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CHILDREN OF BODOM, KOTIPELTO Members To Guest On Finnish 'Idols' Winner's Debut CD

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has announced the lineup of his band. Joining the vocalist will be the following musicians; Erkka Korhonen (RASKAS JOULU, CHEAT CODE) - Guitar Vili Ollila (TUNNELVISION, RASKAS JOULU, CHEAT...

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INVITRO To Support STATIC-X; Album Release Date Announced

INVITRO, the California-based band featuring ex-SNOT/SOULFLY guitarist Mikey Doling, has been added as the support act on a number of upcoming dates on the STATIC-X/OTEP tour. "We rocked 57 shows with my best brothers from my SNOT days and with Sonny Mayo in SEVENDUST now so it's been an awesome exp...

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Reformed ALCATRAZZ Announces California Date, Plans To Release New Album

The reformed ALCATRAZZ, led by legendary vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, IMPELLITTERI),has announced a headlining concert at Paladino's in Tarzana, California on Friday, May 25 at 11:00 p.m. Bonnet is joined in the new group by guitarist Howie Simon, drummer Glen Sobel and...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Going To The Gay Sauna

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "The Cockpit, Leeds — yes, it is a shit venue, with crap sound. But everyone who works there are fucking ace and the Leeds crowd is insane. One of the downsides of the place is the lack of showers. ...

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KROKUS Frontman Talks About His RAINBOW Audition

Sweden's Metalshrine webzine recently conducted an interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Do you miss those days, when you toured in the '80s and sold millions of records? Storace: No, I don't miss it, but I'm happy I went through it. The...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Is Digging The 'City Of Angels'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "A couple of weeks ago I get off the bus in L.A. All I can see is a dumpster and I know that the walls surrounding us is the backside of Disney reality. The other side of the veneer. ...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Enters Dutch Chart At No. 6

AFTER FOREVER's latest, self-titled album has entered the Dutch chart at position No. 6. This is the highest chart position ever achieved by the band in their home country. On April 17, 2007, AFTER FOREVER held a CD-release party at Tivoli in Utrecht, Holland. The band played a two-hour show, and wa...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: SABBATH With OZZY To Celebrate Band's 40th Anniversary Next Year

David Glessner of the Express-News recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalists Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, RAINBOW). A few excerpts follow: On Dio's universally recognized forked-fingers devil-horn salute: "You see it at Britney Spears concerts now...

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AFTER FOREVER Performs Acoustically On Belgian Radio; Audio Available

An AFTER FOREVER acoustic performance and interview (in Dutch),which aired this past Tuesday (April 24) on the Belgian radio program "Whiplash", is available for streaming at this location (Note: The AFTER FOREVER interview/performance begins around the one-hour, 19-minute mark). On April 17, 2007,...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Kick Off 2007 World Tour In Mexico

GUNS N' ROSES havee announced that their 2007 World Tour will begin on June 2 in Monterrey Mexico. The tour had been delayed due to an injury to bassist Tommy Stinson's left wrist. Fortunately, the sprain is healing nicely and soon the band will be ready to rock like only they can. June will see ...

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RAINBOW: Japanese Reissues Due In May

According to The Highway Star, nine classic RAINBOW albums from 1975-86 will be repackaged into a "deluxe" box set due for release on May 23 in Japan via Universal International. Each disc comes as a paper sleeve replicating the original vinyl package. The box includes: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (...

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TONY IOMMI: Everyone Knows It's BLACK SABBATH And No One Is Shouting Out For 'Paranoid'

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A few excerpts follow: On how SABBATH originally hooked up with singer Ronnie James Dio: Butler: "(In 1979) there was no e...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: New Tour Dates Announced

According to Deep-Purple.net, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, has confirmed the following dates: Apr. 27 - Teatro Sociale - Mantua, Italy Apr. 28 - Teatro Toniolo - Mestre/Venice, Italy Jun. 10 - Glen Rothes...

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

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),which features in its ranks Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),has lined up the following dates: Jul. 07 - The Pitz - Milton Keynes, UK Jul. 21 - Riga Club - Southend, UK Jul. 28 - The Rock & Blues Custom Show - Derbyshire, UK Aug. 11 - Rainbow Spirit En...

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3 LEGGED DOGG Shoots 'Give And Take Away' Video

The members of one of the more promising hard rock supergroups to come along in recent times, 3 LEGGED DOGG, recently took time out of their busy schedules to shoot the inaugural video, "Give and Take Away", from their debut album, "Frozen Summer", for Perris Records. Shot in Los Angeles, CA, the cl...