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VELVET REVOLVER, DEFTONES, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Featured On BEATLES Compilation

On October 24, 2006, Restless Records will release "Butchering The Beatles" — featuring the biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever — THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their uniqu...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: More Australian Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has lined up the following Australian tour dates in November: Nov. 14 - The Arena Ent. Complex – Brisbane, AUS Nov. 15 - Enmore Theatre - Sydney, AUS Nov. 16 - The Palace - Melbourne, AUS Nov. 17 - Thebarton Theatre - Adelaide, AUS Nov. 19 - Metro City -...

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DREAM EVIL: New Album Title, Release Dates Announced

Swedish metallers DREAM EVIL have set "United" as the title of their new album, due in October via Century Media Records. The exact release dates by territory are as follows: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux: October 13, 2006. U.K., France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, rest of Europe: October 16, 2...

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DREAM EVIL: Live Appearances Announced

Swedish metallers DREAM EVIL have lined up the following dates: Nov. 04 - Perth, SCO @ Ragnarok UK Metalfest Nov. 05 - London, UK @ Camden Underworld DREAM EVIL parted ways with drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) in February and replaced him with Pat Power (a....

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REIGN OF TERROR To Headline Second Stage At Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST

REIGN OF TERROR, the neo-classical power metal band featuring guitar shredder Joe Stump and vocalist Michael Vescera (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, LOUDNESS, OBSESSION),will headline the second stage of the third edition of the Monterrey Metal Fest, set to take place Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Coca Co...

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SPREAD EAGLE: Touring Lineup Finalized

The touring lineup for SPREAD EAGLE's "Back On The Bitch Tour 2006" will consist of founding members Ray West on vocals and Rob De Luca on bass. Joining them will be John Macaluso on drums (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TNT),who played on the group's "Open to the Public" album. On guitar will be Chris Caffery,...

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TALISMAN Pulls Out Of Germany's UNITED FORCES OF ROCK Festival, PRETTY MAIDS Steps In

Legendary Swedish/American hard rock act TALISMAN, featuring former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN members Jeff Scott Soto (vocals) and Marcel Jacob (bass),will not be able to appear at this year's United Forces Of Rock festival — set to take place October 1 at the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany — due to Jef...

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FATAL SMILE To Support WINGER On European Tour

According to a posting on FATAL SMILE's official web site, the Swedish "traditional" heard rock/heavy metal band will support WINGER on its European tour this fall. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. FATAL SMILE released their sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", in February via GMR Mu...

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DOKKEN: 'Only' East Coast Appearances Announced

According to Tony DiLorenzo of the Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, Virginia, DOKKEN will make their only East Coast appearances for 2006 at Jaxx on September 22 and September 23. The band's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Sep. 07 - Mexicali, MEX @ Club Dune Sep. 08 - Hermosillo, MEX @ Hotel Ar...

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Blood of the Snake

You don't get to be a respected journeyman like DEREK SHERINIAN without making a few friends along the way — or without having the chops to execute stop-on-a-dime stylistic changes and make yourself sound convincing. "Blood of the Snake" goes all over the place, with a little something for everyone,...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES, IRON MAIDEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Pay Tribute To VAN HALEN

Deadline/Cleopatra Records has just released "'80s Metal Tribute To Van Halen", a collection of VAN HALEN covers performed by some of the biggest hard rock stars of the '80s metal scene. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Paul Di'Anno (IRON MAIDEN) – "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Lo...

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TALISMAN: New Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Records has revealed the details behind TALISMAN upcoming studio album, "7", to be released on October 20, 2006. Recorded under the working title of "Bar" (which was dropped in the end in favor of the more immediate "7"),TALISMAN's brand new album sees once again the combination of four a...

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DREAM THEATER Frontman To Guest On JOHN MACALUSO's Solo Album

DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie will record a guest appearance on one track on the upcoming solo album from drummer John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER),entitled "John Macaluso's Union Radio - The Radio Waves Goodbye". The CD, which is tentatively scheduled for...

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EAGLE ROCK Sells SPITFIRE RECORDS

In its first move under its new name of Redux Records, the company formerly known as Sheridan Square Entertainment has acquired the 200-album Spitfire Records catalog from Eagle Rock Entertainment. The Spitfire catalog includes BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, TWISTED SISTER, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MA...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT: DRAGONFORCE Are 'Fastest Guitar Players I Think I've Ever Seen'

Steve Baltin of AOL Music recently asked METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett which new guitarists have impressed him of late. "I really like this absurd band called DRAGONFORCE," Kirk said. "Those are the fastest guitar players I think I've ever seen. They're like Yngwie [Malmsteen] on steroids. No, th...