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'RushCon/Force/10' Convention For RUSH Fans To Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary

RushCon/Force/10, a weekend-long convention for fans of the iconic Canadian rock band RUSH, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary by holding two conventions in both Toronto and Las Vegas. Both conventions have been timed to coincide with RUSH's "Time Machine" tour dates in each city. Toronto's conv...

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SOULFLY Mainman Talks About His Favorite 'Omen' Tracks

Video footage of SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera offering insight into three of his favorite tracks from the band's new "Omen" album — "Bloodbath And Beyond", "Rise Of The Fallen" and "Jeffrey Dahmer" — can be viewed below. SOULFLY's new album, "Omen", was released on May 25 via Roadrunner Records. The...

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YEARNING/COLOSSEUM's JUHANI PALOMÄKI Dead At 32

Juhani Palomäki, the main musical force behind the Finnish bands YEARNING and COLOSSEUM, was found dead on Saturday, May 15. He was 32 years old. His final work — COLOSSEUM's recently recorded third album, "Chapter 3: Parasomnia" — will be released as a way to honor his memory. This will mark the en...

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FIREWIND: New Album Title Revealed

FIREWIND mastermind and current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. has issued the following update: "I know it's been a few silent months, but this time we decided to be pretty quiet about the recording process of [FIREWIND's] new album. "Anyways, before we go into revealing more info, we recently did a...

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SILENT CIVILIAN: 'Ghost Stories' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Ghost Stories", the sophomore album from SILENT CIVILIAN — the band led by SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos — sold around 1,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 21 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling a...

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KID ROCK Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO; Video Available

Kid Rock paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) during a surprise appearance this past Friday (May 21) at the East Lansing, Michigan of Conan O'Brien's "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour". The rocker, ra...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON On RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'He Is Truly The Stuff Of Legend'

For Bass Players Only recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. For Bass Players Only: What's the story behind the formation of MEGADETH? Ellefson: I grew up on a farm outside a small town of 3,000 people, a town called Jac...

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(HED)PE To Release Best-Of Collection In June

(HED)PE has revealed the cover art and track listing for its upcoming career-spanning greatest-hits package, "Major Pain 2 Indee Freedom". The two-disc CD/DVD set, which lands in stores on June 22 through Suburban Noize, collects all the classic songs that have made (HED)PE an underground force for...

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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK Talks About Songwriting Process For Next Album

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: TESTAMENT currently working on a new album how has it been going and what can fa...

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Drummer BOBBY BLOTZER Wants To Relive RATT Headlining Arenas

Rock Street Reviews recently conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Street Reviews: You wrote "Look Out Below". What was inspiration for it? Blotzer: Well when I wrote "Look Out Below" it had different lyrics and melody to it. Wh...

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JORN LANDE To Honor RONNIE JAMES DIO's Musical Legacy With 'Dio' Album

Powerhouse Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ARK, THE SNAKES) will honor the musical legacy of Ronnie James Dio with his new album, aptly entitled "Dio", to be released on July 2 in Europe and July 27 in the U.S. via Frontiers Records. Handpicking some lesser known tunes o...

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SODOM: 'Lords Of Depravity - Part II' DVD Details Revealed

Veteran German thrashers SODOM will release their long-awaited new DVD, "Lords Of Depravity - Part II", on June 28 in Europe and July 13 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer. The double digipak DVD with o-card will contain the following: * DVD 1: the complete history 1995-2009 (approximately 230 minutes)...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Interviewed By 'The Legends Of Classic Rock With Jeff Woods'

"The Legends Of Classic Rock With Jeff Woods" conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne on Wednesday, May 19 prior to the elaborately staged news conference at Casa Loma's Great Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to promote Ozzy's new album, "Scream". Watch a part of the interview below. More of the c...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Talks 'Omen' In KERRANG! Video Podcast

U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera prior to the band's May 17, 2010 concert at at O2 Academy Islington in London, England. Watch the chat below. SOULFLY's new album, "Omen", is scheduled for release on May 25 via Roadrunner Records. The CD is now availa...

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OZZY And SHARON Talk 'Scream', Upcoming 30th-Anniversary Reissues At Toronto Press Conference

Sharon Osbourne was the surprise guest at Ozzy Osbourne's elaborately staged news conference on Wednesday afternoon (May 19) at Casa Loma's Great Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to promote his new album, "Scream". Video highlights from the press conference can be viewed in two parts below (courtesy...