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New SPEARFISH CD To Feature High-Profile Guest Appearances
Paul Dianno (IRON MAIDEN),Mick Box (URIAH HEEP),Nicky Moore (SAMSON),Manny Charlton (NAZARETH),Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL),and Dave Hill (DEMON) are among the guest artists featured on the forthcoming SPEARFISH CD, "Back, For The Future", due on October 31 through Sweden Rock Records. All proce...October 8, 2003
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GAMMA RAY To Support IRON MAIDEN In Europe
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have been confirmed as the support act for the first 10 European dates of IRON MAIDEN's "Dance Of Death World Tour". GAMMA RAY, fronted by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Kai Hansen, have been busy throughout the summer playing at many of the big open air festivals, inclu...October 3, 2003
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GAMMA RAY To Tour South America In November
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have announced a set of eleven South American tour dates for November. The trek will mark the band's first visit to South America in over four years and will see their first-ever concerts in Costa Rica and Venezuela. The dates are as follows: Nov. 15 - Mexico City, M...October 1, 2003
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LIFE AFTER DEATH To Appear On METALLICA Tribute CD
LIFE AFTER DEATH, the Los Angeles-based band featuring ARMORED SAINT drummer Gonzo and guitarist Phil Sandoval, have been asked by producer Bob Kulick to contribute a song to an upcoming METALLICA tribute album, tentatively due before the end of the year through Cleopatra Records. "We decided to do...September 30, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR Change Album Title, Announce European Tour
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have changed the title of their forthcoming studio CD to "Devil's Ground" from the previously announced "In Metal". The band will enter the studio on Tuesday (September 30) to begin recording the effort for a February 23, 2004 release through Nuclear Blast Records...September 26, 2003
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SEVEN WITCHES To Support OVERKILL In Europe
SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost, ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, and HELSTAR singer James Rivera, have been confirmed as the opening band for OVERKILL on their November European tour. Prior to hitting the road with OVERKILL, SEVEN WITCHES will pl...September 26, 2003
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Bassist JOEY VERA Offers Latest Updates On FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT
Bassist Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT, SEVEN WITCHES, ENGINE) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Sorry for such a delay in an update (as if you've all been waiting with bated breath),but it took me longer than expected to get back into normal life here (whatever t...September 17, 2003
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BLACK SABBATH's 'Never Say Die!': The SABBATH Book That Leaves No Stone Unturned
Rockdetector (www.rockdetector.com),the world's biggest rock & metal database (having just clocked up over 21,000 artists...) has just published the 400-page BLACK SABBATH biography "Never Say Die!" Written by editor Garry Sharpe-Young, the man behind the acclaimed OZZY OSBOURNE band biography...September 11, 2003
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MASTERPLAN To Tour Europe With GAMMA RAY
MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, have been confirmed for the More Than Fest in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia on September 6 and Roverfest in Moscow, Russia on October 17. "The concer...September 5, 2003
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SAMMY HAGAR: EDDIE VAN HALEN Has Lost Touch
Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar recently spoke to Goldmine magazine about frequent jam partner/VH bassist Michael Anthony's views on the current VAN HALEN situation. "[Michael is] basically like everyone else out there," Hagar said. "He's completely lost touch with any of the VAN HALEN situation...September 5, 2003
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DEFENESTRATION To Release Sophomore Album In October
British female-fronted act DEFENESTRATION will release their sophomore album, "Ray Zero", on October 13 through Dreamcatcher Records. The CD was recorded at New Rising Studios in the spring and shows "a very confident and mature band that have progressed 100% since their debut album 'One Inch God',"...September 3, 2003
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GODHEAD Officially Confirmed For PARADISE LOST's European Tour
GODHEAD, now featuring former STATIC-X drummer Ken Jay, have been officially confirmed as the support band for PARADISE LOST on their upcoming European tour, scheduled to kick off on October 22 in Stockholm, Sweden. Additional support at the Scandinavian dates will come from Finland's AMORPHIS. PARA...August 29, 2003
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Unsigned Heavy Metal Band Sent To Play For American Troops In Middle East
Will Jordan of NashvilleCityPaper.com reports that on May 8, unsigned heavy metal band GENEVA became the first artists the Department of Defense and Armed Forces Entertainment sent to play for American troops in the Middle East since Operation Iraqi Freedom began, according to the band. "The Gallati...August 28, 2003
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GLENN HUGHES Announces Spanish Tour
Former DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH singer Glenn Hughes will embark on a short tour of Spain in late September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 25 – Gamma - Murcia, SPA Sep. 26 – Macumba - Madrid, SPA Sep. 27 – Gares - Pamplona, SPA Sep. 28 – Bikini - Barcelona, SPA Sep. 30 – Roxy ...August 27, 2003
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HENDRIX Tops ROLLING STONE Poll
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitar player by Rolling Stone magazine in a poll to discover the greatest guitarists of all time. Hendrix received a glowing tribute from WHO guitarist Pete Townshend, who wrote that he "made the electric guitar beautiful," according to Reuters. Townshend re...August 27, 2003
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