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WOLF HOFFMANN, ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER To Team Up For G3-Style Tour?

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann is in talks with Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS, ELECTRIC SUN) and Michael Schenker (MSG, ex-SCORPIONS, UFO) about joining forces for "an all-German G3"-type of tour, Hoffmann revealed during a recent interview with MetalEater.com. "I would just play instrumental songs and...

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KRUNK: SCORPIONS Drummer's Side Project To Release New Album

KRUNK, the long-running side project of Eighties drum legend James Kottak (SCORPIONS, ex-KINGDOM COME) and his wife Athena Lee (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee),have completed work on their new studio album, entitled "Therupy". The band, who describe their sound as "CHEAP TRICK meets GREEN DAY, o...

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Canadian 'Metal Queen' LEE AARON Talks About Touring In '80s, Singing Backup For SCORPIONS

Full In Bloom Music recently conducted an interview with former Canadian "metal queen" Lee Aaron. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Full In Bloom Music: What's new, what have you been up to lately and what's in the future? Lee Aaron: "Well... 'Beautiful Things', my 11th disc, was released i...

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SCORPIONS: Dubai Show Cancelled

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have cancelled their previously announced November 12 show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. No reason was given for the cancellation. The rest of the band's "Acoustica Peace for All Middle East" tour will go ahead as scheduled. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Talks About UFO, 'Heavy Hitters' Album

The Dio Message Board recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS). A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: The Dio Message Board: In 1982 I heard that you were [being considered as a possible] replacement [for] Randy Rhoads in O...

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SCORPIONS To Kick Off Middle Eastern Tour Next Week

Gulf-Times.com is reporting that the organizers of the SCORPIONS' "Peace For All 2005" five-city Middle Eastern tour, which kicks off in Doha's InterContinental Hotel on November 10, are going all out to ensure a huge turnout at the sea-side venue of the live concert. A lucky draw for a newly-launch...

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ULI JON ROTH: Early Album Reissues Detailed

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (SCORPIONS) European record company, SPV, is re-releasing two of his previous albums simultaneously. Both albums have not been available for a long time and have been digitally re-mastered by Uli himself. The first one is "Beyond the Astral Skies", which came out i...

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Former SCORPIONS Guitarist ULI JON ROTH Reportedly Declared Bankrupt

Gareth Morgan of icWales has issued the following report: A rock star who spent a fortune to become a Lord of the Manor in Wales has been declared bankrupt. Uli Jon Roth, former lead guitarist with the SCORPIONS, is believed to owe tens of thousands of pounds. Roth, 54, paid £250,000 (approx. $450,0...

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SUIDAKRA Begin Writing New Material

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have posted the following message on their official web site: "The songwriting for the new album has started and is going well — in fact, four new songs have been written so far. Unfortunately, Marcel [Schoenen, guitar/vocals] will be having some surgery...

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DOKKEN Bassist BARRY SPARKS TO Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show' This Weekend

Bassist Barry Sparks (DOKKEN, TED NUGENT, ex-SCORPIONS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has posted the following message on his official web site: "I will be a call in guest on 'The Classic Metal Show' this Saturday, Oct. 22nd. "'The Classic Metal Show' airs every Saturday from 9:00 p.m. Eastern until 3:00 a.m. I...

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DESTRUCTION: South American Tour Postponed To Early 2006

German thrashers DESTRUCTION will return to South America in early 2006 for a more extensive tour following a one-off appearance at the Live 'N' Louder Rock Fest on October 15 at Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Also scheduled to appear at the event are SCORPIONS, NIGHTWISH, SHAAMAN, RAGE, THE 69...

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UFO: 'Too Hot To Handle' DVD To Receive North American Release In December

Music Video Distributors has set a December 6 North American release date for UFO's "Too Hot to Handle" DVD. The 90-minute DVD gathers rare footage during the Michael Schenker era along with more recent live footage and interviews with the band and others. Bandmembers chronicle their rise to fame an...

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ULI JON ROTH To Be Joined By Former SCORPIONS Bassist For European Tour

The lineup for legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) band for the upcoming European dates will be as follows: Uli Jon Roth - Guitar, vocals Francis Buchholz (ex-SCORPIONS) - Bass Olaf Senkbeil - Vocals Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards, Guitar Stefan Schwarzmann (ACCEPT, ex-HELLOWEEN) - Drums...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'A Big Surprise Is Coming Up In The Near Future'

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) has posted the following update at his official web site: "I really had a great tour 2003/2004. I teamed up with Dean Guitars and worked on a Michael Schenker model. It turned out great. "In December I did a project with Bob Kulick. He is th...

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DESTRUCTION Confirmed For Brazil's LIVE 'N' LOUDER ROCK FEST

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have been confirmed for the Live 'N' Louder Rock Fest on October 15 at Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Also scheduled to appear at the event are SCORPIONS, NIGHTWISH, TESTAMENT, SHAAMAN, RAGE, THE 69 EYES and TOCATTA MAGNA. As previously reported, DESTRUCTION have up...