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DARK MOOR: New Album Title, Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR have set "Autumnal" as the title of their new album, due in early 2009. The follow-up to 2007's "Tarot", was recorded in part at New Sin Studios in Italy and features a guest appearance by soprano Itea Benedicto (NIOBETH). "Autumnal" track listing: 01. S...

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DORO Performs In China; Photos, Video Footage Available

German metal queen Doro Pesch played her first shows ever in China on November 15 and November 16 in Guangzhou and Beijing, respectively, in conjunction with a three-year exhibition/festival/culture exchange project initiated by the Chinese and German governments. According to a posting on Doro's we...

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GEORGE LYNCH, RICHIE KOTZEN, PAUL GILBERT To Team Up For 'Guitar Generation' Tour

George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) and Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) are tentatively scheduled to join forces for a tour dubbed "Guitar Generation". The two-month trek is expected to launch around February 25 in Los Angeles. No further details are currently available...

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Drummer MICHAEL LEE Died Of A Seizure

Funeral services for British drummer Michael Lee (ROBERT PLANT, LENNY KRAVITZ, THIN LIZZY, THE CULT, LITTLE ANGELS, THE QUIREBOYS) will be held on Wednesday, December 3 at 10:45 a.m. at Darlington Crematorium in Darlington, England. All flowers and cards can be sent to: John Meynell Funeral Service...

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GENE SIMMONS On Canada's 'The Hour'; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was the featured guest on "The Hour" with host George Stroumboulopoulos last night (Thursday, November 27). The 17-minute segment, which aired on CBC in Canada, is available for viewing below. Gene Simmons has told Jane Stevenson of Canada's Sun Media that the vete...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' Video Featuring LITA FORD Available

"I'll Be Home For Christmas", the third in the series of videos from TWISTED SISTER's now-classic rockin' holiday CD and DVD, "A Twisted Christmas" — featuring TWISTED versions of beloved Christmas classics — can be viewed below. The clip, which features '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford in her first v...

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QUEEN BEAST To Release Debut In February

Fayetteville, Arkansas's QUEEN BEAST (formerly PILE OF DEAD WOMEN) will release its self-titled debut on February 13, 2009. The album was produced and engineered by Sanford Parker (PELICAN, UNEARTHLY TRANCE, RWAKE, BURIED AT SEA) at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio and at Semaphore Studios in Chicago...

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GENE SIMMONS Confirms Plans For New KISS Studio Album

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told Jane Stevenson of Canada's Sun Media that the veteran glam rockers are writing songs for a new album that he expects they will record next year and release next summer. KISS singer/guitarist Paul Stanley will produce the disc. The band will follow the albu...

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UK Journalists Discuss Whether 'Chinese Democracy' Has Been Worth The Wait; Audio Available

A five-minute audio recording of UK rock journalists Paul Elliott and Phil Alexander discussing whether the new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy", has been worth the wait can be found on the BBC News web site. "It was a legendary album even before it came out. It was legendary for not being ....

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AC/DC's Former Manager Remembers BON SCOTT

Vince Lovegrove, an Australian music manager, journalist, television producer, AIDS awareness pioneer and musician who briefly managed AC/DC (with Bon Scott as vocalist) in the early 1970s, has penned the following article for News.com.au: "Bon Scott was desperate for success, almost 28, and had not...

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QUEEN FEST MEXICO 2008 To Take Place Next Week

EMI Music and the QUEEN Fan Club Mexico will celebrate the launch of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS' new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", and pay homage to late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury at the Queen Fest Mexico 2008 on Saturday, November 29. At the free event, the fans will be able to take part in such ...

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GENE SIMMONS Sounds Off At Touring Conference Keynote

According to Billboard.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons said during a keynote address today (November 20) at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, that the band is currently working out future tour details. "We've been talking with [manager Do...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY To Take Part In Royal Variety Performance

QUEEN guitarist Brian May will take part in the Royal Variety Performance on Thursday, December 11 at the iconic London Palladium. Celebrating its 80th anniversary, this year's show will be performed in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. The Roya...

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Town Duped By Fake STATUS QUO Star

UK's Metro reports that a conman convinced a whole town he was the STATUS QUO frontman Francis Rossi, earning himself free meals and trips in the mayor's limousine for almost a year. The trickster promised Dover's town councillors that he would perform free at their festival. And if that wasn't enou...

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DORO To Release New Single In December

German metal queen Doro Pesch will release a new single, "Herzblut", on December 12 via AFM Records. It will feature four versions of the title track, each recorded in a different language. "Herzblut" track listing: 01. Herzblut (Single Version) 02. Herzblut (Album Version) 03. A Fond Le Coeur - Her...