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IRON MAIDEN, DRAGONFORCE Songs Added To 'Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'

IRON MAIDEN's "The Number of the Beast" and DRAGONFORCE's "Through the Fire and Flames" are among the latest confirmed tracks for the upcoming Activision title Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. According to GameSpy, since the release of the first Guitar Hero game, DRAGONFORCE has consistently been o...

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SCORPIONS Answer Fans' Questions; Video Available

A nine-minute video clip of German hard rockers SCORPIONS answering questions from fans via their official web site has been posted at YouTube. SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs revealed via his official web site that the band will embark on an extensive U.S. tour in 2008. "Yes we are coming to the...

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ALICE COOPER, SCHENKER Brothers To Guest On New AVANTASIA CD

Drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) revealed during a recent interview with rock and roll comic C.C. Banana at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo that Alice Cooper has recorded a guest appearance on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA solo project. Ac...

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SCORPIONS To Embark On Extensive U.S. Tour Next Year

SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs has revealed via his official web site that the band will embark on an extensive U.S. tour in 2008. "Yes we are coming to the U.S.," he said, "but just for a few shows this year (we try to be everywhere in the world within 2007). Azoff Management [the group's manage...

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ULI JON ROTH's SKY ACADEMY Concerts To Feature Famed Cello Player ANDREW SHULMAN

One of the world's leading cello players and classical conductors, Andrew Shulman, will participate in Uli Jon Roth's Sky Academy concerts this year. ULI JON ROTH & FRIENDS will also perform one of Andrew's compositions, which is going to feature Andrew on electric cello and Uli on guitar. Accor...

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ULI JON ROTH's SKY ACADEMY: More Guests Announced

Ule W. Ritgen, Piero Leporale, Richie Onori, Andrew Shulman and George Bellas are among the newly confirmed guests for this year's Uli Jon Roth Sky Academy seminar and concerts. Set to take place August 22-26 at Musician's Institute in Los Angeles, the concept of Sky Academy was conceived by Uli. He...

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SCORPIONS: 'Humanity - Hour 1' Reaches Position No. 16 On Japanese Chart

SCORPIONS' new album, "Humanity - Hour 1", at is position No. 16 on the Japanese album chart this week. The CD has now achieved the following chart positions around the world: Greece: #1 Russia: #5 Argentina: #8 Germany: #9 Japan: #16 France: #16 Switzerland: #27 Finland: #29 Sweden: #36 Austria: #4...

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HAMMERFALL Performs To 4,000 Metalheads In Quebec City; Photos Available

Capitale du Metal has uploaded high-quality photos of HAMMERFALL's July 12, 2007 concert in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Check them out at this location. Alain Gagnon of Capitale du Metal states: "The show was part of the Quebec International Summer Festival, an event slowly opening to the metal sce...

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SCORPIONS Frontman: 'We Don't Want To Be An Artist Of Yesterday'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Here we are again talking about the new SCORPIONS album which is titled "Humanity - Hour 1". After a few listen I would say that this albu...

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SCORPIONS: Czech Republic Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS performing their classic track "Still Loving You" on June 14, 2007 at the CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic has been posted at YouTube. SCORPIONS' video for the song "Humanity" has been posted at YouTube. ...

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TESLA Bassist Issues Post-European Tour Update

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has issued the following update: "Just got back from Europe. It was the first time we've been back since 1991. The reception was off the hook. "Not knowing what to expect, we got to London and the crowd was fucking amazing. They were one of the loudest crowds ever in the .....

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HEAVEN AND HELL, AEROSMITH, SCORPIONS, MOTÖRHEAD: Photos From SWEDEN ROCK Available

Metal Covenant has uploaded a massive report from this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which took place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Included are photos and reviews of the following bands, among others: HEAVEN AND HELL AEROSMITH SCORPIONS WOLF NOCTURNAL RITES ANNIHILATOR DARK TRANQUILLITY THUNDER AM...

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'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s': Complete List Of Songs Revealed

The complete list of songs has been revealed for Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The game will ship for the PlayStation 2 on July 24. According to Gamespot, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is rated T for Teen and will be the last game...

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SCORPIONS: German TV Interview Available

A 25-minute video interview (in German) with SCORPIONS members Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, which aired recently on ZDF, a public service German television channel based in Mainz, can be viewed at this location. Fan-filmed video footage of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS performing their cla...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Make An Outstanding Rock Album'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: The new album. What was it like working with [producer] Desmond Child? Rudolf: A new experience. We had already worked with some good producers like...