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FALCON To Release New Album In April
FALCON, the raw heavy rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Perry Grayson (ex-DESTINY'S END, ARTISAN, ISEN TORR and Metal Maniacs scribe),bassist/keyboardist Greg Lindstrom (CIRITH UNGOL) and drummer Darin McCloskey (PALE DIVINE, will release its second full-length CD, "Die Wontcha", in Apri...February 28, 2008
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BOSTON Guitarist Wants To Pull The Plug On HUCKABEE For Using Hit Song
According to FoxNews.com, BOSTON guitarist Tom Scholz has penned a letter to Mike Huckabee over the former Arkansas governor's use of his band's moniker and hit song on the campaign trail. The production wizard, composer and mastermind behind the hit '70s stadium rock band is asking Huckabee to help...February 15, 2008
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EUROPE: New Dates Announced
Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have scheduled the following dates: Apr. 19 - Extremusika 2008 en Recinto Hípico de Cáceres, Cáceres (Cáceres),ESP Aug. 08 - Cloetta Center – Linköping, SWE (w/ DEEP PURPLE) Aug. 09 - Öja Slottsruin – Ystad, SWE (w/ DEEP PURPLE) EUROPE played a semi-acoustic concert on J...February 12, 2008
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Former THIN LIZZY/MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist Back In Recording Studio
The Thin Lizzy - A Rock Legend web site reports that former THIN LIZZY/MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Brian Robertson has entered Polar studios in Stockholm, Sweden with Ian Haugland (EUROPE) and Nalle Pahlsson on drums and bass, respectively. According to Robertson's manager Sören Lindberg, "The first session...February 11, 2008
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EUROPE: Footage From Stockholm Semi-Acoustic Concert Posted Online
Swedish hard rockers EUROPE played a semi-acoustic concert this past Saturday (January 26) at Nalen in Stockholm. The band performed songs from its latest CD, "Secret Society", along with some of its classic hits. The show was broadcast live over the Internet on the official EUROPE web site. Watch a...January 31, 2008
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EVERGREY Bassist To Answer Fans' Questions
Swedish metallers EVERGREY are inviting fans to submit questions for the group's Finnish bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS),who joined the band a few months ago. "You have eight days to send in the questions; the deadline is Sunday, January 27," says the group in an online posting. "After t...January 20, 2008
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EVERGREY: Sixth Video Report From Recording Studio Posted Online
Swedish metallers EVERGREY have issued the following studio update: "We are FINALLY in the mixing stage of the [new EVERGREY] album and that truly feels like a blessing. Today we finished the eighth song for mix-down and it sounds AWESOME! We will be finished before New Year's and then we will take...December 21, 2007
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EVERGREY: Swedish Dates Announced
Swedish metallers EVERGREY have announced the following dates in the northern part of Sweden: Jan. 25 - Sundsvall, SWE @ Club Destroyer Jan. 26 - Östersund, SWE @ Tingshuset Jan. 27 - Örebro, SWE @ Satin Commented vocalist/guitarist Tom S. Englund: "We have always had a great time when we have playe...December 20, 2007
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EUROPE Singer Checks In
Singer Joey Tempest of the reactivated Swedish hard rockers EUROPE has issued the following update: "Just got of the phone with John [Norum, EUROPE guitarist]. We don't speak that often but when we manage to get a hold of each other we can stay on the phone for hours. Just like we used to do ...December 15, 2007
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Former JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist To Release Solo Debut
Eric Avery, seminal bassist and co-founder of the iconic band JANE'S ADDICTION, has joined Dangerbird Records as the newest member to the flourishing indie label's family. Avery's full-length debut, "Help Wanted", will be released April 8, 2008. Meticulously constructed and appropriately titled, Ave...December 8, 2007
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EUROPE: Stockholm 'Semi-Acoustic' Concert To Be Webcast
Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have issued the following update: "On January 26th 2008, EUROPE will hold a unique concert at the famous venue Nalen in Stockholm! They will be performing semi-acoustic songs from their 'Secret Society' album, together with some of their classic hits. The concert will be...December 3, 2007
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DETHKLOK Co-Creator: 'We Don't Try To Anticipate What An Audience Will Think'
Christopher Porter, entertainment editor of the Washington Post Express, recently conducted an interview with "Metalocalypse"/DETHKLOK co-creator Brendon Small. An excerpt from the chat follows: Washington Post Express: How do you write a show that has super-specific in-jokes for the metalhead commu...December 1, 2007
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Two More Firms Join GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Settlement
Jonathan Saltzman of the Boston Globe reports: The Home Depot and a foam insulation maker have agreed to contribute $5 million to settle civil lawsuits filed on behalf of most of the 300 people killed or injured in the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, raising the total tentative settleme...November 1, 2007
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IRON MAN: New EP Out Now
Long-running Maryland hard rock/heavy metal/doom band IRON MAN has just released its first new CD since "Generation Void" in 1999. Tiled "Submission", the effort is self-released by the band and was recorded and engineered by Chris Koz at his Polar Bear Lair studios in Maryland. It is a five-track E...October 24, 2007
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EUROPE Singer Is A First-Time Father
EUROPE singer Joey Tempest (real name: Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson) and his wife Lisa welcomed their first child, a boy named James Joakim, on Friday, October 12 at a hospital in London, England. An eight-minute video interview with Joey Tempest conducted at the Arrow Rock Festival 2007, which was he...October 18, 2007
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