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EUROPE Confirmed For Finland's ROCKPERRY Festival

Reunited Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have been confirmed for the 2004 edition of the Rockperry festival (web site),set to be held July 16-17 in Vaasa, Finland. As previously reported, EUROPE are slated to co-headline this year's installment of Sweden Rock festival, which will take place June 10-12...

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SKID ROW, THE WILDHEARTS Confirmed For Spain's SERIE Z FESTIVAL

SKID ROW and THE WILDHEARTS are the first two bands confirmed for the Serie Z Festival 2004, set to take place August 27-28 Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain. Serie Z Festival 2004 was originally scheduled to take place in March, but was eventually postponed. The bands that were scheduled to take p...

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IRON MAIDEN Manager Issues Statement Regarding Abbreviated N.Y. Show

IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood has issued the following statement regarding the band's abbreviated performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City Saturday night (Jan. 24): "It's Sunday morning and already l see many posts in the forum. On behalf of the band and myself all of you have ou...

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LED ZEPPELIN: New 1970 Audience Tape Unearthed

Led-Zeppelin.com reports: "Easily one of the most exciting new tapes unearthed ever features [LED ZEPPELIN's] last concert of 1970 — the 2 1/2 hour evening performance at Madison Square Garden (9/19/70). Not only is it likely the best show of the tour, it contains an unusual setlist with some surpri...

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WITHIN Y: Debut Album Delayed (Again)

Swedish melodic death metallers WITHIN Y, who feature in their ranks former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have pushed back the release date of their debut album, "Extended Mental Dimensions", to March 22 through Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The CD was recorded and mixed...

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CANDLELIGHT RECORDS Inks North American Licensing Deal With KARMAGEDDON MEDIA

Candlelight Records has secured the North American licensing rights to all Karmageddon Media recordings. The new partnership will see the U.S. and Canadian release of all new and reissued catalog titles from the newly formed Dutch record label through Candlelight's stateside operation. Starting in e...

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LED ZEPPELIN To Lure Tourists To Wales

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that lyrics by legendary rockers LED ZEPPELIN are being used to persuade tourists to visit Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. ZEPPELIN once stayed at a cottage on the peak in North Wales, where they wrote the classic "Bron Y Aur Stomp" from their "L...

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MOLLY HATCHET, THE BLACK HALOS Confirmed For Spain's SERIE Z Festival

MOLLY HATCHET, THE BLACK HALOS, and MOTHER SUPERIOR are the latest bands confirmed for Serie Z Festival 2004, a two-day event set to take place March 19-20 in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz),Spain. Also set to appear at the festival are Y&T and THE HANGMEN. More acts will be announced soon. For mo...

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WITHIN Y: Debut Album Delayed

Swedish melodic death metallers WITHIN Y, who feature in their ranks former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have pushed back the release date of their debut album, "Extended Mental Dimensions", to February 9 through Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The CD was recorded and mix...

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Y&T, THE HANGMEN Confirmed For Spain's SERIE Z FESTIVAL

Y&T and THE HANGMEN are the first two bands confirmed for Serie Z Festival 2004, a two-day event set to take place March 19-20 in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz),Spain. More acts will be announced soon. For more information, visit the festival's official web site at this location. (Thanks: Javier...

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WHITE LION 2004 Reunion Lineup Revealed

The details of WHITE LION's 2004 reunion lineup have been revealed in a European magazine. Joining singer Mike Tramp in the new formation will be guitarist Warren DeMartini (RATT),bassist James Lomenzo and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-MEGADETH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, Y&T). However, it should be poi...

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Y&T: Rarities Collection Due In Late November

Y&T are putting the finishing touches on their CD of previously unreleased material, titled "Unearthed", tentatively due in late November. The disc will reportedly contain unreleased Y&T cuts from the past — songs that were recorded for a particular record but never made it on vinyl or CD —...

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ALEX SKOLNICK To Sit Out TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Tour

Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick has announced his decision not to participate in this year's TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA tour. The following is Alex's official statement on the matter: "It is with mixed emotions that I announce my decision to not participate in this year's TRANS-SIBER...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Tour Report, Live Video Clips Posted Online

WATCHTOWER/SPASTIC INK guitarist Ron Jarzombek, who recently completed a seven-date run as part of ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's backing band on the Guitarevolution tour (also featuring former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick and original MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland),has post...

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EXHUMED's 'Anatomy Is Destiny' Banned In Germany

Due to pressure from German government ratings groups, Relapse Records' German distribution partner SPV has been forced to withdraw EXHUMED's new record, "Anatomy Is Destiny", from distribution on the brink of its release and on the eve of the band's European headlining tour. Ratings groups deemed t...