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APOCALYPTICA: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have set "Worlds Collide" as the title of their new album, due in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on September 14 via G.U.N. Records. The first single, "I'm Not Jesus", featuring a guest appearance by Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),will precede the album on...

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DOKKEN Guitarist Says New Album Is 'Slammin''

DOKKEN will perform on July 14 at one of the most talked-about music festivals this summer, Rocklahoma. The band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its upcoming release, "Lightning Strikes Again". Commented DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin: "We will be performing all of the hits a...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Perform Special One-Hour Solo Set At MELODIC ROCK FEST

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) will perform a special one-hour solo set (with full band) prior to the show headliner SCRAP METAL at Melodic Rock Fest, set to take place October 6 in South Bend, Indiana. SCRAP METAL (Kelly Keagy, Gunnar and Matthew...

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JORN's 'Live In America' Two-CD Set Due In September

Frontiers Records will release JORN's "Live in America" two-CD set on September 21. Recorded live during Jorn Lande's (ex-MASTERPLAN, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) first-ever concert in the USA at the ProgPower USA VII festival in Atlanta, GA where he performed as headliner of the day on September 16, 2006...

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Former ANTHRAX, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, DREAM THEATER Members Join Forces In New Project

Acclaimed producer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER, H.I.M.) has posted the following message in his "Caveman Diary": "Started a new album yesterday — a heavy metal chick — and a great band! Paul Crook (MEAT LOAF, ex-ANTHRAX, SEBASTIAN BACH) on guitar, Scott Metaxas (ex-NUCLEAR ASSAULT) on...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, TNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STARBREAKER) will guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show on Saturday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST. "Maximum Threshold" is an Internet radio show dedicated to presenting up-and-coming hard rock bands and successful bands as well as interviews, news and m...

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Ex-RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE Vocalist Embraces Digital Download Technology

During stints with DEEP PURPLE, Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW and Yngwie Malmsteen's RISING FORCE, singer Joe Lynn Turner was credited with helping these legendary rock bands redefine their sound, diversify their repertoire and achieve even more commercial success. On "Second Hand Life", his first USA...

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Ex-TNT Singer TONY HARNELL Begins Work On New STARBREAKER Album

Frontiers Records has announced that former TNT vocalist Tony Harnell has agreed to record a second album with the STARBREAKER project. The band's lineup for the upcoming CD, tentatively dubbed "Starbreaker II", will include Harnell, guitarist Magnus Karlsson (LAST TRIBE, ALLEN/LANDE, BOB CATLEY),a...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, OVERKILL Singers To Guest On Tonight's 'Black Night Meditations'

BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist Hansi Kürsch and OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth will guest on tonight's edition of "Black Night Meditations", a four-hour metal radio show on WSCA 106.1 FM in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Kürsch discusses the possibility of performing the entire 1998 album "Nightfall...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'It's Time To Continue Working On My Own Path Again'

On July 7, 2006, Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN) began a new chapter in his life as lead singer for mega legends JOURNEY. June 11, 2007, not even a year later, that chapter ended. Says Jeff, "I was looking forward to a long, prosperous future with these guys but it seems they wanted som...

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THERION, MAYHEM Confirmed For Israel's DISTORTION FESTIVAL

Swedish symphonic metallers THERION and Norwegian black metal pioneers MAYHEM has been confirmed for the Distortion Festival 2007, set to take place on August 30 in the "Israeli fairs center" in Tel-Aviv, Israel. More band confirmations and ticket information will be published on www.metalist.co.il...

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IRON MASK Adds Drummer MIKE TERRANA

IRON MASK, the project led by guitarist Dushan Petrossi (also in MAGIC KINGDOM),has announced the addition of drummer Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, AXEL RUDI PELL, METALIUM, RAGE) to the group's ranks. "The production of the new album, 'Shadow of the Red Baron', will start with the dr...

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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members To Rock With JESSE KINCH At LUKAS ROSSI Gig

13-year-old guitarist and performer Jesse Kinch and his band will open for ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA singer Lukas Rossi on July 8 at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, New York. Jesse will be rocking with rock legends Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on bass, John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JA...

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EDEN'S CURSE Signs European Deal With AFM RECORDS

EDEN'S CURSE, the new hard rock band featuring vocalist Michael Eden, keyboardist Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL, ULI JON ROTH, ROUGH SILK),drummer Pete Newdeck (STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, PAUL DIANNO'S KILLERS, THE SHOCK),guitarist Thorsten Koehne (CODE OF PERFECTION, DEMON DRIVE) and bassist/songwrit...

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GEORGE LYNCH: New Tour Dates Announced

Guitar legend George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has lined up the following tour dates: Jun. 20 - Phoenix, AZ - The Old Brick House Jun. 21 - Hollywood, CA - The Key Club (w/ MSG) Jun. 22 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre (w/ MSG) Joining Lynch in his current touring band are lead ...