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KROKUS Members To Take Part In Concert To Celebrate Chronology Of Electric Guitar

Former and current KROKUS members Mandy Meyer, Marc Storace and Fernando von Arb will be among the guests at a special concert to celebrate the chronology and history of the electric guitar, to be held on Saturday, March 4 at Bierhübeli in Bern, Switzerland. The show will also feature Vic Vergeat fr...

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SUN CAGED Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement

Longtime SUN CAGED bassist Rob Van Der Loo has officially left the band. "Of course, we regret his decision, but despite that we respect his reasons. Rob is going into a totally new musical direction, and he was not happy anymore playing the music of SUN CAGED," the group write on their web site. "R...

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SPHERE OF SOULS: Former SUN CAGED Fronman To Release New Album

SPHERE OF SOULS, the Dutch progressive metal formation featuring ex-SUN CAGED vocalist André Vuurboom and guitar virtuoso Anand Mahangoe, are set to release their debut album, "From the Ashes", through Lion Music on April 21. The album is of a conceptual nature and contains 13 tracks encompassing a...

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Former VAN HALEN Frontman Pushes For Reunion Of Original Lineup

According to The New York Daily News, former VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth once again called for a reunion of the band's original lineup during his "Roth Radio" show on Tuesday (Feb. 14). "People want the reunion," said Roth. "No one will pay respect to what any of us do [musically] until ...

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VAN HALEN Bassist Talks About His BBQ Sauce Line

April Lisante of the Knight Ridder Newspapers recently spoke to VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony about his BBQ sauce line, and his love of hot food — and to find out exactly why rockers are so into these sauces. Q: How did the recipe come about? Anthony: "This is a sauce that I ...

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Report: 'Rock Star: VAN HALEN' Rumors Unfounded

Billboard.com is reporting that persistent rumors that VAN HALEN will audition new singers on the upcoming season of CBS reality series "Rock Star" are untrue, according to the network. "All it is is a rumor, we deny it," a CBS Entertainment spokesperson tells Billboard.com. "We don't even have [an...

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VAN HALEN's 'Rock Star' Status Clouded

Launch Radio Networks reports: VAN HALEN's participation on the new season of the "Rock Star" reality TV show is still unknown. A representative for the series told Launch that the VAN HALEN/"Rock Star" link is just a rumor, while their spokesman "vehemently" denied to TMZ.com that his earlier state...

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STEPHEN PEARCY, GILBY CLARKE, ADLER'S APPETITE Confirmed For ROCK THE BOAT Festival

Former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy, ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke and ADLER'S APPETITE (featuring former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler) are are among the newly confirmed acts for "Rock the Boat", a two-day floating rock festival travelling between Oslo, Norway and Fredrikshavn, Denma...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Guests On New GIUNTINI PROJECT CD: Audio Available

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has recorded all vocals on the new album from the Italian guitar wizard Aldo Giuntini, which is being released under the GIUNTINI PROJECT "III" banner on April 28 via Frontiers Records. Aldo Giuntini's musical career started in the early '80s in a progressiv...

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VAN HALEN Publicist 'Not Denying' Rumors Of 'Rock Star' Talent Search

TMZ.com is reporting that VAN HALEN are in the market for a new lead singer, and the marketplace will be the upcoming reality show "Rock Star: The Series". Last October, VAN HALEN reps vehemently denied the band would use "Rock Star" in a talent search for a new lead singer. The reps are ...

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LUNARMILE Record Demo At TONY IOMMI's Studio

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Tom Williams of LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ia...

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REDEMPTION: New Album Details Revealed

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We have finished the writing for our new CD, 'The Origins of Ruin', and we have scheduled studio time in March and April to record the CD with a hopeful relea...

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NON-HUMAN LEVEL: Japanese Version Of Debut CD Includes W.A.S.P. Cover

NON-HUMAN LEVEL, the solo project of DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström, has just issued its self-debut album in Japan through Soundholic Records. The Japanese version of the CD includes a special bonus track — a cover of the W.A.S.P. classsic "I Wanna be Somebody". "It's a really heavy version...

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THE RED DEATH 'Dropped' By METAL BLADE RECORDS

New York metallers THE RED DEATH have parted ways with Metal Blade Records. "Yes, we were dropped by Metal Blade," guitarist Josh Williammee writes in a statement. "I can assure you that it was not because of 'instability within the band,' because if there is such an instability, then I'm blind to i...

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REDEMPTION Announce New Bassist

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I am excited to introduce you to Sean Andrews, REDEMPTION's newest member. Sean is an exceptionally gifted bassist and he replaces the departing James Sherwoo...