? Metal Mike: I've b...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Performs On 'Rockline'; Setlist Revealed

According to AnybodyListening.net, QUEENSRŸCHE played an all-electric live set on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" on Wednesday, August 1. Songs performed (in order) were as follows: 01. Anarchy-X 02. Revolution Calling 03. Speak 04. The Needle Lies 05. I Don't Believe in Love 06. Wai...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Says New Album Will 'Take A Lot Of People By Surprise'

Christa Titus of Billboard.com reports: QUEENSRŸCHE has begun working on the follow-up to last year's "Operation: Mindcrime II" in Seattle. Frontman Geoff Tate tells Billboard.com he hopes the as-yet-untitled set will arrive next summer or fall. "We're just into the first couple months of writing fo...

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LEATHERWOLF: Reworked Version Of 'Behind The Gun' Posted Online

Legendary Orange County, CA metal stalwarts LEATHERWOLF have posted a reworked version of "Behind the Gun", featuring returning original vocalist Michael Olivieri, on their MySpace page. States the band: "We just got 'Behind the Gun' from Jacob Hansen (ROB ROCK, VOLBEAT, COMMUNIC) who is remixing th...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform On 'Rockline'

Seattle's QUEENSRŸCHE will perform live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, August 1. According to the group, "This will NOT be acoustic set, rather the entire band!" The show airs at 8:30 p.m. PT/ 11:30 p.m. ET and fans are encouraged to call in at...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Performs Special Acoustic Set At New York In-Store

QUEENSRŸCHE played a five-song acoustic set earlier today (Saturday, July 21) at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, New York. According to AnybodyListening.net, the setlist for the performance was as follows: 01. Sign of the Times 02. Bridge 03. The Hands 04. Until There Was You 05. Eyes of a Stranger Th...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: San Antonio Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's July 14, 2007 concert at the Sunken Gardens Amphitheater in San Antonio, Texas has been posted on YouTube: "Take Hold of the Flame": Video "Walk in the Shadows": Video As previously reported, a 10-minute audio interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, co...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Mindcrime At The Moore' Tops Music DVD Chart

QUEENSRŸCHE's newly released live DVD, "Mindcrime At The Moore", makes an impressive debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Music DVD Chart. This marks the band's first ever #1 chart debut. The double DVD set, released July 3 from Rhino, captures QUEENSRŸCHE's performance of both "Operation: Mindcrime I"...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman: 'Record Companies Are Very Quickly Becoming A Thing Of The Past'

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: The new project, "Mindcrime at the Moore", comprises all the material from "Operation: Mindcrime" as well as "Operation: Mindcrime II", which...