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OLYMPOS MONS Seeks New Label Home

Finnish melodic metallers OLYMPOS MONS have issued the following update: "The negotiations with our former label concerning the [already completed] new album ['Medievil'] has taken unexpected turns. OLYMPOS MONS is not satisfied how the distribution of the debut album, 'Conquistador' [2004], was han...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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DEEP PURPLE Performs On Brazilian TV: Video Available

DEEP PURPLE performed two tracks on the Brazilian TV talk show "Programa do Jô" earlier in the month. Watch the footage at YouTube.com: "Smoke on the Water" (video) and "Rapture of the Deep" (video). PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan will embark on a solo tour of Australia in late January in support ...

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DEEP PURPLE Drummer To Join MATT FILIPPINI For Italian Dates

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice will join Italian guitarist Matt Filippini (MOONSTONE PROJECT) for two Spanish dates in January. The details are as follows: Jan. 26 - Sala Heineken – Madrid, SPA Jan. 27 - Nave 8 - Alicante, SPA As usual, the band will perform PURPLE material and other classic rock son...

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IAN GILLAN's Touring Bassist Shot In Jaw

According to The Buffalo News, Rodney Appleby — the bassist for DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan on his North American tour in support of his new album, called "Gillan's Inn" — was shot in the jaw after he accepted an invitation to visit a neighbor's house, Buffalo police said Saturday (Nov. 25). App...

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POISON Frontman Talks About Upcoming DVD Shoot; Audio Available

An 11-minute audio interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels, conducted earlier today (Nov. 27) by Jim Bone of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA's WBSX-97.9X, has been posted online at this location (10 MB). Michaels talks about the two separate shooting incidents he experienced in the past year, how he...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Guest On Tonight's 'Rockline'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and Don Bernstine — director of acquisitions for the Hard Rock Café chain — will be two of the featured guests on tonight's (Nov. 27) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline". A posting on the "Rockline" web site reads, "If you've ever wondered where [Ha...

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Guitarist BERNIE TORME Discusses GMT Project

DioMessageBoard.com recently conducted an interview with Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE) about his new band GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),also featuring his old compadre from GILLAN, bassist John McCoy — who has worked with Joey Belladonna, SAMSON, and the UK SUB, among others — and dr...

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Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: 'Touring Alongside GUNS N' ROSES Is Amazing'

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) has issued the following update: "Sitting on a bus in Ohio getting ready to write my third installment of my 'Blind In America with Metal Mike' tour diary. This one will be a special issue with all the crazy s**t that went down w...

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IAN GILLAN's 'Smoke This!' Book Is 'Fascinating Journey Through The Heyday Of Rock N' Roll'

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has just published his book, "Smoke This! The Warblings, Rants, Philosophies, and Musings from the Singer of Deep Purple". In a posting on Gillan's official web site, the book is described as "a feast of information, pontifications, and visual representation of legend...

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ENDORPHINS Schedules CD-Release Show

Toronto metal quartet ENDORPHINS has confirmed a hometown CD release party for their debut full-length album. Entitled "Where Evil Lies", the Ian Blurton-produced album will be released on the Urgent Music label in Canada on November 28. To celebrate the release, the band has booked a CD release sho...

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ATOMKRAFT: Previously Unseen Video Footage Posted Online

Two new videos from British metal legends ATOMKRAFT have been posted on their YouTube web site. Both clips are montages from the band's storied career. A description of each video is as follows: "Foliage" (video): ATOMKRAFT was formed in 1979 by Tony "Demolition" Dolan, Steve White and Paul Spillett...

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BRET MICHAELS: Pennsylvania Concert To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

POISON frontman Bret Michaels' December 2 solo concert at Goodfellas in Pottsville, Pennsylvania will be filmed by a five-camera crew for an upcoming DVD. More information will be made available soon. Bret Michaels was a guest on the Scranton, Pennsylvania radio station 979X on Wednesday (October 25...

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CAULDRON: Tour Dates Announced

CAULDRON, the new band formed from the ashes of the now-defunct Toronto traditional metal act GOAT HORN, has announed the following dates: Nov. 17 - Parma, OH @ Jigsaw Saloon* Nov. 18 - Youngstown, OH @ Nyabinghi* Nov. 19 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar* Nov. 23 - Montreal, QC @ Katacombes Nov. 24 - ...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Had A Very Artistic Kind Of Upbringing'

Dave Harrison of Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: X-Press Online: Where did the idea to combine classical music and rock guitar come from? Yngwie: I was the youngest member of my family,...