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THANATOS: 'Sincere Chainsaw Salvation' Remix Posted Online

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have uploaded the track 'Sincere Chainsaw Salvation' from the 2006 remix version of the 'Angelic Encounters' album (originally released in 2000) on our MySpace page. The album will b...

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MANOWAR Guitarist Talks About Arm Injury, Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: So how far have you come with the full-length album? Is it done? Have you mixed it? Karl: The album is almost done. When I got hurt we had to take a listen to ...

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SCORPIONS Perform 'Rock You Like A Hurricane' At WACKEN: Video Available

A professionally filmed video of the SCORPIONS performing the song "Rock You Like a Hurricane" at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com. SCORPIONS were joined by special guests and former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and H...

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FASTER INFERNO Featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER's Son: WACKEN Video Clips Available

FASTER INFERNO (formerly RAIDERS OF ROCK N' ROLL),the British band featuring guitarist Tyson Schenker — the son of the fabled SCORPIONS and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker — performed at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival in early August. Check out video clips at YouTube.com: "Hard Rockin' Lover" (v...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Joins ROKTOPUSS

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has joined ROKTOPUSS, the new band featuring Lorraine Lewis (ex-FEMME FATALE, vocals),Roxy Petrucci (ex-VIXEN, drums) and E.J. Curse (NO DUH, bass),Lorraine Lewis' and Roxy Petrucci's paths barely crossed in the '80s while Petrucci and VIXEN were touring with r...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist Discusses Current State Of Metal Scene

MetalForever.com recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalForever.com: Why the decision to open this tour in the USA vs Europe? Do you think metal is still strong in the U.S.? Steve: Well I don't think it was really a case...

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ULI JON ROTH: 'Best Of' Collection To Arrive In November

According to a posting on the web site of legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS),Uli's longtime record company, SPV, is going to release a "Best of Uli Jon Roth" compilation to coincide with Roth's upcoming European tour. The double CD will contain no less than 32 songs drawn from all of t...

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SCORPIONS To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS are scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Monday, October 9 to begin recording their new album with songwriter/producer Desmond Child. Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, M...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Tour Asia, U.K. This Fall

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker has announced that he will be touring Asia and the U.K. in November/December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 13 - Osaka, Japan at Hatch Namba Nov. 14 - Nagoya, Japan at Diamond Hall Nov. 16 - Tokyo, Japan at Nakano Sunplaza Nov. 17 - Tokyo, Japan at...

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Tales of Rock 'N' Roll

Considering the U.S. release date was August 1st and the disc arrived sometime thereafter, the review arrives a tad late. But hey, it's the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, so better late than never. After 25 years (not counting the early UFO/SCORPIONS work),the German guitar god can still squeeze out a phe...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Pulls Out Of U.K.'s GUITARFEST

Michael Schenker (MSG, ex-UFO, SCORPIONS) has cancelled his appearance at Guitarfest 2006, set to take place Sunday, September 24 at Cocks Moors Woods Centre in Birmingham, England. According to a posting on the Guitarfest web site, Schenker "has unfortunately had to 'bow out' of Guitarfest 2006, du...

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THANATOS: Early Albums To Be Reissued As Limited-Edition Box Set

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Some cool news for a change! Chinese label Area Death Productions have approached us to re-release the first three THANATOS albums as a limited-edition collector's box set! The box set...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER, BERNIE MARSDEN To Perform At England's GUITARFEST This Weekend

Michael Schenker (MSG, ex-UFO, SCORPIONS),Bernie Marsden (ex-WHITESNAKE) and QUIREBOYS are among the artists scheduled to perform at Guitarfest 2006, set to take place Sunday, September 24 at Cocks Moors Woods Centre in Birmingham, England. The running order is shaping up as follows: 12.30 DOORS OP...

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SINERGY: New Album Pushed Back To 2007

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, SINERGY's long-awaited new album, "Sins of the Past" — featuring American singer Kimberly Goss alongside CHILDREN OF BODOM members Alexi Laiho (guitar) and Roope Latvala (guitar) — has had its projected release date (through...

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SCORPIONS: Classic 'I'm Going Mad' Video Posted Online

SCORPIONS' "I'm Going Mad" video (1972) from the classic "Lonesome Crow" album has been posted online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, two rare SCORPIONS videos were also recently posted at YouTube. The clips were filmed in 1973 ("This Is My Song") and 1974 ("Speedy's Coming") for German TV a...