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JOE LYNN TURNER To Begin Recording New Album This Week

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner has issued the following update: "I am also glad so many of you like SUNSTORM . . . [The album] is now out in the USA through Locomotive Records and you can also download individual songs through iTunes and other popular music download sites! "On a r...

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Ex-RAINBOW Singer JOE LYNN TURNER To Guest On 'New York Rocks TV'

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner and guitarist Karl Cochran (ACE FREHLEY, NUCLEAR ASSAULT) recently taped the "New York Rocks TV" show. It's a popular entertainment scene variety cable show based in Staten Island but shown all over the New York City area. You will have to check loca...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Bassist Joins HELMET For Canadian Dates

SEBASTIAN BACH/SPREAD EAGLE bassist Rob De Luca is playing bass for HELMET on the Canadian leg of the GUNS N' ROSES tour after HELMET's regular bassist was refused at the U.S.-Canadian border. Rob had four hours to learn the 10-song set for the show in Winnipeg, then did a 12-song set in Calgary. Th...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: More Tour Plans Revealed

Riding the highly successful wave from the CD release "Maniacal Renderings" by JON OLIVA'S PAIN, SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva and company are now deep into their aggressive tour plans for 2007. JON OLIVA'S PAIN has announced its partnership's with Dragon Productions, the metal division of A.S.S. Co...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Video Footage From CD-Release Party Posted Online

Three-camera video clips of JON OLIVA'S PAIN — the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva — performing on November 25 at Bourbon Street in New Port Richey, Florida have been posted online at YouTube.com: "Warriors/Beyond the Doors of the Dark" (video) "Maniacal Renderings" (video) "Edge of Thorns...

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Maniacal Renderings

Listening to the metal majesty and rock grandiosity of "Maniacal Renderings" by JON OLIVA'S PAIN is proof that I made a big mistake letting 2004's "Tage Mahal" get past me. The new effort by the SAVATAGE and DOCTOR BUTCHER legend is a masterful album filled with operatic grandness, heavy metal power...

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AL PITRELLI: 'We Work Harder Than Almost Anybody In Our Country Works At Their Day Job'

GarageRadio.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Al Pitrelli (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, MEGADETH). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's West tour Music Director: "Touring is a weird thing. It beats working. I don't want people to think we d...

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JON OLIVA On SAVATAGE: 'It's Over But It's Not Over'

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You made it clear that SAVATAGE is over, but when I talked to Zach Stevens a week ago... Jon Oliva: Well, it's over but it's not over, you know ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Bassist ROB DE LUCA Checks In From The Road

SPREAD EAGLE bassist Rob De Luca, who is currently touring with GUNS N' ROSES as part of SEBASTIAN BACH's solo band, has checked in with the following update: "The crowd responses have been AMAZING! The show in Quebec City was beyond my wildest dreams. The audience was deafening for the entire hour....

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Guitarist To Release Solo CD

JON OLIVA'S PAIN guitarist Matt LaPorte will release his solo album, entitled "Once Again...With Feeling", next week. The price of the CD is $15 for orders in the U.S. and $17 for overseas (includes shipping/handling). If you're interested in placing an order, please send an e-mail to webmaster@jono...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Hard At Work On New Solo Album

Former DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner is busy writing and recording his new studio album, tentatively due before next summer via Frontiers Records. According to a press release, the direction of new CD will once again follow the melodic hard rock vein that characterized Joe Lynn Turn...

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JON OLIVA: 'To Me SAVATAGE Was Never SAVATAGE After CRISS Died'

Metal-Temple.com / Rock Hard writer Orpheus Spiliotopoulos recently conducted an in-depth interview with SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: I'd like to ask you why you left SPV Records and how [much] better do you feel it is with AFM Records now? Jon Oliva: "The SPV...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Touring Plans Revealed

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will begin the first leg of its European tour on March 31 at the prestigious ProgPower UK Festival. The band will then return to Europe for the summer festival season and will play many all-acoustic dates between festival appearanc...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Remembers Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has posted this message on his official web site: "Today [Oct. 17] is the day we lost one of the greatest musicians ever. He was also a dear friend, a brother. "Criss Oliva [SAVATAGE guitarist] was taken from us 13 years ago. Some of you a...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: 'Maniacal Renderings' U.S. Release Date Announced

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will release its sophomore album, "Maniacal Renderings", in the U.S. on November 7 via Locomotive Records. "Maniacal Renderings" entered the German national chart at position No. 86 upon its release in September. The follow-up to 2...