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WHITESNAKE Frontman Is 'Very Close' To Making Decision About New Bass Player
WHITESNAKE mainman David Coverdale has issued the following update on the band's bassist search: "We have had a list of potential players for some time now...quite some time before we announced it on [the official WHITESNAKE] web site. Each member of the band has promoted particular players, so we n...April 25, 2005
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SECRET SPHERE: New Album Details Revealed
Italian power metallers SECRET SPHERE have pushed forward the release date of their new album, "Heart & Anger" (Nuclear Blast),to May 23 from the previously announced May 30. The CD was issued in Japan on April 21. The follow-up to 2003's "Scent of Human Desire", "Heart & Anger" was recorde...April 22, 2005
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WHITESNAKE Frontman: List Of New Bassist Candidates Is 'Being Narrowed Down'
According to WHITESNAKE mainman David Coverdale, the group's vacant bassist position "is slowly, but surely, being narrowed down… altho' I would not suggest you holding your collective breath. We'll announce [the new bassist] probably just before the [U.S.] tour starts" in mid-June. As previously re...April 21, 2005
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PAUL GILBERT To Open For EUROPE In Los Angeles
RACER X/ex-MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert will be opening for EUROPE on Sunday, April 24 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Gilbert hits the state at 9:15 p.m. Gilbert is currently working on the final details of his new concert DVD. The disc, entitled "Space Ship Live", will inclu...April 20, 2005
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SOUL SIRKUS: Live Video Clips Posted Online
SOUL SIRKUS, the new band featuring Neal Schon (JOURNEY) on guitar, Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on vocals, Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) on bass and Virgil Donati (STEVE VAI, RING OF FIRE) on drums, have posted several live video clips recorded during the band's appearance...April 19, 2005
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Bassist RUDY SARZO: I Am Not Leaving DIO
Bassist Rudy Sarzo, who has played with such hard rock heavyweights as WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, has shot down rumors that he may be leaving DIO in order rejoin WHITESNAKE as the replacement for the recently departed Marco Mendoza. In a statement posted on DioMessag...April 12, 2005
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WHITESNAKE Part Ways With Bassist MARCO MENDOZA, Seek Replacement
WHITESNAKE have posted the following message on their official web site: "WHITESNAKE singer David Coverdale regrets to announce that he and bass player/singer Marco Mendoza have mutually agreed to go their separate ways. Marco has other musical avenues he wishes to pursue that conflict with WHITESNA...April 12, 2005
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PAUL GILBERT Putting Finishing Touches On Concert DVD
RACER X/ex-MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert has posted the following message on his official web site: "GET READY!! I've decided that 2005 is the year I will tour the world! "Of course, I will be playing lots of songs from my new CD, entitled 'Space Ship One', along with other favorites and some surpr...April 8, 2005
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JAMES LABRIE: Video Clips From 'Elements Of Persuasion' Recording Sessions Posted Online
Italian guitarist Marco Sfogli, who is featured on the new solo album from DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie, "Elements of Persuasion", has uploaded several video clips from the album's recording sessions at this official web site. Check them out at this location. "Elements of Persuasion" is avail...March 31, 2005
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SECRET SPHERE Set Release Date For New Album
Italian power metallers SECRET SPHERE have set a May 30 release date for their new album, "Heart & Anger". The CD will surface in Japan on April 21. Commented the band in a statement: "The album is one of the most powerful and melodic of SECRET SPHERE, with symphonic parts performed by 'Secret S...March 26, 2005
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JOHN SYKES Explains THIN LIZZY's European Tour Postponement
Legendary guitarist John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER) has issued an explanation for the abbreviated THIN LIZZY European tour which ended more than a month earlier than originally announced. "Just to set the record straight, the European leg of the THIN LIZZY tour was put back due to a...March 16, 2005
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Did EVANESCENCE's Success Open Doors For Bands Like LACUNA COIL And NIGHTWISH?
Freelance writer Bryan Reesman has submitted the following report to GRAMMY.com: If the multi-platinum success of EVANESCENCE proved to narrow-minded rock jocks that female-fronted metal bands were viable, a fresh wave of melodic European headbangers should cement that affirmation, with their distin...March 12, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Bassist Credits 'Hard Work' For Band's Commercial Success
NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala recently spoke to Denmark's Antenna webzine about the commercial success of the group's latest CD, "Once", and the comparisons to bands like EVANESCENCE and WITHIN TEMPTATION, among other topics. An excerpt from the interview follows: Antenna: Do you think th...March 9, 2005
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CLUTCH Hard At Work On New Album
CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster has posted the following update at the band's official website: "As for the [new studio] album, things are looking very good. The drum tracks are all put down. The next couple days up here in Woodstock will be jam days. So far we have put down 15 tunes and a couple .....March 8, 2005
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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says Family Life Won't Interfere With Band
In a recent interview with the Chronicles of Chaos webzine, THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler and singer Peter Dolving spoke about the group's split with Earache Records and Dolving's return to the band following the departure of Marco Aro, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview...March 7, 2005
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