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DEEP PURPLE Bassist To Release New Solo Album In June
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover's new solo album. "If Life Was Easy", is scheduled for release in June. The follow-up to 2002's "Snapshot" was reportedly recorded in 2007 but is only now surfacing. It features Roger's daughter Gillian Glover, with lead vocals by Ronnie Bramblett. DEEP PURPLE's 18th...March 1, 2011
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER To Release 'Ground Zero' Single
Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover will release a solo single, "Ground Zero", on March 21 through Magna Carta Records. The label will press a very limited amount of CD copies, which will be available through Amazon.com. This single will also feature a alternate version of the song, w...March 1, 2011
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DOOGIE WHITE To Guest On KRUK Album
Scottish rock singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, TANK) makes a guest appearance on the second studio album from Polish hard rockers KRUK, due on June 6 via Metal Mind Productions. White contributes his vocals to a track called "In Reverie". KRUK members Piotrek Brzychcy, To...February 28, 2011
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STRYPER's 'The Covering' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart
"The Covering", the new covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, sold around 4,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 175 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2009's "Murder By Pride", opened with 5,900 units to land at No. 73. P...February 26, 2011
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RUSH: Complete 'Moving Pictures - Deluxe Edition' Details Revealed
RUSH's "Moving Pictures" celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with a spectacular "Moving Pictures - Deluxe Edition" via Mercury/UMe. The reissue of this seminal album on April 5, will be available in two formats: (1) a digitally remastered CD plus DVD and (2) a digitally remastered CD plus Blu-...February 26, 2011
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DEATH ANGEL Gets Visit From RODRIGO Y GABRIELA At Hollywood Gig
Photos of DEATH ANGEL's February 22, 2011 concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California can be found at this location (courtesy of Stephanie Cabral). Included are pictures of members of DEATH ANGEL with RODRIGO Y GABRIELA — the dynamic Mexican duo which became an international world-music phenome...February 26, 2011
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COMMUNIC Completes Work On New Album
Norwegian metallers COMMUNIC have issued the following update: "We have completed the work in studio, the new album is ready, and the result is simply amazing. Dan Swanö [EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, NIGHTINGALE] is currently putting the final touch on the mastering [at Unisound studios in Örebro, Swe...February 26, 2011
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LIFE OF AGONY, TYPE O NEGATIVE, BIOHAZARD Members Perform As A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH (Video)
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, the new band featuring Brooklyn, New York native Sal Abruscato — who played drums on three TYPE O NEGATIVE albums ("Slow, Deep & Hard", "Origin Of The Feces", "Bloody Kisses"),as well as four LIFE OF AGONY releases ("River Runs Red", "Ugly", "River Runs Again", "Broken...February 25, 2011
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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Announces California Shows
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION — the Anglo/American rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER) and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa — has scheduled two dates in California in early Jun...February 25, 2011
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ROB HALFORD, LEMMY, ALICE COOPER, DAVE GROHL To Appear On RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album
Ronnie James Dio's widow and manager Wendy has revealed to AOL's Noisecreep that Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, NIRVANA),Lemmy Kimister (MOTÖRHEAD),Alice Cooper, Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) and Chris Jericho (...February 25, 2011
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MIKE PORTNOY: DREAM THEATER Members Are Refusing To Answer My E-Mails And Calls
Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy says that he "can't see any upcoming releases" from Ytsejam Records, the label imprint which his former band has been using for years to release official bootlegs of live recordings ("Ytsejam" is "Majesty" spelled backwards; MAJESTY was DREAM THEATER's original...February 25, 2011
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Former KREATOR/SODOM Guitarist FRANK BLACKFIRE Shredding The Axe; New Video Posted Online
Video footage of former KREATOR/SODOM guitarist Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik "jamming" on January 28, 2011 can be viewed below. Gosdzik was born on February 24, 1966 in Essen, Germany, an industrial area called Ruhr-Valley overcrowded by steel factories, coal mines and later also famous thrash bands. "...February 25, 2011
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STEELWING Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement
Bassist Skürk has left Swedish metallers STEELWING "due to life priorities that do not include any more extensive touring." The remaining members of the band state, "We support his decision, remain the best of friends and could never thank him enough for his dedicated service to the band." STEELWING...February 24, 2011
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AEROSMITH, DEEP PURPLE, ALTER BRIDGE Members To Guest On TOMMY BOLIN Tribute Album
Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE, SLASH),Brad Whitford (AEROSMITH),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),Joe Bonnamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) and Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) are among the musicians who will appear on the forthcoming tribute album to late DEEP PURPLE guit...February 24, 2011
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IAN GILLAN Says 'It's About Time' For DEEP PURPLE To Begin Work On New Album
DEEP PURPLE, one of Britain's foremost hard rock bands, took part in a press conference yesterday (Tuesday, February 22) in Mexico City ahead of the group's short tour of Mexico. When asked if there are any plans for DEEP PURPLE to record a new studio album soon, the band's vocalist, Ian Gillan, rep...February 23, 2011
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