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CHRIS CAFFERY: NAMM Signing Sessions Planned

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery will take part in signing sessions for GHS, TKL, Spectraflax and Seymour Duncan at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention, which is going to be held in Anaheim, California in late January. He will also play one...

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SAVATAGE: Earliest Known Live Footage Posted Online

An ultra-rare video clip of SAVATAGE performing the song "Holocaust" under teh band's original moniker AVATAR at an outdoor concert sponsored by a Tampa radio station — held in a strip mall parking lot in Clearwater, Florida sometime around 1982 — has been posted online at YouTube.com. This is the e...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirms New Album Title

After four full-length albums and one mini-album, Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has officially decided to make its upcoming album a self-titled affair. Commented guitarist Sander Gommans: "This album does not only show new elements of AFTER FOREVER, but it's also a reflec...

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BIRD OF PREY Joined By SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist, Ex-RADAKKA Drummer

BIRD OF PREY — the band led by vocalist Kyle Michaels, a scene veteran who has previously played with MASI, ANIMAL, the GEEZER BUTLER BAND, RAVAGE and the DAVID SHANKLE GROUP — has announced a new, "re-energized" lineup. Joining the nucleus of Michaels, guitarist Andrew Haller (ORIGINAL SIN) and bas...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Featured In New THE RIGHT TO ROCK Podcast

TheRightToRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #7) featuring TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA lead guitarist Alex Skolnick. Hosts Genghis and Ragman discuss everything from TESTAMENT to TSO with Alex, plus a little more. The interview is approximately 25 minutes long. Genghis and Ra...

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TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK: GUITAR WORLD Footage Available

Video footage of TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Alex Skolnick giving a lesson on how to play TSO's "Wizards of Winter" for a CD-ROM that was included with the January 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine has been posted online at YouTube.com. In addition to TESTAMENT and TRANS-SIBERIAN...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Video Footage From Finnish Press Conference Posted Online

Video footage of legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen's December 14, 2006 press conference in Helsinki, Finland has been posted online at this location. Photos taken at Yngwie's gig on December 15, 2006 at Teatria in Oulu, Finland are available at Mesta.net (courtesy of Jouni Hirn). As previ...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Will Be A Self-Titled Affair

According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the title of the forthcoming AFTER FOREVER album will be simply "After Forever" and NOT "Energized", as was previously reported. The song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard dueting w...

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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman GINGER: 'Yoni' Solo Album Details Revealed

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger will release his new solo album, "Yoni", on January 22 on Round Records. The full track listing is as follows: 01. Black Windows 02. When She Comes 03. Holiday 04. This Bed Is On Fire 05. Smile In Denial 06. Jake 07. The Night I Was Born Again 08. Why Can't ...

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THERION: Photos From 'Classic' Show In Bucharest Posted Online

Sweden's THERION performed with a full symphonic orchestra, choir and international opera stars on Saturday, December 9, 2006 in front of 3,000 fans at the Palace Hall in Bucharest, Romania. A review of the event, including photos, can be found at Metalhead.ro. The new THERION album, entitled "Gothi...

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MOTÖRHEAD, HAMMERFALL, RAGE Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK Festival

MOTÖRHEAD, HAMMERFALL and RAGE are among the confirmed bands for the Masters Of Rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, 2007 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MOTÖRHEAD HAMMERFALL RAGE + LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA STRATOVARIUS DIE HAPPY PINK CREAM 69 AFTER...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman To Guest On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate will be a guest DJ on Norway's Metal Express Radio this Thursday, December 14 at 15:00 and 21:00 CET (9 a.m./3 p.m. EST). During the one-hour program, Geoff will play his favorite tracks from some of the bands that influenced him personally as well as QUEENSRŸCHE in t...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Performs With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA In Seattle: Video Available

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate joined the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA onstage at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington on December 6 for a rendition of the QUEENSRŸCHE hit "Silent Lucidity". A short video clip of the second half of the solo through the end of the song is available on YouTube at this lo...

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DIMMU BORGIR: Release Dates Announced For New Album

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have confirmed the following release dates for their new album, "In Sorte Diaboli" (via Nuclear Blast Records): Germany: May 4 Rest of Europe: May 7 North America: May 8 "In Sorte Diaboli" was recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD Sees Tingling Strings In Denmark

According to The Highway Star, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord witnessed an impressive performance of his piano concerto "Boom of the Tingling Strings" Thursday night (Dec. 7) in Odense, Denmark, performed by the Odense Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann and featuring Nelson Goerner o...