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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Renaissance rock act BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, featuring legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night, has scheduled the following "Secret Voyage Autumn Nights 2009" tour dates: Oct. 14 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH Oct. 17 - House of Blues -...

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JÜRGEN 'J.R.' BLACKMORE Talks OVER THE RAINBOW; Video Available

Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with OVER THE RAINBOW guitarist Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore after the band's September 5, 2009 concert at the city square in Kavarna, Bulgaria. Watch the chat below. 3,500 fans attended OVER THE RAINBOW's show in Kavarna, which featured the following setlist: 01. T...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Guest On New RIVERA BOMMA Album

SYMPHONY X bassist Michael LePond has recorded a guest appearance on several tracks on the upcoming third release from RIVERA BOMMA, the New Jersey-based Christian hard rock band featuring guitarist Rod Rivera and vocalist/keyboardist John Bomma. Entitled "Angels & Demons", the CD will be made a...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Claims RAINBOW Legend Tried To Prevent Son From Using 'BLACKMORE' Name

Joe Lynn Turner has spoken to Classic Rock magazine about Ritchie Blackmore's reaction to OVER THE RAINBOW, the band featuring Turner (vocals),Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore (guitar),Greg Smith (bass),Paul Morris (keyboards) and Bobby Rondinelli (drums). "At first Ritchie was fine about it all," he said...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN To Play Brazil In September

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin will embark on a short tour of Brazil in early September: Sep. 05 - Blackout Bar - Brasília - DF Sep. 06 - Blackmore Rock Bar - São Paulo - SP Martin was recently forced to cancel his U.S. tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of ...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Video Footage Of Florianópolis 'Workshop' Posted Online

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) took part in a special "workshop" performance on August 8, 2009 at Opus Espaço Cultural in Florianópolis, Brazil. Video footage of his appearance can be viewed below. OVER THE RAINBOW — the new band featuring forme...

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OVER THE RAINBOW: New Tour Dates Announced

OVER THE RAINBOW has announced the following dates: Sep. 04 - Fratelli - Bucharest, Romania Sep. 05 - City Square - Kavarna, Bulgaria Sep. 15 - Palace of Sport - Krasnodar, Russia Sep. 17 - Palace of Sport Olimp - Rostov-on-Don, Russia Sep. 19 - Concert Hall Philarmonic - Tyumen, Russia Sep. 21 - Pa...

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OVER THE RAINBOW's BLACKMORE Is 'Very Happy' With Crowd Response To New Band

Michael Lello of Northeastern Pennsylvania's The Weekender recently conducted an interview with OVER THE RAINBOW guitarist Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore (son of RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how RAINBOW fans are reacting to OVER T...

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OVER THE RAINBOW: Quality Allentown Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of OVER THE RAINBOW performing the RAINBOW classic "Street of Dreams" on July 10, 2009 at the Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (courtesy of "Trouble9177"). OVER THE RAINBOW is: Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW 1980-1984) - Vocals Bobby Rondinelli (R...

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History, Hits & Highlights '68 - '76

You better be a DEEP PURPLE fan that can never get enough to make it through "History, Hits & Highlights '68 – '76", all 287 minutes of it! And that's not saying the product doesn't offer everything you ever wanted to know about the revered British group's first continuous era; only that it's on...

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KEEL Frontman Issues New Album Update

Reactivated '80s hard rockers KEEL entered a North Hollywood, California studio on June 18 to begin recording their new album, "Streets Of Rock 'N' Roll", for a tentative late 2009 release. The CD is being co-produced and mixed by ace producer/engineer Pat Regan (RITCHIE BLACKMORE, WARRANT, BILLY SH...

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OVER THE RAINBOW Returning To Russia In September

OVER THE RAINBOW will return to Russia and post-Soviet territories in September/October for another headlining tour. Confirmed dates are as follows (venue details to be announced): Sep. 15 - Krasnodar Sep. 17 - Rostov-on-Don Sep. 19 - Tumen Sep. 21 - Perm Sep. 23 - Samara Sep. 27 - Omsk Sep. 29 - Ir...

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KEEL: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Vocalist Ron Keel of the reactivated '80s hard rock band KEEL has issued the following update: "We are gathered in North Hollywood to begin sessions for the new KEEL album tomorrow morning. To say the least, we're fired up and really excited about this new project. "Shortly after announcing the KEEL...

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OVER THE RAINBOW To Be Joined By Keyboardist PAUL MORRIS For U.S. Dates

After he received a great reception from over 12,000 fans at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 4, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden, keyboardist Paul Morris has been added to OVER THE RAINBOW's lineup for several U.S. concert dates in July. Tony Carey, the original and permanent keyboardist for the band, wa...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman: 'I Practice Rock 'N' Roll Ventriloquism'

Metro.co.uk recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metro.co.uk: Have you got a guilty karaoke song? Coverdale: No. I f***in' don't, but my hairdresser is the king of karaoke. I told him to stay clear of BON JOV songs...