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| Rush - Snakes & Arrows Atlantic Records UK announced the release the highly anticipated new studio album from Rush - Snakes & Arrows. The renowned rock trio's first new collection of original material in nearly five years, the album will be released in the UK on Monday April 30th. (US release date is Tuesday May 1st). Snakes & Arrows was recorded in the fall of 2006 with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver) with Rush co-producing. The album's first single, Far Cry, initially impacted on US rock radio station in mid-March and the overall reaction has been nothing short of ecstatic. Far Cry has a digital only release in the UK, through Atlantic Records on April 16th. Since releasing its self-titled debut album in 1974, Rush has been universally regarded as one of the most inventive and exciting groups in rock, famed for Lee, Lifeson, and Peart's virtuoso musicianship, epic soundscapes, and dramatic lyricism. The band's extraordinary body of work – which includes such acclaimed works as 1976's "2112", 1981's "Moving Pictures", 1996's "Test For Echo", and 2002's "Vapor Trails" – has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units. Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – will trumpet the release of Snakes & Arrows with the announcement of a world tour, including six UK arena dates - the band's first since 2004's "An Evening with Rush: 30th Anniversary Tour." write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |