According to a posting on the RAINBOW fan site The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, VAP Japan will release the previously announced RAINBOW "Deutschland Tournee 1976 / Live in Germany 1976" as a six-CD box. Instead of three separate releases as previously reported, it will be released in Japan as a box containing six discs. ...
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According to a posting on the RAINBOW fan site The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, Universal Music will be releasing a single DVD in Japan on May 10 with two RAINBOW titles that only have been available on VHS video in the past: "Final Cut" and "Live Between the Eyes". The complete track listing is ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE's new album, "Operation: Mindcrime II", has been made available for streaming in its entirety at Rhino.com. The band's sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" is scheduled for release on April 4. Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW) makes a guest appearance on the album ...
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has inked a deal with AFM Records. September 2006 will see the release of the group's second record, entitled "Maniacal Renderings". Look for a five-song EP release on June 23 which will include three new songs from the upcoming CD and two live SAVATAGE ...
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Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) and Kyle Gass from TENACIOUS D will be guests at THE DAVE HILL EXPLOSION's show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood, California on Thursday, March 23. Commented Dave Hill: "I know, I cannot believe it either. Anyway, if you would like to ...
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THE TAZ TAYLOR BAND have inked a deal with Escape Music for the release of their new album, "Welcome to America". The CD, which features legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ) on eight songs, is tentatively due this summer. Originally, Graham was set to appear as a guest on just four songs, ...
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Deep-Purple.net has uploaded clips of four songs from DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming all-star retrospective disc, "Gillan's Inn". Check out the tracks "Bluesy Blue Sea", "Trashed", "Men of War" and "Unchain Your Brain" at this location. "Gillan's Inn" sees Gillan revisiting a number of songs from throughout his career, which has included ...
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JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, March 21. 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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Sweden's KATATONIA will be undertaking "The Great Cold Spring Tour 2006" with special guests NOVEMBRE beginning late April. The final dates for the trek are as follows: Apr. 15 - Close Up Festival - Stockholm SWE * Apr. 20 - Cathouse – Glasgow, UK Apr. 21 - Rio – Bradford, UK Apr. 22 - Mean ...
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Yahoo! Music is currently debuting the first video off QUEENSRŸCHE's "Operation: Mindcrime II" album, entitled "I'm American". It's a worldwide online exclusive and can be found at this location. As previously reported, QUEENSRŸCHE will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, March 29. The live show begins ...
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KISS will tour Japan this summer with a select string of dates just officially announced: Jul. 18 – Nagoya, JPN @ Rainbow Hall Jul. 20 - Fukuoka, JPN @ Kokusai Center Jul. 22 - Tokyo, JPN @ Udo Festival Jul. 23 - Osaka, JPN @ Udo Festival Commented KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, "The invitation to ...
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CORNERSTONE, the Danish/British melodic metal band featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ex-RAINBOW frontman Doogie White and ex-ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen, are continuing work on their fourth album, tentatively titled "Two Tales and One Tomorrow", due later in the year. The band have posted the following update on the album's recording sessions via their official web site: "The ...
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HALFORD/PAINMUSEUM guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak will be one of the special guests at the 20th annual New York Kiss Expo and Hard Rock Convention, taking place May 6 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, NJ. Metal Mike will be available several times throughout the day to meet and talk with attendees. Other scheduled guests ...
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According to the online Inmate Information Center of The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, former DIO/RAINBOW bassist Jimmy Bain (full name: James Stewart Bain) was arrested in Hollywood, California on December 16, 2005 — just three days shy of his 58th birthday — on charges of driving while under the influence. Bain was released from ...
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Heavy Metal has long been a stigmatized musical genre characterized by aggressive rhythms, dark lyrics and satanic worship. "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" is a ground-breaking film that explores the history of how these stereotypes came to be and explains the motivation and truth behind the music through candid interviews with metal icons, including Rob Zombie, ...
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Sonic Age Records has announced the signing of the legendary Greek metal band EXORISTOI. EXORISTOI is oen of Greece's most well-known hard rock/heavy metal acts, with a career spanning from the mid-'80s to the new millennium. They are the only band in the history of Greek heavy metal with a platinum-selling record and various other ...
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Yahoo! Music will debut the first video off QUEENSRŸCHE's "Operation: Mindcrime II" album, entitled "I'm American", on March 16. It's a worldwide online exclusive and can be found at this location. As previously reported, QUEENSRŸCHE will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, March 29. The live ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, March 29. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out
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Ronnie James Dio's (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) official web site has been updated with the following message: "Ronnie and company are busy writing a new [DIO] studio record to be released later this year. Touring is expected to gear up in May with a South American jaunt, followed by a European tour commencing May 27 ...
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MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) will be supported by NIKKI PUPPET, DOOMFOXX and FASTER INFERNO on select dates on their upcoming European tour, which is scheduled to kick off May 4 in Istanbul, Turkey. The details are as follows: May 04 - TR Istanbul - Yeni Melek May 05 - BUL Sofia - TV Late Night ...
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JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton will be a special guest on "The Classic Metal Show" airing this Saturday, March 11 between 9:00 p.m. and 3;00 a.m. EST. To listen to the program via the Internet, visit www.theclassicmetalshow.com. Glenn Tipton's collection of recordings with the late, great THE WHO bassist John Entwistle and drummer ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE have already begun working on the second video from their upcoming "Operation: Mindcrime II" album, just as the shoot wraps up for "I'm American". The next clip, "The Hands", will feature a special appearance by Pamela Moore (a.k.a. Sister Mary). The "I'm American" single will be available for purchase via iTunes on March 14. ...
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DEADSOUL TRIBE/ex-PSYCHOTIC WALTZ singer Devon Graves (a.k.a. Buddy Lackey) will perform a special and unique acoustic set as the support act for LEAVES' EYES/ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY frontwoman Liv Kristine's upcomng European tour. Graves will also join Kristine on stage at every show to perform PARADISE LOST singer Nick Holmes' parts on the track "3AM", which ...
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According to a posting on the RAINBOW fan site The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, Darker Than Blue (The Deep Purple Collectors Service) has announced the release of three complete concerts from RAINBOW 1976 European Tour in Germany on CD. The first release will be "Live in Cologne 1976", featuring the following track listing: "Kill ...
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JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton is auctioning off his original "Battle Scarred" Gibson SG guitar that he has used on stage for many years. Glenn is donating all proceeds to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity. You have until March 14 to put your bids in. This is a chance for you to own one of ...
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TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 48 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features an interview with Joe Franco (ex-TWISTED SISTER, WIDOWMAKER) and Eddie Ojeda (TWISTED SISTER) plus a short ID from former DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW frontman Joe Lynn Turner. Interview topics include Franco's audio production house, Ojeda's "Axes 2 Axes" solo effort, and the ...
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THE NEW YORK DOLLS frontman David Johansen will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Wednesday, March 8. 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 ...
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The title track of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton's collection of recordings with the late, great THE WHO bassist John Entwistle and drummer Cozy Powell (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH), entitled "Edge of the World", has been made available for streaming at MP3.com. "Edge of the World" is scheduled for release on March 7 via ...
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In a brand new, exclusive extensive interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe drum legend Carmine Appice discusses his entire career, from his early days in VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, through his years spent with ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE and BLUE MURDER, working with PINK FLOYD, all the ...
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TED NUGENT, THUNDER and JOURNEY have been confirmed to play at the U.K.'s Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place June 3 at the Milton Keynes National Bowl. Also scheduled to appear are ALICE COOPER and DEEP PURPLE. Tickets for Monsters of Rock 2006, priced £38.50, are available from all usual agents, and via ...
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