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SCORPIONS: Chelyabinsk Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SCORPIONS' April 22 concert at Dvoretz Sporta in Chelyabinsk, Russia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Sting in the Tail 02. Make It Real 03. Is There Anybody There? 04. The Zoo 05. Coast to Coast 06. Loving You Sunday Morning 07. Living for Tomorr...

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ATHEIST Frontman: 'People Always Hate What They Don't Understand'

Mark Morton of the Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with drummer Steve Flynn and vocalist Kelly Shaefer of seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Metal Examiner: What is the mission statement of ATHEIST now? Shaefer: When...

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RUDY SARZO: Video Footage Of Buenos Aires Clinic Available

On February 26, legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) took part in special clinic at The Roxy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. When asked about the tragic 1982 airplane accident — a morning joy...

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Comeblack

I find albums of rerecorded material to be about as hit-or-miss (usually "miss") as cover-song releases. So when "Comeblack" arrived containing both rerecorded SCORPIONS classics and cover songs from several 1960s era acts it was little enthusiasm that I considered the possibility for a review. That...

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RUDY SARZO Talks RANDY RHOADS, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT In New Video Interview

On February 24, Dani Buarque of the "Lokaos Rock Show" conducted an interview with legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) prior to BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's concert at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about t...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Is EDDIE VAN HALEN'S 'Biggest Fan'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth was asked by the New York Post how he feels guitarist Eddie Van Halen is playing these days, more than 35 years after they first met. Roth replied, "We're doing a lot of tunes that don't usually get out of the ...

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SCORPIONS: New North American Tour Dates Announced

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have scheduled the following North American tour dates: June 08 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center June 09 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater June 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre June 12 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre June 14 - Albuquerq...

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SCORPIONS Perform On German TV (Video)

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS performed on the January 30 edition of "TV Total", a German late-night television comedy talk show. The played two songs: the classic SCORPIONS track "Rock You Like A Hurricane" and a cover of the GLORIA JONES song "Tainted Love". Video footage of their appearance...

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SCORPIONS: 'Comeblack' First-Week Sales Revealed

SCORPIONS' "Comeblack", a new album of classic rock covers and fresh performances of signature repertoire recorded last year, sold around 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 90 on The Billboard 200 chart. SCORPIONS' last collection of all-original...

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SCORPIONS Planning More 'Special' Releases After Farewell Tour

Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS tells Billboard.com that fans can expect to see a slew of "special" releases from the band after it completes its massive farewell tour in early 2013. "We have a library in our warehouse where we have a lot of old songs, especially fro...

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STEEL PANTHER Posters Deemed 'Overtly Sexual' By U.K.'s Independent Regulator Of Advertising

According to XFM.co.uk, a poster for STEEL PANTHER's new album, "Balls Out", was deemed "overtly sexual" by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ASA is the U.K.'s independent regulator of advertising across all media, now including marketing on web sites. They work to ensure ads are legal,...

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SCORPIONS: Entire 'Comeblack' Album Available For Streaming

SCORPIONS' "Comeblack", a new album of classic rock covers and fresh performances of signature repertoire recorded last year, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. Launched by guitarist Rudolf Schenker in 1965, SCORPIONS forged metal, rock and pop into a sound that's come to signi...

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SCORPIONS Singer: 'We Are Really Happening Right Now And We Feel The Energy'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with vocalist Klaus Meine of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: As the farewell tour goes on, are you starting to get emotional that the end is near? Klaus:...

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The Animation of Entomology

I am shocked and awed with what BLOTTED SCIENCE has done here. Rather than releasing an EP of material that sounds like left leftovers from 2007's "The Machinations of Dementia" or that pushes the envelope without regard to accessibility, BLOTTED SCIENCE have crafted four tracks of elevated composit...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL Working With Former REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Singer

Former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell is working with musicians from California and Brazil — including singer Gustavo Monsanto (REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, TAKARA) — on the follow-up to Herman's 2010 album, "Take It As it Comes". The new CD will issued under the moniker HERMAN RAREBELL AND THE FATAL...