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GAMMA RAY's HENJO RICHTER Turns Down HELLOWEEN Offer
GAMMA RAY guitarist Henjo Richter will not be accepting HELLOWEEN's offer to join the latter band as a replacement for the departed Roland Grapow, according to GAMMA RAY's record label Sanctuary/Metal-Is Records. As you may recall, Richter had been holding discussions with HELLOWEEN mainman Michael...April 26, 2002
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GAMMA RAY Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK Festival
German power metallers GAMMA RAY are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock UK metal festival, which is scheduled to be held at the Assembly Rooms in Derby on Saturday, August 31st. Other artists set to appear at the event include BLIND GUARDIAN, FREEDOM CALL, RETURN TO THE...April 26, 2002
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SWEDEN ROCK 2002: Final Line-Up Announced
The following is a complete list of acts (in alphabetical order) confirmed to appear at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Sölvesborg, Sweden: 220 VOLT BRUCE DICKINSON CANDLEMASS DAMNED NATION DESTINY DOC HOLLIDAY DORO DRE...April 19, 2002
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DAVE LEE ROTH To Make 2002 Live Debut At Atlanta's MUSIC MIDTOWN
DAVE LEE ROTH's current touring band—consisting of Roth (vocals),Brian Young (guitar),James Lomenzo (bass) and Ray Luzier (drums)—will perform their first show of 2002 on May 3rd at the Music Midtown festival in Atlanta, Georgia. The event, which takes place over a three-day period between May 3rd...April 18, 2002
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Finalize Track Listing For "Damage Done"
Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY have finalized the track listing for their brand new CD, entitled Damage Done, which was recently completed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg. It is as follows: 01. Final Resistance 02. Hours Passed In Exile 03. Monochromatic Stains 04. Single Part Of Two 05. The Treason Wal...April 13, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Outline Recording Schedule For Fourth CD
Sweden's HAMMERFALL are scheduled to enter Holland's Wisseloord studios with producer Charlie Bauernfeind (i.e. BLIND GUARDIAN, GAMMA RAY, RAGE) in early May to begin recording their as-yet-untitled fourth full-length album for a late 2002 release through Nuclear Blast Records. According to guitaris...April 9, 2002
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FOZZY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival
FOZZY, featuring WWF wrestler Chris Jericho, former members of STUCK MOJO and producer Andy Sneap, are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in Balingen, Germany on June 28th and 29th. The full list of artists currently schedu...April 5, 2002
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New ENGINE MP3 Available For Download
ENGINE, featuring vocalist Ray Alder (FATES WARNING),bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT),guitarist Bernie Versailles (AGENT STEEL) and drummer Pete Parada (FACE TO FACE),have made available for download the track "Realize", taken from the group's forthcoming Superholic CD, at this location. Superho...April 2, 2002
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DRAGONFORCE Ink Deal With Sanctuary/Noise
Britain's DRAGONFORCE, the London-based modern catchy speed power metal band, have signed with Sanctuary/Noise Records. After one year and a half of negotiations, touring with HALFORD, STRATOVARIUS and headlining their own shows across England, DRAGONFORCE have taken another step forward signing wit...March 31, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Complete Work On "The Templar Renegade Crusades" DVD
HAMMERFALL's long-awaited second DVD/VHS release, entitled The Templar Renegade Crusades (not The Second Crusade as Nuclear Blast Records erroneously reported earlier this month),will run two and a half hours, and will include highlights from the last three years on it: the presentation of the band...March 29, 2002
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DEW-SCENTED Line Up European Gigs Galore
Acclaimed German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have enlisted Hendrik Bache to handle second guitar duties at the group's upcoming European live dates, including a full-length tour with CANNIBAL CORPSE and SEVERE TORTURE in the fall. Here is a full list of upcoming DEW-SCENTED live appearances: w/NO RETURN,...March 28, 2002
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HANOI ROCKS, MELDRUM Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
Finland's HANOI ROCKS (vocalist Michael Monroe + guitarist Andy McCoy) and Sweden's MELDRUM, featuring former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, are the latest acts to have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th...March 28, 2002
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JELLO BIAFRA Sues DEAD KENNEDYS For "Impersonation"
Ex-DEAD KENNEDYS singer Jello Biafra is suing his former bandmates for allegedly recording new music and performing live with a “Biafra impersonator” (DR. KNOW's Brandon Cruz) at the microphone. Biafra — whose birth name is Eric Reed Boucher — sued his former bandmates for misrepresenting themselves...March 27, 2002
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EDGUY Cancel METAL MELTDOWN IV Appearance!
German melodic metallers EDGUY have cancelled their appearance at the Metal Meltdown IV festival, which is scheduled to take place on April 5th and 6th at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Here is an official statement on the matter by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet: “Hey friends in the...March 23, 2002
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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK
Veteran UK hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are the latest act to have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Slvesborg, Sweden. The full list of artists currently set to appear at the event is as follows: TED NUGENT HALFORD...March 22, 2002