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KROKUS Frontman To Guest On METAL EXPRESS RADIO
Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will be the subject of a special feature on Norway's Metal Express Radio this Thursday, February 13. KROKUS frontman Marc Storace will talk about the highs and lows of the band's nearly 30-year existence. For more information, visit www.metalexpressradio.com. KROKUS's lates...February 12, 2007
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'80s Hard Rockers HURRICANE Resurrected; New Album In The Works
'80s hard rockers HURRICANE are reportedly being resurrected by guitarist and founding member Robert Sarzo (brother of former QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo). This new version of the group will record a new album and tour throughout the world. The new CD will feature original material along with new...February 11, 2007
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BLUE MURDER Reunion In The Works?
Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM announced on his program Friday night (February 9) that a BLUE MURDER comeback consisting of all original bandmembers is being planned and that he is personally involved in putting a reunion concert together. Although Trunk w...February 11, 2007
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BLIND GUARDIAN, Ex-NIGHTWISH Singers Added To 20th Anniversary NUCLEAR BLAST Compilation
RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is working on a compilation CD to celebrate Nuclear Blast Records' 20th anniversary, entitled "Into the Light". Smolski composed, recorded and produced about 10 songs for various metal artists that are part of the Nuclear Blast history, including a track that is being r...February 10, 2007
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'Metal: The Definitive Guide' Book Due In April
Garry Sharpe-Young's next book, a 608-page, 600,000-word treatise simply titled "Metal: The Definitive Guide", will be published in the U.S. on April 28 by Backbeat Books. Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST provided the foreword. He wrote, in part, "From its beginnings out of Birmingham, England in the lat...February 10, 2007
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ORPHANED LAND Taking Break From Live Shows To Focus On Writing
Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND is taking a six-month break from live shows in order to focus on writing its new album, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR". The CD will be produced by Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, BLACKFIELD, OPETH) and is tentatively scheduled for release in 2008. Commented vocal...February 10, 2007
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TONY IOMMI Doesn't Rule Out Recording Full Album With RONNIE JAMES DIO
Philip Wickstrand of MetalEater.com recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalEater.com: Now I know the question has already been answered in various outlets, but there's still a lot of people that aren't...February 10, 2007
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ALTARIA: 'Divine Invitation' Compilation to Include New Material
Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "ALTARIA has been busy both [rehearsing] for the upcoming live shows and composing new material for the follow-up of 'The Fallen Empire', to be released tentatively in the autumn. ALTARIA will play few shows during the spring plus m...February 9, 2007
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Guitarists Being Called To London For World Record 'Smoke On The Water' Performance
Launch Radio Networks reports: Harrods department store in London is inviting guitarists to come down next week for a mass performance of DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water". The store is hoping to bring in 2,000 players for the event, in a bid to break the world record for most guitarists simultaneo...February 9, 2007
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HEAVEN AND HELL: New VINNY APPICE Audio Interview Posted Online
TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 127 of its "Talking Metal" podcast. In part two of their BLACK SABBATH coverage, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined in the studio by guest host C.C. Banana. The episode features a new 20-minute interview "Talking Metal" conducted with legendary drumme...February 8, 2007
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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Dio Years' Collection Details Revealed
Together for a short but memorable time — a trio of studio albums, a classic live album, and a couple of tours — the second coming of BLACK SABBATH began in 1979 when founding members Tony Iommi and Terry "Geezer" Butler were joined by Ronnie James Dio. The former singer of ELF (and later RAINBOW .....February 8, 2007
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HEAVEN AND HELL Tops POLLSTAR's Top 50 Tours Chart
HEAVEN AND HELL — the band made up of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — has topped Pollstar magazine's Top 50 chart (issue date February 12, page 36),which tracks the ebb and flow of popular tours....February 7, 2007
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TNT: More Norwegian Dates Announced
Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have lined up more dates in Norway during the coming weeks. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 09 - Jevnaker, NOR @ Untouchable Rock Club Mar. 10 - Sauda, NOR @ Sauda Show Festival April 07 - Karasjok, NOR @ Easter Festival May 26 - Lillehammer, NO...February 7, 2007
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HEAVEN AND HELL's VINNY APPICE Schedules Toronto Drum Clinic
Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL) will be conducting a drum clinic at Long & McQuade in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (925 Bloor St. West) on Friday, March 23 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. HEAVEN AND HELL's sole U.S. concert this spring, which is scheduled for Mar...February 6, 2007
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Report: BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST 'Snubbed' By U.K. Rock Locations Map
icBirmingham reports that BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN and JUDAS PRIEST are among the rock heavyweights with links to the Midlands — but a new rock locations map has failed to recognize their achievements in the region. Bev Bevan, former drummer with BLACK SABBATH, today claimed national tourism agen...February 6, 2007
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