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THIN LIZZY Guitarist Remembers PHIL LYNOTT
THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham recently spoke to icNorthWales.co.uk about the group's upcoming European tour. "We've gone back to how THIN LIZZY started out, with two guitarists, bass and drums," he said. "The tour is called 20/20 with one show for each year Phil [Lynott] has been gone. They are...February 17, 2006
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POWER QUEST To Team Up With PAGAN'S MIND For Co-Headlining Tour
After just finishing a successful support tour with German metal legends HELLOWEEN, Anglo-Italian five-piece POWER QUEST are hitting the road again in March on a co-headlining tour with Norwegian melodic progressive metal band PAGAN'S MIND. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 24 - ProgPower UK Pre-...February 15, 2006
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DRAGONFORCE Announce New Bassist
London-based "extreme power metal" band DRAGONFORCE have found themselves a new bassist. Stepping up to fill the slot vacated last year by Adrian Lambert, who left the band to spend more time with his family, is DRAGONFORCE's current "touring bassist" Frederic Leclercq. Formerly guitarist with Frenc...February 14, 2006
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WINTERS BANE: 'Redivivus' Release Date Set
DCA Recordings, the label that has brought the metal world albums by BALANCE OF POWER, MAGNITUDE 9, TALAMASCA, and LETHAL, has announced the release of "Redivivus", the comeback album by classic power metal band WINTERS BANE. "Redivivus" will be unleashed in North America and Europe on April 11, 200...February 14, 2006
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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Guests On New GIUNTINI PROJECT CD: Audio Available
Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has recorded all vocals on the new album from the Italian guitar wizard Aldo Giuntini, which is being released under the GIUNTINI PROJECT "III" banner on April 28 via Frontiers Records. Aldo Giuntini's musical career started in the early '80s in a progressiv...February 13, 2006
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HEATHEN: We Have Not Signed Anything Yet
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have issued a statement refuting a recent press release from the the French record company Season of Mist indicating that they have signed the band to a label deal. In a posting on their official web site, HEATHEN write, "OK, so it looks like the cat...February 6, 2006
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Legendary Guitarist GEORGE LYNCH Is Taking Students
After a year in development, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) is launching a Guitar Dojo — the first-ever in the United States. Inside a virtual studio, students of the Dojo will receive lesson plans from Sensei Lynch to hone "The Way of the Axe", a method executed over two disti...February 3, 2006
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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: METALLICA 'Ruined Everything' When They Used An Orchestra
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What prompted the group to turn down an offer to tour with KORN? Was it because they have such a different target audience? Silenoz: "For us to play for such a...February 1, 2006
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HEATHEN Sign To SEASON OF MIST RECORDS
Season of Mist has announced the signing of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN. As many fans will recall, HEATHEN were one of the most unique bands to rise from the Bay Area thrash explosion of the '80s/'90s, having released a groundbreaking debut album, "Breaking the Silence", in 1987...January 31, 2006
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POWER QUEST Comment On HELLOWEEN U.K. Support Slot
Multi-national, U.K.-based melodic power rockers POWER QUEST will be supporting Gerrman melodic metallers HELLOWEEN on the following dates: Feb. 11 – Bradford, UK @ Rios Feb. 12 – Glasgow, UK @ QMU Feb. 13 – London, UK @ Koko Commented Steve Williams, keyboaristr and mastermind of the Anglo-Italian...January 24, 2006
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Singer TONY MARTIN Discusses New Solo Album, BLACK SABBATH Years
Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rockdetector.com: I guess a question a lot of BLACK SABBATH fans are wanting to know is why you've been relatively quiet on the recording...January 22, 2006
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JOHN SYKES Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar Unveiled
Gibson Guitar Corporation has announced a "John Sykes" model Les Paul Custom guitar. More information is available at GibsonCustom.com. As previously reported, Sykes (guitar, vocals) will be joining his THIN LIZZY bandmates Scott Gorham (guitar),Michael Lee (drums) and Marco Mendoza (bass) on a Eur...January 22, 2006
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CRASHDIET: More Details Emerge In Death Of Frontman DAVE LEPARD
Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Friday, January 20, the police in the Swedish city of Uppsala, north of Stockholm, were called to the apartment of CRASHDIET frontman David Hellman (photo) (a.k.a. Dave Lepard). He had not been in touch with his friends or family for 20 days and a close friend of his ...January 21, 2006
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SHADOWKEEP Hard At Work On New Album
U.K. power metallers SHADOWKEEP have now completed all the rhythm parts for the new album, the title of which is still under wraps. Drummer Scott Higham and bassist Stony Grantham entered Thin Ice Studios just before Christmas to lay down all their parts and the results have been "stunning," accordi...January 20, 2006
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GEORGE LYNCH To Jam With DISTURBED Tonight!!!
Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch will be making a guest appearance with DISTURBED tonight (Jan. 20) — NOT on Sunday, as originally reported — during the Chicago band's headlining performance at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Lynch will reportedly be playing the track "The Game" off D...January 20, 2006
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