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New Documentary To Focus On RUSH Roadies

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, WhistleStop Productions is currently putting the final touches on a five-part documentary series shot this past summer during the Canadian leg of the band's "Snakes & Arrows" tour. Entitled "Backstage Secrets", the series was shot in H...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD: 'I Hope That The Misery Of Mankind Stops Or Becomes Less'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following Christmas letter to fans: "I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New year. "I'm looking forward to, hopefully, a few days of quiet over the holidays. "The year has been long and bittersweet. Musically, it's been a great year. Ho...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert In Quebec City: Photos Available

Capitale du Metal has uploaded nine galleries of high-quality pictures taken at the benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. The concert — which featured the local DEATH c...

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M.A.N Completes Work On 'Peacenemy'

M.A.N, the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),has finished mixing its new album, "Peacenemy", for a tentative early 2008 release. The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Je...

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LED ZEPPELIN Ticket Stubs Selling For Up To $250

NME.com reports that LED ZEPPELIN fans are paying up to £125 (approximately $252) for ticket stubs from the band's reunion gig at London's O2 Arena. The reunion took place last week (December 10) and saw the band play for two hours. One seller wrote on eBay: "I was one of the lucky ones. ...

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DIMMU BORGIR Rumored To Be Planning North American Tour With BEHEMOTH

Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are rumored to be planning a North American tour in February/March 2008 with BEHEMOTH as support. More information will be made available soon. The Norwegian version of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball" has filed a four-minute report featuring interview and performance...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Guest On 'Breakfast At Talita's' Tomorrow

Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) will be the featured guest on "Breakfast at Talita's" on TotalRock.com tomorrow morning (Saturday, December 15) from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon UK time. Ronnie will talk about the recent HEAVEN AND HELL tour an...

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MAGNUM: 'Wings Of Heaven Live' Double Live CD Due In February

SPV will release a new double live CD from MAGNUM, entitled "Wings Of Heaven Live" on the following dates: Germany: February 22, 2008 Rest of Europe: February 25, 2008 USA: April 8, 2008 It has been almost 20 years since the British melodic rock act MAGNUM brought out one of the best and most succes...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER's Mother: 'Seems Hard To Believe It Has Been Six Years Today'

DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner passed away exactly six years ago today — on December 13, 2001 — at age 34 after a a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor. His mother, Jane Schuldiner, has issued the following statement: "Dear fans and friends, I'm sorry to write so...

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IN BATTLE: Working Title For New Album Announced

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE have set "Flames & Death" as the working title of their fifth album. According to the band, five songs have already been completed for the effort, which will be recorded next year at Epidemic Productions in Sundsvall. The new material will be "fu...

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GODSMACK: 'Good Times Bad Times' First-Week Sales Revealed

GODSMACK's greatest-hits collection, "Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack", sold 40,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart. The 16-track collection is loaded with career-defining milestones and seminal GODSMACK classics. Among the son...

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SONATA ARCTICA Frontman To Guest On ODIN'S COURT Album

SONATA ARCTICA's Tony Kakko has recorded a guest appearance on the forthcoming album from Lexington Park, Maryland-based progressive rock/metal band ODIN'S COURT, entitled "Deathanity". Tony has provided additional lead vocals on the song "Crownet". Commented ODIN'S COURT guitarist/vocalist Matt Bro...

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STATIC-X Frontman Discusses PIGHAMMER Side Project

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: After this tour cycle is over, you're planning to start work on the next STATIC-X album? Wayne: Yes. We haven't actually written anything as yet but I kn...

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IRON MAIDEN Extends Deal With EMI

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN today announced they have renewed and extended their historic 28-year recording relationship with EMI for the world excluding USA. MAIDEN's manager Rod Smallwood commented: "We've had three tremendous decades working with EMI and have many friends there. Throu...

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LUNARMILE Featuring TONY IOMMI's Daughter: New Song Posted Online

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),has posted a new song, entitled "Heart in Hand", on the group's MySpace page. The track was produced by Chris Tsangarides,...