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DREAM THEATER Confirmed For Holland's ARROW ROCK FESTIVAL

DREAM THEATER have been confirmed for the Arrow Rock Festival, set to take place June 11 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are KANSAS, MEAT LOAF, STYX and LITTLE RIVER BAND. More information is available at www.arrowrockfestival.nl. DREAM THEATER are curren...

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MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

MOTÖRHEAD have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The band will bring the entire aeroplane stage-rig from the "Bomber" tour — a one-time event only at Sweden Rock. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at...

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ACCEPT, DIO, HAMMERFALL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

Legendary German heavy metallers ACCEPT have been confirmed as the first headliners of the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11, 2005 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: A.C.T. ACCEPT BLACKFOOT CR...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Take Part In 'All-Star' Recording Session

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker has outlined his upcoming activities in the following posting on his official web site: "To go to Japan [on November] 28th to work with a Japanese artist then fly back to the States to L.A. for an 'all star band' recording. What I know so far is that the rhythym...

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IRON MAIDEN: All-Star Tribute Album To Feature Members Of MOTÖRHEAD, DIO, ANTHRAX

Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (KISS, MEATLOAF) has finished producing an all-star tribute to IRON MAIDEN in honor of their 25th anniversary. Culling from his extensive contacts in the musician world, Kulick has assembled major hard rock and metal players to come together and put th...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World

Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Says 'I Wanna Rock' With VH1 CLASSIC

Dee Snider, known worldwide as the frontman for the telegenic '80s metal band TWISTED SISTER, is headed back to television. This time, he will be an on-air host on VH1 Classic, the channel now in 33 million homes that plays "none of today's hottest music" by artists of the '60s, '70s and '80s. One o...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'Believe In Me' EP Samples Posted Online

Vocalist extraordinaire Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, SOUL SIRKUS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has posted two-minute samples of all the cuts from his upcoming solo EP, "Believe In Me", at this location. As previously reported, the "Believe In Me" EP, containing the title track (written by Jeff with Neal Schon...

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L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, GREAT WHITE Confirmed For ROCKIN' THE HILLS Festival

L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, GREAT WHITE, FIREHOUSE and TESLA are among the bands confirmed to appear at the seventh annual Rockin' the Hills festival, a four-day event set to take place July 1-4 in Bottineau, ND. This year's main stage packs will feature the following acts: Thursday, July 1: L.A. GUNS WARRA...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'Believe In Me' Sample Posted Online

An MP3 sample of the track "Believe In Me", taken from Jeff Scott Soto's (TALISMAN/ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) forthcoming album, "Lost In The Translation", has been made available at this location. "Believe In Me" is "an amazing melodic rock up-tempo written by Jeff with Neal Schon of JOURNEY who is also...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Tour Australia In September

According to a posting at Jeff Scott Soto's web site, the TALISMAN/ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist is planning on embarking on an Australian tour beginning in early September. Among the cities that will be covered on the trek are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart (Tazmania). More details...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: New Solo Album Due In September, EP To Arrive In July

Vocalist extraordinaire Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN) has completed 13 tracks for his upcoming solo album, "Lost In the Translation". The album's release — planned for mid-September — will be preceded by an EP entitled "Believe In Me", which will also include four non-album tracks ent...

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WYLDE, CANTRELL, LYNCH To Head Up 'Metal Clinic' At CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL

Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) and George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) will be heading up a "Metal Clinic" the Crossroads Guitar Festival, set to take place Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6 at Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. In add...

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Spin The Bottle: A Tribute To Kiss

Does the world really need another tribute to KISS? Absolutely not. Does that mean that the newest one, "Spin The Bottle: A Tribute To Kiss", is bad? Not at all. But as it plods through the familiar paces, with eleven KISS classics sung by a mix of two or three authentic legends and a larger ...

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TYRANT'S REIGN Remixing Early Recordings For CD Release

Reunited South Chicago heavy metal band TYRANT'S REIGN have been spotted remixing some of their old recordings at Pumpkin Studios with engineer Gary Loizzo (AMERICAN BREED, STYX) for re-release on CD, according to a posting at NWITimes.com. The members also have been busy writing new songs with plan...