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Ok, so it’s very short notice, the sun’s shining and nights out are going to be at a premium with the World Cup coming up…

…BUT consider this once on a lifetime offer and check your diaries because Monday June 7 could well be the best night of your life if you love Rush and you’ve never seen them on the big screen before.

How so?

Well, to celebrate the release of the award-winning Beyond The Lighted Stage documentary – the brand new film charting the life and times of the Canadian prog rock legends – we’re offering a pair of tickets to see the film at the cinema of your choice on Monday.

www.rushbeyondthelightedstage.com

Click on the link above to see where the film is showing (go to the rest of the world graphic and then to UK cinemas) then answer the following question: Which of the following is a member of Rush – A Bruce Lee, B Robert Lee, C Geddy Lee. Send us your answer, with your name, email address, contact number and preferred cinema by clicking on the Contact Us page above – your details will remain confidential and if successful you will be contacted by 5pm on Friday.

Alternatively join the RUSHONROCK.COM Facebook group and send us a message with all of the above information. Good luck!! The DVD is released on June 28 and the film is being shown in cinemas across the UK for one night only.

Given a UK premiere across big screens nationwide on June 7, fans of Canadian prog rock legends Rush don’t have to wait long before they can enjoy the story of their favourite band from the comfort of their own living room.

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 28 and the award-winning documentary is a must for anyone remotely interested in the groundbreaking three-piece.

Film makers Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn unveiled their movie in New York last month to critical acclaim and promptly scooped the Heineken Audience Award at the Tribeca Music Festival. Read the rest of this entry »

Experience is the name of the game this week as a veritable slew of rock veterans go head to head with new – and not so new – releases.

Rush (pictured) repackage live gems from the past six years while Slade repackage everything they’ve ever done again to cash in on the pre-Christmas market.

Steve Morse delivers an outside contender for album of the year and Devin Townsend serves up the second record in his series of four DTP releases. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a bumper week for hot rock releases with supergroup Chickenfoot, featuring Joe Satriani (pictured), taking their bow and star-studded three-piece Man Raze hoping it’s third time lucky for the re-release of long-awaited debut Surreal.

Elsewhere we’ve got our hands on two 70s prog/scuzz throwbacks in the shape of new albums by The Atomic Bitchwax and Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound. Both could provide the perfect soundtrack to a lazy, hazy summer and don’t be put off by the ridiculous band names. And flying the flag for British talent this week we bring you the new album by ska/punk heroes Mouthwash and a taste of bitter thrash metal in the shape of Scar My Eyes’ brutal EP. Read the rest of this entry »

Watching Iron Maiden’s Flight 666 this week was enlightening on so many fronts but one aspect of a fantastic film, in particular, made me think.

Here we are, the founders of rock and heavy metal, the home to great British bands like Maiden, Leppard, Whitesnake and still the one place where every act in the world wants to play and break.

But over here in dear old Blighty have we forgotten what it takes to really rock? The evidence as presented on Flight 666 suggests the disturbing answer is yes. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s quite amazing the kind of folk who chance upon this fledgling music site without, on the face of, meaning to. And let’s face it, who would really mean to…

Of course there are the regulars – the rock fans, the metal heads, my wife, people who wonder what on earth I’m on and people who can’t wait for me to sign off. But thanks to the revealing tool that is Search Engine Terms it’s possible to identify exactly how rushonrock reels in its army (or should that be small crowd) of readers from every walk of life imaginable. Read the rest of this entry »

Rush – Time Stand Still (Peart/Lifeson/Lee) b/w Force Ten (Peart/Dubois/Lifeson/Lee) 1987

As good as anything released in a vintage year for rock this lead single from the forthcoming record Hold Your Fire was about as commercial as you’ll ever get from the Canadian prog masters.

Short, surprisingly sweet and with a chorus you could almost describe as singalong this was the trio’s answer to the MTV generation even if it, and the remainder of the album it called home, was never fully embraced by Rush traditionalists. Read the rest of this entry »

Just imagine The Answer (pictured), Metallica, Justin Hawkins and Hot Leg, Thin Lizzy, Rush and Testament all in one place, all in one week?

No, we’re not talking about the festival to end all festivals but one of the UK’s fastest-growing rock and metal websites featuring the bands you love by the bucketload. Yes, we’re confidently predicting this could be the biggest week yet for rushonrock and its army of loyal readers but if you’re new to this then welcome along for the ride. Read the rest of this entry »

This week sees some true heavyweight new releases jostle for favour with the rock buying public – none more so than the second album from rushonrock faves The Answer.

But you’ll have to wait until Monday for the full lowdown on Everyday Demons as we check out the vinyl version in all its gatefold glory.

In the meantime veteran craftsmen Rush and Thin Lizzy go head to head with new boys (to the UK, anyway) Shinedown and their mix of radio-friendly anthems and heavier metal classics.

It’s been a relatively slow start to 2009 but this week is when things really hot up. And Rock Solid is firing on all cylinders… Read the rest of this entry »

With their edgy new record out next month we’ve tracked down The Answer’s favourite band for an exclusive rushonrock chat this week.

Yes, Therapy? main man Andy Cairns will be checking in and chewing the fat ahead of the release of Crooked Timber. But that’s not all folks… Read the rest of this entry »