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FORGOTTEN TALES Working On New Material

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted power metal band FORGOTTEN TALES is currently writing material for its third album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Formed in 1999 as a cover band, FORGOTTEN TALES recorded its debut effort, "The Promise", in April 2001 at Victor studios i...

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Singer ROB ROCK Comments On New IMPELLITTERI Album

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", marks the return to IMPELLITTERI of the band's former singer Rob Rock. Commented Rock: "There has been speculation of...

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ROB ZOMBIE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, QUEENSRŸCHE Members To Take Part In SAMSON's NAMM Program

Samson Technologies has a robust and growing artist relations program and will once again showcase this program at NAMM with a range of talented newcomers and seasoned veterans. This year, Samson's all-star schedule will feature over 20 artists from varying genres signing autographs and demonstratin...

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DOPE STARS INC. Signs New Record Deals

Italian alternative/industrial rockers DOPE STARS INC. have signed deals with Trisol Music Group for Europe, Metropolis Records in USA/Canada and Subsound Records for Italy for the release of their third CD in each territory. The band says, "This means our new album will be supported by more than on...

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ACHERON Issues Brazilian Tour Recap

ACHERON founder Vincent Crowley has issued the following update: "Last weekend was the GRAVE / ACHERON 2008 Brazilian assault. It did not start off too well. Kyle [Severn; INCANTATION, WOLFEN SOCIETY] and I had to deal with airline weather issues in Columbus, Ohio that delayed our flight to Newark,...

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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Wicked Maiden' In January

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", was mixed in Vancouver, British Columbia with Greg Reely (DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, etc.) and is "by far the most ama...

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RAGE Guitarist's MIND ODYSSEY To Release New Album In February

MIND ODYSSEY, the German metal band featuring RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski, will release its new album, "Time To Change It", on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Yellow Prison studio in Berlin with Mario Le Mole and Dan Udhen (PANDEA, ex-MIND ODYSSEY) at the helm. Accordi...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE: South American Tour Postponed

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, has issued the following statement: "We are forced to postpone our [South American] tour due to lack of professionalism and responsibility of the promoter. They approached us with an offer for the tour in June, w...

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RAGE Frontman Offers Track-By-Track Breakdown Of New EP

Frontman Peter "Peavy" Wagner of German power metal veterans RAGE has posted a track-by-track breakdown of the band's upcoming EP, "Gib Dich nie auf", which will contain German version of the songs "Never Give Up" and "Full Moon" as well as two bonus tracks, one brand new song and a video clip. Read...

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Remixers Needed For PRONG's 'Power Of The Damager' CD

13th Planet Records is preparing a remix CD as a follow-up to PRONG's latest studio album, "Power of the Damager". Chris Kniker of Amped Records Inc. has been named executive producer of this project. Deadlines for consideration on this release are as follows: November 30, 2008 – Initial contact wit...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Talks About His Bass Clinic Tour; Video Available

Japan's WeROCK City conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) earlier this month when he held a bass clinic in Tokyo. Billy talks about his 19-country bass clinic tour and introduces his brand new bass, Yamaha BB series, designed by Billy himself an...

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BILLY SHEEHAN: Tokyo Bass Clinic, WHY Benefit Event Footage Available

SatomiMusicumentary has uploaded video footage of legendary bassist Billy Sheehan's (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) November 2008 clinic in Tokyo, Japan. The three-minute clip, which also includes footage of Billy at a WHY (World Hunger Year) benefit event at the Hard Rock Café in Tokyo, can be vie...

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RAGE: New Dates Announced

German power metallers RAGE have scheduled the following dates: Mar. 07 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle (with BRAINSTORM) Mar. 13 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal Mar. 14 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7 Mar. 17 - Wörgl, Austria - Komma Mar. 18 - Wien, Austria - Szene All shows will include s...

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RAGE Announces '25 Years In Rage' Anniversary Concert

German power metallers RAGE have announced a special "25 Years In Rage" anniversary concert on March 7, 2009 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. Support at the gig will come from BRAINSTORM and MIND ODYSSEY (featuring guitarist Victor Smolski of RAGE). RAGE will play a 30-minute acoustic set, f...

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HARBINGER Signs With PLANET METAL

Planet Metal has announced the signing of the obscure Michigan speed metal group HARBINGER. The band's sound is a frenzied melding of early metal styles, incorporating the melody of vintage British metal and the adrenaline of foundational U.S. speed metal, all fighting for space within the youthful...