According to PyroMusic.net, Swedish metallers EVERGREY are rumored to have scheduled two Australian dates in May. The unconfirmed dates are as follows: May 11 - The Gaelic Club – Sydney, AUS May 12 - The HiFi Bar – Melbourne, AUS EVERGREY recently returned to their rehearsal studios to prepare their next studio album. ...
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Hoover's reports that DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage has sold his Ecclesall home in Sheffield, United Kingdom for a reported 1.6 million pounds (approximately $3.1 million) — which was "a lot less than he wanted," according to the report. Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reported in December that DEF LEPPARD will begin ...
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Steve Baltin of AOL Music reports that DEF LEPPARD is preparing to enter the studio to begin work on a new album. "We're hoping to get started around January and get it finished by the end of the summer," frontman Joe Elliott tells AOL Music. As for what has influenced Elliott of late, ...
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DOKKEN is continuing work on its new album, "Lightning Strikes Again", for a 2007 release via Rhino Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2004's "Hell to Pay" will feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals), Jon Levin (guitar, ex-WARLOCK), Barry Sparks (bass, TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MSG) and Mick ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine (web site) for its latest issue in which the stars of rock (plus some assorted rock-loving comedians, sportmen, MPs and other riff raff) nominate their "rock icons." The following is Collen's explanation for why Jimi Hendrix belongs on the list: "I was ...
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DEF LEPPARD members Joe Elliott, Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen have revealed their New Year's resolutions via the following holiday messages on the band's web site: Joe: "My New Year's resolutions? Phew! Guess you have to make them..... Stop biting my nails, don't drink as much, watch my football team win the premiership... No, seriously, ...
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DARK NEW DAY guitarist Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) has issued the following update: "Just wanna say it's been a long year for us being off the road and away from all of you so long. We've been working on this new record off and on forever, it seems like, and we're kinda taking off for the ...
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Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SOUL SIRKUS) has been officially named the new lead singer of JOURNEY. He had been filling in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the U.S. tour with DEF LEPPARD shortly after it began on June 23 due to illness. "We are so grateful to Steve for all the ...
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Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports: Veteran British rock outfit DEF LEPPARD will begin recording its next studio album in January at frontman Joe Elliott's house in Dublin. Basic ideas were hashed out on the road during the band's extensive tour in support of this year's covers album "Yeah!" , a first for DEF ...
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DEF LEPPARD/JOURNEY and AEROSMITH/MÖTLEY CRÜE are smong the tours which have earned a nomination for the "Most Creative Tour Package" award in Pollstar's 18th annual Concert Industry Awards. The full list of nominees in this category: AEROSMITH / MÖTLEY CRÜE BON JOVI / NICKELBACK DEF LEPPARD / JOURNEY FALL OUT BOY / ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS SHERYL ...
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Roadrunner Records has announced the worldwide signing of genre-defying rock outfit CKY. Formed in Pennsylvania in 1998 by Deron Miller (vocals/guitars), Chad I Ginsburg (guitars/vocals) and Jess Margera (drums), CKY's debut album "Vol. 1" surfaced in 1999 on the indie label Volcom Entertainment, and was eventually picked up by Island Def Jam in 2001. The ...
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Swedish metallers EVERGREY will embark on their first Eastern European tour in January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 11 - Nitra, SK - Stara Pekaren Jan. 12 - Budapest, HUN - Kultiplex Jan. 14 - Larissa, GRE - Live Music House Jan. 15 - Plovdiv, BUL - Geo Milev Hall Jan. 17 - Sofia, ...
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Swedish metallers EVERGREY have returned to their rehearsal studios to prepare their next studio album. The band is tentatively scheduled to begin recording the follow-up to this year's "Monday Morning Apocalypse" in February for a May 2007 release. Commented guitarist/vocalist Tom S. Englund, "So far the material sounds about the heaviest and darkest we have ...
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DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott (vocals) and Phil Collen (guitar) have just been added to the list of presenters of the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, set to take place Monday night (Dec. 4) at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. Tune in to Fox tomorrow from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (EST) for live coverage ...
