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ORCHESTRA OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE: The Prog-Rock Supergroup!
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos, CHROMA KEY/ex-DREAM THEATER keyboardist Kevin Moore, and GORDIAN KNOT/ex-CYNIC bassist Sean Malone have set OSI (ORCHESTRA OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE) as the name of their much-anticipated prog-rock "supergroup" project, which comm...July 16, 2002
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MANOWAR To Release Single On Anniversary Of ELVIS' Death
MANOWAR will release their next single, "An American Trilogy" / "The Fight For Freedom", as a so called double-A-side-single to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. This forthcoming single "will demonstrate the band's passion for grand and epic hymns that continue the message...July 11, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Begin Tracking Vocals, Announce Upcoming Tour
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has commenced the vocal-tracking process for the group's brand new CD, entitled Elements Part I. "I have to say that it's good to be behind the microphone again," Timo wrote on his official web site. "The last months I've been mostly giving interviews for my solo...June 25, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Finish Tracking Drums, Guitar, Bass For "Elements Part I"
STRATOVARIUS have finished recording the drums, guitars and bass for their forthcoming album, entitled Elements Part I, and are presently in the process of laying down keyboard and vocal tracks. One of the cuts to be included on the CD, "Stratofortress", is said have turned out to be " the most diff...June 20, 2002
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Former MEGADETH Members To Reunite In New Project
Former MEGADETH and current SAVATAGE guitarist Al Pitrelli recently spoke to The Pure Rock Shop about Dave Mustaine's decision to disband MEGADETH and the Pitrelli's current and upcoming activities. Here are a few select highlights from that conversation: On whether Mustaine will be able to return t...June 11, 2002
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO To Embark On US Tour In Late Summer
New York's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will embark on the first of several tours in support of their album, Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation in late August/early September. According to Skolnick, "this has been the subject of much p...June 6, 2002
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PAIN To Release BEATLES Cover As Next Single
Sweden's PAIN, the brainchild of HYPOCRISY mainman Peter TÃĪgtgren, will be issuing a new single, "Eleanor Rigby", on June 24th through Stockholm Records. The title song, a "brutal" remake of the BEATLES cut featuring a full orchestra, is a different version to the one that appears on the group's cur...June 5, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS' TIMO TOLKKI: We Will Spare No Expense On New Album
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki has posted the following update on the progress of the recording of their forthcoming CD, entitled Elements Part I: "After spending three weeks in preproduction recording demos and now two weeks at Finnvox [Studios], things are beginning to look a little bit more c...May 31, 2002
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STEVE VAI To Perform At Japanese Concerto
Steve Vai will be performing in Tokyo in July as a featured performer at the world premiere of composer Ichiro Nodaira's Fire Strings, a concerto for electric guitar and 100-piece orchestra. Steve will perform with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, at the prestigious Suntory Hall in Tokyo,...May 16, 2002
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RAGING SPEEDHORN, KATAKLYSM Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Britain's RAGING SPEEDHORN and Canada's KATAKLYSM are the latest acts to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks l...May 3, 2002
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY are the latest act to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks like this: SLAYER MOTRHEAD MACHI...April 27, 2002
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EDGUY's TOBIAS SAMMET: AVANTASIA Part II Coming In August
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet is currently hard at work on the second part of his metal opera project dubbed AVANTASIA, which released a highly-acclaimed debut effort, entitled simply The Metal Opera, in November 2000. According to Sammet, touring with my main band EDGUY is such big fun, [but] in bet...April 21, 2002
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Commences Work On "Attack"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GUITAR LEGEND YNGWIE MALMSTEEN HEADS INTO THE STUDIO TO BEGIN RECORDING ATTACK International guitar legend YNGWIE MALMSTEEN is back in the studio and has begun recording his new album, Attack. Attack is being produced by YNGWIE himself, and recorded and mixed by the famous vet...April 20, 2002
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SAVATAGE Announce PITRELLI's Return To Group's Ranks
SAVATAGE have officially rejoined forces with former MEGADETH guitarist Al Pitrelli. As a result of this develoment, the group will no longer be requiring the services of SEVEN WITCHES axeman Jack Frost, who filled in for Pitrelli during the latter's tenure with Mustaine and co. "Me and the boys hav...April 9, 2002
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DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Re-Sign With Nuclear Blast Records
Austrian death metal veterans DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA have re-signed with Nuclear Blast Records. More news on an upcoming studio album is expected shortly. ...April 9, 2002
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