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HOLYHELL Guitarist JOE STUMP Getting Ready For MANOWAR Tour

REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "Right now, I'm just getting ready for the upcoming MANOWAR/ RHAPSODY OF FIRE/ HOLYHELL tour. Rehearsals start up soon and I'm really looking forward to getting back out there and doing some serious damage when the tour st...

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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer Lays Down Tracks For JAYCE LANDBERG; Audio Available

Singer Göran Edman (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLORY) recently laid down vocals on two songs from Swedish guitarist/composer/novelist Jayce Landberg. According to Jayce, "Marilyn" (audio) is "a French-inspired ballad basically about people who have lost faith in life and given up. There is also an analogy to...

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HEED Confirmed For PROGPOWER UK Festival

HEED, the new Swedish band featuring former LOST HORIZON members Daniel Heiman (vocals) and Fredrik Olsson (guitar),has been confirmed as the opening act at this year's ProgPower UK festival, set to take place March 31 at The Centaur indoor arena, Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England. The fes...

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RUDY SARZO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold' Tomorrow

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be the featured guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show tomorrow (Saturday, February 10). The program will also be available for download at this location. "Maximum Threshold" replays the shows on a "live feed" on M...

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RUDY SARZO To Guest On KTLA-TV's 'Morning Show'

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be a special guest on KTLA-TV's "Morning Show" on Monday, February 19 between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. For more information, visit ktla.trb.com. Sarzo recently published a book, "Off the Rails", which includes a f...

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VIOLENT STORM Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, has been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 9 in Tampere, Finland. Headlining the event will be HEAVEN AND HELL, with SONATA ARCTICA, LEVERAGE, ENTWINE, THUNDERSTONE and K...

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MALICE Guitarist Discusses Reunion

Michael Fischer of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with MALICE guitarist Mick Zane. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: So what's on tap for the upcoming MALICE reunion? Zane: At this point, the MALICE reunion consists of three original members, which include myself, Mark on bass, a...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist DOWNING Talks Up A VIOLENT STORM; Audio Available

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was recently interviewed by "Pandora's Rock Box" for U.K.'s Radio Caroline station about about his involvement with the latest album from VIOLENT STORM, "Storm Warning". Download an MP3 of the interview at this location. VIOLENT STORM is the new band formed by ex-...

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MASTERPLAN And SWALLOW THE SUN: New Tracks Posted Online

Candlelight Records USA has made available the first tracks from upcoming new albums from German/American melodic metal act MASTERPLAN and Finnish metallers SWALLOW THE SUN. To listen, bring your browser to the label's official MySpace page. "Lost And Gone" is from MASTERPLAN's third album titled "M...

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PAUL SHORTINO Debuts Brand New Track On 'The Hairball John Radio Show'

In a recent interview with "The Hairball John Radio Show", vocalist Paul Shortino (ROUGH CUTT, QUIET RIOT) recalled the early years of ROUGH CUTT and working with Ronnie James Dio as well as his decision to leave ROUGH CUTT in 1987 for an ill-fated collaboration with QUIET RIOT. He also spoke about...

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FATAL SMILE To Team Up With WIG WAM For Japanese Tour

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will team up with Norwegian rockers WIG WAM — winners of the 2005 Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest — for three shows in Japan in late February/early March. The details are as follows: Feb. 26 – Tokyo, JPN - O-East Feb. 28 - Nagoya, JPN -...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Reveals Band Lineup For KOTIPELTO Tour

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed that his solo band for his upcoming European tour with KOTIPELTO will consist of Nick Douglas (bass; DORO),Paul LaPlaca (guitar) and most likely John Macaluso (drums; TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER). "[...

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RON KEEL, JASON MCMASTER Confirmed For GUNS N' ROSES Tribute Album

Versailles Records has announced that Ron Keel will appear alongside Grammy-winning pianist Randy Cantor on a remake of the GUNS N' ROSES track "Don't Cry" as part of the label's forthcoming "Double Talkin' Jive: A Hard Rock Tribute to Guns N' Roses", the second volume of the tribute series to Axl,...

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JOE SATRIANI To Team Up With JOHN PETRUCCI, PAUL GILBERT For G3 Tour

The 2007 incarnation of Joe Satriani's popular G3 tour will kick off on March 14 in Phoenix starring Satriani, John Petrucci and Paul Gilbert. The tour will play selected dates in North America throughout March and April. The 2007 tour marks the fifth North American G3 run and the twelfth G3 tour wo...

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FATAL SMILE Signs With LOCOMOTIVE MUSIC

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", will be released in the U.S. on February 20. The follow-up to 2002's "Beyond Reality", "Neo Natural Freaks" received a European release in February...