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Founding ALCATRAZZ Members Relaunch Band With New Guitarist

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, founding ALCATRAZZ members Jimmy Waldo (keyboards),Gary Shea (bass) and Jan Uvena (drums) have put together a new version of the group with guitarist Stig Mathisen. A vocalist for the band has not yet been announced. A message on the gr...

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GUY-MCCOY-TORME: More U.K. Dates Announced

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),which features in its ranks Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),is continuing to promote its latest album, "Bitter & Twisted", released on Torme's label Retrowrek Records. Handling both guitar and vocals, Torme has partnered with his old compadre from GIL...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: 'Live From Radio City Music Hall' DVD/CD Details Revealed

Fans lucky enough to score tickets to HEAVEN AND HELL's Radio City Music Hall performance on March 30 — the concert sold out in a matter of minutes — were fortunate witnesses to the glorious return of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Onstage in the U.S. for the first tim...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Releases Solo Debut, Prepares To Hit The Road

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has just released his debut album, "Fuel for the Fire", in Finland via Sony BMG. Check out audio samples at this location (IMPORTANT: You must hold your cursor over the musical note symbol...

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RIOT: Spanish, Greek Tour Dates Announced

Veteran New York hard rockers RIOT have lined up the following tour dates: Oct. 16 - Spain - Barcelona Apolo 2 Oct. 18 - Spain - Bilbao Santana 27 Oct. 19 - Spain - Palencia Carabel Oct. 20 - Spain - Gijon Albeniz Oct. 21 - Spain - Santiago De Compostela Capitol Oct. 23 - ...

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ANNIHILATOR: Milan Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ANNIHILATOR's performance at the Rainbow in Milan, Italy this past Friday (May 25) has been posted online. Check it out at the links below: "Never Neverland": Video "The Fun Palace": Video ANNIHILATOR is currently on the road in Europe with TRIVIUM and SANCTITY. The band'...

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GRAHAM BONNET Threatened With Lawsuit Over Use Of ALCATRAZZ Name

Former ALCATRAZZ members Jimmy Waldo (keyboards),Gary Shea (bass) and Jan Uvena (drums) have sent a "cease-and-desist" letter to the group's singer, Graham Bonnet, requesting that he stop calling his new band ALCATRAZZ in violation of their intellectual property rights. An excerpt from the letter,...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer Collaborating With DIO Guitarist

British vocalist Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) recently contributed vocals to the next ROYAL HUNT CD. "We had a day off during the CORNERSTONE rehearsals and Andre called me up and asked if I would come down to his new studio and lay down some lines for the next album," Do...

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CORNERSTONE Announces New Japanese Record Deal

CORNERSTONE, the Danish/British melodic metal band featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ex-RAINBOW frontman Doogie White and ex-ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen, has issued the following update: "A huge thanks to all of you who came and sang and rawked out with CORNERSTONE [on the recent European tour]. Thos...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Tries To Set His Guitar On Fire With No Luck; Video Available

A classic — and hilarious — video clip of legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen attempting to set his guitar on fire with no luck at a 1981 concert in Sweden has been posted at YouTube. As previously reported, Malmsteen's "Fire & Ice" album (1992) will be reissued on June 26 through Noble...

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3 LEGGED DOGG: 'Give And Take Away' Video Posted Online

The first-ever video from 3 LEGGED DOGG, "Give and Take Away", has been posted on the MySpace.com. Shot in Los Angeles, the clip was directed by Raz, who has worked with a wide variety of renowned artists — the DWARVES, JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, and CHERRY ST. Additionally, the clip was edited by Alliso...

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AC/DC Members, JOE LYNN TURNER To Take Part In 'Classic Rock Cares' Fundraising Tour

AC/DC members Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams, along with legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),will take part in the "Classic Rock Cares" fundraising tour to benefit The John Entwistle Foundation. Also scheduled to appear are Mark Farner (GRAND FUNK R...

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BRAZEN ABBOT To Headline Bulgaria's BERKROCK Festival

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, will headline the Berkrock festival in Berkovica, Bulgaria on July 28. The group's lineup for the concert will be as follows; Nikolo Kotzev - Guitars Joe Lynn Turner - Vocals Wayne Banks - Bass Nelko Kolarov - Organ, Piano, Keyboards...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Fire & Ice' To Be Reissued Next Month

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's "Fire & Ice" album (1992) will be reissued on June 26 through Noble Rot, the new label launched by Collectors' Choice. A press release reads: "By the time he released 'Fire & Ice' in 1992, Yngwie Malmsteen was established as one of heavy metal's reigning guitar gods, and w...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Rescheduled Japanese Tour Dates Announced

GUNS N' ROSES have rescheduled the Japanese tour dates that were postponed in April due to a wrist injury sustained by bassist Tommy Stinson. The new dates are as follows: July 14 - Chiba, Japan @ Makuhari Messe July 15 - Chiba, Japan @ Makuhari Messe July 17 - Nagoya, Japan @ Rainbow Hall July ...