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RUSH Frontman: 'At No Time Do We Feel Like We're Retired Or Not Functioning'

Gary Graff of Billboard magazine reports: Thirty-three years into its recording career, Canadian hard-rock trio RUSH is finding it easier to make music together. "You can argue that we don't have much to prove at this point," guitarist Alex Lifeson said. "We're in our 50s now. Geddy (Lee) and I have...

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USURPER To Tour Europe In The Fall

Chicago's USURPER has announced that it will be heading out to Europe once again for a two-week headlining tour. The trek, which will also include NOCTURNAL BREED (Norway),THE STONE (Serbia) and DECAYED (Portugal),will kick off October 25 in Hamburg, Germany and will run through November 10 in Ber...

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STATIC-X Recruits Former DANZIG Drummer

STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static has issued the following update from the road: "I want to thank everyone who's been coming out to the shows to support us. Almost every show has been sold out so far and we're having a lot of fun out here as usual. Nick [Oshiro, drums] has stayed on tour with ...

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NILE: New Album To Arrive In July

Nuclear Blast Records has set a July 20 German release date (July 23 in the rest of Europe) for the new NILE album, entitled "Ithyphallic". The CD was recorded at Sound Lab Studios in Columbia, South Carolina with producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) and engineer Bob Moore. Son...

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RUSH: Audio Clips Of Entire 'Snakes & Arrows' Album Available

Walmart.com is currently offering clips of all 13 tracks that will appear on RUSH's new album, "Snakes & Arrows". Check them out at this location. While the CD release of "Snakes & Arrows" is set for May 1, the much-anticipated DVD Album limited edition will be available June 5. This format...

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MORDRED, BLIND ILLUSION To Perform At San Francisco's THE TIDAL WAVE 10 Festival

MORDRED, BLIND ILLUSION and ANVIL CHORUS are among the bands that are tentatively set to appear at The Tidal Wave 10 festival, which will be held July 7-8 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California. The tentative lineup so far is as follows: MORDRED BLIND ILLUSION ANVIL CHORUS NOCTUARY AVENGER OF...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer VINCE NEIL To Headline WATERSTOCK ROCK

DesMoinesRegister.com reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE lead singer Vince Neil will headline Waterstock Rock on June 30 at Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa. The lineup also includes WINGER, WARRANT, SEVEN MARY THREE, FASTER PUSSYCAT and WHITE LION. The all-day concert festival will also host a variety of...

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TWISTED SISTER To Headline ROCKLAHOMA

Today heavy metal fans across the nation heard the news they've been hoping for from "House of Hair" nationally syndicated radio host and TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. "It is my distinct pleasure to announce that TWISTED SISTER will once again be involved with a show that will go down in histo...

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QUIET RIOT: More Details Revealed About LEESBURG BIKEFEST Appearance

According to the Orlando Sentinel, QUIET RIOT will headline the 11th annual Leesburg Bikefest on April 28 in Leesburg, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are honky-tonk country-music favorites CONFEDERATE RAILROAD, along with TERRANCE SIMIEN AND THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE and the MONSTERS IN THE MORNING....

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WHITE LION Added To ROCKLAHOMA

WHITE LION has been confirmed for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. Also rumored to be appearing is TWISTED SISTER, although the band's participation has not yet been officially confirmed by the event or...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'True Story' Book Due In September

Omnibus Press will publish Neil Daniels' book "Defenders of the Faith: The True Story of Judas Priest" book in September. According to the book's official description, "Defenders of the Faith" — which is said to be "the first definitive biography of the metal Gods" — "reveals how a group of poor, wo...

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ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED Reunite For Benefit Show In San Francisco

Veteran San Francisco metal bands ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED and MERCENARY reunited this past Thursday night, April 12 at the Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco to help raise money for the family of guitarist Curtis Grant (ex-BLACK CHERRY, AMERICAN HEARTBREAK),who recently lost his battle with non-Hodg...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, INTO ETERNITY: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features part one of their coverage of the Metal for the Masses 2007 tour. It features interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with DARK TRANQUILLITY vocalist Mikael Stanne and INTO ETERNITY vocalist Stu Block. Topics include DARK TRANQUILLITY'...

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CANDLEBOX: New Music Posted Online

Audio clips of two new CANDLEBOX songs — "Stand" and "Surrendering" — are available for streaming via the band's MySpace page. Both tracks are expected to appear on the reunited band's first album of new material, tentatively due this summer. A live concert DVD, entitled "Alive in Seattle", is slate...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Hearing AC/DC For First Time Changed His Life

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Neil Jeffries of Classic Rock (web site) about AC/DC's classic "Let There Be Rock" LP for the magazine's "Every Home Should Have One - Albums You Should Own" feature. "When I was in my teens, I lived in Huntington Beach, California, and there was a gi...