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Former XYSMA, CALLISTO Members Launch Progressive Pop Project UHRIJUHLA
Finnish supergroup UHRIJUHLA will release its self-titled debut album on December 7 through Svart Records. Featuring members of XYSMA and CALLISTO, UHRIJULHA's full-length CD follows a seven-inch single release and two videos. Even though the band themselves would shun the description, there are eno...November 12, 2012
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Explains His Involvement With 'Who Are You' Tribute
Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K. Downing is among the musicians who appear on "Who Are You: An All Star Tribute To The Who", which was released on October 2 via Cleopatra Records. As THE WHO approaches a nearly 50-year career, artists in genres from classic to progressive rock, and from p...November 3, 2012
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DEEP PURPLE, OPETH, DREAM THEATER, SYMPHONY X Members Featured On NEKTAR Covers CD
Progressive rock fans worldwide are buzzing with excitement about the forthcoming release of a new covers CD by music legends NEKTAR called "A Spoonful Of Time", featuring an all-star guest lineup. On November 27, Cleopatra Records will celebrate the band's 43rd anniversary by releasing the first-ev...November 1, 2012
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Apocryphon
Texas fuzz lords THE SWORD have carved a niche by riding the rails of retro, which includes fantastical dreamscapes Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja and Kull the Conqueror would ideally call home. All set to the grind of vintage doom, Southern boogie sludge and early Seventies dirt prog. In other word...October 22, 2012
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Members Of JUDAS PRIEST, DEEP PURPLE, DEF LEPPARD, DREAM THEATER Featured On THE WHO Tribute
Cleopatra Records has set an October 2 release date for "Who Are You: An All Star Tribute To The Who". As THE WHO approaches a nearly 50-year career, artists in genres from classic to progressive rock, and from punk to country, collaborate on a stunning celebration of the band’s remarkable catalogue...September 13, 2012
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Rise
Despite the shakeups and separatism that recently plagued Pittsburgh power metallers ICARUS WITCH, the core principle of this band has remained pure of heart. 2005's "Capture the Magic" and 2007's "Songs For the Lost" were sharp, retro-spirited classic metal barrages that corralled everything the or...September 9, 2012
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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...June 18, 2012
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MONSTER MAGNET To Perform Entire 'Spine Of God' Album On Tour
MONSTER MAGNET will perform its 1991 album, "Spine Of God", in its entirety on tour in November. Commented MONSTER MAGNET mainman Dave Wyndorf: "'Spine' was our first full length album and a big learning experience for us. What I recall most, though was the subject matter. I was a teenager in the ea...June 12, 2012
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HAWKWIND To Release 'Onward' In April
"Onward", the new studio album from legendary mavericks HAWKWIND, will be released on April 30 via Eastworld Recordings. Recorded at Earth Studios, the eagerly awaited follow-up to "Blood Of The Earth" (2010, Eastworld) "encapsulates the band in full creative flight with a lavish collection of new m...March 6, 2012
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'Lemmy' Documentary Nominated For Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award
The documentary on MOTÖRHEAD singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister, "Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch", has been nominated for a Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award in the "Best Sound Editing In A Documentary Feature Film" category. Greg Olliver, the film's co-director and also ed...January 27, 2012
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KRUX: New Stockholm Performance Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of KRUX — the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandström (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE),OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and keybo...January 9, 2012
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CYNIC Frontman: 'Sometimes The Most Seemingly Negative Pieces Of Music Can Be Very Therapeutic'
Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC on December 5, 2011 in London, England. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: You have a new EP out, "Carbon-Based Anatomy", which is quite an...January 6, 2012
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'Lemmy' Documentary DVD Certified Gold In U.S., U.K., France
The new documentary on MOTÖRHEAD singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister, "Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch", is closing out 2011 in style, with gold sales certifications around the world, and a best-film award. Directed by Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski, "Lemmy" has now been certified gold (50...December 19, 2011
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MOTRHEAD's LEMMY: 'When Faced With Temptation, I Always Gave In Immediately'
John Dingwall of DailyRecord.co.uk recently conducted an interview with MOTRHEAD mainman Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On groupies: Lemmy: "It's the funny thing. I have never heard a man in a band say the word groupie. It is usually something women call oth...November 4, 2011
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WILLIAM SHATNER's Video For Cover Of QUEEN's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Released
The official video for legendary actor William Shatner's cover version of the QUEEN classic "Bohemian Rhapsody" can be seen below. The song comes off Shatner's new space-themed concept album entitled "Seeking Major Tom", which came out on October 11 via the Los Angeles-based label Cleopatra Records....October 19, 2011
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