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RUSH: More 'Clockwork Angels' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

RUSH's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records, "Clockwork Angels", has registered the following first-week chart positions: Canada: #1 USA: #2 Japan: #2 Norway: #10 Germany: #11 Holland: #11 Switzerland: #21 "Clockwor...

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METALLICA's 'Orion Music + More' To Include Q&A With 'Murder In The Front Row' Co-Author

This coming weekend (June 23-24),METALLICA's heralded Orion Music + More festival will present ARCTIC MONKEYS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MODEST MOUSE, ROKY ERICKSON, and dozens of emerging metal and rock bands, plus a full metal expo, including an hourlong question-and-answer session with "Murder In The F...

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RUSH's 'Clockwork Angels' Opens With More Than 100K Copies, Lands At No. 2 On BILLBOARD Chart

RUSH's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records, "Clockwork Angels", sold 103,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. RUSH's 18th studio album,...

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TESTAMENT Working On 'Native Blood' Video

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT are working on a video for the song "Native Blood" from their forthcoming album "Dark Roots Of Earth". Guitarist Eric Peterson tells Greece's Rock Overdose webzine, "We're gonna film it in an Indian reservation. It's about people who were oppressed in life....

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VINNY APPICE: RONNIE JAMES DIO Was 'Like No Other Person You Met'

Michele Derrough of GlideMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GlideMagazine.com: What would you say was the greatest thing you learned from Ronnie Ja...

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HAWKWIND Founding Member JOHN HARRISON Dies At Age 69

Cleopatra Records has released the following statement: "With great sadness we wish to announce that John Harrison, founding bassist for legendary space rock band HAWKWIND, passed away in his sleep on May 26, 2012. John had been suffering from Huntington disease, having been diagnosed with it in 200...

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HUNTRESS Frontwoman: 'If You Can Dream It, You Can Be It'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with singer Jill Janus of the Los Angeles-based occult-themed traditional heavy metal band HUNTRESS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: The most notable thing about the music is the dark, occult vi...

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THE GATHERING Drummer Talks 'Disclosure' Album In New Interview

Drummer Hans Rutten of Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING recently spoke to Greece's RockOverdose.gr about the band's tenth studio album, "Disclosure", which is scheduled for release on September 12 via Psychonaut Records. "It's almost finished," Rutten said. "We mixed the album, and we're busy w...

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RUSH's 'Clockwork Angels' Projected To Sell 85K-95K First Week

RUSH's first new collection of original material in over five years and their first studio release via Anthem/Roadrunner Records, "Clockwork Angels", is likely to sell between 85,000 and 95,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double...

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TANTARA To Release 'Based On Evil' Album In August

Norwegian thrashers TANTARA will release their debut album, "Based On Evil", on August 24. The CD was recorded in July 2011 with producer Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL) at ARK Recording Studios and Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Based On Evil" track listing: 01. Based O...

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GOTTHARD's 'Firebirth' Tops Swiss Chart

"Firebirth", the new album from Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD, entered the chart in the band's home country at position No. 1 — the 14th time that a GOTTHARD CD has topped the Swiss chart in the group's career so far. In addition, the album landed at No. 9 on the German Media Control chart. Commented...

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ALICE COOPER: 'I Never Had A Struggle With Alcohol'

Amy Harris of CityBeat recently conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CityBeat: I have interviewed many of your past guitarists, Jason Hook and Al Pitrelli and people that have toured with you and everybody always has spectacular...

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UGLY KID JOE: New Video Interviews From U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Matt Stocks of Kerrang! Radio and Amit of Metal Hammer TV conducted separate interviews with vocalist Whitfield Crane of reunited hard rockers UGLY KID JOE at this year's Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the footage be...

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THE OVERSEER: 'Amend' Video Released

With a week to go until the release of "We Search, We Dig", Arkansas hard rockers THE OVERSEER are premiering their new video for "Amend" — one of the standout tracks from their dynamic debut, available in stores and online June 19 from Solid State Records. The clip, directed by UNDEROATH's Daniel D...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA's HATRIOT: 'Blood Stained Wings' Video Released

"Blood Stained Wings", the new video from HATRIOT, the new San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band fronted by Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS, TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, LEGACY),can be seen below. HATRIOT recently parted ways with drummer Alex Bent and is currently seeking a replacement. Commented th...