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POWER QUEST: Audio Interview With STEVE WILLIAMS Available

An interview with keyboardist Steve Williams of the U.K.'s POWER QUEST conducted at the inaugural installment of the Hammerfest festival (which was held April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales, United Kingdom) aired recently on Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom's "Metalheadz" show. The chat i...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales...

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WHITESNAKE In Bergen: Photos, Video Footage Available

Legendary hard rockers WHITESNAKE played a headlining show at Arenum in Bergen, Norway on May 25, 2009. Check out photos from NRK Hordaland. Fan-filmed video footage is available below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Best Years 02. Bad Boys 03. Can You Hear The Wind Blow 04. Love Ain't No St...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman: 'This Is An Incredibly Special Time To Be A Classic Rock Musician'

NRK Hordaland's rock journalist Bård Ose recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE/ex-DEEP PURPLE singer David Coverdale. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NRK Hordaland: What's the biggest challenge for you in rock and roll today? You've pretty much done it all, you've been all...

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BOB DAISLEY Tribute Album 'Blizzards From Oz' Now Available

Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based Ozzy Osbourne impersonator Joe Lalonde — who played with former ALICE COOPER guitarist Pete Friesen in BLACKNIGHT in the early '80s — recently spoke to Maple Ridge News about his involvement with "Blizzards From Oz", an international, all-star compilation tribute CD (f...

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DEVILDRIVER, DRAGONFORCE, WHITESNAKE Featured In 'The Lowdown'

The fourth episode of "The Lowdown", the video podcast featuring the latest news about this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 in the United Kingdom, can be viewed below. Included is an interview with DEVILDRIVER as well as video messages from DRAGONFORCE and David Coverdale of W...

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SAHG To Perform Entire New Album At Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

SAHG, the Norwegian heavy rockers who feature in their ranks current/former members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE, will play their forthcoming third album in its entirety when they kick off this year's Hole In The Sky festival on August 25 at Garage in Bergen, Norway. The CD is tentatively...

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GLENN HUGHES Enlists Danish Guitarist SOREN ANDERSEN

Former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes has long searched for a European guitarist and has now teamed up with Danish axeman Soren Andersen (OLIVER WEERS). Commented Andersen: "I toured with Marco Mendoza and Tommy Aldridge (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) last year around the release of Marco's sol...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Support HEAVEN & HELL In Europe

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has scheduled the following European solo dates: Jun. 04 - Oslo, Norway, Spektrum (supporting HEAVEN & HELL) Jun. 06 - Sölvesborg, Sweden, Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 08 - Giess...

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SAHG To Support WHITESNAKE In Norway

SAHG, the Norwegian heavy rockers who feature in their ranks current/former members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE, will support WHITESNAKE on May 25 at Arenum in Bergen, Norway. SAHG is currently working on its third album, tentatively due in October via Indie Recordings. Commented vocalis...

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POWER QUEST Keyboardist Seeking Musicians For New Hard Rock Band

Keyboardist Steve Williams of the U.K.'s POWER QUEST is seeking a drummer, guitarists and a vocalist for a new melodic hard rock band. Regarding the group's musicial direction, he says, "Think WHITESNAKE/DOKKEN/KISS/TEN/SAIGON KICK and you'll be in the right ballpark area!" He adds, "The main criter...

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LITA FORD Keyboardist: 'We Look Forward To Kicking Ass On The Big Stage Next Month'

Keyboardist Michael T. Ross is preparing to embark on the LITA FORD summer tour in Europe and the U.S., sharing the stage with such legendary bands as JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, JOURNEY, MÖTLEY CRÜE and SAXON, among others. "Rehearsals are going great," Michael states. "With rock veteran Stet Howland...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Another Solo Track Posted Online

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has posted a new solo track, entitled "Believe", on his MySpace page. The song, which was written by Owens, features the following lineup: * Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN,...

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Former WHITESNAKE/THE FIRM Bassist Performs With VASCO ROSSI; Video Available

A couple of professionally filmed video clips of bassist Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, WHITESNAKE) performing with Italian rock star Vasco Rossi at the traditional Italian free mega-concert on May 1 at Piazza San Giovanni in Rome can be viewed below. The band played a 50-minute set in front of 800,000 pe...

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ALICE COOPER To Play One-Off Show In Cyprus

According to Cyprus Mail, legendary rocker Alice Cooper will play a one-off show in Cyprus on July 12 at the Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre in Limassol. Organized by Eleven Concerts and Moonlight Endless Productions, the latter was given great praise following the much-publicized WHITESNAKE gig at...