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Producer EDDIE KRAMER: Classic Rock Auction Details Revealed

Backstage Auctions has announced The 2004 Classic Rock Auction, featuring the private collection of Eddie Kramer. The auction begins on July 18, 2004 and runs for two weeks. Eddie Kramer is one of the most renowned and respected record producers in music, spanning a career of more than four decades,...

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Legendary Producer EDDIE KRAMER To Auction Off KISS, ZEPPELIN, HENDRIX Memorabilia

Legendary producer Eddie Kramer will be auctioning off personal items from KISS, JIMI HENDRIX and LED ZEPPELIN during the 2004 Classic Rock Auction starting July 18 via Backstage Auctions, Inc. Throughout his 30-year career, Eddie Kramer has been behind the boards for the biggest names in music. But...

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AYREON: New Single To Arrive In July

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE),will be releasing an alternative version of the song "Day Sixteen: Loser", simply called "Loser", as the next single from their "Ayreon: The Human Equation" CD. "In this version Joost van den Broek (ex-SUN CAGED, AFTER...

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W.A.S.P. Live In Switzerland: Photos Available

A bunch of photos from W.A.S.P.'s gig at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland last Saturday (June 5) have been posted online at this location (courtesy of ManyFaced.com). The group's set list for the show was as follows: 01. Overture (Intro) 02. Opening Medley: - On Your Knees - Inside The Electric Circus -...

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JUDAS PRIEST: More New Live, Studio Photos Posted Online

Several photos taken during JUDAS PRIEST's first concert since reuniting with singer Rob Halford Wednesday night (June 2) at Stadiumsporthalle in Hannover, Germany have been posted online at this location. In addition, legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has uploaded three Polaroid shots of JUDA...

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Austrian Concert Promoter Accuses W.A.S.P. of Short-Changing Their Fans

An Austrian concert promoter is claiming that W.A.S.P. performed an abbreviated show in Innsbruck, Austria Wednesday night (June 2) after making an arrangement with the front-of-house man to pull the plug on the performance 45 minutes into the concert. What follows is a rough translation of the Germ...

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JUDAS PRIEST's Reunion Tour: Opening Night Setlist Revealed

JUDAS PRIEST played their first concert since reuniting with singer Rob Halford Wednesday night (June 2) at Stadiumsporthalle in Hannover, Germany. The group's entire setlist for the show was follows: 01. Hellion 02. Electric Eye 03. Metal Gods 04. Heading Out to the Highway 05. The Ripper 06. Touch...

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Hell Bent For Weather: Swedish Meteorologists To Perform At SWEDEN ROCK

Pär Holmgren and Pererik Åberg, the two most famous meteorologists on Swedish national TV (SVT),have put together a band that will perform at this year's Sweden Rock festival. The band, dubbed SPRIDDA SKURARS ("Scattered Showers" in Swedish),will perform well-known hard rock classics with re-writt...

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THERAPY? To Begin Recording New Album

THERAPY? bassist Michael McKeegan has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Folks, It might have looked like we've been quiet for a while but we have actually been busy, busy boys. The UK tour with THE WILDHEARTS was amazing, we had an awesome time and received much, much l...

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Former TWO HIT CREEPER Members Launch THE UNHEARD OF

Former TWO HIT CREEPER members Jim (guitar) and Mike (vocals) have formed a new band called THE UNHEARD OF. "Like we said a year and a half ago when we ended TWO HIT CREEPER, this band is pure unadulterated rock with influences stemming from LED ZEPPELIN, GN'R, STP, ALICE IN CHAINS, BLACK SABBATH an...

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VIRGIN STEELE: Summer Festival Appearances Planned

VIRGIN STEELE frontman David DeFeis recently spoke to Germany's Dragonight web site about the band's current activities and the status of his "Lilith" project. "We are currently preparing for a few Italian open air summer festival shows, where we will be performing very long sets," David said. "Most...

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STEVE VAI, TWISTED SISTER's J.J. FRENCH To Judge Guitar Face-Off

The New York Post's Page Six reports: "A gang of guitar gods has agreed to judge a photo search of America's greatest 'guitar face' — the musical mugging that some overexuberant ax-men do during a solo. The photos are being evaluated by Steve Vai, Hank Williams Jr., BILLY IDOL sideman Steve Stevens,...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION, DOOMSWORD Drop Off Germany's ROCK HARD Festival

MALEVOLENT CREATION and DOOMSWORD have cancelled their participation in the upcoming the Rock Hard Festival on May 28-30 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MALEVOLENT CREATION are citing their booking agent's failure to book additional dates around the festival as the reason for their cancel...

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DINO CAZARES On New FEAR FACTORY CD: 'True Fans Know What's Up'

Former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was recently interviewed by HitThePit.com about his recent and upcoming activities. Asked for his opinion on the new FEAR FACTORY record, "Archetype" (the group's first since Dino's departure),Cazares replied, "I don't think my opinion matters, the true FF...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT: Surprises In Store On Upcoming Studio CD

Reunited New York Thrash metal veterans NUCLEAR ASSAULT — vocalist/guitarist John Connelly, bass guitarist Danny Lilker, drummer Glenn Evans and new guitarist Scott Harrington — are putting the finishing touches to their first collection of new material in ten years at the Manchester, NH, studios of...