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ALTARIA To Join DORO, SONATA ARCTICA On European Tour

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA will join DORO and SONATA ARCTICA on their upcoming European tour in April/May. Prior to embarking on the eight-nation, 23-date trek, ALTARIA will perform two headlining shows in Pietarsaari, Finland. After the first leg of the European tour, ALTARIA will make sever...

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Former ANDREW WK Guitarist JIMMY COUP Confirmed For VIBE FOR PHILO

Former ANDREW WK and current THE COUP DE GRACE guitarist Jimmy Coup has been confirmed for the 20th Vibe for Philo, an annual concert held in Dublin to remember and commemorate the music of Philip Lynott, songwriter, musician and poet. Jimmy will be teaming up for some THIN LIZZY classics with THE S...

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ALTARIA: 'The Fallen Empire' Artwork Posted Online

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have posted the cover artwork for their third album, "The Fallen Empire", at this location. The follow-up to 2004's "Divinity" was mixed the Black Lounge Studios in Sweden and is scheduled for release on March 24, 2006. Former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson makes a g...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Contributes Liner Notes To DAVID LEE ROTH Tribute

Amid his busy recording and touring schedule, bassist Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) took out time this past fall to contribute the liner notes to the just-released "Just Like Paradise: A Millennium Tribute to Diamond David Lee Roth". Among other things, Sheehan praised Dave for "changing my...

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RUSH To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'Hanging With'

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, Canadian rock legends RUSH will appear on VH1 Classic's "Hanging With", on Sunday December 11, with an encore airing on December 15. "Hanging With" is a Sunday morning show where members of classic rock bands talk about their career and the...

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Late THIN LIZZY Frontman's Music To Be Commemorated At Irish Concerts

Former THIN LIZZY guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson has confirmed that he will be joining the bill for the 20th Vibe for Philo, an annual concert held in Dublin to remember and commemorate the music of Philip Lynott, songwriter, musician and poet. As a 16-year-old unknown virtuoso, Robbo strode into...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'It's Time For A New Record'

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson told the Detroit radio station WRIF 101.1 FM that the band are preparing to begin work on a new CD. "We're going to go in the studio early next year and start writing," he said. "It's time for a new record, time to move forward...we're going to hopefully finish ...

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RUSH: New ALEX LIFESON Audio Interview Posted Online

A 10-minute audio interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, conducted late last month by Mike Staff of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). As previously reported, RUSH will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airin...

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RUSH Schedule 'Rockline' Appearance

Canadian rock legends RUSH will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, December 14. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a stat...

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RUSH: 'Tom Sawyer' Live Video Available For Streaming

A streaming video of "Tom Sawyer", taken from RUSH's forthcoming "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" DVD, has been posted online at Rounder.com: Windows Media, Real Media. "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" is due November 22 via Rounder in the United States and Anthem in Canada; Sanctuary Visual Ent...

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RUSH: Complete 'R30 Overture' Video Available Online

A complete video of "R30 Overture", taken from RUSH's forthcoming "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" DVD, has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. "R30 Overture" is an instrumental medley consisting of the RUSH tracks "Finding My Way", "Anthem", "Bastille Day", "A Passage to Bangkok", "Cygnus X-1" an...

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RUSH Drummer Talks About 'R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour' DVD

ChartAttack.com is reporting that next Tuesday's debut of RUSH's "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" multi-CD and DVD package has notoriously quiet drummer Neil Peart so pumped that he's actually talking about it. "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour" is due November 22 via Rounder in the United States...

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ALTARIA Bassist To Appear On GUNS N' ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE Tribute Albums

ALTARIA bassist Marko Pukkila has posted the following message on his web site: "We hardly got the new ALTARIA album finished when I already started to work on new projects. I will record a track for a GUNS N' ROSES tribute that will be out in USA in April 2006. I will record 'Nighttrain' together ....

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Interviewed For 'The Maple Music Revolution': Audio Available

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, RUSH frontman Geddy Lee was interviewed during BBC Radio 2's "The Maple Music Revolution", a major two-part series where Bob Harris looks beneath the surface to discover the reasons for the emergence of a unique, creative and dynamic governm...

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ALTARIA Complete Work On New Album

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have finished mixing their third album, "The Fallen Empire" at the Black Lounge Studios in Sweden. Former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson makes a guest appearance on a track called "The Lion" and keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg (SONATA ARCTICA, SILENT VOICES) is featur...