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EUROPE: Acoustic Version Of 'Yesterday's News' Available For Download

EUROPE's acoustic version of "Yesterday's News", recorded during an appearance on the Stockholm, Sweden radio station 106.7 Rockklassiker on December 7, 2005, has been made available for download at this location. As previously reported, EUROPE entered the Swedish Music DVD chart at position No. 9 l...

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EUROPE Hit No. 3 On Swedish Music DVD Chart

Reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE entered the Swedish Music DVD chart at position No. 9 last week and moved up to No. 3 this week with their live DVD, entitled "Live from the Dark". The two-disc set features the group's November 15, 2004 concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England alo...

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EUROPE Cancel BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Appearance

Reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have cancelled their previously announced appearance at next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. According to reports, EUROPE will be spend next summer in the studio recording their fol...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS To Enter Studio In January

Guitarist John Perez of the long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here's a demo version (mp3) of a new song from us — 'Sightless'. It's just a demo but sounds pretty good for the most part. A nice mid/u...

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WATCHTOWER Guitarist: I Regret Not Auditioning For MEGADETH

San Antonio Rocks recently conducted an interview with guitar shredder Ron Jarzombek (SPASTIC INK, WATCHTOWER). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: San Antonio Rocks: Ron, you have been in many bands and projects in the last 20 years. If you had to do it all over again what would you change?...

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Bassist JOEY VERA: No Plans For New ARMORED SAINT Studio Album

FATES WARNING/ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera has posted the following message on his official web site: "I know, it's been a while. But hey I've been working on my studio tan. Right about now I'm a light, peaked shade of eggshell. I'm knee deep in the recording process of my solo record. As of now...

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TASTE OF CHAOS Featuring DEFTONES, AS I LAY DYING, ATREYU: Tour Dates Announced

After 37 packed dates across the United States and Canada last winter, followed by an equally successful international run which hit England, Scotland, Germany, Australia and Japan, the Taste of Chaos tour is back with another onslaught of winter shows in the United States and Canada, featuring a wh...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN, BIOHAZARD's EVAN SEINFELD To Take Part In VH1's 'So Jewtastic'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld are among the variety of music artists, TV and film stars, comedians, journalists and other celebrities who are scheduled to appear on VH1's "All Access Presents: So Jewtastic" — a celebration of everything you knew, and lots of stuff...

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ARMORED SAINT Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Reunited California-based metallers ARMORED SAINT, who feature in their ranks (former?) ANTHRAX singer John Bush and current FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. Th...

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L.A. GUNS Frontman To Appear On GUNS N' ROSES Tribute Album

L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis has replaced Joe Leste (BANG TANGO, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) as the lead vocalist on a cover version of GUNS N' ROSES' "Nightrain", to be included on an upcoming GN'R tribute album, tentatively due in April 2006. Other musicians featured on the track include Keri Kelli (SLA...

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Shots Fired At POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS

The Associated Press is reporting that POISON singer Bret Michaels escaped serious injury after shots were fired at his tour bus last night (Nov. 21) in Chicopee, Massachusetts, his publicist confirmed. Michaels was in town to perform a rare, invitation-only acoustic show, when, prior to the show, s...

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MIKE TRAMP To Permanently Retire WHITE LION

According to MelodicRock.com, former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp has issued the following statement regarding his future plans for TRAMP'S WHITE LION: "A series of events has led me to the decision that, in today's day and age, there seems to be not enough interest to continue exploring possibili...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): COUNT RAVEN EUROPE F...

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ALTARIA Bassist To Appear On GUNS N' ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE Tribute Albums

ALTARIA bassist Marko Pukkila has posted the following message on his web site: "We hardly got the new ALTARIA album finished when I already started to work on new projects. I will record a track for a GUNS N' ROSES tribute that will be out in USA in April 2006. I will record 'Nighttrain' together ....

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SEBASTIAN BACH's Son's Band SEVERED HAND Complete First Demo Release

SEVERED HAND, the New Jersey-based power/thrash metal band featuring Paris Bierk (son of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach),have released their their first full-length CD, entitled "Keep Your Wives Inside". "This material ranges back to 1999 as far as when the music was written, so it's a long...