RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee is in mourning due to the passing of his mother. Mary Weinrib passed away last Friday (July 2), not far off from her 96th birthday. Mary was born in 1925 in Warsaw, Poland, and grew up in Wierzbnik, a Jewish shtetl that was part of Starachowice, Poland, which was occupied by...
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METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT, RUSH’s ALEX LIFESON And ‘RATM”s TOM MORELLO Are Collaborating Together
RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson recently revealed that he’s working on a new guitar-driven, collaborative song with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE shredder Tom Morello and METALLICA axeman Kirk Hammett. The three guitar icons are adding their unique playing styles to the track that came about because of a virtual “guitar summit” in which the trio participated....
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RUSH Guitarist ALEX LIFESON Releases First New Music In Almost 10 Years
Legendary RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson and Epiphone present the new Alex Lifeson Epiphone Les Paul Standard Axcess electric guitar. Created by Lifeson and the luthiers at Epiphone in Nashville, Tennessee, the Alex Lifeson Epiphone Les Paul Standard Axcess is now available worldwide at Epiphone.com. Through an extensive collaboration between Alex and Gibson, Epiphone pushed the...
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Late RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART’s Father Dies After Battle With Cancer
Glen Peart, the father of legendary RUSH drummer Neil Peart, has died after losing his battle with cancer. The news of Glen’s June 12 passing was confirmed by Neil’s sister, Nancy Burkholder, in a social media post the following day. She wrote: “On behalf of our Mother and all of our family members, The Peart...
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Video: Here’s Members Of ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES And CROBOT Covering RUSH’s ‘Subdivisions’
Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), Roberto “Ra” Diaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES), Brandon Yeagley (CROBOT) and Mee Eun Kim (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) killed it covering the classic RUSH song ‘Subdivisions’, and you can now check it out for yourself just below this article. Benante uploaded the video to his YouTube channel, writing: “One year ago I had...
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MIKE PORTNOY Names ‘The Greatest Drummer Of All Time’ Between NEIL PEART And JOHN BONHAM
Consequence Of Sound celebrated the 40th anniversary of RUSH’s “Moving Pictures” album by setting up a round table discussion with four renowned drummers to talk about the album and pay tribute to late RUSH drummer Neil Peart. Taking part was Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO), Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Matt Halpern...
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NEIL PEART’s RUSH Drumkit Up For Auction
Auction house ‘Bonhams’ is auctioning off the drum kit that late RUSH drummer Neil Peart used on tour and in the studio with the band from 1974 through 1977. According to Bonhams, Peart purchased the kit in late July/early August of 1974 from Long & McQuade in Toronto, Canada. It was placed into storage in...
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Members Of TOOL, PRIMUS And COHEED AND CAMBRIA Cover A RUSH Classic
In what is quite possibly the coolest video you will see today, Danny Carey (TOOL), Les Claypool (PRIMUS), Claudio Sanchez (COHEED AND CAMBRIA), Bill Kelliher (MASTODON), Stephen Brodsky (MUTOID MAN, CAVE IN) and Jordan Olds (a.k.a. Gwarsenio Hall) have teamed up to record a quarantine cover version of RUSH’s “Anthem” as part of “Two Minutes...
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Check Out Members Of ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT And SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Covering RUSH While In Quarantine
Wanna see something pretty damn cool? Here’s Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and Roberto “Ra” Diaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) slammin’ out the RUSH classic “YYZ”, recorded with each member separated in their own homes during the self-quarantine for COVID-19. Benante uploaded the videoto his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying message: “Here is our version...