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MICHAEL MONROE Doesn't Blame VINCE NEIL For HANOI ROCKS' Breakup
Ruben Mosqueda of Oregon Music News recently conducted an interviewe with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Oregon Music News: You have a great band together. Ginger will be absent from the North American tour this fall. He left the band. What...October 16, 2011
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OZ: 'Burning Leather' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Reactivated legendary 1980s Finnish/Swedish heavy metal band OZ will release its new album, "Burning Leather", on November 18 via AFM Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Dominator 02. Searchlights 03. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie 04. Fire In The Brain 05. Seasons In The Darkness 06. Tu...October 11, 2011
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OZ Signs With AFM RECORDS
Reactivated legendary 1980s Finnish/Swedish heavy metal band OZ has inked a deal with AFM Records. The group's new album, "Burning Leather", will be released on November 18. Commented OZ in a statement: "OZ is very proud to be on AFM Records. U.D.O. can't be wrong!" OZ's "Dominator" video can be vie...September 10, 2011
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GYPSYHAWK Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of GYPSYHAWK, a band which hails from Pasadena, California and is part of the so-called Modern Wave Of Classic Heavy Metal. Combining the sound of THIN LIZZY, HAWKWIND and DEEP PURPLE with contemporaries like THE HELLACOPTERS, somehow just a few average...September 6, 2011
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THE FUNERAL PYRE's JOHN STRACHAN Joins EARLY GRAVES
According to LA Weekly, John Strachan of Los Angeles blackened-death band THE FUNERAL PYRE has joined the San Francisco hardcore group EARLY GRAVES as that act's new vocalist. Strachan will make his live debut with EARLY GRAVES this Saturday, August 13 at The Power Of The Riff festival at The Echo a...August 11, 2011
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MICHAEL MONROE, DREGEN Interviewed By 'The Last Living Slut' (Video)
Roxana Shirazi, an unrepentant groupie who last year published a memoir, "The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage", about her sexcapades with members of the most illustrious (and not-so-illustrious) rock acts of the past three decades, conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer...August 11, 2011
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MICHAEL MONROE, DREGEN Interviewed At U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival (Video)
Rock Radio's Tom Russell conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe and Michael's new guitarist, Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES at this year's edition of Classic Rock magazine's award-winning High Voltage festival, whic...August 8, 2011
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CRUCIFIED BARBARA Performs Acoustically On Swedish TV; Video Available
Swedish all-girl hard rock band CRUCIFIED BARBARA performed acoustic versions of two songs on this morning's (Monday, August 1) edition of the "Nyhetsmorgon" program on Sweden's TV4. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. CRUCIFIED BARBARA will enter the studio this summer to beg...August 1, 2011
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MICHAEL MONROE's 'Sensory Overdrive' To Receive North American Release; Tour Dates Announced
"Sensory Overdrive", the new solo album from Michael Monroe, iconic rock 'n' roll frontman and founding member of hugely influential Finnish outfit HANOI ROCKS, will be released in the U.S. and Canada on August 23 via Spinefarm/Universal. "Sensory Overdrive" was released on March 14 via Universal Mu...July 25, 2011
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MICHAEL MONROE, DREGEN Interviewed At Finland's RUISROCK Festival (Video)
Festari TV conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe and his new guitarist, Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES, at this year's edition of the Ruisrock festival, which was held July 8-10 in Turku, Finland. You can now watch...July 11, 2011
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MICHAEL MONROE: 'DREGEN Is Working Out Fantastically In The Band!'
Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES made his live debut as the guitarist of former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe's solo band this past Sunday (June 26) at Kalasatama in Helsinki as the support act for the FOO FIGHTERS. Commented Monroe: "I'm stil...June 28, 2011
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DREGEN Performs With MICHAEL MONROE's Band For First Time; Video Available
Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES made his live debut as the guitarist of former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe's solo band yesterday (Sunday, June 26) at Kalasatama in Helsinki as the support act for the FOO FIGHTERS. Commented Monroe: "We had...June 27, 2011
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DREGEN: 'It's An Honor' For Me To Play With MICHAEL MONROE
Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe has tapped Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) of Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES as the guitarist of his solo band following the recent departure of Ginger (THE WILDHEARTS). Ginger played his last gig as the guitarist for Monroe's group on Jun...June 21, 2011
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NECRONAUT: Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 'All-Star' Performance
NECRONAUT, the solo project of former DISMEMBER/CARNAGE drummer Fred Estby, performed at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 8-11, 2011 in Slvesborg in southern Sweden. NECRONAUT is no ordinary project. When the celebrated, eponymous debut album was released last fal...June 17, 2011
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CRUCIFIED BARBARA To Enter Studio This Summer
Swedish all-girl hard rock band CRUCIFIED BARBARA will enter the studio this summer to begin recording its third full-length album for a late 2011 release. Helming the new CD will be producer Chips Kiesbye, who has previously worked with HELLACOPTERS, SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, MILLENCOLIN, NOMADS, WILMER X...June 7, 2011
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