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IRON MAIDEN Is Biggest Foreign Concert Draw Ever In Chile

According to MaidenRevelations.com, Chilean newspaper La Tercera has called British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN the biggest foreign concert draw ever in Chile, with a total of 226,000 tickets sold for the seven shows the band has played in the country since 1996. This feat is made even more remr...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist: 'An Interview Never Goes By Without One Or All Of Us Talking About' JON LORD

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on the band's Facebook page: "It's fifteen months since that day in the studio when we heard the bad news about [former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist] Jon [Lord]. Strangely enough, although he left the band eleven years ago, his presence in...

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METALLICA Bassist: We'll Take Movie Stage On The Road 'If There's A Demand For It'

When METALLICA's new movie, "Metallica Through The Never", opens in 3D IMAX today (Friday, September 27),fans will see the band performing on a massive stage, specially constructed for the film, that incorporates elements of METALLICA live shows from the past 30 years. LA Lloyd of the Austin, Texas...

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DEEP PURPLE: Promotional Video For 'Above And Beyond' Single

DEEP PURPLE will release the track "Above And Beyond" as a CD-single and on seven-inch vinyl on October 25 in Europe. The single artwork was based on the original graphic work of Black Dwarf Designs. A promotional video for the single can be seen below. "Above And Beyond" comes off DEEP PURPLE's lat...

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First Trailer For 'Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal (1975-1981)'

Years prior to MTV and decades before public Internet, there was an intransigent force of high-energy rock 'n' roll that dominated the city of Los Angeles. Lost in oblivion over the past 30-40 years, only a handful of stalwarts survived the new millennium yet these bands and artists set the blueprin...

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GRAHAM BONNET Talks ALCATRAZZ, RAINBOW And Working With YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with legendary rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: What are you currently doing musically? Graham Bonnet: Well, at the moment, Mandy Wheatcroft, who...

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DEEP PURPLE To Release 'Above And Beyond' Single

DEEP PURPLE will release the track "Above And Beyond" as a CD-single and on seven-inch vinyl on October 25 in Europe. The single artwork, based on the original graphic work of Black Dwarf Designs, can be seen below. "Above And Beyond" comes off DEEP PURPLE's latest album, "Now What?!", which sold 4,...

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DEEP PURPLE: 'Perfect Strangers' Performance Clip From 'Perfect Strangers Live' DVD

1984 saw the long-awaited reunion of the classic DEEP PURPLE Mark II lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. It was the first time they had been together since 1973. They recorded a brand new studio album, "Perfect Strangers", and headed out on tour. The band's...

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BRIAN MAY Hints At New FREDDIE MERCURY And QUEEN Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, QUEEN guitarist Brian May has revealed that there seems to be enough material for a second posthumous QUEEN/Freddie Mercury collection. In 1995, May, Roger Taylor, and retired bassist John Deacon overdubbed Mercury's final piano and vocal recordings to create the ban...

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QUEEN-Backed 'Schools Will Rock You' Comes To North America

"We Will Rock You" — the rock theatrical from QUEEN and Ben Elton — will help schools across the U.S. and Canada stage amateur productions of the award-winning, record-breaking show, whose first North American tour kicks off at Baltimore's historic Hippodrome Theatre on October 15. "Schools Will Roc...

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'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert': Trailer For Upcoming 3DVD, Blu-Ray, And Digital Video

On September 3, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert" on a triple DVD set, as an SD Blu-ray — with upscaled standard definition original material with uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD surround sound for the best possible quality — and digital. This release boasts...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY Undergoes Knee Replacement Surgery

According to The Pulse Of Radio, QUEEN's Brian May has kept his fan base on top of his knee replacement surgery via his official web site, BrianMay.com, posting on August 6: "I'm THROUGH!!! With a shiny new knee. This no walk in the park (!) but for 1st time in months I feel optimistic and ...

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THE UNGUIDED Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

THE UNGUIDED — the Swedish band featuring former SONIC SYNDICATE members Richard Sjunnesson (vocals),Roland Johansson (vocals) and Roger Sjunnesson guitar; (Richard's brother) — has inked a deal with Napalm Records. Says the band: "After lengthy negotiation between the two parties, we are now; seve...

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SYN:DROM, IN MOURNING, SOREPTION Members Join Forces In VHOLDGHAST

Jonny Pettersson (SYN:DROM) has joined forces with Christian Netzell (IN MOURNING, VOLTURYON),Rickard Persson (SOREPTION) and Fredrik Ringstrom in a brand new death/black band called VHOLDGHAST. VHOLDGHAST will enter Nevo Studio on August 14 with producers Jonny Pettersson and Roger Bergsten to beg...

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IAN GILLAN Has No Desire To Reconnect With RITCHIE BLACKMORE

DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan was interviewed earlier this year on the Buenos Aires, Argentina radio station Vorterix Rock 103.1. You can now listen to a clip from the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he ever felt the desire to reconnect with former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, e...