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RUSH's NEIL PEART Named 'Drummer Of The Year'

Neil Peart proves that he is still percussively pertinent to a younger generation of drummers by winning DRUM! magazine's "Drummies 2007" "Drummer Of The Year". He also won four other awards. Neil Peart, who turned 55 on September 12, received some pretty cool belated birthday presents from Enter Mu...

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THE 69 EYES To Release First-Ever Live Album

Finnish gothic metallers THE 69 EYES will release their first-ever live album, "Hollywood Kills - Live At The Whisky A Go Go", on January 16 through Virgin Finland. The track listing is as follows: 01. Introduction by Bam Margera 02. Devils 03. Don't Turn Your Back On Fear 04. Betty Blue 05. Christi...

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Ravnenes Saga

I find it exceedingly difficult to dislike folk metal, at least when it is done as well as it is by bands like KORPIKLAANI. It is just way too much fun and makes me pine for a gigantic glass of beer. It is the muscle of metal, the jumpy, rollicking tempos and "non-metal" instrumentation of ...

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AEROSMITH: 'Greatest Hits' Reaches 11-Million Mark

AEROSMITH's "Greatest Hits" collection was certified 11-times-platinum on December 13, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of 11 million copies in the United States. Released in 1980, "Greatest Hits" is AEROSMITH's first standard "greatest hits" compilati...

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TOMMY LEE Says Once Again That He Is 'Over Rock Music'

Dennis Romero of Los Angeles CityBeat reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has contributed some electronic drum beats to the production work of breakbeat star Adam Freeland. And when Lee and DJ Aero (real name: Chester Deitz, a turntablist who regularly backs Lee during his DJing appearances a...

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DOWN: More U.S. Dates Announced

DOWN has lined up the following dates in January/February: Jan. 18 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen Jan. 19 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre Jan. 20 - Lafayette, LA - Grant St. Dance Hall Jan. 22 - Little Rock, AR - The Village Jan. 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom Jan. 25 ...

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SLASH To Guest On VASCO ROSSI's New Album

Italian news blog Musica Metal reports that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will make a guest appearance on the new album from Italian pop-rock songwriter/superstar Vasco Rossi, tentatively titled "Disco Volante". Vasco describes the song featuring Slash as "a real bomb," and says that he got in tou...

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EXTREME: Clip Of New Song Posted Online

Reunited hard rockers EXTREME — featuring original members Nuno Bettencourt, Gary Cherone, Pat Badger and new sticksman Kevin Figueiredo — performed a three-song set at the Boston Music Awards on December 1 at the Orpheum in Boston consisting of "Slide", "Decadence Dance" and "Communication Breakdow...

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ARCHEON To Release Debut In January

Metal Mind Productions will release "End Of The Weakness", the debut album from the Polish heavy metal band ARCHEON, on January 21, 2008 in Europe and March 18, 2008 in the U.S. (via MVD). Influenced by Johann Sebastian Bach as well as IN FLAMES, ARCHEON creates songs which are "heavy but, at the sa...

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TOOL Frontman: 'When I'm Doing Something I'm Looking For Truth In Some Way'

Steve Baltin of Spinner.com recently conducted an interview with TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Spinner.com: Do you think people have the same love for music today as previous generations of kids? Maynard: One thing that's not going to change is people...

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STAROFASH Featuring PECCATUM's IHRIEL: New CD To Be Released Through CANDLELIGHT

Mnemosyne Productions, the company owned/operated by partners Ihsahn (EMPEROR frontman) and wife Ihriel (real name: Heidi S. Tveitan; PECCATUM) since 2003, has struck up a deal with UK's Candlelight Records for the release of the new album by Ihriel's STAROFASH solo project. Entitled "The Thread", t...

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VAN HALEN: Official Ringtones Available

On the heels of its heralded North American tour, VAN HALEN has announced the release of official ringtones and ringback tones for the first time. Among the 15 official VAN HALEN ringers available are the Grammy-nominated, #1 smash hit "Jump", one of the most famous guitar solos of all time "Eruptio...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Keyboardist Checks In From The Road

SMASHING PUMPKINS keyboardist Lisa Harriton has checked in with SmashingPumpkins.com and shared some more insight and photos from the road. An excerpt from her posting follows: "We will be home for almost 2 and 1/2 months. Seeing as I haven't been home for more than 5 days at a time since April, the...

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P.O.D. Frontman Launches DEADWORLD RECORDS

Vocalist Sonny Sandoval of the spiritual rockers P.O.D. (a.k.a. PAYABLE ON DEATH) has launched a new label called Deadworld Records and is currently seeking submissions from artists. Sonny says, "Any genre is acceptable, as long as you're serious and dedicated musicians that love what you do. My cre...

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LACUNA COIL Singer SCABBIA On Next Album: 'It's Going To Rock, That's For Sure'

Australia's PyroMusic.net conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro after the band's first Sydney performance on November 15, 2007. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PyroMusic.net: Indeed. Moving on, what's the reaction to "Karmacode" been like? Cri...