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MASTERPLAN Confirmed For ROCK THE BOAT Festival

MASTERPLAN, the German/Norwegian band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, have been confirmed for the Rock the Boat festival on April 22-23. The festival will take place on Stena Saga, a big ferry which goe...

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DEVILDRIVER Singer On New Album: 'Expect Brutality'

DEVILDRIVER, the Santa Barbara, California-based band featuring former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, will release their sophomore album, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand" on Roadrunner Records this coming spring. The follow-up to DEVILDRIVER's 2002 critically-acclaimed self-titled debut album, "The F...

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BIOMECHANICAL: New Album To Be Mixed By ANDY SNEAP

U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL have confirmed that legendary knob-tweaker Andy Sneap (EXODUS, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) will be mixing the group's sophomore album, "Empires of the World". "He was the band's first choice and luckily, Andy, having an unexpected gap in his sch...

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INTO ETERNITY Announce New Singer

Canadian progressive death metal progenies INTO ETERNITY have announced the addition of singer Stu Block of Vancouver's OMEGA CROM to the group's ranks. Commented guitarist Tim Roth: "We have spent a week jamming as a band again. The rehearsals went VERY well for us. "Stu flew in from Vancouver on M...

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GLENN HUGHES Signs U.S. Deal With SANCTUARY RECORDS

Legendary rock singer Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has inked a U.S. deal with Sanctuary Records for the release of his latest solo album, "Soul Mover". Hughes will be issuing "Soul Mover" in Europe on January 24 via Frontiers Records. "Soul Mover" was recorded live at Sound Image Studio...

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MASTERPLAN: European Tour Announced

MASTERPLAN, the German/Norwegian band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, will be embarking on a headlining tour in late March. Support at all shows will come from AFM Records labelmates CIRCLE II CIRCLE, R...

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ULI JON ROTH: 'War Is The Way Of Man Unenlightened'

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth has posted the following message on his official web site: "I don't know about you, but for me, personally, 2004 was a good and productive year in all and I really hope that you have also had a good year. Among the many personal highlights for me this ...

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HEATHEN Schedule German Festival Appearances

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air 2005 festival, set to take place July 9-10, 2005 in Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are TYRANT'S REIGN, WEAPON, RAVENSTHORN, ALL SOULS' DAY, Z-IRON, INNER WISH, ATTACKER, WARRANT (no...

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NASUM: 'Nothing New To Report'

Sweden's NASUM have posted the following update regarding the group's singer/guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk, who is among the 1,500 Swedes still missing in Thailand following the massive undersea earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale and resulting tsunamis along South Asia's coasts: "As of midn...

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NASUM Vocalist MIESZKO TALARCZYK Missing In Thailand

NASUM singer/guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk is among the 800 Swedes still missing in Thailand following the massive undersea earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale and resulting tsunamis along South Asia's coasts. The latest estimates are that over 23,000 have perished in the region. The remaini...

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MASTERPLAN Film Video For 'Back For My Life'; Diary Posted Online

MASTERPLAN, the German/Norwegian band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, filmed a video for their new single, "Back For My Life", last week in Nuremberg and Dessau, Germany. A diary of the four-day shoot,...

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MASTERPLAN's self-titled debut was definitely the most pleasant surprise of 2003 — an excellently melodic produced power metal album that was aided greatly by the presence of former ARK/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Jorn Lande, possibly the best traditional singer the heavy rock genre has produced in the...

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AT VANCE: Studio Drummer Announced

German metal act AT VANCE have announced that the drum tracks on their new album are being laid down by Franco Zuccaroli (JACK BRUCE, ULI JOHN ROTH, DON AIREY). The drummer slot is still open for the group's upcoming tour with BRAINSTORM, which is scheduled to kick off in mid-April. Interested parti...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Subject Of Upcoming TV/DVD Documentary Special

A TV/DVD documentary special marking DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's forty years on the road is currently being put together for a tentative summer 2005 release. "I have been honoured by the contributions made by many friends and peers to a TV/DVD special, being made to mark my forty years on the...

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GENE SIMMONS Named One Of The Worst Rock-Star Actors Of All Time

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has been named one of the worst rock-star actors of all time, according to IrishExaminer.com. Madonna, who has enjoyed phenomenal success as a pop superstar, but whose efforts on the silver screen have been met with an icy response from both critics and fans, lande...