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GLENN HUGHES Receives Warm Welcome In Bulgaria

According to Novinite.com, DEEP PURPLE legend — and recovering alcoholic — Glenn Hughes received a bottle of Bulgarian red wine from a diehard fan (photo) upon his arrival in Bulgaria on Monday (August 21),media revealed. Hughes arrived at the Varna Airport before heading for the small seaside town...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Asian Dates Announced

MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) has lined up the following dates in the Far East during November: Nov. 13 - JPN - Osaka - Hatch Namba Nov. 14 - JPN - Nagoya - Diamond Hall Nov. 16 - JPN - Tokyo - Nakano Sunplaza Nov. 17 - JPN - Tokyo - Nakano Sunplaza Nov. 18 - ...

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SCORPIONS: WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance Available For Download

The "Wacken Radio" broadcast of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS' headlining appearance August 3 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany — where they were joined by special guests and former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell — has been made available for down...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Bassist: WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Was 'Amazing'

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) bassist Rev Jones has issued the following update: "First off, I want to thank everyone for supporting us on the European tour and at all the festivals — you're the best. I played with MSG at the Wacken festival [in Wacken, Germany] last week to over 60,000 people. It wa...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Denies He Was Ever In Pre-KISS Band With PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS

Vassil Varbanov of the "Varbanov Supermarket" program on the Bulgarian rock station Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist J.J. French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Varbanov Supermarket: We heard about this amazing concert that you had something...

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SCORPIONS, CELTIC FROST, GAMMA RAY, AMON AMARTH: Press Conferences From WACKEN Available

Video footage of several of the press conferences held at last weekend's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany has been posted online at Podcast.Wacken.com. Question-and-answer sessions with the following artists can be found on the page: SCORPIONS CELTIC FROST GAMMA RAY Schenker brothers (Rud...

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SCORPIONS Frontman To Perform At Israeli Fundraiser Tonight

According to OikoTimes.com, SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine will be joining Liel Kotel on stage at a fundraiser tonight (August 10) in Tel Aviv to collect money for those in need in the north Israel. The event has been dubbed "Send Me An Angel" by its organizers, which will take place at Hangar 11 .....

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SCORPIONS Perform With ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER, HERMAN RAREBELL At WACKEN

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS were rejoined by special guests and former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell during their headlining appearance Thursday night (August 3) at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The group's setlist for the show — dubbed "A Ni...

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SCORPIONS Perform 'Lovedrive' In Czech Republic: Video Available

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS were videotaped performing "Lovedrive" live in Malá Skála, Czech Republic on Friday (July 28) for the Benátská Noc 2006 Festival. Watch the performance at YouTube.com. As previously reported, SCORPIONS will have their Wacken Open Air performance broadcast live o...

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Three Original L.A. GUNS Members Reunite For 20th Anniversary Tour

L.A. GUNS founding member Tracii Guns has reunited with original members Paul Black and Nickey Alexander for a special series of shows to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. "It's been great jamming with the guys I started this journey with 20 years ago," says Guns. "All the classics sound better...

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SCORPIONS: WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance To Be Webcast

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will have their Wacken Open Air performance broadcast live on the Internet via IZ-Radio (web site) on Thursday, August 3 beginning at 9:45 p.m. CET (time zone converter). SCORPIONS has reportedly tapped songwriter/producer Desmond Child — who has worked with such...

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Come What(ever) May

Before we got all mixed up with eighteen million different subgenres of metal, there was just one single genre: heavy metal (or hard rock),a musical space marked by a significantly harder edge than the mothership of rock and roll but also a field wide open to many different sounds and styles. Thus...

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SCORPIONS To Release New Album Next May

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are looking forward to the Wacken [Open Air] show where we are going to play with our old friends, Michael [Schenker], Uli [Jon Roth] and Hermann [Rarebell]. This is going to be a very special eve...

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GLENN HUGHES To Headline Bulgaria's 'The Week Of The Sea'

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes will be headlining a special week-long event in Kavarna, Bulgaria, on Monday, August 21 at the Kaliakra Stadium. The event, translated as "The Week Of The Sea", a celebration of the people and region of the Black Sea, is organized by Bulgarian 'Man Of The Year...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: 'Tales Of Rock 'N' Roll' To Receive U.S. Release In August

Locomotive Records has set an August 1 North American release for "Tales of Rock 'n' Roll" by MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG),a special CD to celebrate the band's 25-year anniversary. The CD contains Michael Schenker's signature riffage on new cuts featuring an all-star assembly of singers who have re...