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KING DIAMOND Guitarist: New CD Features 'Best Songs And Production We've Had In Years'

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque is back home in Sweden after "a very heavy and intense mixing session" in Dallas, Texas with the band's singer/namesake King Diamond on the group's long-awaited new album, "Gimme Your Soul ... Please". "It's definitely the best songs and production we've had in...

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MIKE TRAMP Says He Has No Desire To Pursue A More Modern Sound With WHITE LION

WHITE LION vocalist Mike Tramp recently answered several fan questions via his official web site. Read on: Q: We have been blessed with the box set "Songs I Left Behind" and the WHITE LION and FREAK OF NATURE DVDs, but was interested to know if in the near future you have any intention to release .....

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NIKKI SIXX Finalizing Artwork For 'The Heroin Diaries' Book And CD

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "Had a good time at the Junker fashion show. Me and DJ [Ashba, ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist and Sixx's songwriting/producing partner] hung with Slash, Alice Cooper and Billy Duffy along with all the Junker peeps...

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VELVET REVOLVER: North American Tour Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER has lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: South American tour: April 10 - Pista Atlética Del Estadio Nacional - Santiago, Chile April 12 - Estádio do Morumbi - São Paulo, Brazil April 13 - Citibank Hall - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 15 - Quilmes Rock 2007 @ Est...

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W.A.S.P.: 'Dominator' Audio Samples Available

Several audio samples from W.A.S.P.'s upcoming CD, "Dominator", have been posted online at this location. Due in the U.K. on April 16, Scandinavia on April 20, and the rest of mainland Europe on April 27 via Demolition Records, "Dominator" (view cover here) will feature the following track listing:...

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PAUL RODGERS To Release Debut Solo DVD In April

Eagle Rock EntertaiDment will release Paul Rodgers' debut solo DVD ($14.98) "Live In Glasgow" on May 29 and CD ($13.98) on April 17. The prebook date for the CD is March 23, while the date for the DVD is May 4. "Live In Glasgow", recorded in October of 2006 on the last date of his ...

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ROYAL HUNT Launches Vocalist Search

Danish hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have launched a vocalist search following the recent departure of John West. All applicants must meet the following criteria: 01. You must be an energetic frontman with an adequate image 02. You must be technically able to perform any of the songs from RH's back catalo...

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MENA BRINNO Signs With DARK BALANCE

Tampa gothic metal band MENA BRINNO, featuring former ROYAL ANGUISH members Katy Decker (vocals) and Marius Kozlowski (guitar),has inked a deal with the new Dutch label Dark Balance (PICTURE OF THE MOON). The group, whose lineup is rounded out by Vince Greco (bass) and Tom Klinesmith (drums),will...

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ROYAL HUNT Parts Ways With Singer JOHN WEST

Danish/American hard rock act ROYAL HUNT has issued the following statement: "ROYAL HUNT and John West [vocals] have decided that at this time (after numerous albums and concert tours) they are no longer able to contribute creatively to each other's future musical development. It's been a hell of a...

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Western Xterminator

Welcome to one of the first truly forgettable releases of 2007. RTX's "Western Xterminator" plays a kind of sleazy hard rock with melodies that go nowhere and riffs that are beyond recycled. It is the type of album that brings to mind one of the very few negatives about this reviewing gig: having to...

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Ex-KITTIE Bassist TALENA ATFIELD To Serve As 'America's Hot Musician' Judge

Former KITTIE bassist Talena Atfield will serve as a judge on "America's Hot Musician" on the Oxygen network beginning July 2007. Atfield will judge alongside National Symphony Orchestra violinist Marissa Regni and Duke Ellington Orchestra alum and trombonist Gregory Charles Royal. "We believe Talen...

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GRAHAM BONNET To Tour U.K. With TAZ TAYLOR BAND

The San-Diego based TAZ TAYLOR BAND, featuring legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI),will embark on a U.K. tour in June/July. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 22 - Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge Jun. 23 - Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge Jun. 25 - The...

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KING DIAMOND: New Album Release Dates Announced

KING DIAMOND's new album, "Gimme Your Soul ... Please", will be released in North America on June 26 via Metal Blade Records. Massacre Records will issue the album in Germany on June 29. "Gimme Your Soul … Please" track listing: 01. The Dead (King) 02. Never Ending Hill (Andy) 03. Is Anybody Here? (...

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D.C. COOPER Confirmed For BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

Bay Area Rock Promotions has announce that D.C. Cooper has been confirmed as a special guest of the Bay Area Rock Festival. The current SILENT FORCE lead singer and former ROYAL HUNT frontman will make a guest appearance onstage with one of the bands on the first night of the festival. Additionally,...

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KING DIAMOND: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Renzo van Soelen, the webmaster of KING DIAMOND's official web site, Coven Worldwide, has issued the following update: "I just got off the phone with King. We talked about two hours and he gave me some very exclusive info about the forthcoming KING DIAMOND CD. King told me he had just finished recor...