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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Performances Will Go On As Scheduled'

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's management has issued a statement assuring fans that the group's previously announced performances will go ahead as scheduled following guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) recent illness. Ritchie's health was blamed for the cancellation of the group's October...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: South American Dates Cancelled

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star reports that legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEN) previously announced South American dates in November and December have been cancelled. According to a posting on the singer's web site, "it's possible that Joe wil...

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IAN GILLAN: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Has A Dominant Tendency And That's His Character

A new interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan has been posted on the band's official web site. A few excerpts from the chat follow Q: The band has been together for the last twelve years except for Jon Lord's retirement. This remarkable stability, if you don't mind me saying so, is a welcome ch...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Paris Moon' CD/DVD To Receive U.S. Release In November

For a decade, award-winning singer/songwriter Candice Night, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW),and their fellow band of minstrels, have crafted an enchanting folk/rock sound with Renaissance overtones that has earned them the devotion of fans around the globe. On November...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT To Release 'Paris Moon' DVD

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, will release a new live DVD called "Paris Moon". Release date has been set November 2 for Germany, November 5 for the rest of Europe and November 6 for USA (the latter presumab...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Guests On CNN's 'Quest For Rock 'n' Roll'; Video Available

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) appeared on Richard Quest's show "Quest for Rock 'n' Roll" which aired recently on CNN International. According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site TheHighwayStar.com, "the segment runs for 10 minutes and is rath...

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DOOGIE WHITE Says Recordings For New YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Album Have Not Yet Begun

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) has issued the following update on his recent and upcoming activities: "I am really really happy and excited by the new EMPIRE album [Doogie makes an appearance on the fourt...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Lineup Confirmed For Upcoming Shows

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will perform at the Crazy Donkey in Long Island on Thursday, September 20 as a wam-up gig for his European dates. His band will include a cohort of fellow "previously-played-with-Ritchie-Blackmore" musicians: Gr...

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BLOODBOUND To Support HAMMERFALL In Germany

BLOODBOUND, the Swedish/German metal band featuring Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals),Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars) and Michael Bormann (JADED HEART, BONFIRE, J.R. BLACKMORE, RAIN; vocals),will support HAMMERFALL on the German leg of their upcoming tour. The...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'Guitar Gods' DVD Due This Month

Classic Rock Legends willl release a DVD entitled "Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Gods" on September 24. The DVD's description reads as follows: "A critical analysis of guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW),featuring the participation of Nicky Simper and Glenn Hughes. Running time: 65...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Answers Fan Questions

DEEP PURPLE's official web site has been updated with a short question-and-answer session with the group's guitarist Steve Morse featuring questions submitted by the band's fans. Q: If you could be the guitarist in a five-piece band made up of artists living or riding their sailplane to the pearly g...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT To Guest On CNN's 'Quest For Rock 'n' Roll'

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's Ritchie Blackmore (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and Candice Night will be featured guests on Richard Quest's program "Quest for Rock 'n' Roll". The show will air on CNN International on Saturday, September 22 at 6:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 23 at 6:00 a.m. a...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Bassist MICK CERVINO Talks About VIOLENT STORM Project

Patrick Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with bassist Mick Cervino (VIOLENT STORM, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On VIOLENT STORM: "The band and the songs are not really centered on the singer. I view the singer as...

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Ex-GRIM REAPER Singer STEVE GRIMMETT: New Video Interview Available

A two-minute video interview with former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett promoting his solo band's appearance at the Firefest 4 on October 26-27 in Nottingham, England can be viewed below. THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND will release its debut album, "Personal Crisis", on October 26 via Metal He...