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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Guitarist DOMINIQUE LEURQUIN Suffers Serious Hand Injury

Guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian "cinematic" metallers LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY has issued the following update: "Some days ago, my girlfriend Nadia received a phone call from Laurence, the wife of [LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY guitarist] Dominique [Leurquin]. I understood from Nadia's tears that somethi...

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QUEEN: 'Hungarian Rhapsody: Live In Budapest' To Receive DVD, Blu-Ray Release In November

"Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live In Budapest" is a must–see concert experience by legends of rock QUEEN. It will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD+DVD Deluxe Edition and a 2CD+Blu-ray Deluxe Edition on November 6 in North America via Eagle Rock Entertainment. Originally filmed in 1986, this momentous...

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DOKKEN: 'Broken Bones' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Broken Bones", the eleventh studio album from melodic hard rockers DOKKEN, sold around 2,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 173 on The Billboard 200 chart. Released in North America on September 25 via Frontiers Records, the effort was made availabl...

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FLOOR JANSEN On Singing For NIGHTWISH: 'You Cannot Imagine How Nervous I Was' Before First Show

Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) made her live debut as the frontwoman of NIGHTWISH this past Monday night (October 1) at Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington. Jansen is filling the role of lead vocalist in NIGHTWISH on the band's current North American tour after the group parted...

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NIGHTWISH Featuring FLOOR JANSEN: Video Footage Of Last Night's Portland Concert

Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) made her live debut as the frontwoman of NIGHTWISH this past Monday night (October 1) at Showbox Sodo in Seattle, Washington. A 22-minute compilation of fan-filmed clips of the following night's concert (Tuesday, October 2) at the Crystal Ballroom...

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Is 'Broken Bones' DOKKEN's Final Studio Album?

During an interview with Eddie Trunk on yesterday's (Monday, October 1) edition of the "Eddie Trunk Live" show on SiriusXM satellite radio, DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken revealed that the band's latest album, "Broken Bones", will be its last. According to EddieTrunk.com, Don explained that he wants to m...

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In Memoriam: BEYOND THE BRIDGE/TRILLIUM Keyboardist SIMON OBERENDER (Video)

Simon Oberender, keyboardist/guitarist of the German progressive metal band BEYOND THE BRIDGE, passed away last week. The cause of death has not been announced. Oberender, who was also the keyboardist for Amanda Somerville's band TRILLIUM, worked at the Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany as a sound...

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MACHINE HEAD To Release New Live Album In November

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have spent nearly two full decades establishing themselves as one of the best live acts in the hard rock and metal world, bringing venues and crowds to their knees night after night, for years at a stretch. Few, if any, of their peers can deliver the typ...

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PEARL JAM, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, A PERFECT CIRCLE Confirmed For LOLLAPALOOZA Chile, Brazil

Lollapalooza Chile and Lollapalooza Brasil, the South American satellites of the iconic festival founded by JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell, are back in 2013, and with colossal lineups. Continuing the momentum after a blowout inaugural festival in São Paulo in 2012, Lollapalooza Brasil invit...

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DRACONIAN Announces New Singer

Swedish doom metal band DRACONIAN has issued the following update: "It has been nearly a year since last we braced the stages and said our goodbyes to [singer] Lisa [Johansson]. We had no intent of collecting dust and taking up old man's hobbies, so we set out to find a new female singer. For a ...

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BEYOND THE BRIDGE/TRILLIUM Keyboardist Dies

Simon Oberender, keyboardist/guitarist of the German progressive metal band BEYOND THE BRIDGE, has passed away. The cause of death has not been announced. Oberender, who was also the keyboardist for Amanda Somerville's band TRILLIUM, worked at the Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany as a sound engine...

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A Marriage Proposal Of EPICA Proportions

An EPICA fan asked his girlfriend to marry him during the Dutch band's concert last night (Wednesday, September 26) at Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile. After performing the song "Sancta Terra", EPICA guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen told the audience that something special was about to happen, an...

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DORO's New Album 'Baptism' With Fans From Around The World

"A record production always also resembles a birth," says German metal queen Doro Pesch. "You invest a lot of blood, sweat and tears in the studio until the album is finally in stores. Each studio album is therefore like a child to me." The new "baby" is called "Raise Your Fist" and was produced in...

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LITA FORD Films 'Mother' Video With Former THE RUNAWAYS Bassist

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford recently filmed a video for the song "Mother" in Joshua Tree, California. Directing the clip is Ford's former THE RUNAWAYS bandmate Victory Tischler-Blue, whose film "Edgeplay" was based on her tenure in the 1970s all-girl teenage rock act. Said Ford: "[Vicky's] got a...

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DOKKEN Interviewed On 'Rockline'; Audio Available

Melodic hard rockers DOKKEN were interviewed on last Wednesday's (September 19) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn . You can now listen to the program at RocklineRadio.com. DOKKEN's new video, "Empire", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Devin De...