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DEEP PURPLE Veterans Help Moscow Deputy Mayor Remake His Songs

Anna Malpas of The Moscow Times reports: Moscow deputy mayor Mikhail Men once counted himself lucky to have an album released on the Soviet Melodiya label, at the age of 43 he is now aiming higher, teaming up with producer and longtime friend Alexander Berezhnoi to hire two former members of the Bri...

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DARK FUNERAL: London Show Announced

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have added a U.K. date to their itinerary. The band will be peforming at The Underworld in London on November 20. Support at the show will come from THUS DEFILED, ABGOTT and CRUEL HUMANITY. Upcoming DARK FUNERAL shows: Oct. 30 – Seichamps, FRA - Tattoo The Mind F...

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GLENN HUGHES And JOE LYNN TURNER Recording With Moscow Deputy Mayor

MosNews.com is reporting that former DEEP PURPLE members Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner are collaborating on a music project with no less than the deputy mayor of Moscow, Mikhail Men, who, it turns out, dabbles in music. Men said he got the idea to record together with Hughes and Turner while list...

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SOLEMNITY To Record New Album This Winter

Germany's SOLEMNITY have set "Shockwave of Steel" as the title of their third album, tentatively due in the spring of 2005. The group have written around 20 new songs for the follow-up to last year's "King of Dreams" (Remedy Records) and will record "the best of them" this winter, according to a pos...

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DARK FUNERAL: Russian/Ukranian Tour Dates Announced

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL will be embarking on a tour of Russia/Ukraine in early December. Support at the dates will come from the Russian bands HORNED NECROCANNIBALS and ICEWIND BLAST. DARK FUNERAL's complete touring schedule is shaping up as follows: Oct. 31 - Espace Culturel de Seicham...

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DARK FUNERAL To Embark On Russian/Ukranian Mini-Tour

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL are tentatively scheduled to embark on a Russian/Ukranian mini-tour (consisting of 3-4 dates) in early December. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, DARK FUNERAL have been confirmed to headline the Nordic Rage Metal Festival 200...

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Sweden's MASQUERADE Release New Album

MelodicRock.com is reporting that Swedish melodic rock band MASQUERADE have just released their latest album, "In Disguise". Most of the material on "In Disguise" is said to be very much in the same vein and style as the band's debut self-titled release from 1992 which has been highly regarded in th...

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GLENN HUGHES, JOE LYNN TURNER To Visit Russia Despite Terrorist Acts

Pravda.ru is reporting that Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) are going to visit Russia in the near future despite the recent wave of terrorist acts in the country, deputy Moscow mayor Mikhail Men told Interfax Wednesday (Sept. 8). "Recent tragic ev...

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AFTER FOREVER Announce European Shows With NIGHTWISH

Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group AFTER FOREVER will play two gigs with NIGHTWISH at the end of this year. The first show will take place on December 26 in Helsinki, Finland, and the second one will happen two days later, on December 28, in Oberhausen, Germany. In early 2005, AFTER FOREVER w...

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Book Of DEEP PURPLE-Inspired Paintings Now Available

Russian-born artist Olga Stozhar has created a number of paintings based on and inspired by DEEP PURPLE images. From band members to song titles, Olga Stozhar's paintings offer a different slant on DEEP PURPLE. Coming right after her exhibition in Berlin, a book has been put together showing her wor...

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AC/DC Jacket Among Top-Selling Items At Australian Auction

Australia's Undercover News is reporting that items by AC/DC and THE EAGLES were the biggest-selling items at this past weekend's auction for the late famed tour manager Wane Swampy Jarvis. "[AC/DC guitarist] Angus Young's jacket and a guitar signed by THE EAGLES were the biggest items," Wane's wife...

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GENE SIMMONS Turns 'Queer', Holds Discussions With Russian Politicians

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on his official web site: "Talked today about a possible (..gulp) 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy' appearance. They called and asked me if I would do it. I'm a fan of the show. We may shoot on the 28th of Sept. And, while the PR ...

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Former QUIET RIOT Drummer Talks About The Band's Split

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited about his current activities and the possibility of a QUIET RIOT reunion in the future. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Will there be a QUIET RIOT reunion? If so, who will be invited...

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BESEECH Singer To Guest In Russian Rock Video

BESEECH singer Lotta Höglin will travel to Russia in the middle of August participate in the filming of a video for the Russian rock band ANJ (web site),according to a posting on BESEECH's web site. Höglin is the last-minute replacement for ANJ's original choice for the female singer in the video,...

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ICED EARTH: 'The Blessed And The Damned' Collection Due In August

Century Media Records has set an August 10 North American release date for the upcoming ICED EARTH "greatest hits" collection, entitled "The Blessed And The Damned". This double CD compilation contains 23 tracks featuring over two hours of remastered material spanning the band's Century Media career...