Search results for 'warlock'

News

DOKKEN To Utilize Stand-In Drummer For Select Dates

DOKKEN will enlist drummer Vik Foxx (ex-ENUFF Z'NUFF) to fill in for regular skinsman Mick Brown for several live shows that Mick is unable to play this summer. Rhino Records in March revisited DOKKEN's early days with a pair of releases packed with previously unissued material. The first release, a...

News

CEREMONIAL CASTINGS Working On Concept Album Based On Salem Witch Trials

American "deathphonic black metal" warriors CEREMONIAL CASTINGS have issued the following update: "As some may already know, CEREMONIAL CASTINGS has been talking for some time about releasing a concept album based of the Salem Witch Trials. Especially being that two of the three members are direct d...

News

DORO Celebrates 20 Years This Spring With 2-DVD Set And Tour

Locomotive Records celebrates two decades of DORO with the May 22 release of "20 Years: A Warrior Soul", a double-DVD visual treat filmed in state-of-the-art DVD9 format, plus bonus CD. The first disc is 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes documentary-styled concert footage of the "Metal Queen"'s triump...

News

DOKKEN, KINGDOM COME: More 'Defenders Of Rock' European Dates Announced

DOKKEN and KINGDOM COME will team up for the "Defenders of Rock" double-headliner tour between September 26 and October 22. So far the following dates have been released: Sep. 26 - Germany - Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik Sep. 29 - Hungary - Budapest - A38 Oct. 04 - Belgium - Vosselar - Biebob Oct. 07 - ....

News

Former WARLOCK Guitarist TOMMY BOLAN Announces California Clinics

Tommy Bolan, former WARLOCK lead guitarist and current N.Y.C. frontman, is scheduled to perform clinics at seven California Sam Ash locations. Tommy will be performing, discussing his gear, answering questions and giving away some freebie gear and swag. Tommy will also be demonstrating tips and tech...

News

DORO To Perform At German 'Rock For Children' Charity Concert

German singer Doro Pesch's official web site has been updated with the following message: "On April 28 and 30, a charity concert called 'Rock For Children 2007' will take place at the Route 66, Bösinghovener Straße, Meerbusch (Germany). DORO will be part of it to help raise money for the children. "...

News

DOKKEN Plans September Release For 'Lightning Strikes Again'

DOKKEN mainman/namesake Don Dokken has issued the following update: "The boys and I are currently in the studio working on [the new DOKKEN album] 'Lightning Strikes Again' and it should be out sometime in September. We will be playing various festivals this summer and we all hope you will make it to...

News

DORO Performs WARLOCK Classic With DESTRUCTION, AFTER FOREVER Members; Video Available

Doro Pesch has announced plans to record a new version of the WARLOCK classic "All We Are" with a backing band consisting of DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, AFTER FOREVER guitarist Bas Maas and well-known session drummer Tim Husung. The CD, which will include other rare material and...

News

DORO To Perform WARLOCK Classic With DESTRUCTION, AFTER FOREVER Members

Doro Pesch will perform the classic song "All We Are" from her former band WARLOCK live at a boxing match on March 30 between German female boxing champion (and Doro's close friend) Regina Halmich and German TV personality/comedian Stefan Raab. Doro will perform the track as Halmich's intro theme wi...

News

DANZIG: 'Lost Tracks' Double-CD Collection Due In May

The long-awaited "Lost Tracks of Danzig" collection, a two-CD set of previously unreleased DANZIG tracks spaning the band's entire career — from the 1988 self-titled debut to the present — will be released on May 29. It will be packaged in a book-like format and will include a 12-page booklet of pho...

News

DOKKEN To Release 'Live 1981 From Conception' CD/DVD In March

DOKKEN will issue a live CD, entitled "Dokken Live 1981 from Conception", on March 13 via Rhino Records. "I think the DVD is coming out at the same time, but will find out for sure by Friday," the group's frontman, Don Dokken, writes on their MySpace page. "The videos on the DVD are 'Breaking the .....

News

KISS, DIO, TWISTED SISTER: More NAMM Appaearances Announced

Music Star Productions has announced several artist signings during the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, ESP) and Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) will a...

News

DON DOKKEN: 'As Long As You Keep Making Good Music, People Will Buy It'

DOKKEN is continuing work on its new album, "Lightning Strikes Again", for a 2007 release via Rhino Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2004's "Hell to Pay" will feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals),Jon Levin (guitar, ex-WARLOCK),Barry Sparks (bass, TED NUGEN...

News

STOS Guitarist JAN KARDAS Dies Of Cancer

Jan Kardas, guitarist of the legendary Polish heavy/speed metal band STOS, passed away several days ago being diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year. He joined the band in 1988 and appeared on the cult album "Stos" (1990) and the reunion demo "Awakening" in 2001. The last official studio recordin...

News

DOKKEN: Audio Interview With Guitarist JON LEVIN Available

DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin recently called into "The Hairball John Radio Show" to discuss all that is DOKKEN and more. Jon reminisced about his days as part of DORO's band, his everyday "superhero"-type lifestyle as an attorney by day and metal guitarist by night, the band chemistry in the current l...