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SLASH Jamming HENDRIX With ULI JON ROTH At G-TARANAKI Festival (Video)

Video footage of legendary guitarists Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS),bassist Tony Franklin (ex-THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER, WHITESNAKE) and drummer Brent Fitz (ex-ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL) performing the JIMI HENDRIX classic "Little Wing" at this year's G-TARanaki Int...

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ULI JON ROTH's SKY ACADEMY To Return To Los Angeles In January

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) will bring his Sky Academy seminar to Los Angeles in January 2011. * Dates: January 20-22, 2011 * Location: Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, California Sky Academy was conceived by Uli to provide knowledge and inspiration to those who take guitar...

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Take it as it Comes

With all due respect to Herman Rarebell for his prodigious drumming/songwriting contributions to so many classic SCORPIONS' songs, "Take it as it Comes" from his HERMAN ZE GERMAN project is a painfully generic and frequently awful hard rock/lite-metal album destined for eternal bargain bin status. I...

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Addicted to Metal

If it's well played and written with sizeable hooks I'm usually a sucker for this good time traditional/power metal stuff, be it EDGUY, DREAM EVIL, FIREWIND, or, as recently noted, SABATON. In the case of "Addicted to Metal" by Germany's KISSIN' DYNAMITE the times are indeed good; the style a blend...

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DOKKEN Opening For SCORPIONS In Washington (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of DOKKEN performing the song "Into The Fire" on August 7, 2010 at Clark County Amphitheater in Vancouver, Washington as the opening act for the SCORPIONS can be viewed below. Audio samples of all the songs that appear on DOKKEN's new greatest-hits package, "Greatest Hits 2"...

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HAIL! Joined By ULI JON ROTH, VINNIE MOORE, SLASH For G-TARANAKI Performances

HAIL! — a global touring machine composed of a tight-knit brotherhood of music's most highly respected and talented artists — performed a very special one-off concert on August 14, 2010 at the G-Taranaki festival in Taranaki/New Plymouth, New Zealand with a lineup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owe...

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AVANTASIA: First Six Tour Dates Announced

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 30 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 01 - Switzerland - Pratteln, Z7 Dec. 03 - Germany - Lichtenfels, Stadthalle Dec. 04 - Germany - Kaufbeuren...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL Interviewed On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS drummer Herman "Ze German" Rarebell. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Few metal drummers have a name as recognizable as Herman Rarebell. And with good reason. After all, it was Rarebell's drumming that...

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COMA To Release New Album In October

Polish metallers COMA will release their new album, "Excess", on October 11 via Mystic Production. According to a press release, "Excess" was recorded in the spring of 2010 and will feature the following 12 songs: 01. Excess 02. Transfusion 03. Poisonous Plants 04. Confusion 05. T.B.T.R. 06. Struggl...

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CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR: 2010 Nominees Announced

AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, KISS and SLASH are among the nominees at this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The ceremony — held by Classic Rock magazine and hosted by legendary rocker Alice Cooper — will take place on Wednesday, November 10 at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Commented Cla...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all the songs that appear on "What Lies Beneath", the sophomore solo album from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, are available for streaming at this location. "What Lies Beneath" will be released in North America on August 31 via The End Records. The CD's first single, "Fallin...

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STRYPER Frontman Checks In From Bolivia

Christian hard rockers STRYPER are scheduled to kick off a South American tour on August 11 in La Paz, Bolivia. The band's frontman, Michael Sweet, has checked in with the following update: "We had an eventful day on August 7th as we departed for Bolivia — trying to get out of multiple airports to h...

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AVANTASIA To Embark On Tour In December

AVANTASIA, the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet, will embark on a four-week tour in December 2010. In addition, AVANTASIA has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germ...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL Interviewed On 'Talking Metal'

The latest episode of the "Talking Metal" podcast contains an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with former SCORPIONS drummer Herman "Ze German" Rarebell. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. Few metal drummers have a name as recognizable as Herman Rare...

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TARJA TURUNEN: 'I Feel Immortal' Video Posted Online

"I Feel Immortal", the new video from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in Iceland and was previously described by Tarja as "probably the most beautiful video I have ever done in my career. The country is just unbelievably amazing with its stunning lands...