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IRON MAIDEN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Vocalists To Appear On SACK TRICK CD
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson and former RAINBOW/current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White are among the guests appearing on the upcoming album from Britain's SACK TRICK album, entitled Sheep in KISS Makeup, which is tentatively due for release in September/October. Other musicians set to...June 5, 2002
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ANDY SNEAP Speaks Out On Recent Activities And Upcoming Projects
Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (i.e. MACHINE HEAD, STUCK MOJO, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE, etc.) posted the following update via his web site at www.andysneap.com: "Things, as usual, have been pretty relentless. I've taken some time off this last month due to being totally exhausted with the work sch...May 30, 2002
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BANG YOUR HEAD Festival: Final Running Order Announced
The final running order for this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in Balingen, Germany on June 28th and 29th is as follows: Friday, June 28th: RIVAL MÄGO DE OZ RHAPSODY JAG PANZER SYMPHONY X CANDLEMASS OVERKILL GAMMA RAY FOZZY NIGHTWISH SAXON Saturday, June 29th: S.A....May 29, 2002
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CANDLEMASS Expand European Festival Itinerary
The reunited classic line-up of CANDLEMASS—vocalist Messiah Marcolin, bassist/founder Leif Edling, guitarist Mats Björkman, lead guitarist Lars Johansson and drummer Jan Lindh—will play the following European festivals during the summer: Jun. 07-08 – Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 28-29...May 17, 2002
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PARADOX Looking For New Singer, Guitarist
Veteran German power metallers PARADOX have been forced to cancel their scheduled appearance at the Bang Your Head festival after frontman Charly Steinhauer's voice was “damaged due to sickness”, according to the group's official web site. Since the damage to his vocal cords is so severe, Charly wil...May 3, 2002
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HALFORD European Festival Dates Announced
Despite the group's withdrawal from Germany's Wacken Open Air and Holland's Waldrock festivals, HALFORD will go ahead with plans to perform at several European events this summer. These are HALFORD's officially confirmed dates so far: Jun. 07 – SWE @ Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 08 – ITA @ Gods of Meta...April 29, 2002
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GAMMA RAY's HENJO RICHTER Turns Down HELLOWEEN Offer
GAMMA RAY guitarist Henjo Richter will not be accepting HELLOWEEN's offer to join the latter band as a replacement for the departed Roland Grapow, according to GAMMA RAY's record label Sanctuary/Metal-Is Records. As you may recall, Richter had been holding discussions with HELLOWEEN mainman Michael...April 26, 2002
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KING DIAMOND Still Signed To Metal Blade Records (For Now)
KING DIAMOND are still officially signed to Metal Blade Records, despite recent rumors indicating that the company and the band have parted ways. However, according to manager Ole Bang, the current running agreement is approaching the date of the option for a new recording, and I have no info to the...April 20, 2002
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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Finalizes Touring Line-Up For Summer Appearances
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will utilize a touring band composed of former SKUNKWORKS bandmate/guitarist Al Dickson, ex-THE ALMIGHTY/ALICE COOPER guitarist Pete Friesen, SACK TRICK bassist Chris Dale, and SACK TRICK drummer Robin Guy during his upcoming European summer festival appearances,...April 19, 2002
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NIGHTWISH "Century Child" Live Dates Announced
Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced the dates for their upcoming Century Child tour—the group's last dates prior to taking an extensive break from touring and recording activities. They are as follows: Jun. 28 - Balingen, GER @ Bang Your Head Jul. 13 – Helsinki, FIN @ Tuska Open Air Festival Jul. 16...April 9, 2002
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VICIOUS RUMORS Aiming For "Crushing, High-Energy, Signature Sound" On Next CD
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area melodic metallers VICIOUS RUMORS are currently in pre-production for their 11th full-length CD, which will tentatively be recorded during the summer for a late 2002 release. According to the group's official web site, the as-yet-untitled album will feature a crushing,...April 5, 2002
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FOZZY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival
FOZZY, featuring WWF wrestler Chris Jericho, former members of STUCK MOJO and producer Andy Sneap, are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in Balingen, Germany on June 28th and 29th. The full list of artists currently schedu...April 5, 2002
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HALFORD Confirmed For BANG YOUR HEAD
HALFORD is the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in Balingen, Germany on June 28th and 29th. The full list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: BRUCE DICKINSON CANDLEMASS HALFORD SLAYER GAMMA RA...March 14, 2002
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SHADOWKEEP Enlist New Bassist, Continue Work On Sophomore CD
Britain's SHADOWKEEP have replaced bassist Steve Scott with Steve Kightley. The group's new line-up will make the following live appearances during the summer: Jun. 18 - Cartoon - Croydon, UK Jun. 20 - Spirit Of 66 - Verviers, BEL Jun. 21 - Headbangers Open Air Festival - Hamburg, GER Jun. 28 - Bang...March 11, 2002
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CANDLEMASS Postpone Greek Club Shows, Announce More Festival Appearances
The reunited classic line-up of CANDLEMASS will perform two club shows in Greece at the end of April—the first “proper” headlining shows the band will have done since they reformed late last year. Originally scheduled to take place in late March but postponed due to an unspecified scheduling conflic...March 8, 2002
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