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NEVERMORE Guitarist Schedules NAMM Appearance

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis will take part in a signing session at the Schecter Guitars booth the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, January 20 at 2:00 p.m. As previously reported, Schecter will debut the long-awaited Jeff Loomis signature model at NA...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Pushed Back

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has revealed via its official web site that the release date of its new, self-titled album has been pushed back from the previously announced March 23 (release date for Germany; the rest of Europe was due to receive the CD on March 26). A new...

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GLENN HUGHES Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, February 7. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the...

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HEIR APPARENT Mainman Sets Record Straight Regarding Split With Touring Lineup

Guitarist Terry Gorle of the reactivated Seattle-based progressive/power metallers HEIR APPARENT has issued the following update: "There have been many questions from all corners about the status of the band HEIR APPARENT over the past several years. Most recently, a 'news' post. "In an effort to pr...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: New Lineup Revealed?

According to a posting on the web site of International Concert Service GMBH (ICS),the management/booking company of MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, MSG's lineup is as follows: Michael Schenker - Guitar Jari Tiura - Vocals Wayne Findlay – Keyboards, Guitar Bodo Schopf - Drums Barry Sparks - Bass Bodo was a...

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ROBERT PLANT: No New HONEYDRIPPERS Album Release Planned

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that the death of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun in December put the kabosh on a new HONEYDRIPPERS album Robert Plant planned to record this year. Plant tells Billboard.com that he and Ertegun began talking about the project — a follow-up to the platinu...

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MNEMIC: 'Meaningless' Video Posted Online

An e-card for Danish futurist thrashers MNEMIC's upcoming album, "Passenger", is now available at www.mnemic.com. You can check out a couple of songs from the new CD, and view the new MNEMIC video for the song "Meaningless", directed by Revolver Film director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES,...

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GLENN HUGHES To Play Italian Shows With MOONSTONE PROJECT

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) will be the special guest of MOONSTONE PROJECT (led by Italian guitarist Matt Filippini) at around half a dozen Italian shows, joining them onstage for the last hour of their set to run through some classic PURPLE/TRAPEZE...

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BRUJERIA: Tour Dates Announced

Extreme metallers BRUJERIA have lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: Feb. 21 - London, UK - Underworld Feb. 23 - Roncade, Italy - New Age Club Feb. 24 - Pinarella Di Cervia, Italy - Rock Planet Feb. 25 - Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti Mar. 02 - El Paso, Texas ...

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MEGADETH Mainman: New Album Is 'Fast, Heavy, Melodic, And Controversial'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Let me first say that I have had the most enjoyable experience with Andy Sneap here finishing the record; I can't remember when I had such a pleasant time making a record. It is...

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MSG Bassist: MICHAEL SCHENKER 'Cares About No One, Not Even Himself'

Pivotal Rage recently conducted an interview with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP/KOTTAK bassist Rev Jones. An excerpt from the chat follows: Pivotal Rage: You guys [MSG] had scheduled a North America tour for the fall of 2006. I was very disappointed that the tour didn't happen. What really went down? I kno...

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JOURNEY, Ex-WHITESNAKE Members Jam At ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION Benefit Concert

Former SOUL SIRKUS bandmates Jeff Scott Soto (vocals; JOURNEY, TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Neal Schon (guitar; JOURNEY) and Marco Mendoza (bass; WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) reunited on Friday, January 5 for a jam at the annual ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation) benefit concert run by Tony LaRussa (coach of...

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NEVERMORE: JEFF LOOMIS Signature Model Guitar To Debut At NAMM

Schecter Guitars will debut the long-awaited Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE) signature model at next week's winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Designed by the NEVERMORE guitarist, the seven-string includes the following features: * Ash body * Set-in 26.5" scale rock maple neck * Ultra Access neck cont...

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BRUJERIA Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Extreme metallers BRUJERIA have been confirmed for the Hellfest summer open-air 2007 festival, set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France. BRUJERIA is scheduled to perform on June 23. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 BEHEMOTH BLIND GUARDIAN BRUJERIA CA...

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GLENN HUGHES To Perform At Holland's CLASSICS IN ROCK

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) is confirmed to perform at the Classics in Rock event, which will be held March 23 in Rotterdam, Holland. Joining Glenn will be Anders Olinder on keyboards and Jeff Kollman on guitar. Other artists to appear at this special classic...