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DEEP PURPLE: 1987 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' Report Posted At YouTube

An eight-minute DEEP PURPLE report that aired on the '80s British BBC TV program "The Old Grey Whistle Test", featuring footage of the band's U.K. fans traveling to Paris in 1987 to see the group perform as well as a short interview with Roger Glover and Ritchie Blackmore, has been posted at YouTube...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's Abbreviated Set Leaves Fans Disappointed

According to fan postings on the BLACKMORE'S NIGHT U.K. Fanclub forum, the band — which features former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night — played an abbreviated set Thursday night (June 14) at the Reading Hexagon in Reading, England, leaving many of the f...

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RAINBOW: 'The Polydor Years 1975-1986' Compilation Released In Japan

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, another RAINBOW compilation, entitled "The Polydor Years 1975-1986", is being released in Japan, featuring a limited-edition box set comprised of eight CD albums and one two-CD set. It includes the following LPS: "Ritchie Blackmore's Rai...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: More Tour Dates Announced

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, ahs lined up the following tour dates: Jun. 10 - Glen Rothes Hall - Glenrothes (Kingdom Of Fife),Scotland Jun. 12 - York Grand Opera House - York, England Jun. 14 - Reading He...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter Falls Prey To 'Nipple Slip'; Photo Available

The Bulgarian newspaper Sega has published a photo of Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, falling prey to the "nipple slip" during her performance as the opening act for MAIDEN on June 4, 2007 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Check out the picture at Pro-Rock.net. According to Sega, Laur...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singer To Guest On BBC West Midlands Tomorrow

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night will be Ben Turner's guest on his radio program on BBC West Midlands tomorrow night (Saturday, June 2) at 11:00 p.m. British time. Tune in as Candice answers the questions BLACKMORE'S NIGHT fans have submitted to Ben. Fans can listen to the Ben Turner broadcast...

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STORMENTAL To Film DVD Next Month

Brazilian "raw prog-metal" act STORMENTAL will record its first-ever DVD on June 29 at the Alvares de Carvalho Theater in Florianópolis, Brazil. In other news, STORMENTAL will play its first show in São Paulo on July 8 at the Blackmore Rock Bar. Also scheduled to appear are HEVILAN and LETHAL DOSE....

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THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND Signs With METAL HEAVEN

THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, the new group fronted by legendary British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART),has inked a deal with Metal Heaven for the release of its debut album, tentatively due in October. The group recently entered the studio with producer Dennis...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Vs. IAN GILLAN: Classic 1993 TV Clip Posted At YouTube

A classic video clip of DEEP PURPLE members Ritchie Blackmore (guitar) and Ian Gillan (vocals) engaged in a war of words during separate interviews with the Swedish TV program "Metal Magazinet" in October 1993 has been posted at YouTube. A transcript of the three-minute segment follows: Ritchie: "Ia...

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Singer GRAHAM BONNET Says He Was 'Completely Uncomfortable In RAINBOW'

Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports: Singer Graham Bonnet is looking forward to returning to Australia for the "Countdown Spectacular II" shows. "Countdown" has fond memories for him. "It was the start of my so called career," he tells Undercover News. "It was the first time I ever hosted a sho...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE: Video Interview Available

A Japanese video interview with DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore (currently in BLACKMORE'S NIGHT) has been posted online at the PURPLE fan site The Highway Star. Ritchie discusses, among other subjects, his school, THE OUTLAWS, his time with DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, the possibility o...

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VIOLENT STORM's 'Storm Warning' To Receive U.S. Release In July

More and more in the early 21st century, newer metal acts seem to be modeling their sound after the metal masters. And there's a reason why the debut full length by VIOLENT STORM, "Storm Warning", bears a sonic resemblance to the aforementioned metal masters — two of the genre's most renowned guitar...

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KROKUS Frontman Talks About His RAINBOW Audition

Sweden's Metalshrine webzine recently conducted an interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Do you miss those days, when you toured in the '80s and sold millions of records? Storace: No, I don't miss it, but I'm happy I went through it. The...

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SALEM'S WYCH Singer Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Ron Johnson, lead singer of the metal band SALEM'S WYCH, died this past Monday (April 23) in Lima, Ohio from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Johnson is survived by two children, life companion Cindy Ritchie, his mother, father and a sister. SALEM'S WYCH is known as one of the original '...

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RAINBOW: Japanese Reissues Due In May

According to The Highway Star, nine classic RAINBOW albums from 1975-86 will be repackaged into a "deluxe" box set due for release on May 23 in Japan via Universal International. Each disc comes as a paper sleeve replicating the original vinyl package. The box includes: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (...