Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno will embark on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in June/July. The dates are as follows: Jun. 17 - Bar On The Hill - Newcastle, Australia Jun. 18 - Waves - Wollongong, Australia Jun. 19 - Gaelic Theatre - Sydney, Australia Jun. 20 - ANU - Canberra, Australia ...
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Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno has issued the following update: "I am touring Brazil for the first time with the Brazilian band HANGAR (featuring [ex-ANGRA drummer] Aquiles Priester) and this is going to be the 30th-anniversary, limited-edition tour. This is a one-off tour (once in a lifetime) featuring all of the MAIDEN classic songs ...
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Japanese metallers LOUDNESS have scheduled the following European tour dates: July 16/17 - Bang Your Head!!! - Balingen, Germany July 18 - Zwarte Cross - Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands July 19 - Dynamo Club - Eindhoven, Netherlands July 20 - Knust - Hamburg, Germany July 22 - On Stage Club - Athens, Greece July 23 - Matrix ...
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According to Dallas-based music immigration attorney Matt Gallagher, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's visa was approved today by the U.S. State Department, making it possible for Di'Anno to embark on his first U.S. tour in over 15 years. Tour producer Gabe Reed commented, "Matt Gallagher's securing of this visa for Paul after so many ...
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Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno took part in the Classic Rock Jam on October 11, 2009 at Shinjuku Koseinenkin-Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan. Professionally filmed video footage of his appearance can be viewed below. Other musicians that took part in the event included Keiko Terada (SHOW-YA), Masashi Nishida (EARTHSHAKER), Minoru Niihara (LOUDNESS) and Eizo Sakamoto ...
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TWISTED SISTER has been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BULLET DORO ENFORCER JAG PANZER KROKUS JON OLIVA'S PAIN LOUDNESS QUEENSRŸCHE RATT SABATON TWISTED SISTER More acts will be announced soon. For more information, ...
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Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release a CD+DVD set entitled "Live Loudest At The Budokan '91" on December 23 via Warner Music Japan. The album was recorded on May 31, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan and features Mike Vescera (OBSESSION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on vocals. The track listing for the package is as follows: Disc 1 01. Down ...
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LOUDNESS, MY DYING BRIDE and CONVERGE have been confirmed for the "Aardschok" stage at next year's Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival, set to take place July 16-18, 2010 in Lichtenvoorde, Holland. Zwarte Cross has grown into one of the most unique festivals over the years and welcomed over 130,000 visitors in 2009. For more information, ...
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Live footage of L.A. all-stars CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS jamming THE WHO classic "Who Are You" in Tokyo, Japan with special guest Akira Takasaki of legendary metal band LOUDNESS can be viewed below. The MEATBATS, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES), bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE CRACKER, TED NUGENT), and keyboardist Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, ...
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KROKUS (featuring Chris von Rohr, Marc Storace and Fernando von Arb), SABATON and RATT have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BULLET DORO ENFORCER JAG PANZER KROKUS JON OLIVA'S PAIN LOUDNESS QUEENSRŸCHE RATT ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and BULLET have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BULLET DORO ENFORCER JAG PANZER JON OLIVA'S PAIN LOUDNESS QUEENSRŸCHE More acts will be announced soon. For more information, visit ...
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Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "We finished mixing TRIPTYKON's first album at Woodshed Studio in Germany late last week. I have now returned to Switzerland, where we will have it mastered by Walter Schmid at his Oakland Recording studio in Winterthur, Switzerland, on Monday. Walter ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "Everything is recorded except for the guitar tracks. I've finally improved my studio equipment, so I'm taking the time to make sure the guitar tone will be just right. "I plan on ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "There has been a lot of talk about the possibility of a 'Big Four' tour [featuring METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX], and while I find the timing peculiar, the opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, because we ...
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Akira Takasaki, guitarist for the Japanese heavy metal band LOUDNESS, joined MEGADETH on stage last night (Monday, October 19) to play "Symphony Of Destruction" for the group's encore song in Osaka, Japan. MEGADETH dedicated the track to LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who died on November 30, 2008 after a seven-month battle with liver cancer. An ...
