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NUCLEAR ASSAULT: Surprises In Store On Upcoming Studio CD

Reunited New York Thrash metal veterans NUCLEAR ASSAULT — vocalist/guitarist John Connelly, bass guitarist Danny Lilker, drummer Glenn Evans and new guitarist Scott Harrington — are putting the finishing touches to their first collection of new material in ten years at the Manchester, NH, studios of...

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EDENBRIDGE Launch Bassist Search

Austrian "angelic bombast metal" act EDENBRIDGE have launched a search for a new bassist. Interested parties can contact the group at [email protected]. As previously reported, EDENBRIDGE have set an October 25 release date through Germany's Massacre Records for their fourth full-length album,...

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JOE SATRIANI: U.S. Clinic Tour Dates Announced

Guitar legend Joe Satriani will demo his new co-designed Peavey JSX guitar amplifiers (photo) on an upcoming U.S. clinic tour, which runs from May 11 in Overland Park, Kansas through May 18 in Portland, Oregon. Satriani road-tested several JSX prototypes during the 2003 G3 Tour. "It was really great...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Talks About LIVING LOUD's Live Debut

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm on a very long plane flight right now. For some reason, I haven't been able to find much time to write any e mails. This tour leg has been busier than the written schedule of gigs would suggest. As ...

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Former QUIET RIOT/OZZY Bassist To Pen Book About RANDY RHOADS

Former QUIET RIOT/OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rudy Sarzo has revealed that he is currently writing a book on the Randy Rhoads era, titled "Off The Rails". "It is very hard to write a book," Sarzo told Classic Rock Revisited. "Whatever money I make from it, I can make a lot more from things that are much ....

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Force Of Evil

He's been mocked to within an inch of his dignity down the years, but one thing that King Diamond has is presence — loads of it, from his window-shattering, off-the-scale vocals, to that fucking big crucifix of bones that seems to travel everywhere with him. What's more, for as many as there that sc...

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RAGE Guitarist Working On Solo Album

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is currently working on his new solo CD, tentatively titled "Majesty & Passion". Joining Smolski at VPS Studios for the album's recording sessions are his RAGE colleagues Peavy Wagner and Mike Terrana as well as many other musicians, including former SCORPIONS guita...

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SAVIOUR MACHINE: New Album Update

SAVIOUR MACHINE vocalist Eric Clayton has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "After 3 years of a grueling 'pre-production' process and a 6 month sabbatical to produce 'LID2002', the principal recording of 'Legend Part III:II' finally began last October here in California!...

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EDENBRIDGE Set Release Date For New Album

Austrian "angelic bombast metal" act EDENBRIDGE have set an October 25 release date through Germany's Massacre Records for their fourth full-length album, "Shine". The follow-up to 2003's "Aphelion" will be recorded between May and July at guitarist/keyboardist Lanvall's Farpoint Station studio as w...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE To Support DISMEMBER In September

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE will embark on a short Benelux mini-tour with Swedish old-school death metal legend DISMEMBER in September. Two shows in Holland and one show in Belgium are confirmed. Other bands on the bill are Dutch thrashers OCCULT and the Swedish band HEARSE, featu...

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EDENBRIDGE To Release New Album In October

Austrian "angelic bombast metal" act EDENBRIDGE have set "Shine" as the title of their fourth full-length album, tentatively due in October through Germany's Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Aphelion" will be recorded between May and July. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include: 01. Oc...

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Sweden's GMR MUSIC Inks Distribution Deal With TRINITY HONG KONG

Sweden's GMR Music Group has signed a distribution deal with Trinity Hong Kong to release Trinity's albums in Scandinavia. The first three releases to hit Scandinavian shores are DEATHGUY's "The Legend of Romancer" (Thailand),SWORD OF DARKNESS' "Heathendom" (Vietnam) and CARNAL GRIEF's "Out Of Crip...

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Guitarist PARRIS MAYHEW On The CRO-MAGS' Enduring Influence

CRO-MAGS founding member/guitarist Parris Mayhew has posted a lengthy message on the group's official web site addressing the band's enduring influence and explaining some of the reasons the CRO-MAGS have failed to make their reunion a reality despite several attempts at doing so over the course of...

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RHAPSODY To Issue Mini-CD In May

RHAPSODY will be issuing a new mini-CD, entitled "The Dark Secret", on May 29 through Magic Circle Music/SPV. The group's as-yet-untitled new full-length album will follow in September. "The Dark Secret" track listing: 01. Unholy Warcry (short version)* 02. Thunder Mighty Roar* 03. Sacred Power Of R...

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LIVING COLOUR Guitarist To Release Solo Album

LIVING COLOUR guitarist Vernon Reid has set a May 4 release date for his "solo" project, "Known Unknown". Released under the VERNON REID & MASQUE banner, "Known Unknown" was recorded in New York over a two-year period between touring and other commitments. It's composed of nuanced studio session...