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RITCHIE BLACKMORE To Rejoin DEEP PURPLE For MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL Appearance?

The Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs has told Billboard.com that efforts are being made to get former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore to rejoin his bandmates for their appearance at the 40th-anniversary edition of the festival this summer. When asked by Billboard.com about DEEP PUR...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman: 'Our Record Company Is Thrilled With Us'

antiMUSIC's Morley Seaver recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan. An excerpt from the chat follows: antiMUSIC: You said you're pulling in the crowds...how is the record ["Rapture of the Deep"] doing globally? Ian Gillan: "Biggest-selling record we've had since 'Perfect...

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Astralism

This one is for those who yearn for the unashamed brightness and spunk of '80s-influenced power metal, as well as classic metal icons like RAINBOW, DIO, and DEEP PURPLE. On the Swedish band's third release, "Astralism", the approach is much the same as the previous releases: Patrik Johansson's spot-...

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RAINBOW: 'Live In Munich' To Receive CD Release In June

RAINBOW's "Live In Munich" double-CD is scheduled for release on June 13 in Europe and the U.S. (Eagle Records) and June 21 in Japan. The concert footage, which was released in DVD format in December in Japan, was recorded/filmed in Munich, Germany on October 20, 1977 with the following line-up: Rit...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Frontwoman To Be Crowned 'Queen Of The Fairies'

On June 10, Candice Night, the lovely frontwoman of renaissance rockers BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, will be crowned official 2006 Queen Of The Fairies at the Western Pennsylvania Fairie Festival. For more information on this event, visit www.wpafairiefestival.com. BLACKMORE'S NIGHT have just returned home fr...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Son JÜRGEN To Release New Instrumental CD

German guitarist Jürgen Blackmore, son of DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore, will release a new instrumental rock album, entitled "Between Darkness & Light", on May 19. The CD was recorded and mixed earlier this year at the Musikerei Studios in Quickborn, Germany and features a...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: German Castle Tour Announced

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT have announced the details of their German castle tour, "The Village Lanterne Summer 2006", also featuring THE GEYERS in the "special guest: slot. The dates are as follows: Jul. 28 - Freyburg – Neuenburg Jul. 29 - Creuzburg bei Eisenach - Cruzburg Jul. 30 - Konigstein bei Dresden -...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT To Perform On German TV

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's latest album, "The Village Lanterne", entered the German national chart at position No. 13 before dropping down to No. 32 in its second week of release. The CD was issued in the U.S. on April 4 via SPV. BLACKMORE'S NIGHT will perform "Child In Time/Mond Tanz" on May 21 on Germany...

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GLENN HUGHES Discusses New Solo Album, Upcoming HUGHES/THRALL CD

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On his new solo album, "Music for the Divine": Hughes: "The 'Soul Mover' record really showed me how an album s...

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THE TAZ TAYLOR BAND Featuring GRAHAM BONNET: New Album Due This Summer

THE TAZ TAYLOR BAND have inked a deal with Escape Music for the release of their new album, "Welcome to America". The CD, which features legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ) on eight songs, is tentatively due this summer. Originally, Graham was set to appear as a gues...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 2005 U.K. Tour Roadie's Diary Published

Last year, Mike Garrett of BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Lincolnshire fan club was lucky to work with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT and the GEYERS as part of the BLACKMORE'S NIGHT U.K. tour. Mike kept an extensive diary and photographic record while working on that tour and it is now published as part of the Blackmore's Ni...

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WHITESNAKE To Tour Japan In May

WHITESNAKE will be undertaking a headlining tour of Japan in early May prior to their slew of festival appearances and headlining shows in Europe this summer. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In other news, WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale recently commented on the rumors of a possi...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: RITCHIE And CANDICE To Guest On NY Public Television

An exclusive premiere of BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's "Castles & Dreams" is scheduled for Monday, January 30 at 8:00 p.m. on WLIW21 New York Public Television. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and vocalist/fiancée Candice Night will appear live in the studio to speak about their new...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Enter Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart At No. 38

According to a posting on BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's official web site, the group have just entered the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at position No. 38 with their newest single, "Christmas Eve". The track comes off BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's "Beyond the Sunset - The Romantic Collection", which came out in S...

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DRAGONFORCE: Buenos Aires Press Meeting And Guitar Clinic Announced

DRAGONFORCE will be holding a press meeting and a guitar clinic with Herman Li for Ibanez guitars on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Mannys's Music Store in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The details are as follows: 17:00 - Press Meeting 18:00 - Guitar clinic with Herman Li and keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov...