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VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA Among North America's Top-Grossing Tours Last Year

VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA and IRON MAIDEN are among the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar's 2012 Top 200 North American Tour chart. According to Pollstar, there was more than a five percent rise in ticket sales, with 36.7 million sold in 2012 compared to the previous year's...

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KISS' TOMMY THAYER: Promo Video For 'Spaceman' Les Paul Standard Outfit Guitar

The Tommy Thayer "Spaceman" Les Paul model from Epiphone will be made available later this month. Tommy says, "It's based on a Custom Shop Les Paul that Gibson made for me. It has a Silver Sparkle top and it's a straight-ahead Standard based on a 1959 to 1960 vintage. It's got the same 498 pickups ....

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Interviewed By RockInk TV (Video)

RockInk TV conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian during the band's recent European tour with MOTÖRHEAD. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Guitarist Rob Caggiano announced his departure from ANTHRAX on Friday (January 4) to focus on his other passion: producing records....

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Begin Recording New Album Tomorrow

BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals),Scott Gorham (guitar),Damon Johnson (guitar),Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums, will enter a Los Angeles studio tomorrow (M...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks Recording Classic-Rock Covers

ANTHRAX recently spent time in the studio recording several cover versions of some of their favorite rock classics, to be included with the upcoming re-release of 2011's "Worship Music", the group's first new album in eight years and first with singer Joey Belladonna since 1990. In addition to RUSH...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA: 'Who's Going To Dwarf METALLICA?'

Mitch Lafon of "Dropping The Needle " podcast recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. A couple of excepts from the chat follow below. Dropping The Needle: You've referred to "Avalon" as ‘the' project. Is this the only time you'll do a solo album or do you see yourself doin...

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THIN LIZZY/BLACK STAR RIDERS Bassist MARCO MENDOZA Interviewed In Norwich (Video)

Michelle Finch of Secret Sounds conducted an interview with THIN LIZZY and BLACK STAR RIDERS bassist Marco Mendoza before LIZZY's December 3 concert in Norwich. You can now watch the chat below. BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals),Scott Gorham (guitar)...

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'Lullaby Renditions Of Rush': Audio Samples Of Entire Album

Rockabye Baby! — which transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies — will release "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of Rush" on January 29. Album description: "Do you have a modern-day warrior putting up a fight at bedtime? Looking for a reliable way to put baby to sleep an...

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RUSH: U.S. 'Clockwork Angels' Tour Concert Attendances Revealed

RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com has posted the official Billboard Boxscore attendance and sales figures for all but one of the U.S. dates on the band's 2012 "Clockwork Angels" tour; only the Atlanta show numbers are still pending along with the six Canadian dates. Eight of the 28 shows reported — Manc...

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Video: The Road To ANTHRAX's 2013 GRAMMY Nomination For 'I'm Alive'

ANTHRAX's "rock 'n' roll comeback story of 2011" began in 2009, reaching a pinnacle with last month's surprise Grammy nomination for the track "I'm Alive" in the category of "Best Rock/Metal Performance. " The surprise was that the acknowledgement came more than a year after the track's September 13...

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KING'S X, Ex-THE MARS VOLTA Members Unite In PINNICK GALES PRIDGEN

Magna Carta has set a February 12 release date for the self-titled debut album from PINNICK GALES PRIDGEN. It's often been said that three-piece bands are the most expressive and most balanced musical units known to the rock world. CREAM, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, RUSH, THE POLICE, PRIMUS… These...

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SEVENTH WONDER Bassist Promises New Studio Album In 2013

Bassist Andreas Blomqvist of the Stockholm, Sweden-based progressive metal band SEVENTH WONDER, which features in its ranks current KAMELOT singer Tommy Karevik, has issued the following year-end update: "This time of year, I normally write a little something, so I figured I would do that again this...

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RUSH Frontman Interviewed On PLANET ROCK (Audio)

Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee of Canadian rock legends RUSH was interviewed on Friday, December 21 on the U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock. During the chat, which can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below, he discussed the new deluxe reissue of the band's classic album "2112", the upcomin...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Enter Studio Next Week

BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals),Scott Gorham (guitar),Damon Johnson (guitar),Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums, will enter a Los Angeles studio next week w...

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ANTHRAX, EXODUS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HOLY GRAIL: 'Metal Alliance Tour' Dates Announced

ANTHRAX will headline the third annual Metal Alliance Tour, set to kick off in March and run through the month of April. The band will perform its fan-favorite 1987 album "Among The Living" in its entirety during the trek, which will feature support from EXODUS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HOLY GRAIL and a cou...