Official press release

The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future - and for the first time ever - feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety.

The band is currently working on their 20th studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (co-producer from 2007's Snakes & Arrows) and in addition to their classics plan to showcase a few new tunes live this summer.

"We were off for a year and a half, and now it's just pouring. Everything is totally crazy and there's not a minute left in the day. We've got these half-dozen songs, and we'll probably go in the studio and work on a couple of them and see how it goes, perhaps release something - and I say perhaps - and then we plan on being on the road," says guitarist, Alex Lifeson.

This summer's Live Nation promoted tour will visit approximately 40 cities throughout North America beginning June 29th in Albuquerque, NM and finishing October 2nd in West Palm Beach, FL with stops along the way in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Holmdel, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, and more along the way.

Jun. 29 - The Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
Jul. 01 - Starlight Theatre - Kansas City, MO
Jul. 02 - Miller Lite Oasis on the Summerfest Grounds - Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 05 - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island - Chicago, IL
Jul. 19 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
Jul. 21 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
Jul. 23 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
Jul. 24 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY
Aug. 05 - USANA Amphitheatre - West Valley City, UT
Aug. 07 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA
Aug. 09 - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View - Mountain View, CA
Aug. 11 - The Forum - Inglewood - Inglewood, CA
Aug. 13 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA
Aug. 14 - MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Aug. 20 - INTRUST Bank Arena - Wichita, KS
Aug. 22 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis - Maryland Heights, MO
Aug. 25 - Qwest Center Omaha - Omaha, NE
Aug. 27 - Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, MN
Aug. 29 - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
Aug. 31 - Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand - Allentown, PA
Sep. 02 - New York State Fair Grandstand - Syracuse, NY
Sep. 03 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Sep. 14 - TD Garden - Boston, MA
Sep. 16 - Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh, PA

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Source:	rush.com
Band profile:	Rush
Event:	Rush: Time Machine Tour

Rush have revealed that an album will be released in 2011 following a tour later this year.

The band have finally confirmed that they are in fact writing and recording a new album, following reports that they may instead release a series of one-off tracks or EPs, and they have also confirmed that they will be out on the road this year. Rush fansite Rushisaband reports that both Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee have been speaking to US and Canadian media about the band's plans.

Geddy spoke to Akron's 97.5 Wone earlier this week, revealing: "We're kind of looking at a kind of a 2 year plan. A little bit of writing now, getting a couple of tracks down. Playing some songs in the summertime on tour that people are not familiar with as well as bringing back a whole range of older songs. And getting quickly back into the studio again and finishing the album and see what the impact of that is."

You can check that interview here.

Lee's revelation follows an interview in the Toronto Globe and Mail with Alex Lifeson, in which the guitarist said: "We were off for a year and a half, and now it's just pouring. Everything is totally crazy and there's not a minute left in the day. We've got these half-dozen songs, and we'll probably go in the studio and work on a couple of them and see how it goes, perhaps release something - and I say perhaps - and then we plan on being on the road in the middle of June. Ideally, we'd like to showcase a couple of these songs on the tour, come off tour in mid-October, go back in the studio and continue writing, then record through late this year and early next year, and then release the album in the spring of 2011 on a slightly more substantial tour. This tour will probably be about 45 dates. Most likely summer, 2011, would be more like 70."

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Source:	planetrock.com
Band profile:	Rush

The Black Dahlia Murder will be headlining the Bonecrusher Fest 2010 European Tour. An official statement reads as follows:

Having garnered much attention and praise for the popular Never Say Die! Club tour, Avocado Booking has helped bring the best and brightest acts of the hardcore, metal, and punk realms to audiences all over Europe. Now they're flexing their muscles in both extreme, chest-pounding metal with a stellar package tour dubbed: Bonecrusher Fest !

The bill comprises:

The Black Dahlia Murder | 3 Inches Of Blood | Necrophobic | Obscura (rotating slot) | The Faceless (rotating slot) | Carnifex (rotating slot) | Ingested

The Black Dahlia Murder's singer Trevor Strnad has this to say: "We are very excited to be the drunken hosts of the Bonecrusher tour. In cooperation with the wonderful Avocado, we have assembled quite a brutal line up for all tastes of the extreme. We are to be joined in this merciless campaign by our bearded brethren in 3 Inches Of Blood, personal favorites Necrophobic, Carnifex, Obscura, The Faceless and one of the UK's finest, Ingested. You'd be a fool to miss such a killer line up! Come out to the show and leave in an urn... bones crushed!"

