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JORN LANDE To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, ARK, MILLENIUM, VAGABOND, THE SNAKES) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to appear on the CD are acclaimed drummers Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) and Alex Ho...

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PRIMAL FEAR Members To Tour With 'Rock Meets Classic'

PRIMAL FEAR's Mat Sinner and Henny Wolter will take part in the upcoming "Rock Meets Classic" concerts in Germany and the Netherlands. 14 shows have been booked for January 2010 and will feature FOREIGNER's Lou Gramm, NAZARETH's Dan McCafferty and TOTO's Bobby Kimball backed by the "Rock Meets Class...

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ERIC SINGER, ALEX HOLZWARTH To Appear On New AVANTASIA Album

Acclaimed drummers Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) and Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, ANGRA, SIEGES EVEN) will both appear on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "Eric has played on many tracks [for the upcoming AVANTASIA...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses Forthcoming AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the singer/songwriter about the forthcoming album from his AVANTASIA project. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Tobias, how are things going in the studio? Sammet: I am pretty damn busy,...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer Collaborating With AMANDA SOMERVILLE, PRIMAL FEAR Members

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske is collaborating with American singer Amanda Somerville on a brand new melodic hard rock/metal project for Frontiers Records. Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER) and Magnus Karlsson (PLACE VENDOME, PRIMAL FEAR) are handling most of the songwriting for the CD, whi...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Drummer Schedules German Clinic

RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer Alex Holzwarth has scheduled a drum clinic on October 16 at Musikhaus Marstein in eastern Germany. Alex will talk about his double-bass technique and will offer tips to aspiring drummers on how to get themselves to the next level. Alex is renowned for his work with such band...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Completes Work On 'BK3' Album

Guitarist Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, UNION) has completed work on "BK3", his third solo album following 2001's "Audio Dog" and 2003's "Transformer". The CD was mastered on Thursday, July 16 at Precision Mastering in Hollywood, California. An official release date has not yet been annou...

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JORN's 'Dukebox' Collection Due In August

AFM Records has set an August 28 release date for "Dukebox", a 16-track best-of from powerhouse Norwegian hard rock vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, MILLENIUM, ARK). The CD will contain "many highlights" from Jorn's previous solo albums and "will be an interesting item for all die-hard fans and 'new...

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JORN LANDE Covers TARJA TURUNEN's 'I Walk Alone'; Audio Available

An audio sample of JORN's cover version of TARJA TURUNEN's "I Walk Alone" is available for download at this location (courtesy of MelodicRock.com). The track comes off JORN's brand new studio album, entitled "Spirit Black", which is being released today (June 5) in Europe and July 14 in the USA via...

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ULI JON ROTH To Host 'Legends Of Rock' Concert To Benefit Italian Earthquake Victims

Former SCORPIONS guitar legend Uli Jon Roth will host a Legends Of Rock concert on June 7 at Stazione Birra in Rome, Italy to raise funds for the victims of the recent earthquake in the region of the city of L'Aquila, which was largely destroyed. Uli will share the stage with a variety of artists, ....

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BRUCE DICKINSON And RONNIE JAMES DIO Are Heavy Metal's Top Singers

Headbang, a Turkish rock and metal magazine which is sold as a Blue Jean magazine supplement, has published its list of top 30 heavy metal and hard rock vocalists of all time (as compiled by the magazine's writers). It is as follows: 01. Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE DICKINSON) 02. Ronnie Jame...

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AMANDA SOMERVILLE Talks About AFTER FOREVER Guitarist's HDK Project; Video Available

Video footage of Amanda Somerville talking about her involvement with HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL) — the Dutch project led by AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans — can be viewed below. Amanda Somerville is the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was ta...

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BRUCE KULICK: New Audio Interview Available

GrowingBolder.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, UNION). The chat is now available for streaming below. Bruce Kulick is offering a limited-edition EP of tracks from his forthcoming "BK3" CD for sale through his web site, www.kulick.net. The th...

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EDGUY: 'F**cking With F***' Lands On German Chart

"Fucking With F*** - Live", the new DVD and separate 2-CD package from German melodic metallers EDGUY, has entered the German chart at osition No. 35. The footage for the DVD was shot on November 3, 2006 at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil and "presents a mind-blowing performance of Tobias Sa...

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EDGUY Frontman Hard At Work On New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet is currently working on material for the next album from his AVANTASIA project. He writes on his official web site, "This is not a rock and roll, home-studio project; we'll work with a choir, with a symphony orchestra and — no matter if the music industry goes down the t...