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BIG NOIZE Performs PURPLE, RAINBOW, OZZY Classics In Madrid

Fan-filmed video footage of BIG NOIZE — the band featuring vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC) — performing classic songs by DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, QUIET RIO...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT, BULLETBOYS, BANG TANGO To Team Up For 'Summer Rock Fest' Tour

FASTER PUSSYCAT, BULLETBOYS and BANG TANGO will team up for the Summer Rock Fest tour in July/August. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. FASTER PUSSYCAT's current lineup is as follows: Taime Downe - Vocals Michael Thomas - Guitar Danny Nordahl - Bass Xristian Simon - Guitar Chad Stewart...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales...

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BRET MICHAELS: Fort Campbell Concert Cancellation Explained

POISON singer Bret Michaels' web site has been updated with the following message: "Unfortunately, due to severe thunderstorms and inclement weather, the commanding officer/event coordinator Lynette Foster and promoter Rick Johnson mutually agreed, to cancel [Sunday night's, May 24] performance at t...

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PHANTOM BLUE Members To Guest On KNAC.COM

Original PHANTOM BLUE members Gigi Hangach (vocals) and Linda McDonald (drums) will guest on KNAC.COM today (Monday, May 25) at 1:00 p.m. PST to discuss the upcoming Michelle Meldrum memorial show at the Whisky A-Go Go in Hollywood, California. The concert is being held in memory of late MELDRUM/PHA...

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MELDRUM Members To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' Tomorrow

Current and former MELDRUM members — Michele Madden, Gene Hoglan, Moa Holmsten and Frida Ståhl — will guest on DJ Will's KNAC.COM show "The Vault" this Sunday, May 24 at 11:30 a.m. PST to discuss the upcoming Michelle Meldrum memorial show at the Whisky A-Go Go in Hollywood, California. The show is...

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SACRIFICE: 'The Ones I Condemn' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

The cover artwork for "The Ones I Condemn", the much-anticipated new album from reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, can be viewed below. Commented guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati: "Our recording process was real, so we didn't feel comfortable going too far into the digital realm for the cover. Ou...

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SEVENTH ANGEL: New Song Posted Online

A new SEVENTH ANGEL track titled "Chaos Of Dreams" is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the reformed British metal band's new album, "The Dust of Years", which will be made available in on June 23 as a deluxe digipack via Bombworks Records. Artwork (see below) w...

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CARMINE APPICE, JASON BONHAM, JASON BITTNER Confirmed For U.K.'s DRUMFEST

Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT),Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER, UFO),Gregg Bissonette (JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI),Simon Phillips ((TOTO, ex-THE WHO, JUDAS PRIEST, MICHAEL SCHENKER) and Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL) are among the drummers who are s...

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ALICE COOPER: U.K. Dates Announced

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in November/December. Support on the trek will come from MAN-RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS. The dates are as follows: Nov. 24 - Manchester, England...

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ACE FREHLEY, ALICE COOPER Perform KISS' 'Rock And Roll All Nite'; Video Available

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has posted more video footage (see below) of his appearance at the second annual "Supergroup" benefit concert on Sunday, April 26 at Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Massachusetts . Joining him for the show were Alice Cooper, guitarist Ricky Byrd (ex-JOAN JET...

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Former X-WILD And RUNNING WILD Members Join Forces In WILD KNIGHT

Legendary vocalist Frank Knight (X-WILD, also known for his work with such bands as U.D.O., ACCEPT, MAJESTY and CRYSTAL VIPER),and guitarist Majk Moti (RUNNING WILD) have formed a brand new heavy metal band called WILD KNIGHT. The group's lineup is as follows: Frank Knight - Vocals Majk Moti - Guit...

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MARIONETTE: U.K. Tour Video Diary Released

Gothenburg, Sweden based metal sextet MARIONETTE recently came home from a two-week, fifteen-date trek across the U.K. with DEATHSTARS and THE DEFILED. A tour video capturing the excitement and debauchery of MARIONETTE's second U.K. trek of 2009 can be viewed below. Upon arrival in Gothenburg after...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Support HEAVEN & HELL In Europe

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has scheduled the following European solo dates: Jun. 04 - Oslo, Norway, Spektrum (supporting HEAVEN & HELL) Jun. 06 - Sölvesborg, Sweden, Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 08 - Giess...

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THE ORDER OF CHAOS To Release Debut Next Month

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based female-fronted hard rockers THE ORDER OF CHAOS will release their debut independent album on June 5. The CD was produced by Kevin Hoskin and co-produced and mixed by Bill Kennedy, who has worked with such acts as MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON an...