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The latest issue of industry magazine Pro Sound News claims that DEF LEPPARD is already in the studio recording its new album. The magazine's monthly grid of "who's in which studio doing what" shows that LEPPARD has been seen at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco recently, supposedly "mixing an upcoming release." Commented DEF LEPPARD ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell is among the stars who appear on a 22-minute DVD which is being shipped by Studio City, California-based record company the Jewish Music Group to the U.S Military in Iraq. The DVD is being sent along with several hundred CDs featuring 12 cuts plus one hidden track. The accompanying booklet ...
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EVERGREY, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR and AVATAR will team up for the third annual "Chaos Before New Year" concert, set to take place on December 29 at Trädgårn in Gothenburg, Sweden. Previous participants in the event, which takes place between Christmas and New Year, have included IN FLAMES and DARK TRANQUILLITY. EVERGREY's latest album, "Monday Morning Apocalypse", ...
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Lonn Friend, the ex-editor of RIP magazine and host of the "Friend At Large" segment on "Headbanger's Ball", has released a retrospective of his experiences when hair metal was king. antiMUSIC's Morley Seaver recently spoke to Lonn to find out about his book, "Life on Planet Rock". Here’s a sample of the conversation: Lonn Friend: ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has posted the following message on teh band's official web site: "It's that time again. I really have very mixed feelings about that time. I'm referring, of course, to the end of the tour. On the one hand, it's essential to go home — especially as a parent. But there ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: The dust is still settling from the successful tour that JOURNEY and DEF LEPPARD just finished. The bands were together pretty much from late June until this past Sunday (November 19), playing to sold-out crowds all across North America. Neither band has ever been afraid to share a stage with anyone ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has dismissed as false a rumor published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (citing information obtained from Richmond Coliseum general manager Dolly Vogt) that a DEF LEPPARD/KISS tour is being explored for early 2007. According to Elliott, the rumor, which has been circulating "for years," is "definitely not true." DEF ...
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Richmond Coliseum general manager Dolly Vogt told Melissa Ruggieri at the Richmond Times-Dispatch that a KISS/DEF LEPPARD tour is being explored for early 2007. There has been no official word as to whether this trek will see the light of day. When asked by The Baltimore Sun if KISS will tour again, guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley ...
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MTM Music has announced the signing of New Jersey-based NORWAY. The group's new album, "Rising Up from the Ashes", is scheduled for release on January 19, 2007. Formed in 1986 by four local club musicians, NORWAY's new album "features songs in the vein of RAINBOW, JOURNEY and FIREHOUSE plus a 7-½-minute DEF LEPPARD/LED ZEPPELIN-esque rock ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: DEF LEPPARD's had a big year on the road. After doing their own shows in Europe in the spring, they've been touring with JOURNEY since late June, and the tour has been extended a few times because of demand from fans. DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen told Launch that he and ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell ahs posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hello again, and my apologies for not writing more frequently. It seems that there's just not enough hours in the day to get done all the things that need be done. This is most likely due to the fact ...
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BBC News reports that Alice Cooper scooped the Living Legend award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour event in London. QUEEN guitarist Brian May presented the 58-year-old with the gong. A painting of the rocker, valued at £50,000, was also given to him. QUEEN won two awards — Best Reissue for their ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Thursday, November 9. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out NightsWithAliceCooper.com for more information. ...
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KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley's new solo album, "Live to Win", sold just under 17,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 53 of The Billboard 200 chart. The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending October 29, 2006, as reported ...
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KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will be the grand marshals of the 33rd annual New York's Village Halloween Parade, which will be held Tuesday, October 31 at 7 p.m on 6th Avenue south of Spring Street and above Canal. Paul and Gene will appear on a KISS Float in full costume and makeup. ...
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To raise money for DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen's Raven Drum Foundation, three special auctions will be held the next few days. Two Jackson Dinky guitars and one leather jacket have been signed by the entire band and can be yours! The auction for the first guitar is already up on eBay and ...
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