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RAUBTIER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish industrial metal band RAUBTIER ("Predator" in German) has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OZZY OSBOURNE SAXON STYX RHAPSODY OF FIRE MUSTASCH...

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JOURNEY Not Reuniting With STEVE PERRY

The Pulse of Radio reports that former JOURNEY frontman Steve Perry, who left the band 12 years ago, is said to be eager to reunite with his bandmates following the continued success of the band's 1981 hit "Don't Stop Believin'", which was most recently featured on the Fox show "Glee". According to...

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THE HAUNTED Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

THE HAUNTED has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL FLÄSKET BRINNER GROUNDHOGS JASON & THE SCORCHERS MUSTASCH OVERKILL OZZY OSBOURNE RAGE...

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FOREIGNER: 'Can't Slow Down - When It's Live' Due Next Week

Since the release of their earMUSIC studio album "Can't Slow Down", classic rockers FOREIGNER have toured extensively in North America and Europe. The band's live shows, with Kelly Hansen on vocals, have garnered great reviews and the current lineup is possibly the best ever. Fast forward to Novembe...

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OVERKILL, STYX Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

OVERKILL and STYX have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OZZY OSBOURNE SAXON STYX RHAPSODY OF FIRE MUSTASCH OVERKILL JASON & THE SCORCHERS AGENT ST...

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JOURNEY To Tour U.K. With STYX, FOREIGNER

JOURNEY will be joined by STYX and FOREIGNER on a U.K. tour next scheduled for next summer. The dates include: June 04 - London, UK - Wembley Arena June 05 - Birmingham, UK - NIA June 07 - Newcastle, UK - Metro Radio Arena June 08 - Manchester, UK - Evening News Arena June 09 ...

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AC/DC Sold Nearly Two Million Concert Tickets In First Nine Months Of The Year

Pollstar magazine, which tracks the concert business, has released a third-quarter recap of top touring artists and concert industry developments in the first nine months of 2010. The following hard rock/heavy metal artists appear on the Top 100 "Third-Quarter Year-To-Date Worldwide Ticket Sales" li...

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CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY OF AMERICA To Debut

Rock producer and historian Denny Somach today announced the establishment of the Classic Rock Society of America. The organization will be devoted to the preservation, promotion and celebration of classic rock music by the artists, musicians, producers and fans of the most popular musical category...

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CORPUS CHRISTII Completes Work On 'Luciferian Frequencies'

Portuguese black metallers CORPUS CHRISTII have completed work on their new album, "Luciferian Frequencies", at BlackOut studios in Brussels, Belgium with producer Phorgath (bass player from ENTHRONED). The CD consists of one intro and nine tracks and has a running time of a bit over 40 minutes. A t...

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FOZZY Frontman On Illegal Music Downloading: 'Stealing Is Stealing, Man'

Brendan Crabb (a.k.a. Spiritech) of PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with FOZZY vocalist and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: There is a rather wide cross-section of influences on [the new FOZZY] album ["Chasing The G...

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FOZZY Frontman Talks Wrestling, 'Chasing The Grail'

Elliot Levin of the New York Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. New York Hard Rock Music Examiner: All things considered, what's more fun? Being a rock star or a pro wr...

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FOZZY Frontman: 'A Lot Of Bands Aren't Really Playing The Kind Of Music That We're Playing'

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: "Chasing the Grail" sounds like traditional metal, but it's still fresh. How do things typically come...

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VOIVOD Drummer: 'PIGGY And I Saw Some UFOs In Buffalo'

Jessica M. Alexander of Spinner recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spinner: Describe your sound in your own words. Michel: It's a mixture of prog/punk/metal with a sci-fi edge...Pro...

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BOSTON Members Interviewed On 'Long Live Rock'; Audio Available

Kimberley Dahme and Gary Pihl from BOSTON were the featured guests on this past Sunday's (January 31) edition of the "Long Live Rock" show. Host Sterling Whitaker — a Nashville-based music journalist, and the author of two books, "Unsung Heroes of Rock Guitar" in 2003, and "The Grand Delusion: The U...

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TWISTED SISTER, Y&T, KIX Confirmed For MIDWEST ROCKFEST

TWISTED SISTER, STYX, KIX, Y&T, TOXIN and the TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION are scheduled to perform at the Midwest Rockfest, set to take place July 23-24 at Lake Afton in Wichita, Kansas. More acts will be announced soon. For more information, visit MidwestRockfest.com. ...