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No ULI JON ROTH On MICHAEL SCHENKER's European Tour

Legendary ex-SCORPIONS guitarist ULI JON ROTH will NOT be sharing the bill with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) on Schenker's upcoming European tour. A previous posting on Schenker's official web site indicating that Roth would be part of the European trek has since been removed. As previously reported...
August 15, 2004
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ULI JON ROTH: Touring Keyboardist And Rhythm Guitarist Announced

According to a posting on his official web site, legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) will be joined by keyboardist Oliver Palotai and rhythm guitarist John Boswell on his upcoming North American tour with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG). Rehearsals will take place in Los Angeles just prior...
August 14, 2004
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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: Jamming With AC/DC Singer Was One Of Career Highlights

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has posted the following message regarding the band's recently completed European mini-tour: "We want to thank all of our new fans in Spain for the amazing response that you gave us following our show with the SCORPIONS in Granada. The reviews have been just a...
August 13, 2004
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MICHAEL SCHENKER And ULI JON ROTH To Team Up For European Tour: First Dates Announced

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) and legendary ex-SCORPIONS guitarist ULI JON ROTH will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in late October. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 27 - Bochum, GER @ Zeche Oct. 28 - Tilburg, NETH @ 013 Oct. 29 - Aschaffenburg, GER @ Colossaal Oct. 30 - Braue...
August 12, 2004
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ULI JON ROTH Writes Orchestra Score For SCORPIONS Classic

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth will spend the next five days conducting and recording Sky Orchestra. He has prepared further new scores for "Requiem For An Angel", which are going to be recorded at Skylight Manor Studios. As a special treat for his North American fans, Uli has also written a full...
August 1, 2004
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Weight Of The World

That characteristic chug from the Bay Area is perhaps as much of a reference point in these times as it was back in the heyday of scrotum-squeezing pants and decent METALLICA albums. Wisely, it could be argued, bands like TESTAMENT have brutalized their sound further to keep up with the seething new...
July 30, 2004
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ULI JON ROTH/MICHAEL SCHENKER: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the forthcoming American tour featuring guitar legends Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) and Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO). As previously reported, the tour will comprise of approximately 20 shows, and some of the concerts are also going to feature George Lynch. Both Uli a...
July 28, 2004
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SCORPIONS, DREAM MAKER Perform Live In Barcelona: Photos Available

A bunch of photos of SCORPIONS and DREAM MAKER performing live in Barcelona, Spain last Wednesday (July 21) have been posted online at this location. Upcoming SCORPIONS shows: Jul. 30 – Tienen, BEL @ Suikerrock Aug. 01 – Cantanhede, POR @ TBA Sep. 02 – Stockholm, SWE @ Hovet Sep. 04 – Tuuri, ...
July 27, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Stars To Celebrate 50 Years Of The Fender Stratocaster

IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith and Nicko McBrain are the latest names to be added to the Miller Strat Pack concert on Friday, September 24 at Wembley Arena, in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. It is also rumored that the IRON MAIDEN contingent will be joined by none other than the...
July 20, 2004
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THANATOS Accuse ATARI TEENAGE RIOT Of 'Borrowing' One Of Their Riffs

Long-running Dutch death metal band THANATOS have accused the now-defunct German anarcho-ravers ATARI TEENAGE RIOT of sampling a riff from one of their songs without giving proper credit. According to THANATOS, the ATARI TEENAGE RIOT track "Into the Death" (Windows Media),which appeared on their 19...
July 17, 2004
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Acclaimed Guitarist AMY SCHUGAR Lands Endorsement Deal

Acclaimed female guitarist/songwriter Amy Schugar has landed an endorsement deal with Daisy Rock Guitars after having attended music trade show NAMM earlier this year. Daisy Rock Guitars is a relatively new company that has many heavy hitters including Ann and Nancy Wilson from HEART endorsing their...
July 12, 2004
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ULI JON ROTH/MICHAEL SCHENKER: First Tour Dates Announced

The first three dates have been announced for the forthcoming American tour featuring guitar legends Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) and Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO). As previously reported, the tour will comprise of approximately 20 shows some of the concerts are also going to feature George Lynch. Both...
July 7, 2004
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It's Official: ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER To Team Up For American Tour

It has been officially confirmed today that legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) will embark an American co-headlining tour with the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) starting at the end of August. The tour will comprise of approximately 20 shows some of the concerts are also going to feature...
July 3, 2004
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SOUNDSCAN Report: MINISTRY, SCORPIONS, MOTÖRHEAD, HOLLYWOOD ROSE

MINISTRY's new album, "Houses of the Molé", has sold 5,081 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Meanwhile, SCORPIONS' latest, "Unbreakable", shifted 4,541 units, while MOTÖRHEAD's "Inferno" registered a first-week sales tally of 3,178. Perhaps most sur...
June 30, 2004
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ULI JON ROTH To Tour North America With MICHAEL SCHENKER

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) has confirmed in a posting at his official web site that he is in talks to embark on a month-long co-headlining North American tour with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP beginning in late August in San Francisco. Additional dates with GEORGE LYNCH are also being...
June 28, 2004