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MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA To Perform LED ZEPPELIN

Darcy Pohland of WCCO.com reports that the Minnesota Orchestra is scheduled to perform a special, "one night only" program of the songs of LED ZEPPELIN at the Target Center in Minneapolis on March 3 at 8 p.m. Michael Sutton, a violinist with the orchestra, spent most of his work day rehearsing Schub...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Schedules NAMM 2007 Appearances

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will be at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 20. He will be appearing at the Tama booth at 2:30 p.m. (along with Kenny Aronoff and John Blackwell) and at the Pro-Mark booth at 4:30 p.m. (along with M...

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RUSH's Rumored Working Album Title: 'Snakes And Arrows'

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, current rumors suggest that RUSH's forthcoming album will be titled either "Snakes and Arrows" or "Snakes and Ladders". RUSH is nearly finished recording its next studio album, which is expected later this year via Atlantic. The tracks were...

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RUSH Drummer Fascinated By Religious Signage; Topic To Be Reflected On New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: Faith and how people express it are among the themes that will be featured on the next RUSH album. Drummer and lyricist Neil Peart was influenced to write about these topics while on the band's 30th anniversary tour in 2004, when he rode his motorcycle from show to sho...

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LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO Reports On U.S. Tour

LACUNA COIL male singer Andrea Ferro has issued the following update: "Here we go again, back to North America for more 'Karmacode' promotion... "This time around we've done some different kind of touring (split in different sections). We started in the West Coast of the States as part of the 'Black...

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RUSH Drummer's Big-Screen Debut Set For March

According to Variety, Adult Swim's feature version of surreal animated series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" — featuring the voice of RUSH drummer Neil Peart — has been set for a March release by First Look Pictures with an opening of more than 800 playdates. The 86-minute pic, written, produced and direc...

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RUSH Drummer Featured On 'Burning For Buddy' DVD

Previously only available on VHS, the complete "Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concerts" and "The Making of Burning for Buddy" videos are now available on DVD. "The Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concerts" contains RUSH drummer Neil Peart performing three songs with the BUDDY RICH BAND at the Ritz...

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MORGANA LEFAY: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Samples Available

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have completed work on their new album, "Primal Chaos", at Soundcreation studio in Bollnäs, Sweden for a March 2007 release via Black Mark Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Grand Materia" will feature the following track listing: 01. Delusions...

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ALICE COOPER Saves Christmas For 12-Year-Old Fan

Shamus Toomey of the Chicago Sun-Times reports: Alice Cooper saved Christmas for 12-year-old Carlos "CJ" Cardenas. Well, Alice Cooper and a team of surgeons at Rush University Medical Center. CJ, a sixth-grader from Lake Villa, was feeling pretty down last week as he lay in a hospital bed, recoverin...

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RUSH: 'The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974 – 1987' Certified Gold

RUSH's "The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974 – 1987" compilation, which was originally released in February 2003, was certified gold on November 8, 2006 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. A collection of some of the band's popular so...

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POISONBLACK: Illness Forces Finnish Gig Cancellations

POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar; formerly of SENTENCED),has been forced to cancel gigs between December 19 and December 21 due to an illness in the group. The group's next gig will take place on December 31 at Teatria in Oulu, Finland. The affected dates are a...

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DREAM THEATER: Audio Interview With JORDAN RUDESS Posted Online

An audio interview with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, conducted last month by Rockland World Radio, has been posted online at this location. DREAM THEATER's "Score" two-DVD set was recently certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The set, which sold mor...

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ONESIDEZERO Signs With CORPORATE PUNISHMENT RECORDS

Corporate Punishment has announced the signing of Los Angeles-based ONESIDEZERO. The band is currently in the studio working with producer Ulrich Wild (STATIC-X, STABBING WESTWARD, TAPROOT) on their as-yet-untitled sophomore album, due on April 3, 2007. "We are all very eagerly awaiting the release...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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Former MARDUK Vocalist LEGION: 'I Don't Give A Sh*t About Those Douchey Christians'

Former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) has issued the following update on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS): "Here are two new songs, 'Instigator' and 'Jackal', as made for the merry holiday season, something to crank up your stereo with when your neighbours start singing those...