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RUSH's GEDDY LEE, ALEX LIFESON To Receive Toronto's Key To The City

According to the Toronto Sun, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH will be presented with a key to the city by Toronto mayor John Tory this weekend. The duo, who were both born and raised in Toronto, will also have a park in Willowdale named after them...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Ultimate Collection' Due In October

BLACK SABBATH will release "The Ultimate Collection" on October 28 via BMG. Curated in conjunction with the band, the 31-track collection features the band's classic songs, including "Paranoid", "Iron Man", "War Pigs", "N.I.B." and "The Wizard" as well as choice cuts from their classic albums and is...

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A DAY TO REMEMBER's 'Bad Vibrations' Lands At No. 2 On BILLBOARD Chart

Three years after the release of 2013's "Common Courtesy", A DAY TO REMEMBER have returned in grand style, entering The Billboard 200 at No. 2 with new album "Bad Vibrations". Per Billboard, it's also the best-selling album of the week and debuts at No. 1 on their Top Album Sales Chart and No. 1 on...

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THE NEAL MORSE BAND To Release 'The Similitude Of A Dream' In November

The journey of Neal Morse has seen three decades of musical accomplishments, the latest being the inception of THE NEAL MORSE BAND. Morse has forged many relationships over the years with his other bands, SPOCK'S BEARD, FLYING COLORS and TRANSATLANTIC. However, the most compelling and fruitful effor...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Releases Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Seventh Seal'

The official lyric video for the song "Seventh Seal" from veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new, self-titled album, which was released on May 20 via AFM Records. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM in 2014 parted ways with guitarist Edward Carlson and...

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SLAVES ON DOPE Releases 'Script Writer' Video Featuring RUN-D.M.C.'s DARRYL 'DMC' MCDANIELS

"Script Writer", the new video from the Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based nu/alternative metal band SLAVES ON DOPE, can be seen below. The clip, which was directed by JP Barcha Charlebois, features a guest appearance by Darryl "DMC" McDaniels of hip-hop legends RUN-D.M.C. SLAVES ON DOPE singer Jason Ro...

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CARCASS Frontman JEFF WALKER: 'We're More Successful Than We Ever Were'

Bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal veterans CARCASS was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Talk Toomey" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when fans can expect the follow-up to CARC...

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BILL WARD Accuses BLACK SABBATH Of 'Selfishness, Self-Centeredness, Dishonesty And Disloyalty'

Estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has accused his bandmates of "selfishness, self-centeredness, dishonesty and disloyalty" in connection with his absence from the group's farewell tour. SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne recently gave an interview with Rolling Stone in which he said he hadn't comp...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Explains Why He Had To Step Away From Music Scene

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was interviewed on the August 29 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to shut down the NEWSTED band in early 2014 and go silent for mo...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Members To Climb Mount Kilimanjaro For Charity

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BRING ME THE HORIZON keyboardist Jordan Fish and singer Oli Sykes will climb Mount Kilimanjaro together in order to raise funds for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Southampton, England. The pair launched the trip after Fish's newborn son suffered a brain hemorrh...

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MASTODON To Enter Studio In October Or November

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will enter the studio in the fall to begin recording their seventh album. Guitarist Bill Kelliher told MikeJamesRockShow.com about the writing sessions for the follow-up to 2014's "Once More 'Round The Sun": "Me personally, I've put together about eleven songs...

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JEFF LOOMIS Thought He Landed OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Gig

Former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis confirmed to Sweden Rock Magazine that he auditioned for MEGADETH for the first time when he was only 16 years old but was deemed too young and inexperienced at the time by MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine. "I had another opportunity [to try...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS Looks Back On His Throat Surgery

Shannon The Dude of Louisville's rock station 95.7 QMF recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the surgery on his vocal cords that he underwent prior to the recording of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 2005 album "City Of Evi...

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Video: DOWN Returns To Live Stage At PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's August 26 performance at the Psycho Las Vegas festival in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Philip Anselmo recently shot down speculation that DOWN was done after the band was forced to cancel a number of shows earlier in the year because he was filmed giving a...

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SLIPKNOT To Perform Entire 'Iowa' Album At This Year's KNOTFEST

SLIPKNOT will perform its 2001 album "Iowa" in its entirety at the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest festival on Sunday, September 25 at San Manuel Amphitheater and Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. Says SLIPKNOT in a statement: "Fifteen years ago, something quite extraordinary happened. Nine men...