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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Early Videos To Be Re-Released On DVD

According to a posting on legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen's official web site, two of Yngwie's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — will soon be re-released on DVD by Universal. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad", w...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Tour Scandinavia In December

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will embark on a Scandinavian tour in December. Exact cities and dates for the trek — which will include stops in Sweden and Finland — will be announced soon. Yngwie Malmsteen and drummer Patrick Johansson reportedly went into Malmsteen's Miami, Florida s...

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Ragnarok

Soaring, epic, majestic progressive Viking metal from the Faroe Islands – how come they're not on top of the charts already? Actually, TYR have been raising quite a ruckus with their "Eric the Red" album, properly released worldwide this year after initially seeing the light of day in 2003 on a tiny...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Solo CD

Matthew Hoffman of Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Hardrock Haven: Andreas I read that you were a roadie for SEPULTURA before joining the band. Is that true? Andreas: Well, there was a killer undergrou...

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SEEMLESS Replaces SOIL On IN FLAMES' U.S. Tour

Heralded Massachusetts hard rock quartet SEEMLESS has replaced SOIL on IN FLAMES' upcoming U.S. headlining tour, which is scheduled to take place in December. Also appearing on the bill is LACUNA COIL. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 05 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa Dec. 06 - Philadelphia, P...

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PAUL GILBERT: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Guitar shredder Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR.BIG) has announced the following solo dates in Japan: Jan. 23 – Tokyo, JPN @ Liquid Room Jan. 24 - Tokyo, JPN @ Liquid Room Jan. 25 - Osaka, JPN @ Namba Hatch Jan. 26 - Nagoya, JPN @ Diamond Hall Paul Gilbert recently released his new all-guitar instrumen...

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DEFTONES Frontman: 'Every Record That We Make, It Gets Harder And Harder For Us'

DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's long-awaited fifth studio album, "Saturday Night Wrist", due on October 31. According to Moreno, the DEFTONES didn't intend to take their time with "Wrist", "but it just so happened it took that long. And it's a relief to hav...

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MACHINE HEAD Tears Up SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND: Video Available

Go behind the scenes with MACHINE HEAD as they tear up the Sounds of the Underground tour. Joining the tour for six select dates before entering the studio to record the new album, the band played to electric crowds night after night, and it was all captured on film, including the live debut of the...

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ERIC SINGER Discusses His Work with BLACK SABBATH

An exclusive interview with former BLACK SABBATH/current KISS drummer Eric Singer regarding his years in BLACK SABBATH, conducted by music writer Joel Gausten, is now available online www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten interviewed Singer for his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Chan...

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BERNIE TORME Confirmed For Ireland's CLIVEAID Benefit Concert

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),featuring Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),has been confirmed for Cliveaid Eire, set to take place December 19 at Radio City in Dulbin, Ireland. Also scheduled to appear are GLYDER, NINETEENTH CENTURY, KRAKÓW, SPEEDKING and STEEL TORMENTOR. Handling both g...

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MNEMIC: New Album Details Revealed

Denmark's self-professed "fusion future metal" band MNEMIC has set "Passenger" as the title of its upcoming third studio album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on February 2 and in North America on February 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. In regards to the potent lyrical content, MNEMIC guitar...

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Ex-ELEGY Guitarist Issues Classical Album Recording Update

Former ELEGY guitarist Patrick Rondat's web site has been updated with the following message: "Work on recording the new album is well underway. Patrick is in Bordeaux with Hervé and reports that he is pleased with the recording so far. He says that although it's been one of the hardest recording se...

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JIMI HENDRIX Limited Edition Sculpture To Arrive In December

KnuckleBonz, Inc. has announced the creation of a Jimi Hendrix Limited Edition Sculpture (check out photos at this location) as the latest figure in the Guitar Hero sculpture series. Jimi is portrayed along with his Fender Stratocaster. The sculpture is a black-and-white hand-painted collectible tha...

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DEFTONES: New Song To Premier Online Tomorrow

DEFTONES will premier a brand new song from its upcoming CD, "Saturday Night Wrist", this Thursday, September 28 for one day only on its MySpace page. In other news, DEFTONES will headline a very special show at the Electric Ballroom in London on October 12. Tickets will be available to DEFTONES fan...

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IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL, SOIL: North American Tour Dates Announced

IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL and SOIL will be teaming up for a North American tour in December. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 05 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa Dec. 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory Dec. 07 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre Dec. 08 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland ...