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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...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: 'Rockline' Performance, Interview Available For Streaming

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) performed live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn last night (Wednesday, September 5). Guitarist Howie Simon (JEFF SCOTT SOTO, GRAHAM BONNET, etc.) was as Joe's guest musician. The program is now...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: More U.S. Dates Announced

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, has scheduled the following U.S. dates in October: Oct. 05 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT Oct. 12 - Frauenthal Center for the Arts - Muskegon, MI Oct. 18 - Chicago Hou...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'If You're Going To Be Successful, You've Got To Be Unique'

Jim Catalano of The Ithaca Journal recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On growing up in Central New York, relying on a blue-collar ethos to build his music career: "T...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Tour Dates Announced

Legenedary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) has scheduled the following dates: Sep. 14 - Dingbats - Clifton, NJ Sep. 20 - Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY Oct. 06 – MelodicRock.com Anniversary Concert - Morris Performing Arts Center - South Bend, IN Oct. 20 - The Ridgefield Pl...

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Former GRIM REAPER Singer Returns With THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND

THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, the new U.K.-based group led by former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett, will release its debut album, "Personal Crisis", on October 26 via Metal Heaven. This new outfit features Grimmett's former LIONSHEART bandmate Ian Nash on guitar, Pete Newdeck (PAUL DI'ANNO,...

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DEEP PURPLE: Classic Live Recordings Issued In Latin America

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, Biplane Records has released exclusively licensed DEEP PURPLE CDs by Purple Records (UK) in Latin America. The titles are "Live In Stockholm 1970" (with Ritchie Blackmore on guitar),"Live in Paris 1975" (the legendary recording of the l...

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WELTENBRAND To Utilize Three Singers On Next Album

Liechtenstein-based romantic gothic metal band WELTENBRAND will utilize no less than three singers on its next album, which is tentatively due in early 2008 via Napalm Records. "Manjy 'Tyrae' Gückel will form a vocal trio with Dina Falk and Ritchie Wenawasser," according to a Napalm update. "The ban...

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JOE LYNN TURNER To Perform On 'Rockline'

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) will perform live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, September 5. "The quality of the live music coming out of the 'Rockline' studios over the past year has been incredible so JLT f...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". 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 compilation also boasts hi...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN Talks Past And Present Lineup

Launch Radio Networks reports: Although DEEP PURPLE has gone through many line-up changes since their formation in 1968, the current one — with singer Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist Don Airey, drummer Ian Paice, and guitarist Steve Morse — has been together since 2002. "I think it's p...