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TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Wildcat' Album

2010 will see NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG celebrate the 30th anniversary of the "Wildcat" album, the band's first and most iconic recording. The LP was released during the heyday of the NWOBHM movement and captures the real spirit of the music scene in the U.K...

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DC4's 'Candy Caine' Coming To 'Rock Band'

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring guitarist Rowan Robertson (ex-DIO) alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, will soon make an appearance on Rock Band. Thanks to the efforts of Hit Play Cr...

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CHRIS LANEY's New Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By BRUCE KULICK, CONNY BLOOM

Swedish songwriter/producer/artist Chris Laney is working on material for his second solo album at Polar Studios in Stockholm. Tentatively due in the spring, the CD will feature collaborations and guest appearances by Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) and Conny Bloom (HANOI ROCKS, ELEC...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Celebrate 'Wildcat' 30th Anniversary

Guitarist Robb Weir of NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG has issued the following update: "2010 is going to be a big year for us as its our 30th year anniversary since the release of 'Wildcat' and we want to make this a year to remember. We will try and make every show special for ...

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24th Annual VIBE FOR PHILO Announced

In 1981, just five years before his untimely demise, THIN LIZZY legend Phil Lynott asked longtime friend Smiley Bolger to "do a vibe for me sometime." Bolger, a DJ and promoter, had just won the Alternative Eurovision Song Contest and Philo (as Smiley called him) loved the idea. This throwaway remar...

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RED RIVER REVIVAL Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

RED RIVER REVIVAL, the new band featuring former members of SUPERJOINT RITUAL and ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album at Philip Anselmo's (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) recording studio in Louisiana for an early 2010 release via Anselmo's Housecore Records. Th...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: More Video Footage From Holland's HEAVY METAL MANIACS Festival Available

Video footage of NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG performing the song "Hellbound" at the Heavy Metal Maniacs festival in Hoorn, Netherlands at the end of October can be viewed below (clip shot by Erwin Suetens). TYGERS' most recent album, "Animal Instinct", was released last year. According to a pr...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: Video Footage From Holland's HEAVY METAL MANIACS Festival Available

Video footage of NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG performing the songs "Slave To Freedom" and "Never Satisfied" at the Heavy Metal Maniacs festival in Hoorn, Netherlands at the end of October can be viewed below (clip shot by Erwin Suetens). TYGERS' most recent album, "Animal Instinct", was release...

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DC4 To Enter Studio In December

DC4 — the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring Rowan Robertson (ex-DIO) alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass — will enter the studio in December/January to begin recording its new album for a tentat...

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THE KINKS' RAY DAVIES To Perform With METALLICA At ROCK HALL's 25th Anniversary

Ray Davies from THE KINKS will join METALLICA for their October 30, 2009 performance at Madison Square Garden as part of the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also scheduled to appear with the San Francisco heavy metal giants is legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbou...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With METALLICA At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME's 25th Anniversary

Legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne will join METALLICA for their October 30, 2009 performance at Madison Square Garden as part of the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Video footage of METALLICA rehearsing the SABBATH classic "War Pigs" in the "tuning room" be...

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CENTURY MEDIA Positions Itself For The Future

Century Media has been a brand name that has been synonymous with heavy metal for the past 20 years. The company is announcing new appointments that will position itself for aggressive growth in the next decade by bringing on Don Robertson as president; Mike Gitter as VP of A&R; and Marc Schapir...

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DC4 Drummer To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Shawn Duncan, drummer for ODIN and DC4, will be the special guest on the next edition of the nationally syndicated radio program "Hard Rock Nights", airing the week of October 16-22. Duncan will talk with host JT about DC4's latest CD, "Explode", working with his brothers Jeff and Matt in the projec...

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SAXON, THIN LIZZY DIAMOND HEAD Members To Appear In Irish Documentary

Earlier this year, guitarist Brian Tatler of legendary NWOBHM band DIAMOND HEAD took part as a judge and mentor in an Irish documentary following a number of bands. Scrap Metal was Ireland's first-ever "battle of the hard rock tribute band tour." Kicking off on May 16 in Dolan's Warehouse, Limerick,...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Featured In ZOOM Q3 Video Recorder Ad

ANTHRAX axeman Scott Ian and THE DONNAS/CHELSEA GIRLS guitarist Allison Robertson are featured in a new ad (see image below) for the Zoom Q3 video recorder, which is scheduled for release on October 9. ANTHRAX — featuring vocalist John Bush (ANTHRAX's singer from 1992 to 2005) — will perform at this...