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JEFF KOLLMAN Joins UFO On U.S. Tour, Lands Role In HANK GARLAND Biopic 'Crazy'

Guitarist/producer Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, JKB, GLENN HUGHES) has been tapped by U.K. hard rock legends UFO to fill in for bassist Pete Way for the duration of the band's upcoming coast-to-coast U.S. tour. Kollman, who has previously played bass with the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP on the 1998 European...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Cancels YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Tour

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, SCORPIONS, UFO) has posted the following message on his official web site: "I am sorry to tell you that I have to cancel MSG's upcoming tour with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. It has turned out to be a catastrophe. The tour I agreed to was a co-headl...

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UFO: Ready To Kick Off European Tour

Kate Moore of the official UFO web site, www.ufo-music.info, has issued the following update: "UFO have arrived in Sweden, ready to head out on their European tour, with the first date being Silja Rock. Jason [Bonham] wants to let all the UFO fans know that he will be drumming at all the shows ...

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WARGASM Members To Perform At Benefit Concert

On Saturday June 25, the three members of WARGASM, plus assorted members of STEEL ASSASSIN, TRIPHAMMER, MADD HUNTER, EVERY SECOND, and TONGUE & GROOVE will perform at a benefit concert at the Mallard in Brockton, Massachusetts. Three bands consisting of the above-mentioned musicians will be form...

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Vocalist MIKE DIMEO Officially Quits RIOT

After a number of years and several album recordings with the band, vocalist Mike DiMeo has officially quit RIOT to devote himself full-time to THE LIZARDS (featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT/BLACK SABBATH/RAINBOW fame). Mike commented, "I have done more with THE LIZARDS in the p...

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BAD MOON RISING To Release Triple CD Via FRONTIERS

Frontiers Records have announced that they have secured a deal with the Los Angeles–based hard rock group BAD MOON RISING. BAD MOON RISING released during the '90s three amazing hard rock albums that highlighted the talents of British singer Kal Swan and axeman Doug Aldrich (currently guitarist for...

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UFO: Upcoming DVD To Include Footage From Studio Session

In addition to a full-length concert performance, filmed on Friday, May 13 at the Pumpwerk in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, the upcoming UFO DVD will also include songs from a studio session where the band will play tracks which in the past have rarely been performed on stage. The proposed track listing,...

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FATES WARNING: 'Simple Human' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

FATES WARNING's video for the song "Simple Human" will debut on this weekend's edition of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball", airing Saturday night (April 16) beginning at 10:00 p.m. EST. The clip, which is currently available for viewing at Yahoo! Music, was shot on January 23 with director Jerry Clubb of...

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THE LIZARDS To Tour with IAN HUNTER BAND And UFO

Hot off the heels of a successful tour of Europe, Scandinavia, Greece, and Turkey, opening for ex-DEEP PURPLE bassist Glenn Hughes, hard rockers THE LIZARDS will be performing a series of gigs with the IAN HUNTER BAND (ex-MOTT THE HOOPLE) and heavy metal legends UFO. THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Ron...

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BIOHAZARD: New Album Cover Available

Renowned album-cover artist Ioannis (FATES WARNING, DEEP PURPLE, SEPULTURA, DREAM THEATER, UFO, KING CRIMSON) has just finished the artwork for BIOHAZARD's new and final album, "Means To An End", that is being released by SPV in early summer. Dangerous Age Graphics is making available a limited edit...

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FATES WARNING With MIKE PORTNOY: Photos From HEADWAY FESTIVAL Posted Online

A number of photos taking during FATES WARNING's appearance at the Headway Festival in Amstelveen, Netherlands on April 3 have been posted online by the French progressive metal webzine Progressa.net (courtesy of photographer Dan Tordjman). Check them out at this location. Sitting behind the drum ki...

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JAKE E. LEE: 'Retraced' Final Track Listing Revealed

The final track listing has been revealed for former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee's "covers" album, "Retraced", due in the U.S. on April 26 via Shrapnel Records (the CD will be released in Europe on April 25 through Mascot Records). Check out the cover artwork at JakeELee.com. The al...

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JAKE E. LEE: 'Retraced' U.S. Release Date Announced

Shrapnel Records has set an April 26 U.S. release date for former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee's "covers" album, "Retraced", (the CD will be released in Europe on April 25 via Mascot Records). The album, which was engineered by Michael Lardie (formerly of GREAT WHITE),will feature t...

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FATES WARNING: 'Simple Human' Video Posted Online

FATES WARNING's video for the song "Simple Human" has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. The clip was shot on January 23 with director Jerry Clubb of MentalSuplex Productions, who has previously worked with SIX FEET UNDER on their "Dead and Buried" video. "Simple Human" comes off the group's most r...

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MOTÖRHEAD Help Launch Las Vegas Rainbow Bar & Grill: Photos Available

ABC ePrep is reporting that members of MOTÖRHEAD were on hand Tuesday (April 5) for a press conference announcing the opening of a Las Vegas location for the Sunset Strip's famed Rainbow Bar & Grill. Jason Bonham (UFO) and DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen were supposed to attend the event as well,...