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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's 'Concerto Suite For Electric Guitar' DVD To Receive U.S. Release

Yngwie Malmsteen's "Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra" will receive its long-awaited North American release on DVD on November 1, 2005, via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The DVD was filmed in 2001 with the New Japan Philharmonic, conducted by Taizo Takemoto. It was initially released over...

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DIABLO Announce New Album Title

Finland's DIABLO have set "Mimic 47" as the title of their fourth full-length album, due in Finland on January 18, 2006 via Gaga Goodies/Poko. The recordings for the follow-up to 2003's "Eternium" are expected to be completed by the end of October. "Mimic 47" track listing (in no particular order):...

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ANATHEMA: New Songtitles Revealed

ANATHEMA guitarist Daniel Cavanagh has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We play a gig [tonight, Sept. 19] in London supporting H.I.M. and I know a few people have questioned this, but I for one am looking forward to playing in a packed out London venue to people who may...

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ANATHEMA: DJ Sets In Istanbul, Athens Cancelled

ANATHEMA guitarist/vocalist Vincent Cavanagh has issued the following statement via the group's official web site: "To everyone planning to turn up at the clubs in Istanbul [Friday night] (Sept. 16) and in Athens (Sept. 18),unfortunately I have had to pull out. This is because I don't wanna miss ou...

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Guitarist SEAN BAKER To Be Featured In MIKE VARNEY's 'Spotlight' Column

Instrumental guitarist Sean Baker of THE SEAN BAKER ORCHESTRA, who shared the stage with Joe Stump, "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, TESTAMENT, PAINMUSEUM) and Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS SIBERIAN-ORCHESTRA) at this year's Shredfest in Rochester, New York, will be featured in Shrapnel Records hea...

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Vocalist HENRIETTE BORDVIK Quits SIRENIA

Vocalist Henriette Bordvik has announced her departure from SIRENIA, the Norwegian gothic metal band featuring former TRISTANIA guitarist/vocalist Morten Veland. Her official statement on the matter reads as follows: "It's a difficult call this one, but it has now come down to me leaving SIRENIA. Se...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer GENE HOGLAN Checks In

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, ex-DEATH) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hey everybody, it's your big buddy Gene here, here to give all of you a long-awaited update! An UPDATE, you say? On a STRAPPING site? Can you believe it? As of this writ...

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METAL INSURGENCE TOUR Schedules Hurricane Relief Concert

The Metal Insurgence Tour, featuring JON OLIVA'S PAIN (led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva),CHRIS CAFFERY'S FACES (solo project of SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery),and BEYOND FEAR (fronted by former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens),will p...

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SPINAL TAP Bassist Says There Is 'Not A Lot Of Talk' Of Reunion

SPINAL TAP bassist Harry Shearer (a.k.a. Derek Smalls) recently spoke to Billboard.com's Greg Prato about the possibility of a reunion of the stars of the much-loved, much-parodied faux rockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap". "There's not a lot of talk [of a reunion]," Shearer admitted. "We kind of have...

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ANATHEMA To Open For H.I.M. In London

British metallers ANATHEMA will be opening for Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London on Monday, September 19. ANATHEMA are currently writing and recording new material at Sewerside Studios in Yorkshire, U.K. for a tentative 2006 release. The band recently issued a DVD,...

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VIRGIN BLACK Continuing Work On New Album

Australian symphonic gothic metal act VIRGIN BLACK are hard at work on new material which will serve as the follow-up to the well-received 2003 offering, "Elegant...and Dying". "The largest piece of the puzzle to be unearthed thus far is the revelation that they have just finished recording with the...

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PETER CRISS: 'It's My Turn To Tell My Side Of My Life'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss' official web site has been updated with the following question-and-answer session with Criss, conducted a few days ago: Q: What's going on with the new album? when do you think it's going to ship? Peter: "It's going great, thank you for asking. I am wearing a lot o...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: 'We Are Opening Ourselves On So Many Levels On This Album'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "Sleepless, still. For weeks and weeks. Days and nights blend into one giant blur of feelings and impressions and sounds and creations and images of a personal abyss. This album keeps biting back at me,...

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BLOCKK 16 To Support Y&T On East Coast Tour

Legendary rockers Y&T will embark on a mini-tour of the East Coast in late September with support from Rick Skatore's (24-7 SPYZ) BLOCKK 16. The BLOCKK lineup will consist of Skatore on bass, Andrew Freeman (GEORGE LYNCH, BLACK SYMPHONY) on guitars, Ray Freeman Jr. on vocals and Shawn Vickers (T...

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DIABLO Begin Recording New Album

Finland's DIABLO entered Fantom studios yesterday (August 22) to begin recording their fourth full-length album for a January 18, 2006 release via the Gaga Goodies/Poko label. The recordings for the follow-up to 2003's "Eternium" are expected to be completed by the end of October, with the album's f...