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HELIX Signs Licensing Deal With EMI For New Unplugged Album

Canadian hard rock veterans HELIX have inked a a licensing deal with EMI in Canada for the release of their new acoustic album, "Smash Hits Unplugged". Two songs from the effort will be released to radio: "That Day is Gonna Come" (rock radio) and "Dream On" to Hot AC (hot adult contemporary). Tentat...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: 'The Time Has Come For Us To Put The Touring Wheels In Motion'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has posted the following message on his official web site, KKDowning.net: "It seems that the time has come for us to put the touring wheels in motion for our next world tour in 2011! "It's funny but these days around — about this time — I can't help ...

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SODOM Mainman Is 'Very, Very Satisfied' With Band's New Album

Jens Lundell of Swedish web magazine CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of German thrash metal veterans SODOM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CriticalMass.se: You're going to release a new album called "In War And Pieces"...

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'Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards': Report, Photos, Video Footage Available

Slash, AC/DC, RUSH and Ronnie James Dio are among the musicians who were honored at at this year's Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards, which was held last night (Wednesday, November 10) at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Alice Cooper hosted the event, which featured live performances fo...

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SLASH, AC/DC, RUSH, RONNIE JAMES DIO Honored At MARSHALL CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR AWARDS

Slash, AC/DC, RUSH and Ronnie James Dio are among the musicians who were honored at at this year's Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards, which was held earlier tonight (Wednesday, November 10) at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Alice Cooper hosted the event, which featured live performanc...

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ACCEPT: New Video Interview With WOLF HOFFMANN, MARK TORNILLO

Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, last month conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and vocalist Mark Tornillo of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. You can now watch the chat below. "Blood Of The Nations", the new album from...

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RUSH Frontman Talks About CLASSIC ROCK's 'Living Legend' Award (Audio)

RUSH will be honored with the "Living Legend" award at this year's Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards in association with Currencies.co.uk. RUSH will collect the award tonight (Wednesday, November 10),with Alice Cooper hosting the event at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Speaking to th...

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HELLSONGS Performs Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'United' (Video)

"Pyro", the weekly rock and metal program which airs on Norway's national radio station NRK P3, went backstage when the Swedish female-fronted group HELLSONGS — which specializes in performing "loungey, soft covers of metal songs" — played at Hulen in Bergen recently, and got two-thirds of the band...

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METALLICA Confirmed For Brazil's ROCK IN RIO Festival

METALLICA has issued the following update: "We know it's pretty nutty to announce a show almost a year in advance . . . certainly not something we've ever done before! However, when we were asked to headline the original Rock in Rio, the one actually in Rio de Janeiro (!!),we just couldn't say 'no....

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FRONTIERS RECORDS Gains New Grounds In The USA

Frontiers Records has announced that Derek Shulman and 2Plus Music Entertainment have agreed to oversee the label development and marketing over the North American market. After an internationally acknowledged career as singer for the progressive music band GENTLE GIANT, Derek Shulman became involve...

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HELIX Filming Pilot For Reality-TV Series; 'Smash Hits Unplugged' Samples Available

Three songs from "Smash Hits Unplugged", the forthcoming acoustic album from Canadian hard rock veterans HELIX, can be streamed on the band's official web site (in the audio player in the upper left-hand corner of the page). Tentatively due before the end of the year, the CD was recorded at A Studio...

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FREE's 'All Right Now' Surpasses Four Million Airplays In The U.S.

BMI just presented Paul Rodgers, singer songwriter and founding member of FREE, with a new "Million Air" award to recognize four million performances of FREE's hit song "All Right Now". Million Air awards are presented to songwriters in recognition of songs that receive two million or more U.S. radi...

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SEPULTURA, ANGRA Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK IN RIO Festival

Brazilian metal acts SEPULTURA and ANGRA have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock In Rio festival, set to take place at the end of September – beginning of October 2011 in "The City Of Rock" in the Olympic Park, in Barra da Tijuca/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both bands will perform on the...

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METALLICA Receives 'Eventful Fans' Choice Award' At BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS

METALLICA received the "Eventful Fans' Choice Award" at at the Billboard Touring Awards, which were handed out earlier tonight (Thusday, November 4) at a special reception at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York. RUSH was also honored with the "Legend Of Live" award during the ceremo...

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AC/DC Honored In 'Top Boxscore' Category At BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS

Legendary hard rockers AC/DC were honored in the "Top Boxscore" category at the Billboard Touring Awards, which were handed out at a special reception in New York on November 4. The awards are primarily based on global box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from October 1, 2009, through S...