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Renowned Heavy Metal Artist Makes 2005 Calendar Available

Renowned album cover arist Ioannis has just made available, in time for the holidays, his new 2005 Calendar. It features a collection of his heavy metal art images that were used as album covers by such acts as FATES WARNING, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and QUIET RIOT among others. Have a gre...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Release Date Set For New Solo Album

Frontiers Records has set a February 21, 2005 release date for the new studio album by Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),entitled "The Usual Suspects". Regarding the CD, Turner said in a press release, "I have been defined many times in my career and identified with many r...

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BRAZEN ABBOT Finish Recording New Album

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have finished recording everything but the guitar leads for their new album, tentatively due next spring via Frontiers Records. Mixing is scheduled to begin January 9, 2005 and will probably be completed by January 25. The album will...

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SAVATAGE Guitarist: 'We Were Stripped Of A Modern-Day Guitar Legend'

SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery has issued the following statement regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell: "Recently we were suddenly stripped [of] a modern-day guitar legend. Darrell was one of the few guitarists in history that had his own unique spot. His own styl...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Pick Their Favorite Albums Of All Time

U.K.'s Live 4 Metal webzine has published a list of a number of metal musicians' Top Five Albums of All Time. Among the artists featured in the article are the following: Metal Mike Chlasciak (TESTAMENT, ex-HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) 01. DEATH – Symbolic 02. CARCASS – Heartwork 03. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN – Risi...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: Limited-Edition Art Available

Legendary rockers BLUE ÖYSTER CULT are making available a very limited edition set of prints (400 prints only) of the album cover art from their most recent live album and DVD, "Long Day's Night". The print is numbered and signed by founding members Buck Dharma, Eric Bloom, Allan Lanier and cover ar...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Unleash The Fuckin' Fury In Early 2005

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has set "Unleash the Fury" as the title of his upcoming album, tentatively due in March 2005 via the Universal label in Japan. U.S and European release dates have not yet been confirmed. 19 songs are tentatively set to appear on the CD, including "Drinkin...

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TALISMAN Bassist: New Album To Surface Next Year?

Swedish bassist extraordinaire Marcel Jacob (TALISMAN, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOHN NORUM) has posted the following message on his official web site: "2004 has seen some activity...the releases of 'the remasters' has continued, with 'Humanimal', 'Life+ 5 Out of 5', 'Truth+Live at Sweden Rock 2001', and...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer Names New Solo Album

According to Black-Sabbath.com, former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has set "Scream" as the title of his forthcoming sophomore solo album, tentatively due in early 2005. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bitter Sweet", "Field of Lies", "Wherever You Go", "Unbearable", "Raising Hell"...

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AT VANCE Seek Touring Drummer

German metal act AT VANCE are currently seeking a drummer for their upcoming tour with BRAINSTORM. Interested parties can submit an application via the band's record label, AFM Records (web site). As previously reported, an excerpt of the pre-production/demo version of a new AT VANCE track, entitled...

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SOUL SIRKUS Announce First Shows Of 2005

SOUL SIRKUS, the new "supergroup" formed by singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, TAKARA, HUMAN CLAY),guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo (both of JOURNEY) and bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT),have lined up the following dates in...

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MASTERPLAN: 'Back For My Life' Sample Posted Online

A one-minute, 12-second sample of the new MASTERPLAN track "Back For My Life" has been posted online at AFM-Records.de. "Back For My Life" is the title track of the group's four-song EP (view cover here),due on November 29 via Germany's AFM Records. The songs included on the EP are as ...

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M3: German Tour Dates Announced

M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK),Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM) and Stefan Berggren (vocals, SNAKES IN...

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ROSEWATER: Former Members Of MASI And YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Join Forces

Vocalist Kyle Michaels (MASI, ANIMAL, BIRD OF PREY, RAVAGE) has teamed up with guitarist Rex Carroll (FIERCE HEART, WHITECROSS, KING JAMES) and drummer Mike Terrana (BEAU NASTY, HANOVER FIST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, AXEL RUDI PELL, METALIUM, RAGE) in a brand new band called ROSEWATER. Michaels was most re...