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Swedish Hard Rock Band THE POODLES Among EUROVISION Finalists

When the hard rock band THE POODLES (photo) entered the Swedish Eurovision song contest, they were seen as a joke by the critics. On Saturday (March 4),they surprised everyone by winning one of the four qualifying rounds with their '80s-style hard rock anthem "Night of Passion". THE POODLES are now...

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Edge of the World

No disrespect to the dead intended — be it John Entwistle, beloved anchor of THE WHO, or workingman's drummer Cozy Powell, both of whom have left us. But this record, recorded in the mid-'90s, was shelved by JUDAS PRIEST axeman Glenn Tipton's label for a reason. That reason being: it sucks. Even sta...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Reveals Track Listing For Upcoming Album

SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has issued the following update: "First off, I would like to apologize for my extended absence from my weekly updates. I have been spending all of my time at Planet Z lately finishing up the vocals for our upcoming release on Century Media called 'Fallout From the Wa...

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IF HOPE DIES: New Album To Receive European Release In April

Metal Blade Records Europe has set an April 10 release date for the new IF HOPE DIES album, entitld "Life in Ruin". The CD will be released under license from Ironclad Recordings, the label of UNEARTH singer Trevor Phipps. "Life in Ruin" was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Jason Suecof (...

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STAIND To Perform At 2006 BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT At Daytona

STAIND will perform following NASCAR's 28th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, which TNT will broadcast live from Florida on February 11 at 8 p.m. EST. The band will play the songs "Right Here" and "Falling". Singer Aaron Lewis will also sing the national anthem prior to the race. "I've always be...

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MEGADETH: 'Arsenal Of Megadeth' DVD Collection Details Revealed

MEGADETH has teamed with Capitol Records/EMI Music Catalog Marketing to unleash "Arsenal of Megadeth", a new comprehensive two-disc DVD collection available March 21. A visual career anthology containing 32 previously unreleased clips, "Arsenal of Megadeth" chronicles the rise and evolution of the b...

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Black Tiger (Re-Release)

In the minds of some, San Francisco's Y&T will forever be remembered for 1985's quintessential '80s, pop-metal anthem "Summertime Girls". And that's a shame because prior to this leap into the commercial world, the band created some outstanding melodic, guitar-drenched, American hard rock and me...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'R30' Is 'Best-Sounding Live Performance Of Us I've Ever Heard'

Mike Mettler of Sound And Vision Magazine recently conducted an interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. An excerpt from the chat follows: Sound And Vision Magazine: "R30" (Anthem/Zoe) celebrates RUSH's 30th anniversary as a touring and recording unit. But your first gig was actually in Toronto i...

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RUSH: 'R-30' DVD To Receive World Television Premiere This Weekend

"Invisible airwaves will crackle with life" when VH1 Classic presents the world television premiere of "Rush R-30", a DVD concert performance from the band's $21 million grossing sell-out 30th Anniversary Tour. The concert will air as part of VH1 Classic's salute to RUSH the weekend of Friday, Janua...

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WHITESNAKE: 'The Definitive Collection' CD Due In February

Rubber Magazine is reporting that WHITESNAKE will be issuing their first single-disc retrospective on February 7 by Hip-O/Geffen/UMe. Entitled "The Definitive Collection", the CD spans nearly every studio album issued by WHITESNAKE, including their pre-U.S. fame LPs "Snakebite" (1978, with the band'...

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GODSMACK Frontman Performs National Anthem 'Without A Problem'

The Boston Globe is reporting that folks who heard GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna rehearsing before Sunday's (Jan. 1) New England Patriots' home game against the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, Massachusetts "wondered if he was up to singing the national anthem. (He sounded bad.) But being the pro that...

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KORN Prepare To Release 'Coming Undone' Single

MTV.com is reporting that KORN are preparing for the release of "Coming Undone", the second single from their latest CD, "See You on the Other Side". "We like that song 'cause it's such a really anthem kind of song, it's got that cool, like, QUEEN 'We Will Rock You' beat in it, and ...

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GODSMACK To Begin Mixing New Album In January

The National Hockey League (NHL) has added GODSMACK bassist Robbie Merrill to their Blog Central, a feature on their web site written by celebrity hockey fans. The posts will include Robbie's views and opinions on hockey, as well as any GODSMACK or personal news that he chooses to share. His first b...

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WARRANT Sign With MTM MUSIC; New Album Samples Available

MTM Music has announced the signing of WARRANT, one of the most popular and successful rock bands of the late '80s and early '90s. The band was formed in the mid-'80s and its first official lineup featured vocalist Jani Lane, guitarist Erik Turner, guitarist Joey Allen, bass player Jerry Dixon and d...

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RUSH To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'Hanging With'

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, Canadian rock legends RUSH will appear on VH1 Classic's "Hanging With", on Sunday December 11, with an encore airing on December 15. "Hanging With" is a Sunday morning show where members of classic rock bands talk about their career and the...