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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Release All-Instrumental Acoustic Album In March

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release an all-instrumental acoustic album, "Angels Of Love", which will contain rearrangements of his ballad songs played on acoustic guitar and string and choir arrangements only. It is a masterpiece showing the tender, delicate version of his clas...

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GIRLSCHOOL To Support MOTÖRHEAD On U.K. Tour

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will support MOTÖRHEAD on a U.K. tour in November. The dates are as follows: Nov. 11 - Plymouth, UK - Pavilion Nov. 12 - Bristol, UK - Colsten Hall Nov. 13 - Newport, UK - Centre Nov. 15 - Swindon, UK - Oasis Nov. 16 - Nottingham, UK ...

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CRUCIFIED BARBARA: New Video Interview Available

France's Zik Addict web site recently conducted an interview with the Swedish all-female rock/metal band CRUCIFIED BARBARA. Watch the eight-minute chat below. CRUCIFIED BARBARA's second full-length album, "Til Death Do Us Party", was released in Scandinavia on February 11 and will be made available...

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THIN LIZZY's 'Still Dangerous' To Be Featured On 'Rockline'

"Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977", the newly discovered THIN LIZZY live album featuring the band's quintessential lineup — Phil Lynott, lead vocals/bass; Scott Gorham, guitar; Brian Robertson, guitar; Brian Downey, drums — will be featured on the Wednesday, March 4 episo...

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UFO To Release 'The Visitor' In The Spring

British rock legends UFO will release their brand-new studio album, "The Visitor", in late May/early June via SPV/Steamhammer. UFO composed more than 35 new tracks in the run-up to the recordings, 13 of which were short-listed and produced at the studio. 11 of these songs are expected to make it ont...

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CHRIS LANEY Quits RANDY PIPER's ANIMAL

Swedish songwriter/producer/artist Chris Laney has left ANIMAL, the band led by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, in order to pursue a solo career. He tells the Rock Eyez web site, "All the guys in ANIMAL are great and we have had an awesome time together and I will always consider Randy Piper...

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UFO Drummer Issues Studio Update

UFO drummer Andy Parker has issued the following update: "Thought it was about time that I brought you up to date with what's been happening on the UFO front recently. As most of you know, we finished touring at the end of August '08 and after some well deserved rest we began collecting material for...

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Former SOILWORK/CHIMAIRA Drummer Joins Australia's GRETCHEN LEWIS

Swedish drummer Richard Evensand (ex-THERION, SOILWORK, CHIMAIRA),who is currently based in Victoria, Australia, has joined the Aussie alternative/rock outfit GRETCHEN LEWIS. He says, "It was only one week ago I went to the audition for the drummer spot, I'm glad I did. The band is different from a...

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ARMORED SAINT Frontman: 'Many People Dream Of This, And I Was Able To Live It'

Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his career to date: "I think that I was really lucky to be able to make a lot of music. I mean, I've made a lot ...

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AC/DC, METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES Among Top-Selling Albums Of 2008

AFP reports that AC/DC's "Black Ice", METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy" were among the top-selling albums of 2008 globally, according to new figures from the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),which represents the recording in...

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STAIND: New Video Interview Available

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a four-minute interview with STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis and drummer Jon Wysocki conducted during the band's most recent European tour. Watch the footage below. STAIND is continuing to support its latest album, "The Illusion of Progress". The band has posted a vide...

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DEICIDE Frontman Talks About Sweden Concert Bombing, Meeting EURONYMOUS; Video Available

Video footage of DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton answering fan questions midway through the band's February 11, 2009 concert at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia can be viewed below. Glen talks about the DEICIDE concert "bombing" in Sweden, meeting Euronymous of MAYHEM, burning the upside down cross i...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Fronman Checks In From The Road

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are nearing the end of a successful European co-headlining tour with legendary Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED, a trek that concludes February 15 in Brussels, Belgium. From there, the band will head to Australia, where they'll play the Soundwave Festival series...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Audio Interview Posted Online

A seven-minute audio interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen conducted in September 2008 by Norway's Metal Express Radio has been posted online at this location. "Perpetual Flame", the new album from Malmsteen, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of re...

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FALLOUT MOON Schedules Finnish Dates

FALLOUT MOON, the new band led by former ALTARIA mastermind Marko Pukkila, has scheduled the following dates: May 27 - Kuopio, Henrys Pub May 28 - Tampere, Music Bar Sputnik May 29 - Seinäjoki, [to be announced] May 30 - Pietarsaari, Music Club Jeppis FALLOUT MOON will enter the studio this summer t...