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AXEL RUDI PELL: European Festival Appearances Announced
German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL has lined up the following European summer festival appearances: Jun. 24-25 - Balingen, GER - Bang Your Head Jun. 24-25 - Dessel, BEL - Graspop Festival Aug. 04-06 - Wacken, GER - Wacken Open Air As previously reported, PELL will to record the next studio album in Sep...January 29, 2005
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GRAHAM BONNET To Tour Russia, Lithuania And Finland
Legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) will be performing gigs in Russia and Lithuania in late February and in Finland in May. The gigs will involve Graham's past works with RAINBOW, MSG and ALCATRAZZ, as well as his solo works, accordi...January 29, 2005
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VINCE NEIL's Son To Perform With MÖTLEY CRÜE Tribute Band At CRÜEFEST 2005
A MÖTLEY CRÜE tribute band fronted by Neil Wharton (MySpace.com profile),son of CRÜE singer Vince Neil, is among the scheduled performers at the fifth annual Crüefest, set to be held July 30 at Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, California. Also scheduled to perform at the event are THE SERVANTS (featuri...January 26, 2005
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RIOT To Utilize Session Singer For Spanish Festival Appearance
RIOT singer Mike DiMeo will be unable to accompany the band to the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival in late February due to his commitment with THE LIZARDS (featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT/BLACK SABBATH/RAINBOW fame). As a result, RIOT guitarist Mark Reale has...January 26, 2005
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DIO: 'Evil Or Divine' Live CD Samples Posted Online
An e-card for DIO's upcoming "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" live CD has been made available at SpitfireRecords.com. The e-card includes audio samples of three tracks from the album: "We Rock", "The Last In Line" and "Push". As previously reported, "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" wil...January 25, 2005
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GRAHAM BONNET Falls Ill, Cancels MICHAEL SCHENKER Appearance
According to a posting on legendary singer Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) web site, Bonnet fell ill yesterday and was forced to cancel his previously announced appearance with Michael Schenker last night. Bonnet was scheduled to join Schenker...January 21, 2005
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AEROSMITH Guitarist Makes Surprise Appearance With N.Y.C. HITSQUAD
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford was a surprise guest last night (Wednesday, January 19) in New York City with the N.Y.C. HITSQUAD, which includes singer-guitarist Ricky Byrd from JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, drummer Liberty Devitto and sax player Richie...January 20, 2005
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BRAZEN ABBOT Announce New Album Title
BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have set "My Resurrection" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in June via Frontiers Records. As previously reported, the upcoming album will contain 12 tracks: Tracks with Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWI...January 20, 2005
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Singer GRAHAM BONNET To Perform With MICHAEL SCHENKER Tonight
Legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) will perform with Michael Schenker tonight at approximately 11:00 p.m. PST at the NAMM "Night Of Guitar" concert at The Vault 350 in Long Beach, California. Graham will likely just sing one song, b...January 20, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Teams Up With Ex-Members Of SABBATH, PRIEST, MAIDEN On 'Heavy Hitters' CD
Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (KISS, MEATLOAF) has almost finished producing "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters", an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries. This 10-track powerhouse col...January 19, 2005
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MANDY LION Working On New Solo Album, DVD
Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, ex-WICKED ALLIANCE) is currently working with his solo band on material for a new CD release. A full-length DVD will also be finished within the first quarter of 2005. Last fall, the reformed WWIII, featuring Lion, Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) on drums, Jimmy Bain (R...January 19, 2005
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DIO: 'Evil Or Divine: Live In New York City' CD Due In February
According to DIO's official web site, the group's "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" CD will be released on February 22 on Spitfire Records. This is the companion CD to the DVD released in 2003. The "Evil Or Divine" DVD was recorded on Dec. 13, 2002 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City ...January 19, 2005
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FEAR FACTORY Drummer Schedules Signing Sessions At NAMM
FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera will be conducting a signing session at the Zildjian booth at NAMM (in Anaheim, CA) on Friday, January 21 at 3:00 p.m. and Saturday January 22 at 3:00 p.m. He will also be holding a signing session at the Tama booth at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 22. As previous...January 17, 2005
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT to Guest On KCSN's 'Galactic Voyager' Radio Show
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT members Ritchie Blackmore (guitar, ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and fiancée Candice Night (vocals) will be interviewed on the "Galactic Voyager" radio show on KCSN 88.5 FM in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, January 25 beginning at 9:00 p.m. BLACKMORE'S NIGHT recently released a compil...January 16, 2005
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SCENES To Support CORNERSTONE In Europe
German prog-metallers SCENES, now featuring Alex Koch (ex-SPIRAL TOWER, POWERGOD) on vocals, will support CORNERSTONE (the project featuring ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen and ex-RAINBOW/current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Doogie White) on several Belgian and German shows beginning in late January....January 16, 2005