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Former MEGADETH Bassist Talks About Upcoming F5 Album

The Metal Den recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Metal Den: What first drew you to playing music? David: At first it was the usual thing to take up an instrument as a kid. Then, around age 10 I ...

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RUSH To Film Live DVD In Rotterdam

According to the official RUSH newsletter, the Canadian rock trio will film a live concert DVD at Ahoy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on October 16 and October 17. More information will be made available soon. As previously reported, RUSH's appearance on IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's radio s...

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DANKO JONES To Play Exclusive Concert At CLOSE-UP BÅTEN Metal Cruise

DANKO JONES will play an exclusive concert at the Close-Up Båten metal cruise departing Stockholm, Sweden on February 14, 2008 and returning the following day. The powerful Canadian rock 'n' roll trio will fly to Sweden just for this special live performance where they will debut material from their...

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RUSH: TabCon 2007 Announced

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, details regarding Rush TabCon 2007 were released earlier this month. It's the 10th anniversary of the event and it will take place the weekend of November 16-18 at St. Francis High School in St. Francis, WI. Rush TabCons are musical events...

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RUSH: Preview Of ALEX LIFESON's 'Brush Of Hope' Painting Available

According to Rush.com, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson will once again be participating in "A Brush of Hope", a fund-raising project for the Kidney Foundation in Canada. Last year, Lifeson, along with about 90 other Canadian celebrities, created paintings to help bring attention to the crisis surroundin...

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RUSH's Appearance On BRUCE DICKINSON's Show Postponed

RUSH's appearance on IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's radio show, which was originally scheduled for Friday, October 12 has been postponed until November 9 (tentatively). You can listen to Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show", live via the I...

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RUSH, TOOL Among Top 10 Biggest-Grossing Tours Of Summer

RUSH fan site Power Windows reports that RUSH scored has the sixth highest-growwing U.S. tour of the summer with $21 million, third among rock acts, according to USA Today. Over 38 shows, RUSH had an attendance of 399,000, with 67% of seats filled. Billboard's touring editor Ray Waddell told the pap...

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RUSH's 'Permanent Waves' To Be Reissued On Vinyl

RUSH's classic 1980 album "Permanent Waves" will be released in a limited numbered edition on 180-gram vinyl on November 15 via Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. The same company will issue a 24 KT Gold Ultradisc II version of "Permanent Waves". The disc will be priced at $24.99 and will be made available...

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RUSH: Release Date Announced For 'Permanent Waves' Reissue

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab will release a 24 KT Gold Ultradisc II version of the 1980 RUSH classic "Permanent Waves". The disc will be priced at $24.99 and will be made available on November 6. You can pre-order the album here. Details on the LP are as follows: "By 1980, RUSH was experiencing ...

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RUSH Guitarist Signs On For 'A Brush Of Hope'

According to Rush.com, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson will once again be participating in "A Brush of Hope", a fund-raising project for the Kidney Foundation in Canada. Last year, Lifeson, along with about 90 other Canadian celebrities, created paintings to help bring attention to the crisis surroundin...

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MOURNING BELOVETH: Working Album Title Announced

Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH have set "A Disease for the Ages" as the working title of their new album, which is currently being recorded at Studio E in Germany for a March 2008 release. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The Burning Man", "Primeval Rush" and "The Sickness". MOURNING...

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LILLIAN AXE: New Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with Steve Blaze of LILLIAN AXE. The episode also features an interview Strigl and co-host John Ostronomy conducted with ROXBURY members Paris Bierk, W. Cody, The Mayor, and Corey. Topics include IRON MAIDEN, ODIN...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: We Wanted To 'Make A Masterpiece For Our Own History'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: At what point did you first realize the group had the potential to become an international success? Rudolf: "I noticed very much from the middle...

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RUSH And G8WAVE Release First-Ever 'Drum Tones' For Mobile Phones

g8wave Holdings, Inc., an integrated mobile media company with offices in Boston and London, today announced that progressive rock band RUSH and g8wave have released what is believed to be the first-ever "drum tones" for downloading onto mobile phones. Available first on the Rush.com website under t...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART's Nominated For 'Drummer Of The Year' At DRUMMIES

Huliq reports: Neil Peart, who turned 55 on September 12, received some pretty cool belated birthday presents from Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip/percussion magazine worldwide, such as DRUM! and Traps magazine. During this year's "Drummies", Peart was nominated "Drummer Of The Year" by 4,...