08/01 - Weisbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
09/01 - Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle
10/01 - Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle
11/01 - Malmo, Sweden @ KB
12/01 - Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall
13/01 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Club
14/01 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Abaton
15/01 - Nurnberg, Germany @ Hirsch
16/01 - Dresden, Germany @ Reithalle
17/01 - Wien, Austria @ Arena
18/01 - Budapest, Hungary @ Diesel
19/01 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Siska
20/01 - Munchen, Germany @ Backstage Werk
21/01 - Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
22/01 - Milan, Italy @ Magazzini Generali
23/01 - Erstfeld, Switzerland @ Transilvania Live
24/01 - Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Kulturfabrik
26/01 - Barcelona, Spain @ Salamandra 1
27/01 - Madrid, Spain @ Joy Eslava
28/01 - Porto, Portugal @ Cine Teatro Júlio Diniz
29/01 - Durango, Spain @ Plateruena
30/01 - Paris, France @ Trabendo
31/01 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Muziekodroom
01/02 - Bristol, UK @ Academy
02/02 - Leeds, UK @ Rios
03/02 - Glasgow, UK @ Garage
04/02 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
05/02 - London, UK @ ULU
06/02 - Utrecht, The Netherlands @ Tivoli

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	The Black Dahlia Murder
Event:	Bonecrusher Fest

Subliminal Crusher have posted a new song online, coming off the new album "Endvolution", released on November 20 via Punishment 18 Records. The track "Later" can be streamed online at the band's MySpace, or you can download the mp3 directly from the Punishment 18 Records website.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Subliminal Crusher

Subliminal Crusher have issued the following update:

"The new record from Subliminal Crusher called "Endvolution" will be released on November 20th through Punishment 18 Records. The album, produced by Subliminal Crusher themselves, has been recorded and mixed by HwK at HwK Industries in Spoleto (PG, Italy), except for the drum tracks, recorded at Lightless Studios (TR, Italy) by former guitarist Elvys Damiano. The record has been mastered by Göran Finnberg (In Flames, Opeth, Dimmu Borgir...) at his own studio 'The Mastering Room AB' in Göteborg (Sweden).

Tracklist will be as follows:

01. Preface
02. Just All I Want
03. Bored
04. Later
05. The Visionaire Pt.1: Desert Chains/Liberation
06. The Promise
07. Life Arises
08. Wellness Perfection
09. Endvolution
10. The Visionaire Pt.2: The Darkest Vision

"Endvolution" features a very special guest guitar solo by Christofer Malmström (Darkane, Non-Human Level, Agretator) in the song "The Visionaire Pt.1".

A plus is represented by the double artwork. The official one, entitled "Evolution" and created by HwK, develops through the whole booklet to join up with the second artwork, entitled "Monkey" and created by Spoon Graphics, namely Patrick "Pat Splat" Sporrong (F.K.U.).

The album will be available at the merch stands on the Darkane and Subliminal Crusher Italian tour shows that will start in Rome next November 20."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Subliminal Crusher

Punishment 18 Records is proud to announce the deal with the Italian thrash death metal band Subliminal Crusher for the release and distribution of their forthcoming album entitled "Endvolution". The album release is scheduled for November 2008.

Starting from today, you can listen to the track "Just All I Want" (raw mix version) checking the band's MySpace page. The track, along with another new song called "The Visionaire" (also in raw mix version) are included in the tracklist of the FREE sampler that Punishment 18 Records will give away during the biggest European summer festivals such as Gods Of Metal, Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze and others.

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Source:	punishment18records.com
Band profile:	Subliminal Crusher

According to the official Pestilence fansite, Pestilence are back. The message was already posted on 12 January and reads as follows:

"I have for you the best news you can even imagine... PESTILENCE IS BACK!!! There is new line up: founder Patrick Mameli (vocals, guitar) C-187], well known Tony Choy (bass) Atheist, Cynic, C-187] and drummer Peter Wildoer Darkane, Non-Human Level and others]. Patrick is working on new great songs which style he describes as modern fusion of "Testimony..." and "Spheres", but even more technical (!!!) and more brutal. New album will be recorded by Jacob Hansen and produced by Patrick himself. As you see we all have a reason to live!"

More about Pestilence on http://www.myspace.com/consumingimpulse.

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Source:	demogorgon6.republika.pl
Band profile:	Pestilence

Arsis have uploaded the title track off their upcoming album "We Are the Nightmare" to their myspace site. The track can be heard here. The upcoming album, the band's first with Nuclear Blast, will be release on April 15 in North America.

