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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Talks About His Hosting Gig At Fourth Annual 'Revolver Golden Gods'

A two-minute video clip of FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho talking about his upcoming hosting gig at the the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods — which will take place Wednesday, April 11, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California — can be seen below. Although tickets for the...

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THE CROWN: New Album Update

Reactivated Swedish death/thrash metallers THE CROWN will play their first concert with returning vocalist Johan Lindstrand, on May 5 at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden. This will mark the band's first appearance in Gothenburg in 12 years and will likely be the group's only show in Sweden this...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART To Serve As Panelist At L.A. Music Academy's 'Drummer Reality Camp'

Drummer Neil Peart of Canadian rock legends RUSH has been confirmed as one of the panelists at L.A. Music Academy's third Drummer's Reality Camp, set to take place June 27-30 at Los Angeles Music Academy College Of Music (and one day at DrumChannel.com studios). Neil will be part of a roundtable dis...

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RUSH To Receive 'Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award' At 'Revolver Golden Gods'

New honorees, presenters, performers and special guests have been announced for the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods, presented by Epiphone, America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show. The event will take place Wednesday, April 11, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles and is almost sold...

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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist Releases Solo Debut

Acclaimed Middle Eastern guitarist Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) has just released his his debut solo album, "Melting Clocks", via Verycords. The CD, which was produced and composed by Sassi, features guest appearances by several known musicians, including former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. Fam...

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NEIL PEART, JOHNNY ROTTEN In Documentary On Legendary CREAM Drummer; New Preview Clip

RUSH's Neil Peart, Eric Clapton, SEX PISTOLS' Johnny Rotten, Carlos Santana and THE ROLLING STONES' Charlie Watts appear in Jay Bulger's documentary on legendary CREAM drummer Ginger Baker called "Beware Of Mr. Baker". The documentary will screen multiple times at SXSW (South By Southwest) in Austin...

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STEEL ASSASSIN: 'WWII: Metal Of Honor' Artwork Unveiled

Massachusetts metallers STEEL ASSASSIN have unveiled the cover artwork of their long-awaited sophomore album, "WWII: Metal Of Honor", tentatively due this spring Guitarist Kevin Curran put a lot of effort into researching the concept for the new CD. He explains, "I did quite a bit of reading, and di...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, RUSH, JOURNEY Among Music's Top 40 Money Makers

MÖTLEY CRÜE, RUSH and JOURNEY are among the artists who have made Billboard magazine's Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2012 list. The sixth annual Money Makers ranking is based on U.S. income sources, ranking artists based upon how much each of them earned in 2011 from a variety of income streams, inclu...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE To RUSH LIMBAUGH: 'Stop Using Our Music In Your Right-Wing Clown Show'

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello wants conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to stop using the band's music on his radio show. "Rush Limbaugh played 'Sleep Now In The Fire' as a bumper on his show today," Morello told RollingStone.com. "Our response: 'Hey, jackass, stop using our m...

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RUSH: 'Clockwork Angels' North American Release Date Revealed

According to Amazon.com, RUSH's long-awaited new album, "Clockwork Angels", will be released on May 29 in the U.S. via Roadrunner Records and in Canada through Anthem/Universal Music. The CD will be made available in Japan on May 23 via Warner Music. RUSH started work on the follow-up to 2007's "Sna...

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RUSH Vs. RUSH LIMBAUGH

According to TMZ.com, Canadian rock legends RUSH have sent a cease-and-desist letter to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh demanding that he stop using their music on his radio show. Limbaugh reportedly played RUSH's song "The Spirit Of Radio" before and after commercial breaks. Blogger Bob C...

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MIKE PORTNOY: DREAM THEATER's GRAMMY Nomination 'Was Heartbreaking For Me On A Personal Level'

Fingers of the Babylon, New York rock radio station WBAB recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). You can now listen to the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NE...

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RUSH Wins Governor General's Award

According to CBC News, legendary Canadian rockers RUSH have won a Governor General's Performing Arts Award. The bandmembers are among the laureates announced Tuesday in Calgary. Each laureate receives a cash award of $25,000 from the Canada Council For The Arts and a commemorative medallion struck b...

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SACRIFICE Frontman Interviewed On 'Axis Of Metal' Podcast (Audio)

The latest edition of the "Axis Of Metal" podcast features an interview with guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati of Canadian thrash metal veterans SACRIFICE. You can now listen to the podcast using the Mixcloud player below. SACRIFICE played its first-ever shows in Japan as the headliners of the True Th...

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HIGH ON FIRE: New Song Available For Streaming

"Fertile Green", a brand new song from the Oakland, California hard rock band HIGH ON FIRE, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the group's new studio album, "De Vermis Mysteriis", on April 3 via eOne Music. Recorded in Salem, Massachusetts' GodCity Studios with producer a...