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SCORPIONS: New Album Title Announced

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have set "Sting In The Tail" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early 2010. The CD is being recorded at a studio in Hannover, Germany with Swedish producers Mikael "Nord" Andersson and Martin Hansen (the team behind THE RASMUS' "Dead Letters" CD)....

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SCORPIONS To Embark On 'Get Your Sting And Blackout' World Tour

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have announced the following dates as part of their "Get Your Sting And Blackout" world tour: May 07 - Leipzig, Germany - Arena May 08 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle May 12 - Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle May 14 - Stuttgart, Germany - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Hall...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Doctor, Doctor - Live In Donington' DVD Detailed

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News And Tour Information web site, MVD has set a January 26, 2010 North American release date for a DVD of Michael Schenker's 2001 performance at the Castle Donington Rock & Blues Festival. Entitled "Doctor, Doctor - Live In Donington", the disc wi...

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DORO PESCH To Auction Off Stage Outfit, VIP Tickets For Charity

German metal queen Doro Pesch will make a guest appearance at a big charity show on Germany's RTL TV on November 20. During the program, which will start at 8 a.m. (CET),Doro will auction off her stage outfit and two VIP tickets to her 2,500th concert (which will take place on March 13, 2010 ...

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AVANTASIA: New Album Titles Announced

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback next year with a new epic masterpiece, to be released as two separate albums entitled "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon". So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA...

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SCORPIONS To Embark On Two-Year Tour In 2010

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will embark on a two-year world tour in 2010. An international press conference will be held in January to announce the details of the trek, which will include dates in Germany, USA, South America, Asia, Russia and other European countries. SCORPIONS recently sp...

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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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SCORPIONS Drummer's KOTTAK: New Song Posted Online

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, has posted a new song, "Daddy You Are My Star", on the group's MySpace page...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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DORO PESCH Interviewed On Croatia's 'Metal Eye'

German metal queen Doro Pesch was interviewed by the "Metal Eye" show on Z1 TV when she performed in Zagreb, Croatia on October 28, 2009. Watch the chat below. "Fear No Evil", the new album from Pesch, was made available in North America on June 2 via AFM/Dismanic/Ryko Distribution. Released in Euro...

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Skeletons in the Closet

On the heels of the underwhelming "Blooddrunk", Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM deliver the typical covers-album career stopgap, but being CHILDREN OF BODOM, and unable to do anything that isn't ludicrously over the top, they've cranked out seventeen jams that range from the expected to the interesting...

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SCORPIONS: 'Amazonia - Live In The Jungle' DVD Due Next Month; Preview Available

In August 2007, Germany's most successful music export worldwide, SCORPIONS, ventured deep into the Brazilian jungle for a sold-out show in front of 40,000 enthusiastic fans the band played a concert in Manaus, the metropolis on the Amazon river. A cooperation with Greenpeace was already existent at...

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SYMPHONY X Frontman To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Vocalist Russell Allen of U.S. progressive metallers SYMPHONY X has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA opus: *...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Reopening 'MJ Guitars' Shop

SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs will reopen his MJ Guitars shop in Munich, Germany on Saturday, October 31 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Along with Matthias' signature guitars — Mastercaster and Explorer 90 — you will find vintage guitars and amps, Matthias Jabs merchandise and all you need as a guita...

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SCORPIONS Drummer's KOTTAK Schedules U.S. Dates

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, has scheduled the following dates: Oct. 30 - The Ruby Room - Phoenix, AZ Oc...