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METAL MIRROR: NWOBHM Legend Returns As An All-Star Band

METAL MIRROR, the legendary band of the British heavy metal underground, have rerformed. The group will shortly publish a previously unreleased live album (recorded in 1981 in London) featuring the original lineup, including the late great Chris Haggerty, who sadly passed away in 2004. METAL MIRROR...

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DOKKEN Bassist BARRY SPARKS To Embark On Solo Tour

Current DOKKEN and TED NUGENT bassist Barry Sparks will embark on a short West Coast tour in April in support of his solo album "Can't Look Back". Barry has made quite a name for himself throughout his music career, playing with the likes of DOKKEN, TED NUGENT, SCORPIONS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ULI ROTH,...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Drummer KUSCH Rejoins MEKONG DELTA

Former HELLOWEEN and current MASTERPLAN drummer Uli Kusch has rejoined legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA as the replacement for Peter Haas (ex-KROKUS, POLTERGEIST),who is reportedly too busy to take part in the new album recording sessions. Kusch is no stranger to MEKONG DELTA...

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DISSECTION To Film 'Starless Aeon' Video

Swedish metal pioneers DISSECTION continue to make their return to the metal scene a memorable one. To coincide with the release of their new album, "Reinkaos", due on May 16 on The End Records (April 30 in Europe on the group's own label, Black Horizon Records),the band is filming a unique video f...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Sign With AFM RECORDS

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has inked a deal with AFM Records. September 2006 will see the release of the group's second record, entitled "Maniacal Renderings". Look for a five-song EP release on June 23 which will include three new songs from the upcoming CD and...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Confirmed For ULI JON ROTH's SKY ACADEMY Concerts In Los Angeles

Veteran hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, SOUL SIRKUS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will participate as a "guest of honor" in the upcoming Sky Academy concerts featuring former SCORPIONS guitar legend Uli Jon Roth. Other musicians expected to take part in the event include Don Dokken (DOKKEN),E...

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Former DIO Guitarist Working With New 'Epic Hard Rock' Band

Former DIO/WWIII guitarist Tracy G has been working with a new band called EPIC which he describes as "hard rock with a heavy blues edge." The group are currently rehearsing and recording demos in preparation for live shows. No further information is available at this time. In other news, Tracy has...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHI...

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DOKKEN Schedule Greek Dates

According to Metal-Temple.com, veteran hard rockers DOKKEN will be playing two shows in Athens, Greece in early May. The first concert will be electric and will take place at Gagarin 205 on Sunday, May 7. The second performance will be a "special acoustic show" and is slated for the Underworld Club...

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MEGADETH Play First Show With Bassist JAMES LOMENZO: Photos Available

Phride.com has uploaded a bunch of photos of MEGADETH and TESTAMENT performing at this year's Desert Rock 2006 festival, which took place Thursday (March 16) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Check them out: Megadeth, Testament. MEGADETH's appearance at Desert Rock marked their debut performance with...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Speaks Candidly About VAN HALEN's Past And Future

Published in Japan, Burrn! magazine is famous for their worldwide exclusive interviews. VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was interviewed in February 2006 for the April issue, which is out now. Anthony was interviewed by the magazine's U.S. correspondent John "Shooter" Harrell for their exclusive st...

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WHITESNAKE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

WHITESNAKE have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE...

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DOKKEN, KISS Members To Join ULI JON ROTH At SKY ACADEMY Concerts In Los Angeles

Don Dokken (DOKKEN),Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER),Jon Levin (DOKKEN),Tony Franklin (WHITESNAKE, THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER),Jürgen Rosenthal (SCORPIONS),Francis Buchholz (SCORPIONS),Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD),Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, JKB, GLENN HUGHES),Andy Aledort (Guitar World, Guitar...

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BRAZEN ABBOT, DREAMLAND Confirmed For Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

BRAZEN ABBOT and DREAMLAND are among the newly confirmed bands for the "Monsters of Rock" festival, set to take place August 3-7, 2006 near the Black Sea in Bulgaria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABLEPSIA AXEL RUDI PELL BRAZEN ABBOT THE BRONX CASKET CO. CORNAMUSA DELIRIOUS DOOMFOXX...

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Ex-MEGADETH/ICED EARTH Bassist Selling Off More Band 'Swag'

Former MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough (also ex-ICED EARTH) — who was fired from the group on February, 10, 2006 due to "personal differences" — has made a number of new MEGADETH- and ICED EARTH-related merchandise items available for purchase via eBay. The new items available for fans to bid on i...