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SCORPIONS Guitarist Explains Decision To Pack It In
Carlos Ramirez of AOL's Noisecreep spoke to SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker about the band's announcement that they would be retiring. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Noisecreep: First off, why the hell are you guys packing it in? Schenker: We were sitting in the studio after we finished...January 27, 2010
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Former AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Joins DORO
DORO, the band led by German metal queen Doro Pesch (WARLOCK),has announced the addition of former AFTER FOREVER guitarist Bas Maas to the group's ranks. The Dutch axeman successfully performed with DORO as a fill-in guitarist during the band's April 2009 U.K. tour and passed his baptism of fire in...January 27, 2010
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BANG TANGO, TRIXTER, WINGER Confirmed For M3 ROCK FESTIVAL
BANG TANGO, TRIXTER and WINGER have been confirmed for this year's M3 Rock Festival, set to take place Saturday, June 19 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK MAMBOOZA CINDERELLA DIZZY REED JETBOY KIX L.A. GUNS NELSON SCORPIONS TRIX...January 26, 2010
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EDGUY To Support SCORPIONS In Germany
German melodic metallers EDGUY will support the SCORPIONS on the German leg of their upcoming tour. Comments EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet: "It is a real big honor for us to have been invited by the biggest German rock band ever to be the special guest on their German tour. "The SCORPIONS have paved...January 25, 2010
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SCORPIONS: 'Sting In The Tail' U.S. Release Date Confirmed
Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will release their final studio album, "Sting In The Tail", in North America on March 23 via Universal Music Enterprises. The CD was recorded at a studio in Hannover, Germany with Swedish producers Mikael "Nord" Andersson and Martin Hansen (the team behind THE R...January 25, 2010
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KOTTAK: 'Sunset Blvd.' Video Released
"Sunset Blvd.", the new video from KOTTAK (formerly KRUNK) — the band featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Ratchitt (a.k.a. former KINGDOM COME and current SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak) and his wife Athena (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee) on drums — can be viewed below. The clip was dire...January 25, 2010
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SCORPIONS Confirmed For M3 ROCK FESTIVAL
German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have been confirmed for this year's M3 Rock Festival, set to take place Saturday, June 19 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CINDERELLA JETBOY KIX L.A. GUNS NELSON SCORPIONS VINCE NEIL WARRANT More a...January 25, 2010
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SCORPIONS: 'We Have Reached The End Of The Road'
Veteran German rock hard rockers SCORPIONS have released the following statement: "Important message to our fans: "It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you — whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs. "Whi...January 24, 2010
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In the Night
In that place where power metal, traditional metal, and even melodic hard rock overlap (spare me the surgical classification),bands like FIREWIND, EDGUY, and DREAM EVIL all share an affinity for conventional song structuring, big ass riffs, and even bigger, fist-pumping choruses that glom on to the...January 23, 2010
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DIO, NIKKI SIXX, GLENN TIPTON, DORO PESCH Featured In 'Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries' Book
Celebrating almost a decade of rock writing, author Neil Daniels has compiled a selection of interviews with some of the world's most famous rock and heavy metal artists. Amongst the thirty-plus interviews included in "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries - Interviews With Rock Stars: Volume I" are Ronnie Jame...January 18, 2010
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JON OLIVA To Guest On AVANTASIA Album
Jon Oliva (JON OLIVA'S PAIN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Sammet: "Jon will appear on a theatrical song called 'Death Is Just A Feeling'. "We just...January 18, 2010
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ULI JON ROTH, DON DOKKEN, CARMINE APPICE, DOUG ALDRICH At 'NAMM Jam'; Video Available
Video footage of Don Dokken (DOKKEN),Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS),Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, VANILLA FUDGE, BLUE MURDER),Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO) and Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) jamming on Friday, January 15 at the Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California as part of the "NAMM Jam" can be...January 17, 2010
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AVANTASIA: 'The Wicked Symphony', 'Angel Of Babylon' Cover Artwork Unveiled
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback this spring with a new epic masterpiece, to be released on April 3, 2010 as two separate albums and in a limited deluxe edition (in one box set) entitled "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon". The cover artwork for t...January 15, 2010
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Female Singer Confirmed For AVANTASIA Project
Germany-based singer Cloudy Yang (pictured below) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I know people have speculated and thrown in a lot of names [about which female vocalist will a...January 10, 2010
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SCORPIONS: New Album Artwork Unveiled
German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will release their new album, "Sting In The Tail", in Europe on March 19. The CD was recorded at a studio in Hannover, Germany with Swedish producers Mikael "Nord" Andersson and Martin Hansen (the team behind THE RASMUS' "Dead Letters" CD). Check out the cover art...January 8, 2010
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