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VICIOUS RUMORS: West Coast Dates Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have scheduled the following dates: March 22 - The Kennel Club Sacramento, CA March 29 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA (VR on at 9 p.m.) (w/ TESTAMENT) March 29 - Britannia Arms Cupertino, CA (headlining; VR on at 11:59 p.m.) VICIOUS RUMO...February 22, 2008
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BENEDICTUM Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival
San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED AMULANCE ANCESTRAL AXEH...February 21, 2008
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DIO, EUROPE, STAGE DOLLS Confirmed For Norway's KOPERVIK FESTIVAL
DIO, the band fronted by the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),EUROPE and STAGE DOLLS have been confirmed for the Kopervik Festival, set to take place May 31 in Karmoy, Norway. For more information, visit www.kopervikfestival.no. DIO's schedul...February 21, 2008
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STORMZONE To Support GEORGE LYNCH In Spain
Irish band STORMZONE will support George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) during his tour of Spain. Confirmed dates so far include Barcelona (March 13),Bilbao (March 14) and Madrid (March 15). Apart from performing a full support slot, STORMZONE will also return to the stage to back George Lynch during hi...February 20, 2008
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ADASTRA: Performance Footage Of New Song Posted Online
Finnish metallers ADASTRA played a new track, entitled "One Chance", during their January 29, 2008 concert at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland. Watch footage of the performance below. In other news, ADASTRA has been confirmed for the Jalometalli festival, set to take place August 15-16 at Club Teat...February 17, 2008
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PHILIP ANSELMO Says He Doesn't Understand Where VINNIE PAUL's Hatred Is Coming From
UK's Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Hammer: It's been a tough time for you lately. Anselmo: A tough couple of years. Life brings adversity, and with coming through adversity comes wi...February 16, 2008
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DIO Schedules UK Dates
DIO, the band fronted by the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),has scheduled two dates in the UK in May: May 27 - Carling Academy - Birmingham, England May 28 - Astoria - London, England For more information, visit Seetickets.com. DIO's last r...February 15, 2008
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DOKKEN: 'Lightning Strikes Again' Details Revealed; More Samples Available
Frontiers Records has announce the details of the forthcoming DOKKEN album, "Lightning Strikes Again", to be released in Europe on April 11. "Lightning Strikes Again" is DOKKEN's tenth studio album and it "marks a true and definite return" to the band's classic sound, according to a press release. '...February 15, 2008
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JOE LYNN TURNER Says He Should Front Reunited RAINBOW, Not RONNIE JAMES DIO
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Do you think [Ritchie] Blackmore will ever quit doing BLACKMORE'S NIG...February 14, 2008
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WHITESNAKE Guitarist Prepares To Hit The Road
WHITESNAKE/ex-DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich has issued the following update: "[I] can't wait for you to hear the new [WHITESNAKE] record and looking forward to seeing you on tour this year! I'm in the process of preparing now for the tour and a few other thing too. I need to get my live rig fired up .....February 13, 2008
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Germany's ROCK HARD Magazine Celebrates 250th Issue
Legendary German hard rock/heavy metal magazine Rock Hard will celebrate its 250th edition with a special issue printed in large format. Being one of Germany's biggest independent music media publishers, Rock Hard decided to suprise its readers with a unique anniversary issue in DIN A3 size. The iss...February 13, 2008
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TOBIAS SAMMET Talks About AVANTASIA, Forthcoming EDGUY Album
Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with AVANTASIA/EDGUY mainman and composer Tobias Sammet. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: What steps have you taken to make "The Scarecrow" [AVANTASIA's latest album] different from "The Metal Opera" parts 1 and 2, since those are...February 13, 2008
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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce New Singer
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) to the group's ranks. "Ronnie showed up and blew the band away with his powerful voice," stated guitarist Geoff Thorpe. "The first night he sang with us it was like h...February 12, 2008
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WHITE WIZZARD Seeking Second Lead Guitarist
The Los Angeles, California-based classic hard rock/heavy metal band WHITE WIZZARD is seeking a second lead guitarist to add to the band's "already explosive" live lineup. The group will be playing out-of-town shows and music festivals very soon and is looking for somebody that is reliable and prefe...February 12, 2008
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WHITESNAKE's DOUG ALDRICH Offers Demonstration Of New RANDY RHOADS Signature Amp
Gearwire has posted a four-minute clip of WHITESNAKE/ex-DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich playing the new Marshall Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT) signature series amplifier at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Conve...February 10, 2008
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