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VALIENT THORR: New Album Details Revealed
Chapel Hill, North Carolina hard rock heavyweights VALIENT THORR will release their sixth studio album, "Our Own Masters", on June 18 via Volcom Entertainment. Recorded at Ronnie Jone Sound Studios in Athens, Georgia and produced, engineered and mixed by Kyle Spence of experimental rockers HARVEY MI...March 27, 2013
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DREAM THEATER Guitarist's Wife Joins JUDAS PRIESTESS
Rena Sands, wife of DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and former guitarist in the all-female heavy metal band MEANSTREAK, has joined JUDAS PRIESTESS, New York City's sensational all-girl tribute to metal masters JUDAS PRIEST. Rena and John live in St. James, New York and have three children toge...March 26, 2013
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AVANTASIA Mainman: 'I Don't Want To Reproduce Something That Someone Has Done Before'
Mark Dean of MyGlobalMind webzine recently conducted an interview with EDGUY and AVANTASIA mainman Tobias Sammet. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MyGlobalMind: After the last AVANTASIA tour, you said the chapter for AVANTASIA is closed and now you are back with a new album and tour....March 25, 2013
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DIO DISCIPLES Featuring MARK BOALS, ONI LOGAN: Footage From 'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise
Due to "unforeseen circumstances," singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) was unable to join his bandmates in DIO DISCIPLES on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, which embarked on its second voyage March 16 and returned four days later. Filling in for Owens in DIO DISCIPLES...March 23, 2013
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Video: AVANTASIA Mainman Discusses Collaboration With BIFF BYFORD, JOE LYNN TURNER
Video footage of EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet talking about working with SAXON frontman Biff Byford and ex-RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner on the new AVANTASIA album, "The Mystery Of Time", can be seen below. "The Mystery Of Time" will be released on March 30. The effort will be made available as a re...March 23, 2013
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SCORPION CHILD: New Video Interview Posted Online
HardRockChick conducted an interview with Austin, Texas five-piece SCORPION CHILD after the band's March 21 concert at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. Attributes in music are known to be cyclical. Every few years, a band comes along which borrows j...March 22, 2013
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AVANTASIA: 'Sleepwalking' Video Released
"Sleepwalking", the new video from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter's night and it features a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang.. Comments Tobias: "It was far below freezing. An...March 22, 2013
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AVANTASIA Films 'Sleepwalking' Video
On March 22, the single "Sleepwalking" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will be available as a digital download, featuring a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang. A video for the song was filmed in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter's night. Check out p...March 20, 2013
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AVANTASIA: 'Sleepwalking' Single Due This Week
On March 22, the single "Sleepwalking" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will be available as a digital download, featuring a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang. "Sleepwalking" comes off AVANTASIA's new album, "The Mystery Of Time", which will be released on Marc...March 18, 2013
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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE Interviewed At U.K.'s HAMMERFEST (Video)
Manchester Rocks conducted an interview with fast-rising British metal heroes SACRED MOTHER TONGUE at this year's Hammerfest, which was held March 13-16 at Hafan y Mor Holiday Park, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, Wales. You can now watch the chat below. SACRED MOTHER TONGUE will release a new s...March 18, 2013
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Original MYSTIC-FORCE Singer BOBBY HICKS Dead At 52
Bobby Hicks, the original vocalist for the Baltimore, Maryland-based progressive power metal band MYSTIC-FORCE, passed away on Tuesday, March 5 in Virginia. The reported cause of death was an internal infection due to liver failure. Bobby was diagnosed a few months prior and was told he had less tha...March 17, 2013
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SEVEN WITCHES Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
SEVEN WITCHES is putting the finishing touches on its ninth studio album, "The Rebirth", to be released later in the year through Entertainment One's FrostByte Media imprint. The CD was recorded at Canyon Music in Toms River, New Jersey and is currently being mixed at Sonorous studio in Hamilton, On...March 15, 2013
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JØRN LANDE On DIO's Passing: Some 'People Wanted To Benefit From What Had Happened'
Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jørn Lande. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On latest JORN album, "Symphonic": Jørn: "'I Came To Rock' [from 2012's 'Bring Heavy Rock To The Land'] was something I thought would be cool...March 15, 2013
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CRAIG GOLDY Says DIO DISCIPLES Is 'Really Not A For-Profit Thing'
Dave Reffett of GuitarWorld.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Craig Goldy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: How did the idea for the DIO DISCIPLES come about? Craig: Ronnie [James Dio] was family to us, and he was family to me. When a main family mem...March 14, 2013
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RAINBOW's 'Live In Munich 1977' To Be Released On CD, DVD, LP In April
On April 30, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release RAINBOW's "Live In Munich 1977" on 2CD, DVD, and 2LP. Captured during the band's 1977 European tour, "Live In Munich" is the only full live concert ever filmed with the classic Ritchie Blackmore/Ronnie James Dio/Cozy Powell classic lineup. With newl...March 13, 2013
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