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SILENT FORCE Guitarist Becomes First-Time Father

SILENT FORCE guitarist Alex Beyrodt and his wife have announced the birth of their first child. Melody Mimi Beyrodt was born on Sunday, January 15 at 6:49 p.m. She weighed in at 3.5 kg and is 52 cm tall. SILENT FORCE, which also features in its ranks ex-ROYAL HUNT singer D.C. Cooper, are currently r...

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ANDRE ANDERSEN, PAUL LAINE, DAVID READMAN Team Up For 'III' Project

Frontiers Records has announced the release of the new exciting ANDRE ANDERSEN / PAUL LAINE / DAVID READMAN "III" project on March 24. The project came together after Andre Andersen (keyboard maestro and mainman of ROYAL HUNT) and Paul Laine (former singer of DANGER DANGER) decided to work together...

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DARK NEW DAY Schedule 'Rockline' Appearance

DARK NEW DAY, the new "supergroup" featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, will be th...

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ROYAL HUNT To Release Live DVD In The Spring

After playing a string of European dates last year, Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT picked the historic stage of St. Petersburg, Russia's Music Hall to film their new "live in concert" DVD on. A beautiful old theatre and some 1500+ enthusiastic fans created great atmosphere for this Nov. 2,...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Frontman Working On New CORNERSTONE Album

Singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE) has posted the following message on his official web site: "The MALMSTEEN road show ended in Japan at the end of December after four splendid shows there. Then came the long trek home. I live in London but had to fly via New York City and Miami fro...

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SILENT FORCE Frontman To Guest On New DOL AMMAD CD

DOL AMMAD, the innovative choir-fronted "electronica-art-metal" band from Greece, have announced a guest star for their upcoming second album. DC Cooper, singer of SILENT FORCE (and formerly of ROYAL HUNT),spent time at composer Thanasis Lightbridge's personal studio in December working on a guest...

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DISTURBED, MÖTLEY CRÜE, AEROSMITH Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: DISTURBED, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Venue: Royal Oak Music Theatre City/State: Royal Oak, Mich. Date: Nov. 21-22, 2005 Gross Sales: $93,492 Attendance: 2,797 Capaci...

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Malaysia's LANGSUYR Delay Album Release in Wake Of 'Black Metal Witch Hunt'

Malaysia's premier "oriental death metal" act LANGSUYR have pushed back the release date of their debut album, entitled "Asyik". Originally scheduled to be released in November, the album was delayed due to the "black metal witch hunt" in Malaysia, according to a press release. LANGSUYR were already...

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OZZY Says SLASH Offerred Him Money To Moon The Queen

Australia's Herald Sun is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne admits he was a few beers away from mooning the Queen, and cannot fathom why she would want to meet the "tattooed lunatic". He said former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash offered him cash to flash his rear at Royal Variety Performance last month a...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He Wants To Record New Studio Album Next Year

This Is London recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On singing before the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance, alongside Sir Cliff Richard, Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey: "She [the Queen] looked at me and she goes, [puts on a high, posh vo...

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SILENT FORCE Begin Recording Guitars For New Album

SILENT FORCE, the power metal band featuring ex-ROYAL HUNT singer D.C. Cooper, have posted the following message on their web site: "Guitar recordings [for the band's fourth album] started at 'Guitars from Hell' Studio in Krefeld, Germany. We are very satisfied and excited about the results so far,...

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Bronze Memorializes 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL

John Austin of the Fort Worth Star Telegram has issued the following report: Guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott now lies beneath the same sort of bronze tablet that marks the graves of Elvis Presley and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The Dalworthington Gardens resident, who helped found the heavy metal group P...

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CORNERSTONE Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

CORNERSTONE, the Danish/British melodic metal band featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ex-RAINBOW frontman Doogie White and ex-ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen, are putting the finishing touches on their fourth studio album, "Two Tales and One Tomorrow", for an early 2006 release through an as-yet-undetermi...

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WOLVERINE Split With EARACHE RECORDS

Sweden's WOLVERINE have posted the following message on their official web site: "It's with mixed feelings we have to announce that WOLVERINE is no longer a part of Earache Records. "We released 'Cold Light of Monday' through Earache and we also re-released 'The Window Purpose' through them, two alb...

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QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY Picks Up Royal Honor

ContactMusic.com is reporting that QUEEN guitarist Brian May received his Commander of the British Empire (CBE) honor from Queen Elizabeth II at her London residence today (Dec. 6). May, 58, last visited Buckingham Palace in 2002, when the band performed Britain's national anthem "God Save the Queen...