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KAI HANSEN Says His Involvement With UNISONIC Does Not Mean End Of GAMMA RAY

Matt Phelps of Über Röck recently conducted an interview with German musician Kai Hansen (UNISONIC, GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Über Röck: I spoke to [UNISONIC/ex-HELLOWEEN singer] Michael [Kiske] a couple of years ago and that was when UNISONIC were ju...

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DREAMSCAPE Is Back With 'Everlight'

Almost five years after their last studio album, German progressive metallers DREAMSCAPE have returned with a brand-new CD on Silverwolf Productions, "Everlight", released on February 29. The album's nine songs and three instrumentals were written by guitarist and DREAMSCAPE founder Wolfgang Kerinni...

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FAIR WARNING/SOUL DOCTOR Singer Talks About 'Help! For Japan' Charity EP (Audio)

Gary Clarke, who presents the relaunched rock show "Rockulus Maximus" (described as "the most northerly rock show on the U.K. mainland"),conducted an interview with Tommy Heart, the singer with FAIR WARNING and SOUL DOCTOR, about his involvement with the charity EP "Help! For Japan". During the int...

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DRIVER Completes Work On 'Countdown'

Reunited '80s melodic heavy rock band DRIVER — featuring powerhouse vocalist Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI, JOSHUA, WARRIOR, AVANTASIA, AXEL RUDI PELL) and acclaimed guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN BACH, ROB ROCK, TRIBE OF GYPSIES, HELLOWEEN) — has completed work...

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DEEP PURPLE, EDGUY, HELLOWEEN Members Featured On 'Help! For Japan' EP; Trailer Available

Some of Europe's leading rock artists — including current and former members of DEEP PURPLE, EDGUY, HELLOWEEN, GOTTHARD, MAGNUM, KROKUS and TNT — have joined a campaign initiated by singer Tommy Heart (SOUL DOCTOR, FAIR WARNING) to raise money for the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami wh...

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MICHAEL KISKE: 'It's Not Really Necessary' To Do A HELLOWEEN Reunion

Greece's Rockpages.gr recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN and current UNISONIC singer Michael Kiske. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rockpages.gr: Michael, how do you view UNISONIC... as a real band or as a project? Michael Kiske: This is real band; a totally diffe...

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THERION Announces '25th Anniversary Tour', New Studio Album

Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION will celebrate their 25th anniversary by embarking on a European tour in September/October. The trek, aptly dubbed the "25th Anniversary Tour", and will include the following dates: Sep. 28 - NL - Eindhoven - Effenaar Sep. 29 - NL - Groningen - Oost...

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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: Debut Album Track Listing Revealed

The self-titled debut album from UNISONIC — the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOT...

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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: Debut Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

The self-titled debut album from UNISONIC — the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOT...

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UNISONIC: A Committed Band Hard At Work

A five-and-a-half-minute video clip which shows "what happens when you ask a serious and dedicated band like UNISONIC to film some promotional clips to promote their new album and the debut EP, 'Ignition'," can be seen below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and...

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AMANDA SOMERVILLE Talks TRILLIUM In New Audio Interview

On December 14, 2011, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville . You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Somerville's metal project TRILLIUM released its debut album, "Alloy", on November 1, 2011 in Nort...

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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: First Video Released

"Unisonic", the first video from UNISONIC — the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOT...

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UNISONIC: First Video To Make Its Online Debut Tomorrow

"Unisonic", the first video from UNISONIC — the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOT...

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Former AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Issues Update On New Project

Former AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans is working on a new album as a follow-up to his HDK project (formerly HATE DEATH KILL),which released its debut CD, "System Overload", in February 2009 via France's Season Of Mist. According to Gommans, Geert Kroes (DEAD MAN'S CURSE),an "awesome vocali...

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KALEDON Announces New Drummer

Italian power metallers KALEDON have announced the addition of drummer Luca Marini to the group's ranks. KALEDON's best-of album, "Mightiest Hits", will be released later this month via Scarlet Records. "Mightiest Hits" track listing: Disc 1 01. Steel Maker (previously unreleased) 02. In Search Of K...