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SILENT FORCE Frontman To Appear On GENIUS Rock Opera 'The Final Surprise'
D.C. Cooper (SILENT FORCE, ex-ROYAL HUNT) has joined a cast of singers who will appear on the third and final chapter of the GENIUS rock opera, entitled "The Final Surprise". D.C. will sing all the parts which were originally slated for the Mark Boals character. The former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer wi...August 30, 2006
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JORN LANDE And RUSSELL ALLEN Collaborating On New Album
Recording sessions of the second chapter of the highly anticipated album from Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X) started during August. Once again Magnus Karlsson (LAST TRIBE, STARBREAKER) penned a set of songs which fit perfectly to the voices of the two charac...August 30, 2006
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DEICIDE Guitarist SANTOLLA: JORN LANDE IS 'The Greatest Singer Of All Time'
DEICIDE guitarist Ralph Santolla (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH, SEBASTIAN BACH) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Even though I just posted a thing about not asking questions about me or people I know, I get a lot of questions about Jorn [Lande, ex-MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer, w...August 29, 2006
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MASTERPLAN, ROSE TATTOO To Support SAXON In Europe
MASTERPLAN and ROSE TATTOO have been confirmed as the special guests on the upcoming SAXON European tour, which is scheduled to kick off late February. The dates are as follows: Feb. 28 - UK Glasgow Garage (2) Mar. 02 - UK Belfast Spring & Airbrake (2) Mar. 03 - IRL Dublin Temple Bar Music Centr...August 27, 2006
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MASTERPLAN Begins Recording New Album
MASTERPLAN members Uli Kusch (drums) and Roland Grapow (guitar; both ex-HELLOWEEN) have started the recordings for the band's third album. According to a posting on Kusch's web site, a replacement for singer Jorn Lande, who announced his departure from the group in early May, will be confirmed soon....August 26, 2006
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PYRAMAZE To Film DVD At PROGPOWER USA VII Festival
Danish/American metallers PYRAMAZE, featuring ex-BALANCE OF POWER singer Lance King, will record a live DVD at this year's ProgPower USA VII festival, set to take place September 15-16 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Georgia. The band's setlist is expected to be "an equal mix of songs from both of the...August 11, 2006
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Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival Cancelled!
The Monsters of Rock festival, which was scheduled to take place August 3-7 at the Black Sea resort of Varna in Bulgaria, has been cancelled. According to the festival organizers, there were too many logistical and technical problems that prevented the event from going ahead. However, plans still ex...July 19, 2006
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Norway's RAGNAROCK FESTIVAL Cancelled
The organizers of the Ragnarock Festival, which was set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway, have announced that the entire event has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. Just two days ago (July 5),American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAME...July 7, 2006
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MASTERPLAN Drummer Gives Props To Brazil's EYES OF SHIVA
MASTERPLAN drummer Uli Kusch recently sent a message of support to the Brazilian progessive power metal band EYES OF SHIVA. The former HELLOWEEN drummer had the opportunity to listen to several songs on EYES OF SHIVA's latest album, "Deep", and said he was truly impressed by their musicianship. "EYE...July 6, 2006
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ASTRAL DOORS: 'Astralism' To Be Reissued With Newly Written Bonus Track
Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS will re-release their third album, "Astralism", as a digipack, featuring a newly written bonus track, entitled "21st Century Medieval". "The sound on the album has been polished and has been remastered by a profesional," the band write on their web site. "This is how i...July 4, 2006
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Vocalist JORN LANDE To Play Last Four Shows With MASTERPLAN
Vocalist Jorn Lande will play his final four shows with MASTERPLAN in July and August. The dates are as follows: Jul. 14 - Masters of Rock - Vizovice, CZR Aug. 06 - Monsters of Rock – Varna, BUL Aug. 08 – Lokersefeesten - BEL Aug. 17 - RagnaRock Festival - Oslo, NOR Lande announced his ...July 3, 2006
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W.A.S.P., TWISTED SISTER Pull Out Of Norway's RAGNAROCK Festival
W.A.S.P. and TWISTED SISTER have cancelled their previously announced appearances at the RagnaRock festival, set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway. No reason was given for the cancellation. Replacement acts have yet to be announced. The festival billing is no...June 21, 2006
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Ex-MASTERPLAN Singer JORN LANDE: High-Quality Pictures From Oslo Gig Posted Online
Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ARK) performed a headlining show at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway on May 27 as part of short tour in support of his recently released fourth solo album, "The Duke". Check out several high-quality pictures from the gig at ChristianReppen.c...June 6, 2006
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JORN LANDE, WITCHHAMMER Confirmed For Norway's RAGNAROCK Festival
Former MASTERPLAN/ARK frontman JORN LANDE and Norwegian thrash metallers WITCHHAMMER have been confirmed for the Ragnarock festival, set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ASTRAL DOORS AXE...May 29, 2006
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ASTRAL DOORS Make Swedish TV Debut
According to a positng on their web site, Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS made their TV debut early this morning (May 23). "The band was forced to dance (horrible)," the posting adds. "The interview is in Swedish." Watch the clip online at this location (the band appear about four minutes into the cl...May 23, 2006
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