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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY Releases 'Keyed Up' Solo Album

Legendary keyboardist Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW) has just released his new solo album, "Keyed Up", via Music Theories Recordings. Don has played with pretty much everyone worth playing with, and is currently working and touring with DEEP PURPLE. This new solo CD draws from a ran...

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BILL WARD Hopes To Be Playing Drums Again By Mid-March

Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official Facebook page: "I'm re-starting the ['Rock 50' monthly] radio show [which airs on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California] on Saturday, February, 15th, 2014. "As many of you know, I've...

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RAINBOW: 'The Singles Box Set 1975-1986' To Arrive This Week

As one of the cornerstones of British rock, RAINBOW, led by the never-predictable-but-ever-astonishing guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, became synonymous with some of the most well regarded and popular charting rock songs of the Seventies and Eighties. From the mystic and quasi-religious "Man On A Silve...

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GLENN HUGHES And JASON BONHAM Launch CALIFORNIA BREED

Think of California and you think of brilliant color and bright sunlight. Think of a breed and it's all about bloodlines and brotherhood. Put the two together as CALIFORNIA BREED and you have the most exciting new band of 2014. Built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes a...

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UNEARTH Guitarist KEN SUSI's USA! USA! USA!: 'Marissa' Video Released

"Marissa", the new video from USA! USA! USA!, the band featuring guitarist Ken Susi of the Boston metallers UNEARTH, can be seen below. USA! USA! USA! started when Susi started thinking about what got him into music in the first place, and it all came back to him in a rush of memories: girls. Ken .....

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's 'Relentless: A Memoir' Available As Eight-Hour Audiobook

"Relentless: A Memoir", the autobiography from legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, is available as a seven-hour-and-45-minute audiobook from Audible.com. In "Relentless" — which was released in May via Wiley — Malmsteen relives the greatest and worst moments of his storied career as one of...

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Perfect Strangers Live

Eagle Vision has meticulously issued DEEP PURPLE live videos over recent years covering the variant Mark periods of the band. It's only fitting they unearth the reunion of the MKII-era lineup for "Perfect Strangers Live", a video document showcasing Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Roger Gl...

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Ex-ACCEPT/BANGALORE CHOIR Singer DAVID REECE Discusses New Solo Album On 'Hard Rock Nights' (Audio)

American singer David Reece was recently interviewed on the "Hard Rock Nights" syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Reece, though brought up on a diet of Conway Twitty and Tammy Wynette, has been sharing his bluesy rock voice with the world since the late...

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STERN PINBALL Releases AC/DC 'Luci' Premium Game

Stern Pinball, Inc., the world's leading maker of real pinball games, today announced the availability of the AC/DC Luci Premium pinball machine. Based on Steve Ritchie's hit design, the latest addition to the AC/DC pinball lineup features an entirely new original artwork package that captures the t...

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RAGE To Pay Tribute To JON LORD At Special Concert

On Friday, May 23, 2014, German power metallers RAGE will take part in a very special event. The band will perform at "Tribute To Jon - Celebrating The Music Of Jon Lord", set to take place at in Bergheim, Germany. Art director for this project will be Martin Doepke, who accompanied Lord live on key...

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Former DIO Guitarist TRACY G Guests On TheRightToRock.com (Audio)

TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #163),featuring former DIO guitarist Tracy "G" Grijalva. Tracy discussed his latest project, PAIN SAVIOR, and the band's debut CD, "Dead Weight On A Dying Planet". Tracy also spoke about what it is like making music today in the digital age....

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Classic DEEP PURPLE Gets Boxed On 'The Audio Fidelity Collection'

Hot on the heels of the news that they have been nominated for 2014 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, classic rockers DEEP PURPLE will be feted with a deluxe, limited-edition boxed set featuring 24-Karat Gold CDs of four of their best-selling albums, according to Audio Fidelity presiden...

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Former DIO Guitarist TRACY G Unleashes PAIN SAVIOR

PAIN SAVIOR, the new project from former DIO guitarist Tracy "G" Grijalva, will see the light of day, or dark of night, this Halloween with the release of "Dead Weight On A Dying Planet". Featuring the multifaceted vocals of Elvin Rodriguez (BLACK WING HAZE, SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM),PAIN SAVIOR has als...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Knocking At Your Back Door' Performance Clip From 'Perfect Strangers Live' DVD

1984 saw the long-awaited reunion of the classic DEEP PURPLE Mark II lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. It was the first time they had been together since 1973. They recorded a brand new studio album, "Perfect Strangers", and headed out on tour. The band's...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Black Night' Performance Clip From 'Perfect Strangers Live' DVD

1984 saw the long-awaited reunion of the classic DEEP PURPLE Mark II lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. It was the first time they had been together since 1973. They recorded a brand new studio album, "Perfect Strangers", and headed out on tour. The band's...