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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Fresh off a triumphant sold-out tour of Japan, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP is returning to the U.S. and Canada for a summer tour. The legendary guitarist will be performing timeless classics from all stages of his illustrious career, including SCORPIONS, UFO and MSG, to commemorate his "Tales of Rock 'n'...

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DOUG CHAGNON's 'Heavy Metal Comedy'; Video Available

Doug Chagnon, a Boston-based comedian who works his love of hard rock/heavy metal into his set, has posted an eight-minute video clip of his performance — dubbed "Heavy Metal Comedy" — at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Watch it at YouTube. According to his bio, Doug Chagnon is an ori...

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MORDRED, BLIND ILLUSION To Perform At San Francisco's THE TIDAL WAVE 10 Festival

MORDRED, BLIND ILLUSION and ANVIL CHORUS are among the bands that are tentatively set to appear at The Tidal Wave 10 festival, which will be held July 7-8 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California. The tentative lineup so far is as follows: MORDRED BLIND ILLUSION ANVIL CHORUS NOCTUARY AVENGER OF...

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ONCE DEAD: 'Visions Of Hell' Release Date Set

Open Grave Records has set an August 28 release date for "Visions of Hell", the new album from ONCE DEAD, the Christian metal band featuring former members of VENGEANCE RISING. According to a press release, "ONCE DEAD boasts a refreshing dose of old-school thrash metal, combined with a triple guitar...

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ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED Reunite For Benefit Show In San Francisco

Veteran San Francisco metal bands ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED and MERCENARY reunited this past Thursday night, April 12 at the Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco to help raise money for the family of guitarist Curtis Grant (ex-BLACK CHERRY, AMERICAN HEARTBREAK),who recently lost his battle with non-Hodg...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Fresh off a triumphant sold-out tour of Japan, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP is returning to the U.S. and Canada for a summer tour. The legendary guitarist will be performing timeless classics from all stages of his illustrious career, including SCORPIONS, UFO and MSG, to commemorate his "Tales of Rock 'n'...

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ATHEIST Frontman Reveals He Tried Out For 'Rock Star: Supernova' TV Show

ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer has issued the following update: "Well, we had a very very good time out in La La Land [Los Angeles, California]. Hollywood came out in a big way for our appearance at this year's L.A. Murderfest last weekend. It was fairly star-studded as well.... at least in our worl...

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LIVING COLOUR To Release 'On Stage At World Café Live' DVD In May

LIVING COLOUR will release a new DVD, entitled "On Stage at World Café Live", on May 8. The disc was recorded on December 16, 2005 at World Café Live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although the official track listing for the DVD is not available, the band's setlist at the show was as follows: 01. Me...

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ONCE DEAD Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

ONCE DEAD, the Christian metal band featuring former members of VENGEANCE RISING, has inked a deal with Open Grave Records. The group is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "Visions of Hell", tentatively due this summer. According to a press release, "ONCE DEAD...

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DEF LEPPARD's 'Rock Brigade' Musical Style; Video Available

A video clip of Craig High School (Janesville, Wisconsin) show choir Spotlighters performing its rendition of DEF LEPPARD's "Rock Brigade" has been posted online at YouTube. According to The Janesville Gazette, Craig High School's Spotlighters are a show choir, but the comparison with a sports team...

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RUSH: New Audio Interviews With ALEX LIFESON Available

Two brand new audio interviews with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, conducted earlier today (Wednesday, April 4),have been posted online at the RushIsABand.com web site. Available for listening is an interview with Doug Podell of Detroit's 101 WRIF and an interview with San Francisco's 107.7 The Bone....

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KING'S X Download Titles Re-Released Through MOLKEN MUSIC

Molken Music has just introduced its MP3 download series, beginning with classic Internet-only releases from KING'S X. Six albums in all are currently available for download, including three previously out-of-print titles. * KING'S X "Rehearsal CD Vol. 1" offers a fly-on-the-wall view of one of thei...

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ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED To Perform At CURTIS GRANT Benefit Concert

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal bands ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED and MERCENARY will team up with AMERICAN HEARTBREAK to perform at a benefit concert for the family of late San Francisco rock musician Curtis Grant (BLACK CHERRY, AMERICAN HEARTBREAK, TOUCH ME HOOKER),who lost his battle with Non-Ho...

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SCOTT WEILAND Issues Update On SOFTDRIVE RECORDS

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland's (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) has issued the following update on his record label, Softdrive Records: "Since I last spoke to you all, we have signed a new artist, SOMETHING TO BURN. This will be a great musical partnership. The band is very independent; they have...

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SAXON, MASTERPLAN: New Live Photos Available

Several high-quality photos of British heavy metal veterans SAXON performing on March 22, 2007 at the Havana Café in Toulouse, France have been posted online at Metalchroniques.fr. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. State Of Grace 02. Let Me Feel Your Power 03. Motorcycle Man 04. If I Was You 0...