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LUNARMILE To Support M3 In Wolverhampton

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will support M3 — the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guit...

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JIMI HENDRIX Guitar Sold For $117,000

A Jimi Hendrix guitar sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds at an auction of rock memorabilia in London, according to News.com.au. A spokeswoman for promoter Magnum Communications said that a Fender Stratocaster guitar owned by Jimi Hendrix went for £60,000 (approximately $117,000). It was one of...

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MELECHESH: 'We Will Tour North America In 2007'

Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH have issued the following statement: "We have just returned from doing press in New York City this weekend and it was an outstanding experience. Lots of feedback and great responses from the press over 'Emissaries' so far. We are also in negotiations righ...

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STORMZONE Signs With ESCAPE MUSIC

Northern Ireland's STORMZONE, the band featuring vocalist John Harv Harbinson (SWEET SAVAGE, EMERALD, NO SWEAT, DEN OF THIEVES),has inked a three-album deal with Escape Music. The group's debut CD, "Caught in the Act", is scheduled for release on January 21, 2007. Commented Harv: "We are proud to a...

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MELECHESH: 'Emissaries' Tentative U.S. Release Date Announced

Osmose/The End Records has tentatively set a January 23, 2007 release date for new album from Mesopotamian metallers MELECHESH, entitled "Emissaries". The CD will arrive in Europe on October 30. "Emissaries", the fourth album from MELECHESH, is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's brilliant opus...

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MELECHESH: 'Emissaries' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Osmose Productions has set an October 30 European release date for the new MELECHESH album, entitled "Emissaries". The track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Rebirth of the Nemesis (Enuma Elish Rewritten) 02. Ladders to Sumeria 03. Deluge of Delusional Dreams: Act I: Cast Tempest from the Ea...

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Mirrors

I have a vague recollection of a review I wrote for MISERY SIGNALS' debut "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart" in which I basically stated that it was not an enjoyable effort nor was it an impressive one. The memory was unpleasant enough to almost result in my avoidance of a review of the group's ...

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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist MICKY MOODY Plays With Trumpets

M3 guitarist Micky Moody (ex-WHITESNAKE) has just had his book, "Playing with Trumpets - A Rock and Roll Apprenticeship", released by SAF Publishing. The book's description reads as follows: "In 1981, whilst onstage with hard rockers WHITESNAKE at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Donington Park, in...

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JORN LANDE And RUSSELL ALLEN Collaborating On New Album

Recording sessions of the second chapter of the highly anticipated album from Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X) started during August. Once again Magnus Karlsson (LAST TRIBE, STARBREAKER) penned a set of songs which fit perfectly to the voices of the two charac...

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M3: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK),Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM) and Stefan Berggren (vocals, SNAKES IN...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: Video Interview Posted Online

A nine-minute video interview with original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins has been posted online at Guitarist TV (click on "G-TV Interviews"). As previously reported, Atkins recently released a new promotional DVD. Produced by Mpeguk Ltd, the set (released on DVD-R) includes music videos of three...

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WAYSTED Announces Lineup For U.K. Tour

WAYSTED, the reunited semi-obscure mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),will embark on a U.K. tour in September. Joining Way in the group's lineup will be Fin on vocals, Paul Haslin on drums and special guest guitarist Robin George...

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Reunited FORTE To Record New Album

New-age Nineties power metal band FORTE from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP bassist Rev Jones and former OLIVER MAGNUM vocalist James Randel — has reunited with the Scott brothers (guitarist Jeff and drummer Greg) for a string of dates over the next couple of months. The...

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OLIVER MAGNUM: Rare Promotional Video Posted Online

Long-defunct Oklahoma thrash band OLIVER MAGNUM has posted a rare promotional video for the song "Words of Peace", off their 1992 "Drive By" EP, at lwww.myspace.com/olivermagnum. OLIVER MAGNUM's self-titled debut album was released in 1989 via Restless Records. ...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY To Record New Album In October

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "No updates for a while, but rest assured that we haven't been resting on our laurels. We're insanely busy with the songwriting for the next album, and it's now decided that the recordings...