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JON LORD, DOOGIE WHITE Rock Bulgaria's Plovdiv; Video Footage Available

Novinite.com reports: The legendary composer and DEEP PURPLE co-founder, Jon Lord, rocked Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv Tuesday night. The two-hour, unique concert marked the official opening of Plovdiv's Fall Arts Salon. All seats as well as the steps and the grass area of the splendid...

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SIGH: 'Scenes From Hell' Track Listing Revealed

Japanese extreme metal band SIGH has completed work on its eighth studio album, "Scenes From Hell", for an early 2010 release via The End Records. SIGH's Mirai Kawashima has posted the final in-studio blog for MetalSucks, which over the past several months has documented the recording process for "S...

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DANGER ANGEL Debut To Feature Guest Appearance By JEFF SCOTT SOTO

Greece's DANGER ANGEL will release its self-titled debut album on January 12 via the Houston-based label Perris Records. The CD will feature a guest appearance by legendary singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY, AXEL RUDI PELL). Formed in 2006 in Athens, Greece, DANGER ANGEL's...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist Featured In ROCK HOUSE METHOD Commercial

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis is featured in a new commercial for Rock House Method — the fastest growing and most widely used musical instruction system in the world. Watch the clip below. The new ad campaign is directed at the owners of musical instrument stores. There will be about 15 total on...

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KRUX/Ex-THERION Singer MATS LEVÉN Working On Solo Album

Swedish vocalist Mats Levén (KRUX, THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) is currently writing and recording demos for his upcoming solo CD. He says, "Right now I'm working with songs 12-14. I'll write 20-25 songs before I start recording the album. According to Levén, several guest musicians will appear on the...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Kiske has appeared on every AVANTASIA album so far, including the first two full-length releases, "The Metal Opera" (2001) and "The Metal Opera Pt. II" (2002). Commented...

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Former/Current Members Of JUDAS PRIEST, W.A.S.P., WARRANT To Jam With SIN CITY SINNERS

Las Vegas, Nevada's SIN CITY SINNERS — which consists of Brent Muscat (formerly of FASTER PUSSYCAT),Todd Kerns (AGE OF ELECTRIC),Mike Eliis, and Rob Cournoyer (RAGING SLAB) — is best known for having a special celebrity guest jam with the band each week. The following guest musicians will perform...

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MAGNUM Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

MAGNUM vocalist Bob Catley will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Catley toured with AVANTASIA in 2008 when he was part of the live ensemble that travelled around the globe. The vocal session took place at the Viper Room Recording Studio in England...

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Ex-YNGWIE/RAINBOW Singer DOOGIE WHITE Laying Down Final Vocals For Solo Album

U.K.-based singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, TANK) is currently laying down the final vocals for his solo album with producer Pontus Norgren (guitarist for HAMMERFALL, THE POODLES, TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT) at Pontus' Damage Done Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. Doogie previou...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I had this pretty heavy riff monster and I remembered a JUDAS PRIEST live album wit...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Performs Acoustic Show In Bulgaria; Video Available

On August 17, legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and his Bulgarian friend the guitarist Emo Markov took part in an acoustic performance in a club on the beach in the city of Burgas, Bulgaria. Their setlist was as follows: 01. Is This Love? (WHITESNAKE) 02. Hey (...

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HENDRIX, SLASH, PAGE, MALMSTEEN Among TIME Magazine's '10 Greatest Electric Guitar Players'

Time magazine has compiled a list of the "10 greatest electric guitar players." They are as follows: 01. Jimi Hendrix 02. Slash 03. B.B. King 04. Keith Richards 05. Eric Clapton 06. Jimmy Page 07. Chuck Berry 08. Les Paul 09. Yngwie Malmsteen 10. Prince To read individual descriptions of all the mus...

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JEFF LOOMIS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Instructional DVD Shoot Available

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis paid a visit to Rock House — the leader in music instruction — earlier today (Monday, August 17) in Connecticut to work on his instructional DVDs. Behind-the-scenes footage from the session can be viewed below. Jeff is the lead guitar player and main songwriter of NEV...

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Legendary Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About His Time With AC/DC, DIO, UFO

Web video metallers "Bang Your Head With Mike & Ed" recently conducted a career-spanning interview with drum legend Simon Wright, who talked about his time with DIO, RHINO BUCKET, TIM "RIPPER OWENS and UFO, as well as his big break with AC/DC. Watch the chat below. Wright recently took part in t...

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TARJA TURUNEN At Ukraine's GLOBAL EAST FEST; Video Available

Quality video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's August 2, 2009 performance at the Global East Fest in Kiev, Ukraine can be viewed below (courtesy of Darkside.ru). Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour consisted of the following musicians: * Tarja Turunen - Vocals * Mik...