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SCORPIONS Guitarist Comments On MICHAEL SCHENKER's Disastrous ROCK & BLUES Performance

A new audio interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs has been posted online at this location. The interview was carried out by Baconmusic's James Allman before the SCORPIONS' performance at Manchester Carling Apollo Sunday night (July 29). During the interview, Jabs was asked about Michael S...

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MICHAEL And RUDOLF SCHENKER 'Came To Blows' At ROCK & BLUES CUSTOM SHOW, Says Journalist

U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling has issued the following report via his official web site: "Just home from the Rock & Blues Custom Show in Pentrich [England], where the best and worst of the Schenker family was displayed. Regardless of the falling rain, the SCORPIONS played a blinder as la...

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SCORPIONS: New 'Humanity - Hour 1' EPK Available

A new EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for SCORPIONS' latest album, "Humanity - Hour 1", has been posted at this location (Quicktime required). The CD will receive a North American release on August 28 via Universal. A nine-minute video clip of German hard rockers SCORPIONS answering questions from fans v...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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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 .....