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JOURNEY Announces New Singer

JOURNEY — Neal Schon (guitar),Jonathan Cain (keyboards),Ross Valory (bass),Deen Castronovo (drums) — has announced its new lead singer, Arnel Pineda ("pin-eh-da"). He replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'To Cancel Any Upcoming Performances Would Disappoint The Fans'

Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of the veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS has issued the following statement: "Dear fans, during our show last Friday [November 30] in Clermont Ferrand, France I tore a muscle in my foot. Therefore, I was forced to play the rest of the performance in just one area of the...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Reportedly Injures Leg At Clermont Concert

According to a posting on the SCORPIONS fan site Scorps News, the band's guitarist Rudolf Schenker hurt his leg/ankle during the third song, "Love 'em or Leave 'em", of the group's set Friday night (November 30) in Clermont, France. Schenker reportedly finished the show while standing at the back of...

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RUSH Drummer's Tales From The Road

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy message on his web site consisting mostly of tales of his travels between shows on the band's recent European tour. An excerpt follows: "Back in April of this year, just before the 'Snakes & Arrows' tour, I did a TV interview for the Canadian music ch...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Dudley Concert Photos, Footage Available

Photos of legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto's (TALISMAN, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) November 26, 2007 concert at JB's in Dudley, UK have been posted online at this location (ZIP file; 6.7 MB; photos by Alex Philippi). Video footage of Soto performing the song "Hey" at the same concert ca...

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AFTER DEATH Announces New Guitarist

AFTER DEATH, the Tampa-based band featuring former MORBID ANGEL, NOCTURNUS and ACHERON drummer/vocalist Mike Browning, has announced the addition of guitarist Dave Sawyer to the group's ranks. According to a press release, "Dave is a very seasoned guitarist who has played in many Tampa bands, includ...

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Iceland's CHANGER: Our Journey Ends Here

Icelandic extreme metal band CHANGER has decided to break up after eight years of existence. "Uncontrollable internal circumstances drive us to this decision and we deeply regret this coming up at such a bad time — especially with the recording of our new album just around the corner," the group wri...

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IMMORTAL's DEMONAZ Launches Solo Project; New Music Posted Online

Demonaz Occulta of IMMORTAL has posted four songs from his new project, dubbed simply DEMONAZ, on his MySpace page. The songs "Demonized", "Over the Mountains", "Under the Dying Sun" and "Perfect Visions" were recently recorded at Soundsurf studios in Bergen, Norway. DEMONAZ lineup: Demonaz (Vocals,...

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ALICE COOPER's Interview With SCORPIONS Singer Available For Download

Alice Cooper's interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine — which aired on Cooper's "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show on November 14, 2007 — is available for download at this location. Professionally filmed video footage of SCORPIONS performing in Manaus, Brazil on August 9, 2007 can be viewe...

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TAD: 'Busted Circuits And Ringing Ears' DVD Due In February

MVD has set a February 19, 2008 release date for the "Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears" DVD from Seattle "grunge" pioneers TAD. According to a press release, the disc contains archival footage spanning the band's entire career, from the club days to the arenas. The documentary also utilizes insightf...

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MACHINERY Signs With REGAIN RECORDS

Stockholm, Sweden-based extreme metallers MACHINERY have inked a deal with Regain Records. The group's sophomore album, "The Passing", was recorded in June 2007 at Black Lounge Studio with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) and is scheduled for release in early 2008. According to a press relea...

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THOR Announces Hollywood Gig

Rock warrior THOR will perform at Safari Sam's in Hollywood, California on December 9 to celebrate the release of his upcoming album, "Into the Noise". Also scheduled to appear are ARNOCORPS, ROSEMARY'S BILLYGOAT and MURDERLAND. Joining Thor on stage at the Hollywood gig will be Frank Meyer (THE STR...

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CHTHONIC Prepares For ENSIFERUM Tour

The Taiwanese symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC kicks off the third and final leg of its European "UNlimited" tour Friday night (Nov. 30) in Hamburg, Germany. For the next two weeks, the group will support the Finnish "heroic folk metal" act ENSIFERUM. CHTHONIC's European tour began earlier this m...

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ANTHROPIA Seeks New Label Home

French metal band ANTHROPIA has parted ways with Magna Carta Records, the label which released the band's 2006 effort, "The Ereyn Chronicles: Part 1 - The Journey of Beginnings" album. Commented the group: "We are very proud of what we accomplished with Magna Carta, and really enjoyed to work with t...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: KEVIN DUBROW 'Was A Funny, High-Spirited, Good Guy'

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has released the following statement regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "I met Kevin back in 1986 when QUIET RIOT were on the bill with us (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) for a few shows in the U.S. He was...