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RUSH: 'Retrospective 3' Pushed Back To February

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, the release date of RUSH's forthcoming "Retrospective 3" CD/DVD has once again been pushed back — this time to February 24, 2009. "Retrospective 3" will reportedly fulfill the band's obligation to Atlantic Records. Although denied by a spoke...

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EUROPE: Working Title Of New Album Revealed

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have set "More Is More" as the working title of their eighth studio album, tentatively due in early 2009. The CD, which was described by the band as a "a modern retro rock album," is being helmed by the Swedish Grammis award-winning producer Tobias Lindell (MUSTASCH, HEED...

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Bankruptcy Protection For Canadian CD Distributor

Robert Thompson of Billboard.biz reports that Montreal-based Fusion Distribution III — which handles Cadian distribution for such labels as SPV, Napalm, Frontiers, InsideOut — has been placed into bankruptcy protection and slashed its staffing levels as the company, which distributes several hundred...

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UNSOUL To Release Debut This Month

German progressive/experimental death metallers UNSOUL will release their debut album, "Magnetic Moutain", on December 19 via Setalight Records. Picking up where the band's acclaimed demo "Welcome To Annexia" (2005) left off, "Magnetic Mountain" delivers "a vital mixture of pounding death metal, hig...

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RUSH: 'Snakes & Arrows Live' DVD First-Week Sales Revealed

"Snakes & Arrows Live", the new DVD from the legendary rock trio RUSH, sold 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on the Top Music Videos chart. Released on November 25 via Zoë Vision/Anthem Entertainment, this three-disc DVD set, also availab...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Comments On GRAMMY Nominations

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported last night, British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have been nominated for two awards at for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band is up for "Best Hard Rock" performance for "Visions" as well...

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METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED Among GRAMMY Nominees

METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED are among the nominees for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal", "Rock Instrumental" and "Rock" categories are as follows:...

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EUROPE Launches Studio Blog

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will return to the studio this winter to begin recording their eighth studio album for an early 2009 release. The band says, "We invite YOU to visit the new Europetheband blog between December 8 and December 10, and enjoy direct updates, interviews, pics and video! It pro...

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MANOWAR: Video Interview With KARL LOGAN Available

An interview with MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan about the newly released "Magic Circle Festival Volume II" DVD can be viewed below. From Wednesday, July 9 until the sunset on Saturday, July 12, 2008, 35,000 true metal fans (over the course of the entire festival) from 44 different countries across th...

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LYNCH MOB: New Album Title Revealed

Cameron Edney of Inside Out webzine recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) and singer Oni Logan (LYNCH MOB). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Inside Out: You recently went back into the studio to begin work on the next LYNCH MOB albu...

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BILLY SHEEHAN: Tokyo Bass Clinic, WHY Benefit Event Footage Available

SatomiMusicumentary has uploaded video footage of legendary bassist Billy Sheehan's (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) November 2008 clinic in Tokyo, Japan. The three-minute clip, which also includes footage of Billy at a WHY (World Hunger Year) benefit event at the Hard Rock Café in Tokyo, can be vie...

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MEKONG DELTA In Moscow: Photos, Video Footage Available

The MetalList has uploaded quality photos of MEKONG DELTA's November 22, 2008 concert at club Tochka in Moscow, Russia (where the band was supporting DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER). Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Epilogue 02. Memorie...

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STORMZONE Working With NWOBHM 'Legend' NEIL KAY

Irish band STORMZONE has issued the following update: "We are delighted to announce that NWOBHM legend Neil Kay has agreed to work with us in our preparations for the next STORMZONE album, 'The Secret Gateway'. Neil has been associated with us for some time now, having visited us here frequently for...

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FIREWIND Explains Treviso Concert Cancellation

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND were forced to cancel their November 23 concert in Treviso, Italy after vocalist Apollo Papathanasio was taken ill. "It's no secret that he has been suffering from a throat infection during this European tour and lots of fans witnessed him performing sick in quite a...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Album Title Announced

Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have set "The Cold" as the title of their new album, due in early 2009 via Driven Music Group, the label created by former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. According to guitarist Mark Simpson, the CD will feature "10 songs — ALL brutal, ALL killer, NO filler!!...