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HARLOW Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA Festival

Los Angeles-based band HARLOW has been confirmed for this year's Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. HARLOW will perform on Friday, July 10. Also scheduled to appear are KEEL, KIX, GYPSY PISTOLEROS and former SCORPIONS dr...

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THIN LIZZY, MACHINE HEAD, ALICE IN CHAINS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

THIN LIZZY, MACHINE HEAD, ALICE IN CHAINS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and THE SWORD have been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical or...

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SCORPIONS Performs At Germany's ECHO AWARDS; Video Available

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS received a lifetime achievement award at this year's ECHO German Music Awards. The band accepted its ECHO in person last night (Saturday, February 21) at Berlin's O2 World and performed an exclusive medley of the SCORPIONS hits "Big City Nights", "Rock You Like A...

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DORO PESCH: 'To Me, Metal Always Meant Freedom'

Sweden's Metalshrine web site recently conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like celebrating 25 years [as a heavy metal singer]? Doro Pesch: Oh, man, I tell you... I can't believe it. Time flew by. I st...

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DEF LEPPARD, AEROSMITH, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On 'NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads!'

The latest edition of the "NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads!" series will be released March 24. Only the strength of NOW could bring together for the first time rock heavyweights JOURNEY, AEROSMITH and DEF LEPPARD for "NOW That's What I Call Power Ballads!" Their "Faithfully", "I Don't Want To M...

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AVANTASIA: New Album Due Before End Of Year

According to a posting on EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's MySpace page, Sammet will release a new album from his AVANTASIA project before the end of the year. More details will be made available soon. In a recent interview, Sammet stated about his plans for the forthcoming AVANTASIA CD, "I will do ev...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: Acoustic Album Title Revealed

German guitarist Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) has told the guitar blog Guitar Legends that his forthcoming acoustic album with singer Gary Barden, "Gypsy Lady", is tentatively scheduled for release in April. Asked where the idea of recording an acoustic LP came from, Michael said, "[it] ca...

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SCORPIONS To Be Joined By ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER At Athens Concert

According to Metalzone.gr, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will headline the Scorpions Festival 2009 on July 6 Karaiskaki stadium in Athens, Greece. This year's edition of the event will include a so-called SCORPIONS "reunion," featuring appearances by various former members of the band, includi...

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METALLICA Frontman Talks SONISPHERE

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke to Reuters about the band's participation in this summer's series of European festivals called Sonisphere. "We did Monsters of Rock in the U.S. with VAN HALEN, SCORPIONS and others and it was a lot of fun, you get to know the bands, you're hanging out, staying...

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DORO: 'Fear No Evil' Lands On German Chart

"Fear No Evil", the new album from German metal queen Doro Pesch, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 11. This is the highest chart entry for Doro in her home country in almost 20 years. "Fear No Evil" was released on January 30 via AFM Records. The track listing for the ...

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SCORPIONS To Receive Lifetime Achievement ECHO

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year's ECHO German Music Awards. The band, whose international career began 40 years ago in Hanover, is the most successful German rock group of all time. With over 75 million recordings sold and countless platinum...

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DORO To Support SAXON In U.K., Ireland

German metal queen DORO will support SAXON on the "Battalions Of Steel Tour" of U.K. and Ireland. Another band will be added soon. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 23 - London, UK - Forum Apr. 25 - Prestatyn, UK - Hammerfest Apr. 26 - Belfast, Ireland - Mandela Hall Apr. 27 - Dublin, Ireland ...

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THANATOS: 'Justified Genocide' Details Revealed

Dutch death/thrash metal pioneers THANATOS will release their fifth full-length album, "Justified Genocide", on March 15 through Deity Down Records (except in the U.K. and Ireland, where it will arrive on April 6). The CD was recorded at Excess studios in Rotterdam, Netherlands and was mixed by Dan...

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DORO PESCH Guests On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

German metal queen Doro Pesch was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, February 6) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. "Herzblut", the latest video fr...

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WORLD WAR III: Band Lineup For Key Club Performance Revealed

WORLD WAR III, the band led by singer Mandy Lion, is scheduled to perform at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California on Saturday, February 28. The group's lineup for the show will consist of the following musicians: Mandy Lion - Vocals Kurt James (STEELER, BLACK SHEEP, BLACK BART) - Guitar Jimmy...