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GEDDY LEE Says A New Solo Album Is 'Certainly Possible'

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee — who recently released a book called "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass" — has told CTV's "Your Morning" that he hasn't ruled out making a new solo album. "Well, that's certainly possible," he said (see video below). "I've sort of been ensconced in this thing [working o...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Collaboration With LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Lands On 'Hard Rock Digital Song Sales' Chart

According to Billboard, LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton's solo song "Cross Off", which features a guest appearance by late LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington, has debuted No. 18 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart. The cut sold 2,000 downloads, according to Nielsen Music. It also drew 209...

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Listen To New WHITECHAPEL Song 'Third Depth'

On March 29, Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their seventh full-length album, "The Valley", via Metal Blade Records. The latest single from the disc, "Third Depth", can be streamed below. Produced once again by Mark Lewis (CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) and f...

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WHITECHAPEL, DYING FETUS, REVOCATION And FALLUJAH Set For 'Chaos & Carnage' U.S. Tour

This spring, Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will co-headline the 2019 edition of the "Chaos & Carnage" U.S. tour with DYING FETUS. Support on the trek will come from REVOCATION, FALLUJAH, SPITE, UNCURED and BURIED ABOVE GROUND. Tickets can be purchased at chaosandcarnage.com. See a...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Says CHESTER BENNINGTON Was 'Very Excited' About Screaming And 'Doing Something Heavier' Than LINKIN PARK

LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton spoke to Kerrang! magazine about his collaboration with LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington on a song for his upcoming solo album, "Anesthetic", which will be released on March 1 via WPP Records and Spinefarm Records. "I didn't even know if I was on his radar at a...

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Video Premiere: RHAPSODY OF FIRE's 'Rain Of Fury'

The official video for the song "Rain Of Fury" from Italian symphonic power metal kings RHAPSODY OF FIRE can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Eighth Mountain", which will be released on February 22 via AFM Records. The disc will be the band's first collection of...

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THE THREE TREMORS Feat. TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, SEAN PECK And HARRY CONKLIN: U.S. Tour Announced

It's not every day that metalheads get the opportunity to witness three of metal's finest vocalists on the same concert stage — Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES),Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin (JAG PANZER, SATAN'S HOST, TITAN FORCE),and Sean "The Hell Destroyer" Peck (CAGE,...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE: 'I Don't Wanna Make Any Guarantees That I'll Do Something Again Musically'

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee says that he was surprised to see the strong online reaction to his recent comment that drummer Neil Peart is retired — and not just from the band, but from drumming all together. "I notice that people seem to glom on to certain phrases that come out of our mouths and make a...

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GEDDY LEE, ALEX LIFESON To Appear At 'Rush Fan Day' At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

2013 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH will be on hand for Rush Fan Day on Saturday, January 19 at the at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Having played the bass guitar for over four decades, Lee has spent years collecting hundreds of vintage b...

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Why Aren't There More Openly Gay Heavy Metal Musicians? TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Weighs In

During a recent appearance on "The Jasta Show", TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick discussed the fact that there are very few openly homosexual musicians in the heavy metal scene. Saying that "the idea of a singer in a metal band being gay" was "shocking" prior to JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford coming ou...

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Listen To CHESTER BENNINGTON's Collaboration With LAMB OF GOD Guitarist MARK MORTON

Mark Morton, the prolific guitarist of LAMB OF GOD, has released the second single from his debut solo album, "Anesthetic", which is due out March 1. The official lyric video for "Cross Off", featuring late LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington, can be seen below. "Cross Off" was recorded in April 2...

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QUIET RIOT: 'Condition Critical' Performance Clip From 'One Night In Milan' DVD/Blu-Ray

QUIET RIOT's performance at Frontiers Rock Festival 2018 marked the band's first-ever concert in Italy and what a hell of a show it was! This special event is now being released on CD/DVD and Blu-ray. Titled "One Night In Milan", this once-in-a-lifetime performance will be released January 25, 2019...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: 'I'm About As Close To An Anarchist As You Can Be'

ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer says that he isn't concerned about alienating any of his band's fans by voicing his political views in his interviews. The guitarist — who has previously described himself as "a constitutional conservative" — has been discarded by some as a conspiracy theorist after la...

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THE MUTE GODS' 'Atheists And Believers' Album To Feature Guest Appearance By RUSH's ALEX LIFESON

THE MUTE GODS, featuring Nick Beggs (STEVEN WILSON, STEVE HACKETT),Roger King (STEVE HACKETT) and Marco Minnemann (THE ARISTOCRATS, THE SEA WITHIN),will release its third studio album, "Atheists And Believers", on March 22. Arriving just over two years after its predecessor, "Tardigrades Will Inhe...

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GEDDY LEE On RUSH's Final Tour: 'I Don't Think, In Our Heart Of Hearts, We Believed It Was The End'

During a recent interview with The Canadian Press, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee once again confirmed that the band is unlikely to play any more shows or make new music. "Neil Peart [drums] is retired," he said (see video below). "I'm still here. Alex [Lifeson, guitar] is still here. Will we perfo...