Guitarist/vocalist James Malone has also posted the following update regarding rumors Link] that the band has broken up: "While is it true that we had to leave the Exodus tour early to take care of some personal business at home, Arsis is NOT breaking up. We will be meeting up with Skeletonwitch in Dallas this Sunday to resume the headlining portion of our tour. I sincerely apologize to any fans that came to see us in the cities that we were unable to play; I promise that we will make it up to you guys. Our new album, "We Are the Nightmare", will be released April 15th through Nuclear Blast Records and we plan to be on tour all throughout the rest of the year."

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Arsis

Progressive rockers Rush have announced an extended 2008 Snakes & Arrows World Tour with the following statement on their website:

After a hugely successful 2007 tour, the fans have spoken and they want more. Rush officially announce dates for their extended 2008 Snakes & Arrows World Tour. The tour will kick off with their first ever appearance in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 11 and hit over 45 cities throughout the United States and Canada. For Rush fans this will be the first time in over a decade the band will make stops in Orlando, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Reno, Moline, Boise, Austin, Jacksonville and Winnipeg to name a few. Also for the first time in years the band will play Albuquerque, Edmonton, Vancouver, Hershey and Manchester.

The 2008 tour dates and venues are listed below. Tickets for New Orleans, Reno, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and Detroit go on sale Saturday January 26.
American Express Cardmembers will also have the opportunity to purchase advance tickets January 26th through February 1st for Rush performances in Boston; Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Holmdel, Wantagh and January 27th through February 2nd in Los Angeles and Irvine. In addition there will be a Musictoday fan club presale for all Rush performances in conjunction with RUSH.COM starting January 22 through January 24.

A "Snakes And Arrows" Live CD will be released sometime in April. Details are forthcoming. In addition, the track "Malignant Narcissism" from the band's 2007 release "Snakes & Arrows" (Anthem/Atlantic) has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

The Rush tour in North America is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and SRO/Anthem.

Source:	rush.com
Band profile:	Rush
Event:	Rush: Snakes & Arrows World Tour

"Snakes And Arrows" is one of the first albums to be released in the new MVI (Music Video Interactive) format. It is a DVD-based product that's loaded with a full album's worth of music, compelling video content, plus a variety of exciting interactive features that you can activate with your computer. It plays in all DVD players, computers, and video game consoles with DVD drives. The Rush "Snakes And Arrows" MVI includes:

*The entire "Snakes And Arrows" album in 96kHz/24 bit hi-resolution stereo
*The entire album in 5.1 surround sound
*"Rush: The Game of Snakes and Arrows." A 45-minute documentary on the making of the album, with unprecedented access to the band in the studio
*The ability to create your own mobile ringtones of all the tracks on the MVI
*Digital extras like wallpapers, buddy icons and more
*Deluxe packaging

When you register your MVI, you will unlock even more Rush content including an exclusive poster from the band. The audio tracks on the MVI are pre-encoded for easy transfer to your computer, portable music player, or recordable CD.

"Snakes And Arrows" was released on May 1st.

Source:	rush.com
Band profile:	Rush

The following message was posted on Rush's official web site:

"This week, 'Far Cry' has been selected as "Directors Video Pick" on Youtube. To see the video for Far Cry directed by Chris Mills please click here".

'Far Cry' is the opening track of the new album "Snakes & Arrows" released May 01, 2007.

Here the tracklist again:

01. Far Cry
02. Armor And Sword
03. Workin' Them Angels
04. The Larger Bowl
05. Spindrift
06. The Main Monkey Business
07. The Way The Wind Blows
08. Hope
09. Faithless
10. Bravest Face
11. Good News First
12. Malignant Narcissism
13. We Hold On

"Snakes & Arrows" will be also released on the new MVI format on June 5th, 2007 after a few unavoidable production delays.
MVI (Music Video Interactive) is a DVD-based product that plays in all DVD players, computers, and video game consoles with DVD drives. The MVI includes the full album in 96kHz/24 bit hi-resolution stereo audio and a 5.1 surround mix, plus bonus video and digital content. Although the MVI disc will not play in your CD player, the audio tracks are pre-encoded for easy transfer to your computer, portable music player, or recordable CD.

