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SCORPIONS Singer Surprises Band's 'Biggest Fan' On Greek TV

SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine appeared yesterday (Sunday, May 20) on a popular Greek TV show in order to surprise the band's biggest fan in Greece. The fan, named Vassilis, won tickets to the SCORPIONS show in Athens on June 18 and backstage passes to the concert. Klaus is in Greece for the press con...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Drummer Issues Update On Upcoming Album

Drummer Christopher Kinder of JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has issued the following update: "Now that the spring touring is finally in the can, we thought it was time to update you with some detailed info on JON OLIVA'S PAIN [album] #3...coming soon to a store nea...

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AEROSMITH Drummer Teams Up With Technical Owner To Open Newbury Street Store

Jon Chesto of The Patriot Ledger reports: AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer won't be promoting a new recording at his next big launch party. Instead, he'll be celebrating the opening of a skateboard and clothing boutique in the heart of Boston's fashion district. Kramer has teamed up with John Nichols,...

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ICED EARTH Announces New Guitarist

ICED EARTH guitarist/leader Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's web site: "Our new guitar player's name is Troy Seele. Troy did a few solos on the new record and will be touring with us. He's been a friend of mine for about 10 years and is from the Indianapolis (Indy) area. ....

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TALISMAN: U.K. Dates Cancelled

According to MelodicRock.com, the U.K. leg of TALISMAN's tour has been cancelled "due to unforeseen circumstances beyond [the band's] control." The dates may be rescheduled for later in the year. TALISMAN is the long-running Swedish-American melodic hard rock band which revolves around Jeff (also of...

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3 LEGGED DOGG: 'Give And Take Away' Video Posted Online

The first-ever video from 3 LEGGED DOGG, "Give and Take Away", has been posted on the MySpace.com. Shot in Los Angeles, the clip was directed by Raz, who has worked with a wide variety of renowned artists — the DWARVES, JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT, and CHERRY ST. Additionally, the clip was edited by Alliso...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Announces Summer Tour, Completes New Album

WINDS OF PLAGUE is set to embark on "The American Uprising Tour", a lengthy summer trek that kicks off on June 27, with CATHERINE, BENEATH THE SKY, BORN OF OSIRIS and AT THE THRONE OF JUDGMENT. The group recently completed work on their much-anticipated Century Media debut offering with Daniel Castl...

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DIMMU BORGIR, DEVILDRIVER, CHIMAIRA, ATREYU: ESP Video Interviews Available

ESP Guitars has just added four new videos to its expanding collection of exclusive interviews with their endorsed artists. The latest vids feature Galder and Silenoz from DIMMU BORGIR (video); Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries from CHIMAIRA (video); Jeff Kendrick, Jon Miller, and Mike Spreitzer from DEVI...

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COSMOSQUAD: 'Acid Test' Teaser Posted Online

Los Angeles, CA-based metallic fusioneers COSMOSQUAD have posted a three-minute teaser of their forthcoming album, "Acid Test", at this location. Co-produced by drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, DIESEL MACHINE, GLENN HUGHES) and guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY, $IGN OF 4) at Crumb West Stud...

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TALISMAN: Live Schedule Updated

Long-running Swedish-American melodic hard rock band TALISMAN — which revolves around Jeff (also of JOURNEY, formerly of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Marcel Jacob (bass, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — has scheduled the following dates as part of its "farewell" tour: May 20 - Sheffield, UK - The Corporation May 21...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Talks 'American Idol'

Dave McGurgan of phillyBurbs.com recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: phillyBurbs.com: What is your take on "American Idol"? Is it anything at all like the "real" mu...

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DEATHSTARS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From London Available

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS came to London recently and Metal Hammer was there to capture the action. The magazine was invited into the "inner sanctum" to chat, drink, smoke and watch the 'STARS as they applied copious amounts of make-up. Watch the footage at this location. As prev...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Premieres In Washington, New Jersey And New York

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" have announced three June screenings of the documentary — Saturday, June 2 at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Sunday, June 3 at the Hoboken International Film Festival and Friday, June 22 at the Staten Island Film Festival. "The Los...

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BAY AREA ROCK FEST Organizers Issue Post-Show Wrap-Up

The organizers of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, a two-day progressive rock and metal festival — which took place May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco — have issued the following update: "Over 300 people attended the inaugural progressive rock and metal festival at the Independent in San F...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist TRACY G: Second Part Of TheRighttoRock.com Audio Interview Available

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #17) featuring the second part of an interview with former DIO/WWIII guitarist Tracy G. Tracy discusses vocalists that suffer from the "lead singer disease" (LSD). The interview lasts approximately 35 minutes. To check out the podcast, go...