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DORO, JAG PANZER, ENFORCER and LOUDNESS have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. More acts will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.bang-your-head.de.
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Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION is working on a new album, entitled "Order of Chaos", for a tentative 2010 release. The group is also said to be in talks with Ulterium Records about a possible new record deal. OBSESSION has been confirmed to perform at next year's Keep It True XIII festival, set ...
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VoltageMedia.com.au recently conducted an interview with former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. VoltageMedia.com.au: "Back With A Vengeance" is the title of the upcoming record [from Turbin's band DEATHRIDERS]. How long did it take to write and record the whole thing? Neil Turbin: "Back with a ...
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Japanese metallers LOUDNESS kicked off a four-date tour of Japan on August 26 at Osaka's Namba Hatch focusing on the material that originally appeared on the band's classic 1985 album "Thunder In The East". The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem) / Theme Of Loudness Part II 02. Crazy Night 03. ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "We have made tons of progress on the STYGIA 'Divine Allegiance' recordings. Mike [Vescera; ex-LOUDNESS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN] completed his vocal tracks for the entire album. Kevin [Codfert; ADAGIO] is nearly finished ...
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Quebec, Canada-based black/thrash metallers THESYRE have issued the following update: "Our contractual obligations with France's Osmose Productions ended with the release of 'Résistance', our second and last album for them. We're now free agents and shall consider the options for the release of our next album, on which we're already working." "Résistance" was released on ...
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Japanese metallers LOUDNESS have just released a new concert DVD, "Munetaka Higuchi: Forever Our Hero". The footage was filmed/recorded at a tribute show in memory of late LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi, which was held on February 14, 2009 at C.C. Lemon Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Released in Japan on June 24, "Munetaka Higuchi: Forever Our ...
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"Hit The Rails", the new video from veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "The Everlasting", which came out on May 27 via Tokuma Japan Communications. The track listing for the CD (along with three samples) is as follows: 01. Hit The Rails (audio) ...
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Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release their new album, "The Everlasting" (originally titled "Return To Forever - Aun"), on May 27 via Tokuma Japan Communications. The track listing for the CD (along with three samples) is as follows: 01. Hit The Rails (audio) 02. Flame Of Rock (audio) 03. I Wonder ...
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Quebec, Canada-based black/thrash metallers THESYRE have made a new song, "Matérialisme consumériste infectieux", available for streaming via the ReverbNation widget below. The track comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Résistance", which is scheduled for release on April 14 via Osmose Productions. The LP version will follow a short time later on Nightmare/War Arts Productions. "Résistance" ...
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ADAGIO's Kevin Codfert will record the majority of keyboards on "Divine Allegiance", the debut album from STYGIA, the project led by Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz. Todd says, "Though there have been a few changes of plans with keyboardists, this should be the final one. Kevin plans on starting his keyboard recording after ...
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Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release their new studio album, "Return To Forever - Aun", on May 27 via is Tokuma Japan Communications. LOUDNESS's upcoming tour of Japan will focus exclusively on songs from the band's first four albums — "The Birthday Eve" (1981), "Devil Soldier" (1982), "Law Of Devil's Land" (1983) and "Disillusion" (1984). ...
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Quebec, Canada-based black/thrash metallers THESYRE have posted a new song, "Hymne au mérite", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Résistance", which is scheduled for release later in the year via Osmose Productions. "Résistance" will feature the following track listing: 01. Au présent 02. Hymne au mérite 03. ...
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According to a posting on LOUDNESS' official web site, the Japanese band's as-yet-untitled new album will be released in Japan on May 27 through Tokuma Japan Communications. More information will be made available soon. LOUDNESS's upcoming tour of Japan will focus exclusively on songs from the band's first four albums — "The Birthday Eve" (1981), ...
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According to a posting on LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki's web site, the Japanese metal veterans will perform songs exclusively from their first four albums — "The Birthday Eve" (1981), "Devil Soldier" (1982), "Law Of Devil's Land" (1983) and "Disillusion" (1984) — during the band's upcoming tour of Japan. The dates are as follows: ...
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