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REX BROWN, ALEX SKOLNICK, BOBBY RONDINELLI To Perform At NYC Benefit Concert

Current and former members of TESTAMENT, PANTERA, JOURNEY, KILL DEVIL HILL and BLACK SABBATH will take part in a benefit concert for Music And Arts USA, a grassroots organization dedicated to cultivating life skills through music programs in our public schools free of charge. The event will take pla...

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ASHES OF ARES Forced To Pull Out Of 'Rock Harvest' Benefit Concert

ASHES OF ARES, the new project featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow (vocals) and Freddie Vidales (bass, guitar),along with ex-NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams, has canceled its previously announced acoustic performance at the Rock Harvest benefit event, set to take place on Saturday, Novem...

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AXL ROSE Display At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

A photo of the completed Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES) display on the casino floor at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. The display includes Axl's restored '55 Chevy Bel Air and the jacket he wore during GUNS N' ROSES' performance at the "A Concert for Life ...

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QUEEN Guitarist Celebrates Band's 'News Of The World' Album On 'In The Studio'

North American syndicated rock radio show "In The Studio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands" celebrates QUEEN's 1977 classic "News Of The World" featuring perhaps the two most recognized rock anthems in history. "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" are the opening songs to QU...

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KISS: More 'The Casablanca Singles 1974-1982' Details Revealed

Rock legends KISS were the first signing to the late Neil Bogart's then-newly formed Casablanca label after he saw and recognized their talent and showmanship at their spectacular performance at a showcase concert at New York City's Le Tang's Ballet Studio in 1973, offering them a contract on the sp...

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RUSH: Super Deluxe CD/BD Version Of '2112' Due In December

According to MusicTAP, Mercury Records will reissue a Super Deluxe CD/BD version of RUSH's classic 1976 album "2112" on December 18. The set is expected to contain a 5.1 version of the album. "2112" was included in the "Sector 1" box set release last year, but no 5.1 edition of the album was ...

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Former LUNA MORTIS Singer Performs TEMPLE OF THE DOG Cover (Video)

Madison, Wisconsin-based vocalist Mary Zimmer — formerly of the band LUNA MORTIS (originally THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) — made her long-anticipated return to the stage on Saturday, October 13 at The Frequency in Madison. Zimmer performed as METAL MARY AND THE HIRED GUNS — a special one-time event with a gr...

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ASHES OF ARES To Perform Acoustic Set At 'Rock Harvest' Benefit Concert

ASHES OF ARES, the new project featuring former ICED EARTH members Matt Barlow (vocals) and Freddie Vidales (bass, guitar),along with ex-NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams, will play an acoustic set of originals and a couple of covers at the Rock Harvest benefit event, set to take place on Saturday, No...

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Former ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW Discusses New Band ASHES OF ARES

Rocket Queen Promotion recently conducted an interview with former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES singer Matt Barlow. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rocket Queen Promotion: Please introduce your new band ASHES OF ARES to the readers. Matt: The band, at this point, consists of...

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FREDDIE MERCURY: Extra Stories From 'The Great Pretender' (Video)

On September 25, Eagle Rock Entertainment released the Freddie Mercury DVD and Blu-ray, "The Great Pretender". A new eight-minute clip promoting the set, dubbed "Extra Stories From The Great Pretender", can be seen below. Created by the same team behind the widely acclaimed "Queen: Days Of Our Lives...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS To Hit The Road With WEST END MOTEL

MASTODON guitarist Brent Hinds has just announced a three-week tour with his side project WEST END MOTEL in support of their sophomore release, "Only Time Can Tell" (due out October 30 on Warner Bros). Kicking off November 28 in Washington, D.C., the trek will make stops in New York, Boston, Chicago...

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The Great Pretender

The death of Freddie Mercury remains today a sensitive topic. One of rock music's most versatile and colorful voices has been lost to us for twenty-one years now and we still have no full grasp of who the man really was. Mercury's legacy to not only the music world but the entire human race will ...

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Former LUNA MORTIS Singer Announces Return To Live Stage

Madison, Wisconsin-based vocalist Mary Zimmer — formerly of the band LUNA MORTIS (originally THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) — has announced her long-anticipated return to the stage. Zimmer will perform as METAL MARY AND THE HIRED GUNS — a special one-time event with a group of established musicians from the Wi...

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QUEEN: 'Hungarian Rhapsody: Live In Budapest' To Receive DVD, Blu-Ray Release In November

"Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live In Budapest" is a must–see concert experience by legends of rock QUEEN. It will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD+DVD Deluxe Edition and a 2CD+Blu-ray Deluxe Edition on November 6 in North America via Eagle Rock Entertainment. Originally filmed in 1986, this momentous...

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IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT Members Perform At MARSHALL 50th-Anniversary Event

Global rock royalty from such bands as IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, WHITESNAKE, CHICKENFOOT, THE CULT, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DEEP PURPLE, JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER and BLACK SABBATH took part in last night's (Saturday, September 22) Marshall 50th-anniversary event at Wembley Arena in London, England. The lumina...