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FROM BEHIND To Begin Recording Debut Album Next Week

FROM BEHIND, the Swedish/English/American project featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and former NAZARETH guitarist Manny Charlton, will enter 9 Volt Studios in Malmö, Sweden next week to begin recording their debut album, entitled "Game Over". 15 songs will be recorded for the effort, in...

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PAUL SAMSON: Collection Of Final Recordings To Surface This Summer

A brand new Paul Samson CD, consisting of recordings the leader and founder of the seminal NWOBHM act SAMSON was working on in the months prior to his death in 2002, will be issued this summer under the title "PS..." No further details are currently available. In other news, Angel Air Records will b...

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MOLLY HATCHET, FROM BEHIND Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MOLLY HATCHET and FROM BEHIND (the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and former NAZARETH guitarist Manny Charlton) have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10, 2006 in in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is sh...

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MARYSCREEK Confirmed For SILJAROCKEN 2006 Hard Rock Cruise

Swedish melodic hard rockers MARYSCREEK have been confirmed for the Siljarocken 2006 rock cruise between Sweden and Finland, which is scheduled to take place May 24-26, 2006. Also slated to perform at the event are FROM BEHIND (the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and former N...

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SHADOWKEEP To Enter Studio In December

U.K. power metallers SHADOWKEEP, whose current lineup includes vocalist Richie Wicks (ex-ANGEL WITCH, TYGERS OF PAN TANG) and drummer Scott Higham (ex-SAMSON, ANGEL WITCH),will enter Thin Ice Studios on December 12 with producer Karl Groom to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in ea...

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SHADOWKEEP Name New Singer And Drummer

U.K. power metallers SHADOWKEEP have formally anounced the addition of vocalist Richie Wicks (ex-ANGEL WITCH, TYGERS OF PAN TANG) and drummer Scott Higham (ex-SAMSON, ANGEL WITCH) to the group's ranks. Richie and Scott join original guitar duo Chris Allen and Nicki Robson, plus U.S.-based bassist St...

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FROM BEHIND To Enter Studio In February

FROM BEHIND, the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and former NAZARETH guitarist Manny Charlton, will enter the studio in February 2006 to begin recording their debut album, tentatively titled "Size Doesn't Matter", for a late spring release via Lion Music. FROM BEHIND play "bl...

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Ex-SAMSON Drummer THUNDERSTICK Talks About His Time Playing For IRON MAIDEN

Swedish SAMSON fan site (Until Recently) The Only Samson Site On The Web recently conducted an interview with former SAMSON/IRON MAIDEN drummer Barry Purkis (a.k.a. Thunderstick). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: So what led you onto the IRON MAIDEN gig then? Was it an audition, adverti...

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IRON MAIDEN Keep 'Dignified Silence' Over OZZFEST Feud During LEEDS Festival Performance

According to NME.com, IRON MAIDEN kept a "dignified silence" over their high-profile feud with Sharon Osbourne as they brought the first day of the Carling Weekend Leeds Festival to a close. Friday night's (Aug. 26) main stage headline spectacular was MAIDEN's first performance since their infamous...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Issues Statement: BRUCE DICKINSON Tried To Ruin OZZFEST For Everyone

Sharon Osbourne has issued the following statement via the official Ozzfest web site, Ozzfest.com: "IRON MAIDEN were chosen for the Ozzfest tour because the Ozzfest committee felt they were a good band, plus the fact that they had not done shows in the U.S. for some time. From day one, Bruce Dickins...

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GMT Featuring BERNIE TORMÉ, JOHN MCCOY To Play One-Off Concert In August

GMT, the band featuring guitarist Bernie Tormé (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE, DESPERADO),bassist John McCoy (GILLAN, MAMMOTH, SAMSON),and drummer Robin Guy (BRUCE DICKINSON, RACHEL STAMP),will be playing a one-off show at The Peel Music Venue in Kingston, Surrey, U.K. on Saturday, August 13. Doors open...

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FROM BEHIND To Record VENOM Cover

FROM BEHIND, the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and LOCOMOTIVE BREATH/ex-OVERDRIVE guitarist Janne Stark, are negotiating a record contract with an as-yet-undisclosed label and will start recording their debut album in late March. Among the 13 tracks planned for inclusion on...

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Former SAMSON/MAMMOTH Singer Resurfaces In FROM BEHIND

FROM BEHIND, the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and LOCOMOTIVE BREATH/ex-OVERDRIVE guitarist Janne Stark, have finalized eight tracks that will be used as a demo recording to procure a record deal before going back into the studio in March to record their debut album. The gr...

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Former SAMSON Singer To Be Backed By LOCOMOTIVE BREATH At SWEDEN ROCK

Former SAMSON singer Nicky Moore will be backed by members of the Swedish band LOCOMOTIVE BREATH during his appearance at Sweden Rock festival on June 12 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Moore will be playing a set of SAMSON material as a tribute to late SAMSON guitarist Paul Samson and the band. Nicky is sai...

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BESEECH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

Swedish "gothic metallers" BESEECH have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 10-12 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: The complete list of bands currently scheduled to a...