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METAL CHURCH Drummer's Spinal Disk Injury Forces Concert Cancellations

Last night (Jan. 31) in Nashville, METAL CHURCH drummer Jeff Plate suffered a spinal disk injury. Jeff is currently seeking medical treatment, and the prognosis is soon to follow. Unfortunately, the band has been forced to cancel at least 3-6 shows, pending Jeff's prognosis. Commented the band: "We...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Featured On 'Rock And Pop Masters' DVD

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner is among the musicians that are featured on the "Rock and Pop Masters" CD and DVD, available now from RPMConcerts.com. Recorded in 2006 in Weston, Florida, both the DVD and CD feature some of rock and pop's biggest classic hits ever and the singers w...

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JON OLIVA: 'Everything That Goes Along With Touring Is Really A Nightmare'

antiMUSIC's Morley Seaver recently conducted an interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. An excerpt from the chat follows: antiMUSIC: Your last record was two years ago. Can you tell us what led up to this record [JON OLIVA'S PAIN's "Maniacal Renderings"] and how it all came to...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Reveals Band Lineup For KOTIPELTO Tour

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed that his solo band for his upcoming European tour with KOTIPELTO will consist of Nick Douglas (bass; DORO),Paul LaPlaca (guitar) and most likely John Macaluso (drums; TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER). "[...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery has inked a solo deal with Metal Heaven Records. His new album, "Pins & Needles", will be released later in the year. "Pins & Needles" track listing: 01. Pins & Needles 02. Sixty-Six 03. Torment 04. Walls 05. YGBFKM 06. Sad 07. Ch...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Team Up With TIMO KOTIPELTO For European Tour

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery will be teaming up with STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto for a European tour beginning on February 16 in Budapest, Hungary. The two artists will also share the stage at the Pestpop festival in Wieze, Belgium on April 21. Caffery recently co...

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METAL CHURCH To Host 'The Classic Metal Show'

The five current members of METAL CHURCH will host "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, February 3. Kurdt Vanderhoof (guitar),Ronny Munroe (vocals),Jay Reynolds (guitar),Steve Unger (bass) and Jeff Plate (drums) will discuss their current album, "A Light in the Dark", as well as the history of t...

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JON OLIVA: 'We Never Gave Up On SAVATAGE'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What was the motivation behind the formation of JON OLIVA'S PAIN? Jon: "It was mainly the lack of SAVATAGE work that was going on. Because of th...

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SAVATAGE: 1996 Video Footage From DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival Available

Professionally shot video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Dead Winter Dead" at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Holland in 1996 has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip originally aired on the German music video channel VIVA TV on the metal show "Metalla". As previously rep...

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JACK FROST: New Audio Interview Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 123 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this episode, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are once again joined by SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost and Metal Asylum's Rich Catino. Interview topics include FROSTBITE, METALIUM, CHRIS CAFFERY, SAVATAGE, and THE B...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVAGE CIRCUS, TOMORROW'S EVE To Team Up For European Tour

CIRCLE II CIRCLE (the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens) will team up with SAVAGE CIRCUS (the German/Swedish band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson and Emil Norberg) and TOMORROW'S EVE for a European tour beginning in earl...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Russian Dates Announced

According to Deep-Purple.net, former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner has lined up the following dates in Russia during February: Feb. 10 - Moscow, RUS @ Club Apelsin Feb. 12 - Ivanovo, RUS @ [to be announced] Feb. 13 - Kineshma, RUS @ [to be announced] Feb. 15 - Kaliningrad, RUS @ [to ...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: European Tour Dates Announced

Riding the highly successful wave from the CD release "Maniacal Renderings" by JON OLIVA'S PAIN, SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva and company have announced the following tour dates: Mar. 31 - Cheltenham, UK @ ProgPower UK Apr. 01 - Weert, NETH @ De Bosuil Apr. 03 - Pratteln, SWI @ Z7 Apr. 05 - Mulhous...

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SAVATAGE: Ultra-Rare Video Of VAN HALEN Cover Posted Online

An ultra-rare video clip of SAVATAGE (under the band's original moniker AVATAR) performing VAN HALEN's "Eruption" and "You Really Got Me" during an outdoor concert held in a strip mall parking lot in Clearwater, Florida sometime around 1981-1982 has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available...

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JON OLIVA: 'I Never Downloaded A Song For Free In My Life'

Brian Rademacher of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Eyez: We just did an interview with Zak Stevens [former SAVATAGE and current CIRCLE II CIRCLE singer], and a question I asked him was that if he...