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SCORPIONS, NIGHTWISH, TESTAMENT Confirmed For Brazil's LIVE 'N' LOUDER ROCK FEST

According to a posting on ANGRA's official web site, SCORPIONS, NIGHTWISH, TESTAMENT, SYMPHONY X, ANGRA and THE 69 EYES have been confirmed for the Live 'N' Louder Rock Fest, set to take place on October 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The festival is also scheduled to hit Santiago (Chile) and in Mexico Ci...
May 6, 2005
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WARGASM Members To Perform At Benefit Concert

On Saturday June 25, the three members of WARGASM, plus assorted members of STEEL ASSASSIN, TRIPHAMMER, MADD HUNTER, EVERY SECOND, and TONGUE & GROOVE will perform at a benefit concert at the Mallard in Brockton, Massachusetts. Three bands consisting of the above-mentioned musicians will be form...
May 3, 2005
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SCORPIONS Complete New DVD, Plan New Studio CD

SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has issued the following message to the group's fans: "As you know, we have just finished our special-guest U.K. tour with JUDAS PRIEST. The last concert was in the Netherlands. We were very happy about the emotion and happiness the fans welcomed us with. Our bigg...
April 11, 2005
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Classic SCORPIONS Video Footage To Be Shown At Russia's KINOROCK Festival

Footage of German hard rockers SCORPIONS looking uncharacteristically unkempt and ratty performing in the "Red Corner" of the Leningradsky Rock Club in 1988 in front of a bust of Lenin is among the rarely-seen clips that will be unveilved this weekend at the second annual Kinorock festival at Stary...
March 31, 2005
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SAMAEL, AMON AMARTH, EVERGREY To Perform At HARD ROCK MAG TROPHIES Awards

SAMAEL, AMON AMARTH, EVERGREY, ANATHEMA, ETHS, FREAK KITCHEN, LOUDBLAST, MISANTHROPE, ZUUL FX and THE OLD DEAD TREE are among the confirmed performers at the Hard Rock Mag Trophies 2005 awards, set to take place May 1 at La Locomotive in Paris, France. Scheduled guests include Rudolf Schenker (SCORP...
March 31, 2005
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THE SCORPIONS To Perform In Israel

Merav Yudilovitch of Ynetnews.com is reporting that German hard rockers THE SCORPIONS are expected to perform in Israel this summer, after being impressed by a young Israeli singer during a Berlin fundraiser for the benefit of tsunami victims. The band's management is presently in discussions with I...
March 29, 2005
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HIRAX Singer Says There Was A Lot More Talent In The Old-School Metal

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary HIRAX vocalist Katon W. De Pena. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: You've obviously experience a lot of line-up changes over the years. Has there been one common factor behind these changes? Katon: "Basically, it's b...
March 29, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST And SCORPIONS Perform In Belfast: Photos, Videos Posted Online

JUDAS PRIEST and the SCORPIONS performed at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland Thursday night (March 24). Check out pictures and videos at this location (courtesy of Mark McGaughey). An excerpt from News Letter's review of the Belfast show follows: "When Rob Halford appeared in the pupil of a mam...
March 26, 2005
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SUIDAKRA: New Song Available For Download

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have uploaded a full-length MP3 of their track "Reap the Storm" at their newly revamped web site. Check it out at Suidakra.com. "Reap the Storm" comes off the group's upcoming seventh album, "Command to Charge", due on April 25 via Armageddon Music. A li...
March 24, 2005
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THANATOS To Enter Studio In June

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS will enter Excess Studios in Rotterdam in late June to record two songs that will be used for future releases. The band will record a new version of the classic THANATOS track "And Jesus Wept" (originally featured on 1992's "Realm of Ecstasy") plus...
March 24, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH To Tour North America In September

The following message has been posted on legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's (ex-SCORPIONS) official web site: "Uli has been focusing mainly on his work in the studio for the last couple of months and has not given any interviews, which is why it has been quiet in the news department. But lots of act...
March 21, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP To Open For YNGWIE MALMSTEEN At Carling Apollo

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) has reportedly been tapped to open for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN on May 30 at the Carling Apollo (Hammersmith),England. MSG is also scheduled to perform at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall on May 31. In related news, SCORPIONS' "Lonesome Crow" album, which marked Schenker's first al...
March 18, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Unplugged California' Tour Postponed Until 2006

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS) has postponed his previously announced "Unplugged California Tour" to sometime next year. No reason was given for the postponement. Michael Schenker is currently working on a special CD to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of MICHAEL SCHENKER GRO...
March 11, 2005
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EVIDENCE ONE To Support SCORPIONS In Germany

German hard rockers EVIDENCE ONE will support the SCORPIONS on June 3 at the Messehalle in Freiburg, Germany. Another support act will fill the middle slot on the bill, according to a posting on EVIDENCE ONE's official web site. As previously reported, EVIDENCE ONE's video for the track "Virus In My...
March 5, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH Presented With Special Japanese Plaque

According to a posting on his official web site, legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) was presented with a special plaque by his Japanese record company, Nippon Crown, for his contribution to the company's sales with his album, "Metamorphosis of the Seasons". A photo of the plaque can be...
February 28, 2005