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DEF LEPPARD: Canadian Tour Dates Announced

More shows have been announced for the third leg of DEF LEPPARD's highly successful 2009 tour, which will feature support from CHEAP TRICK and MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of the SEX PISTOLS. So far the following dates have been...

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JAGUAR: New Dates Announced

NWOBHM heavyweights JAGUAR have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 25 - Kutten Festival, Hannover, Germany Sep. 26 - Taken By Force Festival, Vroomshoop, Holland Oct. 09 - Met Bar, Lenzburg, Switzerland Sep. 10 - Rock City, Uster, Switzerland In January 2007, Majestic Rock issued the first in a ser...

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MAN RAZE Added To DEF LEPPARD Tour

MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, has been added as the opening act on the final leg of DEF LEPPARD's 2009 tour. Also scheduled to appear is CHEAP TRICK. So far the following dates have been announced (with more .....

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Former IRON MAIDEN Guitarist To Open New Rock School

SaffronWaldenReporter.co.uk reports: Budding young musicians are being invited to come along to the opening of a new branch of Clive's Easylearn Pop Music School. Saffron Walden-based musician, former IRON MAIDEN guitarist Dennis Stratton, who played on the first IRON MAIDEN album, will be present t...

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GUANO APES: Performance Footage Of New Song With Soundboard Audio Available

Video footage of the German band GUANO APES performing a new song, "All I Wanna Do" (with soundboard-quality audio),on May 30, 2009 at Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria can be viewed below. Also available is a two-part video report from the show. GUANO APES was one of Germany's most successful ba...

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DYING FETUS: 'Shepherd's Commandment' Video Released

"Shepherd's Commandment", the new video from Baltimore death metallers DYING FETUS, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in July in New York with director Kevin Custer (HATEBREED, TESTAMENT, SOULJA BOY, KINGDOM OF SORROW) of Toaster In The Tub. "Shepherd's Commandment" comes off DYING FETUS' new a...

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IN SLUMBER: 'Arcane Divine Subspecies' Trailer Available

A trailer for "Arcane Divine Subspecies", the forthcoming third album from Austrian death metallers IN SLUMBER, can be viewed below. Due on November 6 via Twilight-Vertrieb, the CD was mixed and mastered in Denmark by Peter "Ziggy" Siegfriedsen and Tue Madsen. IN SLUMBER features in its ranks vocali...

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INFINITY OVERTURE To Release Debut Next Month

Denmark-based symphonic power metallers INFINITY OVERTURE, whose recording lineup includes former ELEGY singer Ian Parry, will release their debut album, "Kingdom Of Utopia", on October 6 via Lion Music. The CD was mixed by Sascha Paeth and Miro, the production team responsible for albums by RHAPSOD...

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DOUG ALDRICH To Fill In For CRAIG GOLDY On DIO's European Tour

Guitarist Craig Goldy will be unable to join DIO — the band fronted by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — on the road in Europe in November/December due to Craig's prior touring commitments with BUDGIE in Australia. Filling in for Goldy on t...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS Hosting 'Sumosonic'

According to Adweek, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus is hosting "Sumosonic", a terrestrial radio program launched by young-male destination Heavy.com. The show features interviews and tracks from new artists. Heavy is making the show available on its web site, which drew 1.9 million U.S. visi...

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ALCATRAZZ Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

ALCATRAZZ featuring Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, IMPELLITTERI) has parted ways with drummer Glen Sobel and has replaced him with Dave Dzialak (JEFF SCOTT SOTO). ALCATRAZZ is: Graham Bonnet - Lead Vocals Howie Simon - Guitar/Vocals Dave Dzialak - Drums Tim Luce - Bass/ Vocals Upcoming ALCATRAZZ shows...

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POWERWORLD Parts Ways With Drummer

German melodic metal band POWERWORLD, the brainchild of former FREEDOM CALL and MOON'DOC bassist Ilker Ersin, has parted ways with drummer Jürgen Lucas. The drum tracks on the group's new CD, which is currently being recorded for an early 2010 release via Metal Haven, are being laid down by Simon Mi...

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ANVIL CHORUS: Video Footage Of 'Terminator' Performance Available

Influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS performed at the resurrection of Terminator, once San Francisco's "rockingest" weekly dance club, on July 17, 2009. Video footage of the performance and interview clips with several musicians who attended...

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METAL BLADE Inks Distribution Deal With SONY

Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH and Metal Blade Records Inc. have entered into a long-term, exclusive distribution deal. With immediate effect, Sony Music will take over the physical distribution of all new releases from Metal Blade Records in Germany and Austria. The back catalog will gradual...

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3 To Release 'Revisions' In October

Woodstock, New York progressive rockers 3 will release their new album, "Revisions", on October 26 in Europe via Metal Blade Records. Commented frontman Joey Eppard: "3 has always been a band apart. We've never been afraid to follow the artistic impulse, whether it has lead us to genre bending progr...