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DEEP PURPLE Prepare To Release Expanded Version Of 'Burn'
Launch Radio Networks reports: One of the most significant albums in DEEP PURPLE's catalog will be treated to an expanded reissue on May 3. "Burn", first released in 1974, was the British hard rock group's first album with its Mach III lineup, which featured singer David Coverdale and bassist Glenn...April 21, 2005
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Discuss Solo Project On WRUW 91.1 RADIO
Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens will be appearing on WRUW 91.1 Radio's "Children of the Metal Movement" with Roger Ganley this Tuesday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Ripper will be talking about his new side project BEYOND FEAR. Listen live on the web or listen to...April 19, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Split With EMI RECORDS
According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE have formally announced that they have left EMI Records, with whom they released "Abandon", "Live At Olympia" and "Bananas", and will make an announcement about their new label deal very shortly. Apart from back catalogue, this marks the end of EMI's current...April 16, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Singer Putting Finishing Touches On Anniversary CD
DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has finished recording several songs for his new album, "Gillan's Inn", which will document and celebrate his 40 years in the rock world. Tracks completed thus far include "Hang Me Out To Dry", "Sugar Plum", "Day Late And A Dollar Short", "Unchain Your Brain", "Speed...April 14, 2005
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Police Confirm DIMEBAG's Murderer Was Dragged Off DAMAGEPLAN Stage In Cincinnati
John Futty of The Columbus Dispatch has issued the following report: Nathan Gale was dragged off the stage at a DAMAGEPLAN concert in Cincinnati eight months before killing the band's lead guitarist and three others at a concert in Columbus. Yesterday (April 12),Columbus police confirmed that Gale...April 13, 2005
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HAMMERFALL: Japanese, Mexican, South American Tour Dates Announced
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The tour premiere in Helsinki (and Jyväskylä),Finland, last week went remarkably well! The audience was absolutely crazy, which always helps ;-),and we were all very pleased with this outing. I c...April 13, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of First Professional Gig
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on his official web site: "1st April 2005. Today is an anniversary. "1st April 1965 — 40 years ago today — I first stepped onto a stage with EPISODE SIX as a professional musician, having decided to drop out of Hornsey Art College. "I...April 4, 2005
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THE QUILL To Perform With Swedish String Orchestra
On May 20, THE QUILL will put on a one-night-only show in Mönsterås, Sweden. The band will perform together with Camerata Nordica, a 11-piece powerful string orchestra. The show will consist of THE QUILL songs flavored with string arrangements. THE QUILL, who feature in their ranks current SPIRITUAL...March 31, 2005
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BRUCE KULICK, BRET MICHAELS To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp'
Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and POISON frontman Bret Michaels are among the musicians that have participated in VH1 Classic's two-hour "Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp" premiering Saturday, April 2 at 9:00 p.m. The program captures artist interviews at this now annual event that lets grown-ups act...March 28, 2005
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IN FLAMES To Begin Tracking New Album In Two Weeks
Sweden's IN FLAMES have posted the following message on their official web site: "12 [new] songs have been written so far and we're all extremely excited. Hopefully both old and new members of the IN FLAMES family will be pleased. Daniel [Svensson] will begin tracking drums in about two weeks and at...March 24, 2005
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QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS Rock South Africa
Launch Radio Networks reports: QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS officially kicked off their partnership when they performed at the Nelson Mandela 46664 AIDS Awareness Concert in South Africa on Saturday (March 19). Their 15-song set, which is shorter than they plan to do when they start headlining their own...March 22, 2005
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SUNSETH MIDNIGHT Hard At Work On Debut Album
Brazilian gothic metal band SUNSETH MIDNIGHT are currently in the studio recording their debut album, entitled "Sun Seth", tentatively due this summer via Hellion Records. The band have finished tracking all the instrumentation at the Sunseth Boulevard Studios in São Paulo, Brazil and now singer Rog...March 19, 2005
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THE MICKY MOODY BAND Announce U.K. Tour Dates
THE MICKY MOODY BAND, led by former WHITESNAKE guitarist Micky Moody, have lined up the following U.K. dates during March/April: Mar. 16 - The Borderline – London Mar. 17 - Patti Pavilion – Swansea Mar. 18 - Tivoli Theatre - Wimborne – Dorset Mar. 24 - Hotel California - Birkenhead Apr. 01 - The Ast...March 13, 2005
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Finger-Fitness Guru Hangs Out With DEEP PURPLE In China
David Wecker of The Cincinnati Post has issued the following report: Hamilton finger-fitness guru Greg Irwin usually calls me when he returns from one of his trips to China, if something memorable has happened. This time, he was calling to report that, while in Beijing, he partied with DEEP PURPLE,...March 12, 2005
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QUEEN Join Forces With KATIE MELUA
World Entertainment News Network is reporting that QUEEN will grant Georgian-born singer Katie Melua's childhood dream when they perform together at Nelson Mandela's South African AIDS charity concert later this month. The jazz singer was inspired to become a performer by late singer Freddie Mercury...March 9, 2005