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NEVERMORE: JEFF LOOMIS Signature Model Guitar To Debut At NAMM

Schecter Guitars will debut the long-awaited Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE) signature model at next week's winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Designed by the NEVERMORE guitarist, the seven-string includes the following features: * Ash body * Set-in 26.5" scale rock maple neck * Ultra Access neck cont...

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SCORPIONS To Tour South America In August

According to concert promotion agency Top Link Music, German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will embark on a South American tour between August 13 and August 23. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. SCORPIONS arrived in Los Angeles in October to begin recording their new album with songwrite...

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VENOM: 'Resurrection' To Be Re-Released

Sanctuary Records will re-release VENOM's 2000 album, "Resurrection", later in the year. The CD, which was originally issued in 2000 on the Steamhammer label, was the first VENOM album to feature Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) on the drums. An exact release dat...

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JAMES BROWN's Widow Seeks Sanctuary With TOMMY LEE's Sister

World Entertainment News Network reports that James Brown's widow has called on the sister of rocker Tommy Lee to help her get back on her feet after the death of the soul legend. Grieving Tomi Rae Hynie has been living with best pal Athena Kottak in California since Brown died on Christmas Day and...

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SCORPIONS: New European, Canadian Tour Dates Announced

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have announced the following dates: Apr. 06 - Riga, Latvia @ TBA Apr. 07 - Vilnius, Lithuania @ TBA Jul. 07 - Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic @ TBA Aug. 28 - Ottawa, Canada @ TBA Aug. 30 - Montreal, Canada @ TBA Pat Martin of Sacramento's 98 Rock KRXQ reported ...

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THE ALMIGHTY: 'Anth'f**ing'ology' CD/DVD Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Reactivated rockers THE ALMIGHTY will issue their first-ever comprehensive career retrospective, entitled "Anth'f**ing'ology (The Gospel According To...)", in CD/DVD format on February 5 via Sanctuary/Castle. The set will include all of the band's thirteen U.K. singles plus bonus tracks taken from a...

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URIAH HEEP Signs With SANCTUARY RECORDS

U.K. hard rock legends URIAH HEEP have signed a new, exclusive worldwide recording deal with Sanctuary Records. The band will go into pre-production rehearsals in February. Recording sessions for the HEEP's 21st official studio album will take place during March/April with producer Mike Paxman. The...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: 'Doing Some Writing And Jamming The Tunes A Little'

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's official web site has just been updated with the following message from guitarist Woody Weatherman, dated November 14, 2006: "Mike Dean [bass], Jason Paterson [drums] and myself have been back at it just a bit. After a hiatus during the last half of summer, we have been hol...

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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TOLKKI Working On 'Rock Opera' Solo Album

STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki has issued the following update: "[My new solo album] 'Saana - Warrior of Light' is a work in progress. "[For the past] two years I have had this idea in my head and it won't leave me be. It will be a rock opera, but not in a sense that many ...

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DETONATION: U.K. Dates Announced

Dutch melodic death/thrashers DETONATION will embark on a nine-date U.K. tour in April/May 2007. Tentative dates are as follows: Apr. 27 - The Attic, Rushden Apr. 28 - TBA Apr. 29 - the Railway Inn, Winchester Apr. 30 - Finns, Weymouth May 01 - The Cavern, Exeter May 02 - Sanctuary Music Venue @ Tom...

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IRON SAVIOR: Bremen Show Cancelled

German metallers IRON SAVIOR have issued the following update: "Unfortunately we have some bad news for you. We are forced to cancel our show in Bremen/Aladin on the 23rd of December. Until today [Wednesday, Dec. 20] the local promoter did not pay any of his contractual fees. The deadline for those...

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FIRST BLOOD Announces Headlining Tour

FIRST BLOOD has announced its first national headlining tour for January 2007. Support acts on the bill chosen by the band include DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, BLOODLINED CALLIGRAPHY, and DEAD HEARTS. Releasing their full-length debut, "Killafornia", on Trustkill this year, the group has already completed...

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ORANGE GOBLIN: Working Album Title Revealed

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have set "Healing through Fire" as the working title of their new album, tentatively due May 21, 2007 via Sanctuary Records. Production this time around will be handled by Mark Daghorn, who has recently worked with MENDEED, CRADLE OF FILTH and many more, as well as be...

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EUROPE Performs Acoustically On Swedish TV; Video Available

EUROPE members Joey Tempest (vocals) and Mic Michaeli (keyboards) took part in an acoustic performance and interview with Sweden's TV4 channel on Sunday, December 17. Watch the footage online at YouTube.com: "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO cover): Video "Forever Traveling": Vi...

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SABBAT Plays Warm-up Show For CRADLE OF FILTH Tour: Photos, Review Available

U.K. thrashers SABBAT played a reunion show at Rock City in Nottingham last night (Saturday, Dec. 16) as a warm-up for their support slot on the CRADLE OF FILTH U.K. tour. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. A Cautionary Tale 02. Hosanna In Excelsis 03. The Clerical Conspiracy 04. Behind The Cro...