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New album title and the departure of Neil Peart from Rush

Sat, Apr 1, 2006@7:25AM | comments removed/disabled

[Preview Page for New Rush Album]

UPDATE - 4/1210:55AM Eric over at Power Windows has obtained a copy of another track off the new album.

With a working title of "New Rush Song", the track hearkens back to earlier Rush, yet contains a witty chorus which die-hard Rush fans will thoroughly relate to... When asked about the new Rush song, guitarist Alex Lifeson quipped, "Well, its better than dinner at the Ritz!"

To hear the track click here.

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I'm sad to have to report that Neil Peart, drummer of Rush for over 30 years, will be leaving the band in order to perform his dream of opening a chain of Kufi stores across Canada. The split was purported to be amiable. Wasting no time, Geddy and Alex have replaced Neil Peart with Animal from The Muppets. They reportedly wanted to move away from the complex and orderly drumming style of Peart and move towards a more raw Keith-Moon-esque sound. Animal fits the bill perfectly as demonstrated in this early Drum Duel video with Buddy Rich from the Muppet Show circa 1978. Members of Animal's old band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, are disappointed but understand that this is an opportunity that would be difficult to pass up. Animal will be performing most of the drum duties on the new album which, according to an anonymous source at Auntiem Records, will tentatively be title Zombo. The first single is titled Anagram for Zombo and will be released this summer. In other news, it's April Fool's Day and you're witnessing the webmaster's lame attempt at humor. Be careful today. :)

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