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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: NAMM Photos Posted Online
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's official web site has been updated with several photos from the legendary Swedish guitarist's appearance at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, California. Among the other musicians feature in the photos are Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),S...January 29, 2005
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DREAM THEATER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
DREAM THEATER have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: A.C.T ACCEPT BLACKFOOT CANDLEMASS CRYSTAL EYES DIO DREAM THEATER FORCE OF EVI...January 27, 2005
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RIOT To Utilize Session Singer For Spanish Festival Appearance
RIOT singer Mike DiMeo will be unable to accompany the band to the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival in late February due to his commitment with THE LIZARDS (featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT/BLACK SABBATH/RAINBOW fame). As a result, RIOT guitarist Mark Reale has...January 26, 2005
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SLAYER, OBITUARY, LACUNA COIL Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
SLAYER, OBITUARY, LACUNA COIL, HAMMERFALL and DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for the Gods of Metal festival, a two-day event scheduled to take place June 11-12, 2005 at Arena Parco Nord in Bologna, Italy. Also set to perform at the festival are IRON MAIDEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ACCEPT, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY...January 25, 2005
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Bassist RANDY COVEN To Play With RIOT At Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival
Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be performing with the legendary heavy metal band RIOT at the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place February 25-26 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada. Other groups scheduled to perform at the event include MEGAD...January 23, 2005
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Bassist STEVE DIGIORGIO Looks Back At A Very Productive Year And A Half
Bassist extraordinaire Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, SEBASTIAN BACH, SADUS) has posted the following message on his web site: "Here's what I've been up to for the last year and half and a few upcoming things… "I know the updates have been few and far between. So I'm attempting to fix that for 2005 and...January 22, 2005
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SEBASTIAN BACH, CANDLEMASS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SEBASTIAN BACH, CANDLEMASS, THERION, STATETROOPER and FORCE OF EVIL have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: A.C.T...January 21, 2005
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BRAZEN ABBOT Announce New Album Title
BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have set "My Resurrection" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in June via Frontiers Records. As previously reported, the upcoming album will contain 12 tracks: Tracks with Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWI...January 20, 2005
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TALISMAN: Double Live DVD And CD To Be Released In March
Frontiers Records has set a March 21 release date for the "World's Best Kept Secret" double live DVD and CD package from TALISMAN, the Swedish/American band led by bassist Marcel Jacob (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, EUROPE) and vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). "The idea of this DVD got started...January 20, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Teams Up With Ex-Members Of SABBATH, PRIEST, MAIDEN On 'Heavy Hitters' CD
Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (KISS, MEATLOAF) has almost finished producing "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters", an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries. This 10-track powerhouse col...January 19, 2005
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STARBREAKER: TNT Singer Launches New Project
STARBREAKER, the new project featuring TNT frontman Tony Harnell, has inked a deal with Frontiers Records. Joining Harnell in the group's lineup is Magnus Karlsson, the Swedish guitar master who revealed himself on three LAST TRIBE studio albums and most recently penning the songs and performing on...January 19, 2005
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DREAM THEATER Drummer To Join FATES WARNING For Holland's HEADWAY FESTIVAL
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will be sitting behind the kit for FATES WARNING during their appearance at the Headway Festival in Amstelveen, Netherlands on April 3. As previously reported, FATES WARNING's appearance at Headway and their previously announced five headlining shows in February wi...January 18, 2005
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JOHN SYKES: 'Is This Love' Audio Clip Posted Online
Legendary guitarist John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER) has posted an audio sample of his live version of WHITESNAKE's "Is This Love" at his official web site. The song comes off Sykes' recently released (in Japan) live CD, "Bad Boy Live", which was recorded in April 2004 on Sykes' Japa...January 16, 2005
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SCENES To Support CORNERSTONE In Europe
German prog-metallers SCENES, now featuring Alex Koch (ex-SPIRAL TOWER, POWERGOD) on vocals, will support CORNERSTONE (the project featuring ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen and ex-RAINBOW/current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Doogie White) on several Belgian and German shows beginning in late January....January 16, 2005
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BRAZEN ABBOT Complete Recordings With 31-Piece String Orchestra
BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have posted the following message on their web site: "The new BRAZEN ABBOT album just got a new line-up. The musicians involved will be 39! This is because of the fact that Nikolo recorded and added a 31-piece string orchestra, which...January 14, 2005
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