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Prog-Metal CD Featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer, Ex-ANNIHILATOR Bassist Due In March

Lion Music has set a March 25 release date for LALU's "Oniric Metal", a new "heavy-prog" project featuring drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) and bassist Russell Bergquist (ex-ANNIHILATOR) alongside French composer Vivien Lalu (SHADRANE). Also featured on this record, which is sa...

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MANDY LION Working On New Solo Album, DVD

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, ex-WICKED ALLIANCE) is currently working with his solo band on material for a new CD release. A full-length DVD will also be finished within the first quarter of 2005. Last fall, the reformed WWIII, featuring Lion, Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) on drums, Jimmy Bain (R...

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TRAMP'S WHITE LION: More U.S. Dates Announced

TRAMP'S WHITE LION — the new touring band led by ex-WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp which concentrates on playing nothing but WHITE LION classics — has announced several additions to their upcoming U.S. tour. The updated schedule is as follows: Feb. 20 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick Feb. 23 - San Fra...

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TRAMP'S WHITE LION Announce First U.S. Dates

According to MelodicRock.com, TRAMP'S WHITE LION — the new touring band led by ex-WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp, concentrating on playing nothing but WHITE LION classics — has announced its first set of U.S. dates. They are as follows: Feb. 18 - San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick Feb. 23 - San ...

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DOGPOUND Announce New Album Title

Swedish hard rockers DOGPOUND have set "A Night In The Gutter" as the title of their sophomore album. The follow-up to 2003's "The Hellbum" is tentatively due in April/May via Lion Music. With regards to the band's musical direction, the band had previously told Norway's Metal Express, "We want it t...

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ENUFF Z'NUFF: '?' Album To Receive European Release In February

Frontiers Records has inked an agreement to release in Europe the latest ENUFF Z'NUFF album, entitled simply "?". The album will be issued on February 21 with a different cover artwork and an exclusive bonus track — an acoustic version of "Fly High Michelle". Longtime bassist and founding member Chi...

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POISON, SCORPIONS, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On Compilation Of Biggest Hard Rock Ballads Of All Time

"VH1 Classic Metal Mania: Stripped", an acoustic compilation of the biggest hard rock ballad hits of all time, is set for release February 8, 2005 on Sidewinder Music. Gathered from imports, live recordings, rare performances, hard-to-find albums, and six NEW recordings, "Stripped" is an extensive c...

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NIGHTSCAPE Sign With LION MUSIC

Swedish power metal band NIGHTSCAPE have inked a deal with Lion Music. The group's debut album, entitled "Symphony of the Night", will be recorded during January/February and is tentatively due in the spring. NIGHTSCAPE, who are said to be influenced by such bands as STRATOVARIUS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN a...

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SUN CAGED Announce New Singer

Dutch progressive metallers SUN CAGED have announced the addition of singer Paul Adrian Villarreal to the group's ranks. "Paul is currently residing in the USA in San Diego (California) but he will be moving to Europe soon," the band write on their web site. "He is a very talented singer and has a w...

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MAJESTY Guitarist Produces VIRUS Debut

German guitarist Rolf Munkes (MAJESTY, EMPIRE, RAZORBACK, ex-VANIZE) has issued the following update on his current activities: "I was working with a very talented new rock band called VIRUS as their producer here in my new studio (Empire Studios, Empire-Studios.de) over the last months. They've sig...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: I Support The U.S. Military In Iraq 100 Percent

Ronnie James Dio has told the Asbury Park Press that the latest DIO album, "Master of the Moon", was originally devised as a sequel to the 2000 release, the concept album "Magica". Alas, Dio felt he didn't have enough time to properly continue "Magica"'s dense story line. Recalls the New York native...

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Film Producers: EVANESCENCE-Penned Score Is Figment Of AMY LEE's Imagination

The producers of a New Zealand-made film have refuted EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee's claim that she has been composing music for inclusion in the movie, entitled "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Lee told MTV.com in a recent interview that she been writing music for the film and she claimed that...

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MIKE TRAMP: European Tour Diary Posted Online

Mike Tramp's (ex-WHITE LION) bass player Claus Langeskov has posted a diary covering Tramp's 2004 European tour on his official web site. Read it at this location. As previously reported, Tramp recently announced the formation of TRAMP'S WHITE LION — a band dedicated 100% to the original sound and s...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Talks About Songwriting Process For New Album

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has spoken to MTV.com about the songwriting process for the group's multi-platinum "Fallen" CD. "I write by myself initially," Lee explained. "That's the way I've always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it to the table with whoever I'm collabor...

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MIKE TRAMP: 'There Will Never Be An Original WHITE LION Reunion'

According to MelodicRock.com, former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp has formed TRAMP'S WHITE LION — a band dedicated 100% to the original sound and songs of WHITE LION. "Now is the time for me to make the separation for real and make it all clear to everyone what it is I am doing," ...