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EXTREME Guitarist Thanks U.S. Fans For Their Support

Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt of the reunited Massachusetts rockers EXTREME has issued the following update: "Well, well, well... Now that we are home. Back in the U.S. of A. I noticed... with a little help from a birdie outside my window... Two things. 1. We have a new president. And 2. That I didn't...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN's AGUA DE ANNIQUE Schedules More Dates

AGUA DE ANNIQUE, the band led by former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 12 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands (semi-acoustic with special guests) Feb. 13 - Oosterpoort - Groningen, Netherlands (semi-acoustic with special guests) Feb. 20 - Eightbal...

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HYDROGYN: New Shows Announced

Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN have scheduled the following dates: Jan. 09 - Fairplain Yacht Club - Ripley, West Virginia Jan. 10 - V-Club - Huntington, West Virginia Jan. 17 - Wake Up Dead - Richmond, Virginia The January 10 show in Huntington will follow the band's "Strip 'Em Blind Tour"...

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CIVILIZATION ONE Joined By Ex-ICED EARTH Guitarist

CIVILIZATION ONE, the band led by singer Chitral "Chity" Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, FARO, AVALON) and bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (MALADAPTIVE, ex-HEAVENLY),has announced the addition of British guitarist Tim Mills (ex-ICED EARTH, ELKIE BROOKS) to the group's ranks. The band performed in Colombo,...

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Ex-THE GATHERING Singer Releases FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Cover

Former THE GATHERING and current AGUA DE ANNIQUE singer Anneke van Giersbergen has issued the following update: "December 27 I will be playing a solo gig in Zuidwolde. I thought it would be nice to play a sort of a Xmas-song. I've always loved 'The Power of Love' [originally written and recorded by...

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WHITESNAKE Planning 'All-Out U.S. Assault' In 2009

WHITESNAKE's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the band's frontman David Coverdale. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Q: A "stage extension" was used for the [European] co-headlining shows with DEF LEPPARD. Are there any particul...

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LUNATICA: New Album Details Revealed

Swiss female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band LUNATICA will release its fourth album, "New Shores", on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records. Michael Levine (Hans Zimmer's arranger; "Pirates of the Carribean", "The Rock") has provided his expertise on one track. In addition, Jimi Jamison (former SUR...

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TIMO TOLKKI's REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, has inked a worldwide deal with Scarlet Records. Tolkki and his bandmates have spent the last few weeks putting the finishing touches to their new album entitled "Age Of Aquarius". Recorded over three months in F...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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HYDROGYN To Release 'No Borders' VCD

Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN will release a new two-disc Video Compact Disc (VCD) entitled "No Borders" on January 27, 2009. Popular in Europe and Asia, the VCD format combines video and music and can be played on VCD machines, most computers and DVD players. "No Borders" documents the b...

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LION'S SHARE To Film 'Judas Must Die' Video

Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE will film a video for the song "Judas Must Die" in Stockholm, Sweden with director Josef Doukkali. LION'S SHARE previously worked with Doukkali on the clip for the track "The Edge Of The Razor", from the "Emotional Coma" album. The band's original dec...

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Ex-GATHERING Singer To Be Joined By WITHIN TEMPTATION, ANATHEMA Members On Acoustic Album

Former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen and her new band AGUA DE ANNIQUE will stage two unique shows in February 2009 — at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland (Feb. 12) and at the Oosterpoort in Groningen (Feb. 13). At these intimate performances, Anneke will shed some light on her composit...

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RUDRA Prepares To Film New Video

Singaporean metallers RUDRA have issued the following update: "We are currently preparing for the shooting of our first professional music video for the upcoming 'yet-to-be-titled' album. This epic video will be for a track titled 'Hymns From The Blazing Chariot', directed by Jacen Tan. "We are work...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Completes Work On New Album

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages last summer, has finished recording its new concept album, "Mirror Of Retribution", in Los Angeles with producer (and ANTHRAX guitarist) Rob Ca...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "Petri Sankala [drums] has left the band. The reason for this mutual decision is Petri's back pain that hasn't allowed him to play drums 100% during the past two years. None of us has bad feelings whatsoever an...