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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...October 15, 2007
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All-Girl MÖTLEY CRÜE Tribute Band GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS To Headline First New York CRÜEFEST
New York City will stage its first ever Crüefest, a music benefit sanctioned by MÖTLEY CRÜE to raise funds for Vince Neil's Skylar Neil Memorial Fund; Nikki Sixx's Running Wild in the Night foundation; St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Tommy Lee's charity of choice; and the Spondylitis Associ...October 15, 2007
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CLOVEN HOOF Confirmed For Italy's PLAY IT LOUD! Festival
NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF have been confirmed for the Play It Loud! Festival, set to take place February 2, 2008 at Buddha in Brescia, Italy. Also scheduled to appear are MANILLA ROAD, HELSTAR, STEEL ASSASSIN, SABOTAGE, ELIXIR, ALLTHENIKO and FROZEN FEARS. For more...October 15, 2007
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METALLICA, ANTHRAX Guitarists Get Matching '666' Tattoos
Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin revealed on his web site that he took pictures of METALLICA in the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 12, presumably while the band was in the studio recording its new album. According to Halfin, "the highlight [of the session was] Kirk Hammett [METALLICA gui...October 13, 2007
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EMPIRE: New Song Posted Online
A new EMPIRE track, entitled "Mother Father Holy Ghost", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's new album, "Chasing Shadows", due on November 23 via Metal Heaven. This will be the fourth release from the band and the first to feature vocalist Doogie White (RAINBOW...October 12, 2007
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METALLICA: 'Work Is Continuing And All Is Good'
METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The big update is... that there is nothing new to report. Things are as you would call it, status quo, consistent, constant, invariable, unaltered, unchanged, unfailing, uniform, unvarying. Pretty much what we are trying to...October 10, 2007
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman's VINCE NEIL INK Makes a Permanent Mark On Las Vegas
On November 8, 2006, legendary MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman and tattoo aficionado Vince Neil introduced Vince Neil Ink (VNI),the first tattoo shop inside a Strip casino. Since then, VNI has gone a long way toward fulfilling Vince's ongoing quest to tattoo the world. In celebration of a rockin' first year,...October 10, 2007
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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...October 10, 2007
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FRANKIE BANALI's ZEPPELIN Tribute: Track-By-Track Breakdown
QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has created a labor of love with his new CD (released under the FRANKIE BANALI & FRIENDS banner),entitled "24/7/365 - The Tribute to Led Zeppelin". Frankie invited many of his friends to join him on making a heartfelt tribute to his favorite drummer John Bonham...October 10, 2007
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WAYSTED Frontman Discusses 'The Harsh Reality'
WAYSTED, the reunited mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),will release its new album, "The Harsh Reality", on October 29 via U.K.'s Livewire Records. The CD will feature the band's "classic" lineup of Pete Way, Fin (vocals),Chris...October 9, 2007
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Report: Eighties Hard Rock Bands Drawing Large Crowds
Kris Osborn of Time.com reports: The summer concert season of 2007 swept America back into the 1980s as scores of hard rock/metal bands from that decade began touring again, drawing large crowds, new, young fans, and solid revenues 25 years after first emerging. Who toured? TESLA, DOKKEN, GREAT WHIT...October 8, 2007
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PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS Calls It Quits
Guitarist/vocalist Michael P. Ricketts (a.k.a. Mongo) of Denver's PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS has issued the following update: "It's true; PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS will be doing their last tours and shows in the next nine months. We will be doing Gainesville Fest, an East Coast tour in November, a sm...October 8, 2007
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer DAVE HOLLAND Planning 'Tell-All' Book
Liz Lee of the Evening Telegraph reports that former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland — who was convicted of trying to rape a teenage boy in his Northamptonshire, England cottage — will write an expose of his life story when he is freed from prison. Holland always denied any involvement in the atte...October 8, 2007
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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 ...October 6, 2007
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VINCE NEIL To Host Third Annual 'Off The Strip' Poker Tournament
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas will host MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's third annual Off The Strip Poker Tournament inside The Joint on Saturday, November 3, 2007. Celebrities, poker pros and Las Vegas' hottest dancers will join Neil for a wildly entertaining evening. Last year's tourna...October 4, 2007
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