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    Judas Priest are now in the studio working on a new album (again) 2020 edition

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    25 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said:

     

    I didn't know vinyl took that long to produce. I guess it makes sense since the packaging and graphics are a lot more layered than they were years ago.

     

    That became even worse during covid. A lot of albums had their vinyl release postponed due to manufacturing and distribution constraints. Two that I can remember were Accept's Too Mean To Die and Deep Purple's Turning To Crime.

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    Helloween

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    In preparation for their upcoming shows in the US and Canada, Helloween members are doing interviews. Here's one I did with Michael Kiske!!!

     

     

    Any views, likes, comments, shares and subscribes are a way to support our site, and costs ZERO dollars. If you could help me with that, it would be much appreciated!

    I spoke with Rick Wakeman!!!

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    12 minutes ago, invisible airwave said:

    Would have loved to hear about his experience on the score for 1981's The Burning.  True story, George Harrison's Handmade distributed it outside of America and it was the first movie from the Weinstein bros and the less said the better about that.

     

    I would have asked him that. But we had 15 minutes only, and his agent kept texting me "I need to move along to the next interview"...

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    Billy Sheehan

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    I should point out as well: likes and comments on a YouTube video are an awesome way to support a friend, as they help the video get more views. And they cost NOTHING! If you could leave comments, like and subscribe to our channel, that would mean a lot to me!

    Billy Sheehan

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    One of my favorite bass players of all time. A member of Mr. Big. Talas, The Winery Dogs, David Lee Roth...and I had the pleasure of interviewing him to talk about the upcoming Winery Dogs album, and his role in several other bands. Check it out below, and please leave a comment on the video if you can!

     

     

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    Official Dream Theater Thread

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    Jordan is still doing random dates, Petrucci is doing his first solo tour right now, with Portnoy on drums and Dave LaRue on bass. There are European tour dates for DT starting January, and then I believe there will be a second leg of the View from the Top of the World Tour. Then a new album will be recorded in Q3 2023.

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    Neil Memorial event being planned in Toronto

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    I was there...here's a few words about the event, which I sent to friends of mine and will share with you:

     

    A Night for Neil happened yesterday, and it was incredible! The event was organized by a non-profit organization called Overtime Angels. One of the members is the admin/owner of the website Rush is a Band. Neil's family was there - his mother, sisters and brother, but not his wife Carrie or his daughter Olivia. Geddy and Alex were not there either, and I don't really know why...

     
    I arrived in St. Catharines mid afternoon and went to Lakeside Park, where the "Neil Peart Pavilion" is now located. In my first visit there they didn't have a sign that says "Neil Peart Pavilion", but now it's complete! I met the Brazilian band Fleesh taking pictures on the site, as well as Martin Vasco, a MEGA Rush fan who was actually friends with Neil. 
     
    After a few pictures on Lakeside Park I went to the Meridian Hall, and while waiting outside, I saw two faces that were part of Rush's visual identity: the guy who posed for Hugh Syme when he did the "Starman" logo, and one of the movers who was on the Moving Pictures cover. Both were having the time of their lives with so much attention!
     
    The show started with the Devah Quartet, a violin trio, who did an instrumental version of 2112, with guitarist David Barrett helping them out. Yes, they played it in full!!! Fleesh was next, and they did The Pass and The Garden.
     
    Coming up next was Brandon Dyke, who did an acoustic medley with deep cuts, including Tai Shan. A few videos with statements of Neil's friends were played on the big screen - Doane Perry from Jethro Tull and Kenny Aronoff gave great speeches. Jacob Moon did his version of Subdivisions and another song I can't remember - Time Stand Still or Mission...but he was great as well.
     
    The night closed with two cover bands - Permanent Waves, from Toronto, and Solar Federation, from Pennsylvania. Both were great, but Solar Federation was on a whole different level...they played Necromancer, and the crowd went nuts!!
     
     
    I didn't take many pictures from the shows, but here are a few - one in Lakeside Park, one with the guys from the covers, and the last one, with Neil's BMW!
     
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