The Rush "Snakes & Arrows" MVI disc includes:

- The entire album in 96kHz/24 bit hi-resolution stereo
- The entire album in 5.1 surround sound
- Rush: The Game Of "Snakes & Arrows" -- a 45-minute video documentary on the making of the album, with unprecedented access to the band in the studio
- The ability to create your own mobile ringtones using UrTone technology
- Digital extras like wallpapers, buddy icons, a screensaver and more
- Plus deluxe packaging

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Source:	rush.com
Band profile:	Rush

According to RushIsAband.com, KKRW-93.7 FM out of Houston, TX has made seven songs from Rush's upcoming album "Snakes & Arrows" available for listening in their entirety on the station's website. The songs available for preview are "Far Cry", "Armor And Sword", "Workin' Them Angels", "The Larger Bowl", "Spindrift", "Bravest Face" and "Malignant Narcissism". Click here to listen.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Rush

The new Rush album "Snakes & Arrows", will be released on May 1 via Anthem/Atlantic.
"Snakes & Arrows" cover art can be found here. The complete tracklisting is as follows:

01. Far Cry
02. Armor and Sword
03. Workin' Them Angels
04. The Larger Bowl
05. Spindrift
06. The Main Monkey Business
07. The Way The Wind Blows
08. Hope
09. Faithless
10. Bravest Face
11. Good News First
12. Malignant Narcissism
13. We Hold On

Rush's brand new single "Far Cry" is available for streaming in its entirety at http://www.rush.com.

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Source:	2112.net
Band profile:	Rush

Neil Peart posted an update on his official website, here there are some extracts from his message:

"The day I picked up Alex and Geddy at the local airport was sunny, but near freezing, and the three of us hugged each other through masses of coats, scarves, and gloves. All bundled-up like . . . Canadians in winter."

...

"Earlier this winter, when the three of us were making plans for our meeting in Quebec, I had been jokingly calling it our "corporate retreat." And indeed, we do have some "business" to discuss, but first ? we eat and drink."

...

"As recounted in my previous news report, back in January I had sent Alex and Geddy some lyrics. I knew they had been working with some of them, but I hadn't heard anything yet. That day in my kitchen, we had a momentary panic when Alex went searching through his bags and couldn't find the CD ? frantically calling his son Adrian in Toronto to try to have it sent up, or to be uploaded somehow to the Internet so we could download it there (the extremities of modern technology). Adrian reported that he couldn't find the CD in Alex's studio either. Alex had another look in the part of his bag where "he would never put it," and walked back into the kitchen holding the clear plastic case, shaking his head.

"That was close."

We gathered before the fire in the living room and started listening. As the songs played out, the response we all shared was a sense of clarity ? for Alex and Geddy, playing the songs for me that first time threw their strengths and weaknesses into sharp contrast, and they kept saying things like, "I know what we have to do here." Same for me, lyrically ? I was very gratified to hear parts that worked, saying "Yeah" when I heard Geddy sing a line just perfectly, while also knowing right away what I could improve upon.

There were five song sketches ? guitar, vocals, and drum machine ? and I liked them all. I also noticed those songs already seemed to have a sort of unity, a stylistic approach of chord structures, rhythms, and vocal delivery that I could only describe as "spiritual." I'll say no more about that aspect until we get farther into it, but it was wonderful that after thirty years of working together, we could still find different paths to explore together."

...

"So now I'm going to spend the month of May in Toronto, where we have rented a small studio. It will be great to have the opportunity to work together on those songs, and hopefully some new ones, too. For me, after spending more than a year working on my book, Roadshow, it will be nice to take off the "author" hat (BMW Motorcycles baseball cap) and put on my "lyricist" hat (the old cowboy special, given to me by a fan in Dallas, that I always think helps keep my versifying down-to-earth) and my "drummer" hat (African prayer cap).

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Band profile:

Rush

Subliminal Crusher are currently in the recording studio to begin working on their yet unnamed first full length record, tentatively due on late spring. The track list counts 11 tracks, and some of the track names are "Unfertile Suggestions", "A Poetry", "Slavery", "Fuck-simile". A cover version of a Testamet classic will also be recorded, to be included as a bonus track at the end of the album.

- On 3th February, at 6:30pm Subliminal will held a radio interview on Kristall Radio Milano ( http://www.kristallradio.it ) during the "Non Solo Metal" show, hosted by Simone Anaclerio.

- Next live performs:

19 March 2005 :: DISCIPLES OF THRASH :: Hyades + Subliminal Crusher + Death Mechanism + Eyeconoclast :: "Ossario", Martinengo (BG, ITALY)

Band profile:

Subliminal Crusher