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ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
ICED EARTH, TIAMAT, AMON AMARTH, VOMITORY, NOCTURNAL RITES, TRAIL OF TEARS, NOVEMBER and ALL ENDS have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALL ENDS AM...January 31, 2007
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JAG PANZER, Ex-40 GRIT Members Join Forces In BODY OF SCARS
BODY OF SCARS, the new Phoenix, Arizona-based band featuring JAG PANZER drummer Rikard Stjernquist and former 40 GRIT vocalist/guitarist James Santiago, is currently in the studio laying 15 tracks for its self-titled debut release, tentatively due later in the year. A demo version of the group's "th...January 29, 2007
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STEVE HARRIS' Daughter To Support IRON MAIDEN In March
Singer Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, will support MAIDEN on three dates in March. Her schedule is now shaping up as follows: Mar. 01 - Oxford, UK @ Zodiac * Mar. 02 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity * Mar. 03 - Machester, UK @ MDH * Mar. 05 - Nottingham, UK ...January 29, 2007
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RON KEEL, JASON MCMASTER Confirmed For GUNS N' ROSES Tribute Album
Versailles Records has announced that Ron Keel will appear alongside Grammy-winning pianist Randy Cantor on a remake of the GUNS N' ROSES track "Don't Cry" as part of the label's forthcoming "Double Talkin' Jive: A Hard Rock Tribute to Guns N' Roses", the second volume of the tribute series to Axl,...January 25, 2007
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Top 20 'Greatest Guitar Solos Ever': Videos Available
Video links to the top 20 of the Guitar World magazine "100 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever" have been posted online at CityRag. Listen and watch the musical genius and mastery that made these classics famous! Top 20 "Greatest Guitar Solos Ever": 01. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page 02. Eruption - Edward...January 24, 2007
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CHUCK SCHULDINER: More Details About GUITAR WORLD Tribute Revealed
Guitar World's April issue, on sale Feb. 13, will have a 6,000-word tribute to Chuck Schuldiner and will feature never-before-seen photos of the DEATH/CONTROL DENIED frontman from the Schuldiner family's personal collection. The issue will also contain complete guitar and bass transcriptions of DEAT...January 22, 2007
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STRESS FACTOR 9 Featuring Ex-ANNIHILATOR Members: New Video Available
STRESS FACTOR 9, the band featuring ex-ANNIHILATOR members Randy Rampage (vocals) and Ray Hartmann (drums),has uploaded a video on YouTube for the song "Pig Farm Willy" to commemorate the start of the Pickton Pig Farm serial murder trial in Vancouver, Canada. Rampage is writing a biography of the a...January 20, 2007
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Bassist RUDY SARZO Remembers RANDY RHOADS
Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with veteran hard rock/heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: What are your thoughts on HEAVEN AND HELL? Sarzo: I am a huge fan of that version of SABBATH....January 19, 2007
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GODSMACK Frontman Accepts Key To City Of Lawrence
Rosemary Ford of the Eagle-Tribune reports: The Lawrence (Massachusetts) Sully Erna grew up in wasn't pretty. It was a place riddled with gangs, drugs and violence. They were tough times, but Erna wouldn't change a thing about it. Without it, he might not be the lead singer of the multiplatinum supe...January 19, 2007
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MEAT LOAF Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
MEAT LOAF has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS DIMMU BORGIR ELDRITCH FALCONER GOV'T MULE HARDCO...January 15, 2007
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HATE ETERNAL Members Launch GIGAN; Audio Available
HATE ETERNAL members Randy Piro and Eric Hersemann have teamed up in a new band called GIGAN. Founded with the intent to create "outer-worldly extreme metal with progressive and psychedelic influences," GIGAN promises to "take the listener on a musical journey throughout the planes!" GIGAN is: Eric...January 13, 2007
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MIKE PORTNOY, PAUL GILBERT Featured On New NEAL MORSE Solo CD
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR. BIG) make guest appearances on the latest album from former SPOCK'S BEARD/TRANSATLANTIC frontman Neal Morse's new CD, "Sola Scriptura", due on February 26. This will be Neal's fourth progressive rock solo release, followi...January 12, 2007
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RUDY SARZO To Appear On KNAC.COM's 'WildSide' This Saturday
Veteran bass musician Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will appear on KNAC.COM's "WildSide" program as the special guest of host DJ Diana DeVille this Saturday, January 13 at 4:00 p.m. PST to discuss his new book, "Off the Rails", which includes a first-perso...January 9, 2007
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KISS, DIO, TWISTED SISTER: More NAMM Appaearances Announced
Music Star Productions has announced several artist signings during the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, ESP) and Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) will a...January 8, 2007
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'Waking Up Dead' Movie Featuring Ex-SKID ROW Drummer: Another Clip Posted Online
Another clip from "Waking Up Dead", a film about the seedy underworld of '80s metal as seen through the eyes of SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK member Phil Varone, has been posted online on the film's MySpace page. The latest clip features Varone going on a rant after his girlfriend refuses to pick ...January 3, 2007