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MIKE PORTNOY, BILLY SHEEHAN, RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL, JEFF SCOTT SOTO, DEREK SHERINIAN Join Forces In SONS OF APOLLO

For the past few months, rumors have been circulating about a new secret project including former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian. Now, the time has come to make the grand and highly anticipated introduction to their new band, SONS OF APOLLO. Reuniting to form SONS OF APOLLO,...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: 'There's No One More Self-Absorbed Than YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'

Joe Lynn Turner has once again fired back at Yngwie Malmsteen, saying that "there's no one more self-absorbed than" the Swedish guitarist and describing Yngwie's singing voice as "terrible." Turner made his latest comments during a wide-ranging interview with Canada's The Metal Voice , which touche...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's Manager Fires Back At Former Vocalists For Their 'Classless' And 'Puerile Words'

Daniel Baker, who is part of the management team for Yngwie Malmsteen, has released a statement defending the Swedish guitarist against comments made by some of the singers Yngwie has worked with in the past. The war of words between Malmsteen and his former bandmates started when the iconic axeman...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is 'A Megalomaniac Desperately Trying To Justify His Own Insecurity'

Joe Lynn Turner is the latest vocalist to fire back at Yngwie Malmsteen, saying that the Swedish guitarist's disparaging comments about some of the singers that have worked with him in the past are nothing but "rantings of a megalomaniac desperately trying to justify his own insecurity." Turner's co...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Announces Fall 2017 U.S. Tour

Legendary Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen will embark on the second 2017 leg of his "World On Fire" U.S. headlining tour in the fall. Yngwie and his ensemble of top-tier musicians will perform pieces from the legendary neo-classical stylings of "Rising Force" (1984) as well as songs from...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Finds YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's Comments 'Comical And Sad'

Jeff Scott Soto has fired back at Yngwie Malmsteen, saying that he finds it "comical and sad" that the Swedish guitarist would speak disparagingly about some of the singers that have worked with him in the past. Soto's comments came in response to a recent interview Malmsteen gave to Metal Wani in w...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is Not Interested In Working With JEFF SCOTT SOTO, JOE LYNN TURNER And TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Again

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he has considered working with singers like Jeff Scott So...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram To Embark On 'Dio Returns' World Tour; First Dates Announced

Live music's premier hologram production company Eyellusion today revealed initial dates for "Dio Returns: The World Tour", featuring a hologram of Ronnie James Dio reunited with the late rock star's former bandmates from the DIO band. The tour will make more than eighty stops around the globe, kick...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Finally Has 'True Love' In His Life

Chris's Juicebar recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excepts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his motto in life: Joe: "You put me on the spot with that one....

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GRAHAM BONNET BAND Joined By JAG PANZER Guitarist JOEY TAFOLLA

The GRAHAM BONNET BAND has announced the addion of Joey Tafolla as the group's new guitarist. Effective immediately, Joey will be joining the band for all upcoming tour dates and the recording of a new GRAHAM BONNET BAND album, the follow-up to last year's acclaimed "The Book" release. Graham commen...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer And Ex-PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Guitarist: Entire 'The Uprising' EP Available For Streaming

"The Uprising", the six-song EP from former SUPERJOINT RITUAL and PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS guitarist Marzi Montazeri and ex-JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, can be streamed below. Released on June 23 via Montazeri's recently launched Crunchy Western Records, the effort...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer And Ex-PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Guitarist Release 'A Monster Within' Song

Former SUPERJOINT RITUAL and PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS guitarist Marzi Montazeri has joined forces with ex-JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens to record a six-song EP, "The Uprising". Due on June 23 via Montazeri's recently launched Crunchy Western Records, the effort was re...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says His Proposed Project With DEVIN TOWNSEND Will Focus On Lead Vocals

Vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH was interviewed by Rock Hard publisher Holger Stratmann at this year's Rock Hard Festival, which was held June 2-4 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. When asked about his proposed proje...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Joins Forces With Ex-PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS Guitarist

Former SUPERJOINT RITUAL and PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS guitarist Marzi Montazeri has joined forces with ex-JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens to record a six-song EP, "The Uprising". Due on June 23 via Montazeri's recently launched Crunchy Western Records, the effort wa...

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EZOO Feat. GRAHAM BONNET, DARIO MOLLO: Lyric Video For 'Guys From God' Song

The official lyric video for "Guys From God", a song from EZOO, the project featuring legendary singer Graham Bonnet (pictured; RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, GRAHAM BONNET BAND) and Italian axeman and producer Dario Mollo, can be seen below. The track is taken from band's debut album, "Feeding The Beast"...