Former RAINBOW keyboardist David Rosenthal will be touring with BILLY JOEL and Sir ELTON JOHN on their Face to Face 2002 Tour starting January 13th in Washington D.C. ...

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Germany's GUANO APES are currently in intensive writing sessions for their third CD, and if all goes well, they expect to issue the upcoming effort (the follow-up to 2000's Don't Give Me Names) before the fall. European live dates are already being booked to coincide with the album's release. ...

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Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS are currently putting finishing touches to their as-yet-untitled new studio album for a March 25th release through Massacre Records. ...

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According to the design company LSD (Light and Sound Design), which was responsible for building the Stonehenge stage set used on BLACK SABBATH's ill-fated Born Again 1983 tour (featuring Ian Gillan on vocals), the actual set used was scrapped in the US after the aforementioned trek, but they still have the model in their possession. ...

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Finland's LOST IN TEARS are currently at Mango Studios in Porvoo, Finland recording their upcoming CD, entitled Dialogue With Mirror And God, which is scheduled to be issued through Locomotive Music in April/May. Co-produced by the band and Marko "Puke" Kataja, Dialogue With Mirror And God will contain the following 11 songs: 01. Without you ...

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RUNEMAGICK's Death Magick and SOULREAPER's Blood Boils will appear on a split 7 single, entitled Worshippers Of Death, to be issued through Bloodstone Entertainment later in the year. ...

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Former SOLITUDE AETURNUS bassist Lyle Steadham's new band GHOULTOWN (in which he plays bass and sings) will enter an Austin, Texas studio on January 25th to begin recording their new album, entitled Give 'Em More Rope, for an April release. Among the tracks that are set to appear on the forthcoming CD are the following: ...

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Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY will join Spain's HAEMORRHAGE, Germany's SPAWN and PROFANITY on a European tour that is scheduled to kick off on April 12th and last through May 5th. The stops on the tour will include cities in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and ...

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Australia's SILVERCHAIR will bring along not one, but two keyboard players on their upcoming Big Day Out festival tour, according to the group's official web site. The unusual move will allow the live versions of their new songs to contain lots of the extra sounds which feature on their albums. Neon Ballroom tour keyboardist Sam ...

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