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VIXEN Among Finalists At INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS

Female hard rockers VIXEN have been selected as finalists in two categories at this year's Independent Music Awards. "Best Song: Hard Rock/Metal" for "I Try" and "Best Album: Hard Rock/Metal" for "Live & Learn". Created by Music Resource Group, publisher of the best-selling Musician's Atlas cont...

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THERION Gets A Mention On NPR's 'Weekend Edition Saturday'

A sample of THERION's version of "O Fortuna" was aired as part of NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" program about the lasting appeal of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana". The THERION version opens the show and gets a mention in the piece as well. Listen to the show at this location (click on the "Listen"...

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RUDY SARZO To Hold Autograph Session At NAMM For New Book

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO, QUIET RIOT) will be signing copies of his recently published book "Off the Rails" at the upcoming NAMM show in January in Anaheim, California. "If you're planning to attend NAMM or know someone who is just bring the book by any of the booths...

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THERION: More Details Revealed About Upcoming Orchestra Show In Romania

Sweden's THERION has revealed more details about their upcoming show with a full symphonic orchestra, choir and international opera stars, which will take place on December 9, 2006 at the Palace Hall in Bucharest, Romania. According to the band, the concert will consist of three parts: 1. Pure orche...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Far Beyond The Sun' DVD E-Card Available

An e-card for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's upcoming "Far Beyond The Sun" DVD (Universal),featuring two of the legendary Swedish guitarist's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — is available at this location. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Lenin...

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VIOLENT STORM Announces New Guitarist

VIOLENT STORM, whose new album "Storm Warning" was released on October 23, has announced that Martin Mickels will be joining the band when they tour in 2007. Martin, currently the lead guitarist with Gary Barden's band STATETROOPER, will be playing the parts performed on the album by rock luminaries...

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DIONYSUS' 'Fairytales And Reality' To Receive U.S. Release Tomorrow

Spain's Locomotive Music will release DIONYSUS' "Fairytales and Reality" on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Taking its name from the Greek God of Wine, DIONYSUS embraces the wine-women-and-song lifestyle and expresses it using the vehicle of melodic progressive metal. In 1999, a true meeting of the metal...

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E-FORCE Begins Recording New Album

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, has entered the studio in Toulouse, France with producer Patrick Fredrich to begin recording its sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2007 via France's Thundering Records. Forrest has sent the following recording update to...

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MICHAEL KISKE: More Details Revealed About INDIGO DYING Guest Appearance

More details have been unveiled about former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske's guest appearance on the new INDIGO DYING album, due in early 2007 via Frontiers Records. The CD was produced, recorded, and mixed by Fabrizio Grossi at Noize Factor in Canyon Country, California with additional recording...

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Bassist STEVE DIGIORGIO To Guest On ROGER STAFFELBACH'S ANGEL OF EDEN CD

Bassist extraordinaire Steve DiGiorgio (SEBASTIAN BACH, SADUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH) will be guesting on an upcoming album by ROGER STAFFELBACH'S ANGEL OF EDEN. The project, the brainchild of Swiss guitarist Roger Staffelbach (ARTENSION),recently signed a licensing deal with Japan's Marquee/Avalon for...

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ANTHROPIA Completes 'Question Of Honour' Video Shoot: Photos Available

French metal band ANTHROPIA recently shot a video of the song "Question of Honour" off the group's debut album, "The Ereyn Chronicles: Part 1 – The Journey of Beginnings", out on Magna Carta Records. The main portion of the video was shot in the French Alps near the village of Le Mas. Still shots of...

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THERION: One Soprano Short

Sweden's THERION has issued the following update: "THERION had planned to use the same singers from the latest album also live, but unexpectedly, we are one soprano short. We're reight now checking our contacts for a replacement, but thought we might surprise a bit and actually do like NIGHTWISH did...

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THE VOID To Begin Recording Debut Album In November

THE VOID, the new band featuring members of CHRIS CAFFERY BAND, ZANDELLE and OCTOBER THORNS, is in pre-production for its debut album, to be released in the spring of 2007. Tracking will begin in November at DCity Studios on Long Island, with John Macaluso (formerly of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and ARK) on d...

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Drummer PATRICK JOHANSSON: 'YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is One Of The Nicest Guys In The World'

Dave's On Tour recently conducted an interview with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Patrick Johansson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Dave's On Tour: A couple of Malmsteen fans whom I spoke with commented that Yngwie gets better every time they see him. Look back to the first time you played wi...

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DOKKEN Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of DOKKEN for the release of a brand new studio album in 2007. DOKKEN's upcoming CD, tentatively titled "Lightning Strikes Again", will be "a classic DOKKEN style release, something that all the fans have been asking for," says Don Dokken. "We hope to be d...