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JOE LYNN TURNER Performs DEEP PURPLE Classics On Turkish TV; Video Available

Footage of legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) performing the DEEP PURPLE classics "Smoke on the Water" and "Burn" with Turkish guitarist Cem Kksal on the Turkish TV show "Hiperaktif" this past Tuesday (April 22) can be viewed below. In a recent inte...
April 27, 2008
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LAMB OF GOD: German 'Battle Clinics' Footage Available

Video footage of LAMB OF GOD's Chris Adler and Willie Adler's March 2008 drum-and-guitar "Battle Clinics" across Germany has been posted at MapexDrums.com. The clinics were reportedly similar to the Modern Drummer festival clinic Chris gave in 2005, with more time devoted to playing, attendee intera...
April 21, 2008
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NASHVILLE PUSSY Shares A Smoke With WILLIE NELSON In Texas; Photo Available

Atlanta's NASHVILLE PUSSY recently hung out with country music outlaw Willie Nelson while recording the band's new album at Willie's Pedernales Studios in Austin, Texas. Read all about it, and check out the photo, on the group's MySpace blog. Fan-filmed video footage of NASHVILLE PUSSY performing th...
April 20, 2008
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QUEENSRCHE Drummer Featured On BURNING EDEN PROJECT Single

BURNING EDEN PROJECT, the collaboration between QUEENSRCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, Greg Giametta (singer songwriter, rhythm-lead guitarist, bassist, producer) and Neil Citron (Grammy Award-winning lead guitarist, producer, composer),has released the "Strange Days" single in CD and digital format...
April 20, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE To Close This Year's MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL

According to SwissInfo.ch, British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will close the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in July. DEEP PURPLE immortalized the event in their song "Smoke on the Water", based on a fire at Montreux Casino in 1971. Around 90 groups will perform from July 4 to July 19, with the festi...
April 17, 2008
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PAIN Falls Victim To 'Pyro' Practical Joke; Video Available

Swedish metallers PAIN, who are currently on the road in Europe as the support act for NIGHTWISH, have issued the following update: "We did five shows in France which all were awesome! "A huge thanks to all PAIN and NIGHTWISH fans for your fantastic suport. I guess France is our friend. "The last sh...
April 15, 2008
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SABBAT: Interview With MARTIN WALKYIER

By Keith Bergman While they never rose to the levels of fame that their contemporaries enjoyed, England's SABBAT built up quite a cult following during their short tenure in the 1980s. Vocalist Martin Walkyier, guitarist Andy Sneap, bassist Frazer Craske and drummer Simon Negus rose from the UK unde...
April 13, 2008
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QUEEN And DEEP PURPLE Concerts To Hit Big Screen This Month

Two of the world's most ground-breaking and memorable concerts will be shown on theatre screens across the country for an exclusive, one night-only engagement on Monday, April 28, courtesy of The Bigger Picture, the alternative content distribution division of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. I...
April 10, 2008
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Voyage.../Dawn of the End

Sometimes all it takes is a monolithic riff, a rumbling pace, and smoke-damaged vocal to float one's boat. Some might even say an hour's worth of it is even better. Such is the case with RUNEMAGICK's "Voyage to Desolation/Dawn of the End", and in this writer's opinion, that's a good thing. Eighteen...
April 5, 2008
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Thousands Evacuated From QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Gig In Australia

AAP reports that thousands of fans were forced to temporarily evacuate a concert by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE in Hobart, Australia Friday night (April 4) when a stage light overheated, filling the venue with smoke. Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) said the Hobart City Hall was cleared just before the band...
April 4, 2008
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PISTON DRIVEN Featuring Ex-DROPBOX Guitarist: New Music Posted Online

PISTON DRIVEN, the new band featuring guitarist Joey "Smoke" Wilkinson (ex-DROPBOX, SAINT CAINE),drummer Scotty O'Ferrall (ex-SMOKE STAR),guitarist John Heintz, vocalist Mike Affinito and bassist Mike Trovato, has uploaded two songs "Media Bias" and "What's It To You" to its MySpace page. PISTON D...
April 4, 2008
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SYMPHONY X Kicks Off North American Tour; Setlist Revealed

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X kicked off their North American tour last night (Thursday, April 3) at the Webster Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Oculus Ex Inferni (intro) 02. Set the World on Fire 03. Domination 04. Serpent's Kiss 05. Masquerade 06. Parad...
April 4, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE Tops Riff Poll

ThisIsNottingham.co.uk reports that DEEP PURPLE's rock anthem "Smoke On The Water" is the track with the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to a new survey. The vintage hard rock song was crowned the greatest piece of strumming by Guitar-X students at London's Tech Music Schools. The song b...
April 2, 2008
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PHIL SOUSSAN Discusses BIG NOIZE On 95.1 WZZO; Audio Available

Bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE, BILLY IDOL) was interviewed by The Bearman and Keith of 95.1 WZZO in Allentown, Pennsylvania about BIG NOIZE Phil's new "supergroup" collaboration with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT),drumme...
April 1, 2008
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VINNY APPICE Discusses BIG NOIZE On 95.1 WZZO; Audio Available

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH) was interviewed by The Bearman and Keith of 95.1 WZZO in Allentown, Pennsylvania about BIG NOIZE Vinny's new "supergroup" collaboration with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),guitarist Carlos Cavazo...
March 31, 2008