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GLENN HUGHES: DIO 'Was A True Leader Of Heavy Metal... An Icon And A Visionary'
Vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "It is a very sad day today... I have lost a very dear friend. "Ronnie was a true l...May 16, 2010
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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: 'The Frozen Tears Of Angels' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"The Frozen Tears Of Angels", the new album from Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Italy: #31 Germany: #33 Switzerland: #39 Japan: #41 France: #51 Austria: #58 Belgium: #96 Commented the band, “We are really amazed by the way t...May 14, 2010
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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist Talks About Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame Induction, Forthcoming Album
LILLIAN AXE's Derrick LeFevre (vocals),Steve Blaze (guitar),Sam Poitevent (guitar),Eric Morris (bass) and Ken Koudelka (drums) will be inducted as the first hard rock band in the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. LILLIAN AXE will forever be remembered alongside such greats as Fats Domino, Buddy Guy,...May 14, 2010
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BUCKCHERRY: New Album Release Date Confirmed
BUCKCHERRY's brand new album, "All Night Long", is now set for an August 3 release in North America via original independent label Eleven Seven Music. The band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the record with producers Marti Frederiksen (AEROSMITH, DEF LEPPARD, FUEL) and g...May 13, 2010
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BRAZEN ABBOT Schedules Bulgarian Dates
BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, has scheduled the following dates in Kotzev's home country: Sep.15 - Varna, BUL @ Summer Theatre Sep. 16 - Plovdiv, BUL @ Antique Theatre Sep. 18 - Sofia, BUL @ Hristo Botev Hall The band's lineup for these shows will be as follows:...May 13, 2010
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LEMMY And MOTÖRHEAD Dominate ROCKtropia
Neverdie Studios has launched ROCKtropia, the first virtual music world and the first independently developed virtual planet in MindArk's Entropia Universe. Created by virtual world pioneer and entrepreneur Jon "Neverdie" Jacobs, the planet introduces a revolutionary, highly interactive venue for ar...May 13, 2010
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Band Lineup For U.S., European Tours Announced
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP has announced the lineup of musicians that will take part in the European and U.S. legs of the band's 30th-anniversary world tour. The details are as follows: Europe - May/June: * Michael Schenker - Lead Guitar * Gary Barden - Vocals * Chris Slade (ex-AC/DC/THE FIRM) - Drums (...May 11, 2010
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LIVING LOUD To Finish Writing Material For Long-Awaited Second Album
LIVING LOUD , which features legendary bassist Bob Daisley — of OZZY OSBOURNE, URIAH HEEP, GARY MOORE, BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW fame — alongside Australian superstar Jimmy Barnes, the DEEP PURPLE duo of guitarist Steve Morse and keyboard player Don Airey plus URIAH HEEP drummer Lee Kerslake, is pla...May 11, 2010
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STRYPER To Release 'The Covering' In The Fall
Christian hard rockers STRYPER have set "The Covering" as the title of their new album of covers, to be released in the fall. The CD will feature the band's original lineup of Michael Sweet on vocals, Robert Sweet on drums, Oz Fox on guitar and Timothy Gaines on bass. "The Covering" will include STR...May 11, 2010
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IAN GILLAN's Performance With Armenia's STATE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA To Be Released On DVD
According to Panorama.am, the DVD featuring DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan performing with Armenia's State Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan on March 26-27 will be released in September, Drew Thompson — director of Australia's Thompson Music Company — has revealed. Over the past 12 years, Thompson Mu...May 11, 2010
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DANZIG: 7" Single Containing Two New Songs Available With Purchase Of Concert Ticket
Glenn Danzig, at the forefront of the hardcore/dark metal movement for nearly three decades, will embark on a special nine-city concert trek that will kick off in Norfolk, Virginia on June 15. The dates, played to usher in the release of "Deth Red Sabaoth" (evilive/The End Records),DANZIG's first n...May 11, 2010
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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ: 'I Will Not Stop Playing And Touring Ever Again'
Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz was released from the hospital last week after he received treatment for complications from his 2009 heart attack. Spitz is currently hard at work on the debut album from his DEUXMONKEY project, which also features ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes, vocalist Wade Black (...May 10, 2010
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NIGHTFALL: More New Album Details Revealed
Reformed Greek metallers NIGHTFALL — featuring frontman and lyricist Efthimis Karadimas alongside Evan Hensley on guitar, Stathis Kassios on keyboards and Jörg Uken on drums — have entered the studio to begin tracking their new album, "Astron Black And The Thirty Tyrants", for a late 2010 release vi...May 10, 2010
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HATE To Enter Studio In June
Polish extreme metallers HATE will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland on June 5 to begin recording their new album, "Erebos", for a late 2010 release via Listenable Records. "Erebos", which comes from ancient Greek and means literally "deep darkness" or shadow, will contain at least nine new so...May 9, 2010
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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist Ties The Knot
Michael "Mike" Inez, the Grammy Award-winning rock musician best known for his role as the bass guitarist of ALICE IN CHAINS, took the plunge and started a whole new chapter of life — marriage. At an undisclosed location this legendary bassist had his nuptials with his bride, Sydney Kelly, on May 8,...May 9, 2010
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