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$40,000 Guitar Signed By JIMMY PAGE, BRIAN MAY Vanishes

According to Dailymail.co.uk, a Fender Stratocaster guitar boasting the signatures of Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page and Bill Wyman, among others, has vanished. The guitar disappeared last month while in the care of Parcelforce en route from DIRE STRAITS mainman Mark Knopfler's London office to...

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TESTAMENT: New Album Release Date Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will release their new album, "The Formation of Damnation", in North America on April 29, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band is currently recording the effort with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) at Fantasy St...

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TESLA, STRYPER, AARON LEWIS To Perform At Benefit Concert For Victims Of GREAT WHITE Fire

TESLA, STRYPER (with a special guest appearance by Tom Scholz of BOSTON),Aaron Lewis (STAIND),Eric Martin (MR. BIG) and Carmine Appice's SLAM (a drum thing) are among the confirmed performers at a benefit concert for the victims of the February 20, 2003 nightclub fire, which claimed 100 lives, ser...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY Looking For Touring Keyboardist

California-based, female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY are looking for a keyboardist to join them on the road for their upcoming North American tour with TRAIL OF TEARS, CELLADOR and UNEXPECT. The trek kicks off January 15 in Charlotte, North Carolina. ECHOES OF ETERNITY's Olle Ca...

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AYREON: New Song Posted Online

A new AYREON track, entitled "The Fifth Extinction", has been posted online at this location. The song is divided in two parts due to MySpace limitations (the track is just over 10 minutes long). "The Fifth Extinction" comes off AYREON's new album, entitled "01011001", which is scheduled for release...

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JOE SATRIANI Completes Album, Plots Tour

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports: Guitarist Joe Satriani is near completion on his 12th studio album. While an album title and release date are still pending, tickets for an album-supporting U.K. tour are moving briskly. "Yesterday was a great day — we officially finished recording," Satriani tel...

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Ex-MASTERPLAN Singer JORN LANDE Mixing New Solo Album

Former MASTERPLAN singer Jorn Lande is currently at Tommy Hansen's Jailhouse Studio in Denmark mixing his new solo album for a March 2008 release (to be made available under the JORN banner). "We are planning to come see many of you guys and gals around Europe next year — and hopefully other parts o...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, HATE ETERNAL: Complete Itinerary Available

Detroit-based extreme metallers THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER recently finished up dates in Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand and have just started the European leg of their tour, also featuring JOB FOR A COWBOY and THE RED CHORD. Shortly after the band returns from Europe, they will head out for a fu...

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DEMAIO: MANOWAR Fans Showed HEAVEN AND HELL And MOTÖRHEAD Fans Just Who 'Kicks Ass'

According to Tangra Mega Rock, Joey DeMaio and Eric Adams of MANOWAR announced at a press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria earlier today (December 1) that they will perform live in Kavarna, Bulgaria "on July 5 or 6, 2008 - right after Euro 2008" (the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship). The conce...

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THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: 'Anemic World' Video Posted Online

Madison, Wisconsin-based female-fronted metal band THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE has posted the video for its song "Anemic World" on YouTube. The clip, which was directed by Eric Papa, can be viewed below. According to the band's official bio, THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE "combine elements from multiple genres of metal...

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ERIC SINGER, JORN LANDE, AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Perform With AVANTASIA At Upcoming Festivals

According to a posting on the MySpace page of Amanda Somerville — the American-born, Germany-based singer-songwriter and vocal coach who is better known for her collaborations with various European metal bands, including EPICA, AFTER FOREVER and EDGUY — she will be performing on stage with AVANTASIA...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the Legacy Festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: May 30, 2008: DESTRUCTION VADER OBITUARY DARK FUNERAL THRESHOLD May 31, 2008: JORN LANDE BELPHEGOR...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Says He Tried To Get QUEEN Guitarist To Play On New AVANTASIA Album

A 17-minute audio interview with EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet conducted earlier in the month by Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock is available for download at this location (MP3, 4 MB). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: Let's jump on AVANTASIA now. H...

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AYREON: '01011001' Video Teaser Available

A video teaser for the forthcoming AYREON album, entitled "01011001", can be viewed below. AYREON is the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen. The group will make its new rock opera, entitled "01011001", available in three editions: * a regular two-CD edition with a 28 page booklet....

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Legendary Bassist BOB DAISLEY Discusses His Work With BLACK SABBATH

An excerpt from an extensive interview with legendary bassist Bob Daisley (RAINBOW, OZZY OSBOURNE),taken from the new second edition of Joel Gausten's book "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Daisley discusses his time as the recording bassist/chief lyricist...