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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Begin Work On New Album

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and drummer Patrick Johansson are reportedly scheduled to go into Malmsteen's Miami, Florida studio next month to begin recording demos for the next YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE album. Doogie White (ex-RAINBOW) will once again handle the lead vocals on...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: U.S. Festival Dates Announced

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) has announced a couple of summer festival dates in the USA: Jun. 24 - Cheyenne, WY @ Rock and Pop Masters Concert - Super Day Festival (Lions Park Softball Field) Aug. 19 - Tucson, AZ @ KLPX Radio's X-Fest (Tucson Sports Park) (w...

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FAITH NO MORE's BILLY GOULD To Produce New Album By Germany's HARMFUL

Frankfurt's heavy rock/noise trio HARMFUL has begun recording the follow-up to their "Sis Masis" album (2005) with producer Billy Gould (ex-FAITH NO MORE) at Blu-Box Studios in Troisdorf, Germany. Final mixing duties will be done in Denmark with Flemming Rassmussen (METALLICA, RAINBOW, MORBID ANGEL)...

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GLENN HUGHES Revealed As 'Mystery Guest' On New THE LIZARDS CD

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has been revealed as the "mystery guest" on the the new THE LIZARDS CD, "Against All Odds", which was released today (June 13). Hughes lends his dynamic vocals on four tracks on "Against All Odds". In addition, he has recorded bass...

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LIVING LOUD Assembling Songs For Second Album

Legendary bassist Bob Daisley — of OZZY OSBOURNE, URIAH HEEP, GARY MOORE, BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW fame — has told Rockdetector.com that the LIVING LOUD project, which features Bob alongside Australian superstar Jimmy Barnes, the DEEP PURPLE duo of guitarist Steve Morse and keyboard player Don Aire...

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GRAHAM BONNET: Finnish Tour Confirmed

Legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) web site has been updated with the following message: "First off, Taz Taylor's new album, 'Welcome to America', featuring Graham on eight songs, will be released from Escape Music in Europe on Aug...

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Metal History Book 'Sound Of The Beast' Released In Finnish Translation

Johnny Kniga Publishing has released the Finnish translation of metal history book "Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal" by Ian Christe in hardcover. Titled "Pedon Meteli: Heavy Metallin Vanha Ja Uusi Testamentii", the translation was done by Jone Nikula, himself auth...

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An Evening With RITCHIE BLACKMORE: No Autographs On DEEP PURPLE CDs

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine contains a very funny report from the release party for BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's new album, "The Village Lanterne", at the restaurant Cartouche in Prague. The Sweden Rock reporter was flown to Prague from Swede...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Talks About Upcoming 'Anthology' DVD Set

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickínson will release three-disc DVD set, entitled "Anthology" through Sanctuary Visual Entertainment on June 19 in Europe and June 20 in North America. This is the definitive Dickinson package, and includes over six hours of videos and live performances, and previously u...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO, IAN GILLAN To Become Part Of Bulgaria's 'Walk of Rock'

According to Novinite.com, Ronnie James Dio (DIO, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH),DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and many more from world rock are set to become an inseparable part of Bulgaria's Black Sea attractiveness. Statues of the rock legends who have performed there will rise in a local "Walk of Rock," me...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Talks About Recent Songwriting Session With TONY IOMMI

David Felix of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Eyez: You've recently returned from England where you were writing with Tony Iommi [BLACK SABBATH]. There are a...

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Astralism

This one is for those who yearn for the unashamed brightness and spunk of '80s-influenced power metal, as well as classic metal icons like RAINBOW, DIO, and DEEP PURPLE. On the Swedish band's third release, "Astralism", the approach is much the same as the previous releases: Patrik Johansson's spot-...

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RANDY COVEN To Perform With TEDDY And BOBBY RONDINELLI

Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be playing at Grizzly's in Bayshore, New York on Saturday, June 3 at 10:00 p.m. Performing with Coven will be Teddy Rondinelli (guitar/vocals; VANILLA FUDGE) and Bobby Rondinelli (drums; BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT). Coven recently teamed...

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FAIR WARNING To Release New Album In August

Frontiers Records has announced the details of the European release of FAIR WARNING's reunion album, which has a working title of "Brother's Keeper". The band, which currently consists of singer Tommy Heart, guitarist Helge Engelke, bassist Ule W. Ritgen and CC Behrens on drums, started working on t...

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LAMB OF GOD Members To Sign Copies Of 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' DVD

Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, the directors behind the critically acclaimed "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" documentary that focuses on the history of heavy metal music, will be joined by Chris Adler and Mark Morton of the band LAMB OF GOD to sign copies of the "Headbanger's Journey" DVD at F.Y.E in N...