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TIMO TOLKKI Says He Will Release One More STRATOVARIUS Album

Former STRATOVARIUS and current REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE mastermind Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "The songwriting [for the new REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE album] is going very smoothly and nicely. We are making some demos soon and will hit the studio around September. Some song (working) ti...

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STRATOVARIUS Members Release Open 'Thank You' Letter To TIMO TOLKKI

STRATOVARIUS members Timo Kotipelto (vocals),Jrg Michael (drums) and Jens Johansson (keyboards) have issued the following open letter to guitarist Timo Tolkki, who drew up and signed an official waiver on May 20, 2008 giving up all rights to the STRATOVARIUS name. "Dear Timo, we thank you for the w...

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JACK RUSSELL Says GREAT WHITE Has Little In Common With 'Hair Metal' Bands

Amanda Chamberlain of IN Utah This Week recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE vocalist Jack Russell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On looking to pour a good load of cash into real estate: "When they knocked 'em down from a million-five to a million, my wife and I thought ...

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TIMO TOLKKI Asks For Some Compassion And Understanding

Guitarist Timo Tolkki who announced on April 2 that STRATOVARIUS was no more has issued the following update: "First of all, many thanks for your mails and messages. They have been very supportive. I have also received some messages that are not so nice. "Please do not make this a war because it is...

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Review: It's Time OZZY OSBOURNE Called It Quits

Ben Rayner, the pop music critic for the Toronto Star, reviewed OZZY OSBOURNE's January 21, 2008 concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An excerpt from the article follows: "Heaven knows we're all glad Ozzy Osbourne's still at it, but there comes a time when you've gotta think...

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A Costa Da Morte

A valid argument can be made that lyrics sung in English may result in more of a global appeal for a heavy metal band. Then again, there is a certain dignity, not to mention different flavor, for acts that stick to their guns, sing in the native tongue, and play music the way it was ...

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Before the Sea Was Built

"Everything Changes", indeed. After replacing a guitarist and one of their two vocalists, English metal hooligans RAGING SPEEDHORN seem a bit… well… pensive on their new outing. Their formerly hard-charging, tinfoil-biting madman's metal has given way to a muted guitar tone and apocalyptic post-rock...

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DAVE MUSTAINE, RONNIE JAMES DIO On Marriage And Life Philosophy

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and HEAVEN AND HELL's Ronnie James Dio recently told Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com that they are just two ordinary guys who'd have been a teacher and an author, respectively, if they weren't rockers. Dio spends time in his studio, where he "can write music and stuff." "...

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MINISTRY Mainman: 'We're Going Out With Dignity, Going Out With Class'

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen recently spoke to MTV.com about his decision to put the band to rest following the release of its latest CD, "The Last Sucker". Why put MINISTRY on the slab after all these years? Well, Jourgensen doesn't think the Republicans stand a chance in the upcoming elections,...

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Framing Armageddon: Something Wicked

A guy like Jon Schaffer hasn't survived twenty years of lineup changes and a tooth-and-claw battle for survival in the music industry by being unsure of himself. As the profile of ICED EARTH has slowly increased over the years, he has finally reached a plateau where he can tackle a project ambitious...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

Corby bruisers RAGING SPEEDHORN will be on tour in the U.K. to support the release of their upcoming album "Before The Sea Was Built". They start with a warm-up show in Rushden before embarking on a full U.K. tour with support coming from SHAPED BY FATE. Commented guitarist Gaz: "It feels great to b...

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Ex-FATES WARNING Drummer Issues SLAVIOR Japan Tour Report

SLAVIOR drummer Mark Zonder (ex-FATES WARNING) has issued the following update: "Finally the day had come and we [SLAVIOR] were off to Japan. Something I had wanted to do my entire musical career, and let me tell you this was better than I could have ever imagined. "Our label in Japan, Dingwall, did...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN: Four Songs From Upcoming CD Posted Online

Four songs from RAGING SPEEDHORN's upcoming album, "Before the Sea Was Built", have been posted on the band's MySpace page. Audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on the CD can be heard at www.spv.de. The album will be released by SPV on the following dates: Germany: ...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN: New Album Samples Available

Audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on RAGING SPEEDHORN's new album, "Before the Sea Was Built", have been posted on www.spv.de. The CD will be released by SPV on the following dates: Germany: September 7 Rest of Europe: September 10 Rest of World: September 11 "Before the Sea ...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Comments On Brazilian Aviation Disaster

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "We're in Riga, Latvia, after 15 years. We came here in '92 on the 'Arise' tour and things changed a lot since then. In '92, just after the wall came down in Berlin, coming out a comunist regime that was brutal and asphixiating, Lat...