Greek melodic power metal band FIREWIND have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. FIREWIND's third album, "Forged By Fire", is scheduled for release in Europe on January 24, 2005. The band's previous two albums, "Between Heaven And Hell" (2002) and "Burning Earth" (2003), were recorded for guitarist David T. Chastain's Leviathan label and ...
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Los Angeles-based rock outfit STARWOOD, featuring members of the Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN, will be supporting MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil on a U.K. tour in November. The band will also be the support act for the legendary UFO at the House of Blues Hollywood, CA. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 15 ...
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German melodic metallers MOB RULES will be supporting EUROPE on several dates in Germany and France in October/November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 26 - Flensburg, GER @ Roxy Music Hall Oct. 27 - Hamburg, GER @ Fabrik Oct. 28 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall Oct. 29 - Nürnberg, GER @ Löwensaal, ...
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German melodic metallers MOB RULES have parted ways with guitarist Oliver Fuhlhage. "Oliver left the band for new horizons in private and professional matters," the group write on their web site. "Having eight great years with him, his performance on the strings pushed us forward and we'd like to have him a great time and ...
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DEVILDRIVER's video for the track "Nothing's Wrong" has been posted online at this location. The "Nothing's Wrong" clip was directed by Joe Lynch, whose previous directing projects include music videos for GODHEAD, KATAKLYSM and COAL CHAMBER, and commercials for Dodge/Jeep, Mountain Dew, Pepsi and Media Labs. Joe created "Uranium" for MuchMusicUSA/Fuse, which he ...
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Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch will be in Asia (Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan) October 18-24 to promote his recently released "Furious George" CD. Also coming up is a European trip (Moscow, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, England and France) in late November/early December. In other news, Peavey will unveil the George Lynch signature Brahma amp at ...
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Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM will be filming a new video for the track "The Ressurected", taken from the latest album, "Serenity In Fire". The clip will be filmed at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles on November 6 with director Joe Lynch. The video will have a conceptual theme. More details will be made available ...
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The Tribune-Review is reporting that former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was in Pittsburgh Wednesday (Sept. 15) for the filming of "10th and Wolf". The 31st Street Pub was turned into The Congress Club for the movie. Brad Renfro, Giovanni Ribisi and James Marsden were also on the set. A photo of Lee ...
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Estonian "dark" death metal act HORRICANE have been confirmed as the support act for MORTIIS and SUSPERIA at Nõmme Cultt in Tallinn, Estonia on October 17. HORRICANE recently completed work on their debut demo, "The Lynch-Lawyers' Death Squad". The songs featured on the CD are as follows: "Coup De Grace", "Fraction in Your Eyes", "The ...
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Producers for the mob movie "10th & Wolf", starring Val Kilmer and former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, are seeking extras before the movie begins filming Sept. 7 in Pittsburgh, PA, according to the Pittsburgh Gazette. They still need another 200 Italians, or people who look Italian, teenage and older, producer Suzanne DeLaurentiis said. The ...
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Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch's touring band for his dates in October will reportedly consist of the following: George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) - Guitar Rob DeLuca (SPREAD EAGLE, JOAN JETT, OURS) - Bass Ronen Barak (BLOCKK 16) - Drums Andrew Freeman (CHRIS CAFFERY BAND, BLOCKK 16, THIRTY STONES) - Guitar A list of the ...
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Legendary guitarist ULI JON ROTH (ex-SCORPIONS) and his SKY ORCHESTRA will perform an open-air concert at the Renaissance castle Schloss Beck in Bottrop-Kirchhellen, Germany on October 9. The program will last for approximately three hours (with intermission) and will include a complete rendition of "Metamorphosis Of Vivaldi's IV Seasons" as well as many pieces from ...
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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, MSG and ULI JON ROTH will be embarking ...
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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 to the tour, which is scheduled to kick ...
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In a recent interview with the Las Vegas Mercury, Don Dokken spoke about the disintegration of his working relationship with ex-DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch. Nowadays, Jon Levin — the band's attorney for 10 years — is playing guitar for the group, but Dokken still runs into Lynch from time to time — often with unpleasant ...
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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 - Brauenschweig, ...
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Former DOKKEN bandmates Jeff Pilson (bass) and George Lynch (guitar) have teamed up to record a cover of FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH's "In My Ways" for an upcoming tribute album. No further details are currently available. In other news, Pilson has commented on the brand-new DOKKEN CD, "Hell to Pay". In a posting on ...
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Canada's ChartAttack.com has revealed the full track listing for the upcoming MARILYN MANSON "greatest hits" collection, due this fall. The 18-song best-of CD will reportedly feature rare photos and artwork by Manson himself. An accompanying DVD will boast "the entire video catalog," including the previously unreleased uncensored clip for "(s)AINT", directed by Italian actress Asia ...
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MVWire.com is reporting that director Joe Lynch is creating yet another amazing video in the form of DEVILDRIVER's "Nothing's Wrong". Winner of the "Filmmaker of the Year" in the Village Voice (Best of Long Island edition, 1999) for his horror shorts "mAHABRA" and "hiBeams", Joe is known for his morbid, devious, and hilarious ...
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In a brand-new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch spoke about the many vocalists he has worked with over the years. Asked if he intentionally changes singers between projects, Lynch replied, "Well, no. I don't intend that to happen. I would prefer that it doesn't. I always audition and hope ...
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In a recent interview with ElectricBasement.com, ex-DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch spoke candidly about the early underpinnings of his severely strained relationship with vocalist Don Dokken. Lynch claims the vocalist snuck material from him prior to him joining DOKKEN. Lynch was in a SoCal band called XCITER at the time. "Don said he had an interest ...
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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 and Michael are going to play a full-length ...
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Spanish webzine Piece of Metal has uploaded a bunch of photos from DIO's live appearance in Barcelona, Spain this past Sunday (July 25). Check them out at this location. The complete set list for the show was as follows: 01. Intro - Killing The Dragon 02. Sign Of The Southern Cross ...
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CLUTCH have posted a video of the group performing the track "Worm Drink" live in Seattle on July 3 at this location (Windows Media). "Worm Drink" comes off the group's latest album, "Blast Tyrant", which was released late March through DRT Entertainment. A promotional video for the album's first single, "The Mob Goes ...
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Although promoted as a fresh young act in a similar mold to THE DARKNESS, the recent Metal Blade signing STARWOOD is in fact Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN in an all-new guise, according to RockDetector.com. The band comprise vocalist Lizzy (Borden), guitarist Joe Steals, bassist Marten Andersson and drummer Joey Scott (Scott-Harges). ...
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Beginning July 30, prog rock keyboard virtuoso Erik Norlander (ROCKET SCIENTISTS, LANA LANE) will be teaming up with vocalist Kelly Keeling (MICHAEL SCHENKER, GUITAR ZEUS, GEORGE LYNCH) and drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, WWIII, HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ) for tour dates in the Northeastern and Southeastern USA. Erik Norlander has been a part of over 25 ...
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Jeff Pilson, perhaps best known for his bass and backing vocals work in DOKKEN, talked candidly with ElectricBasement.com about why DOKKEN does not fit into his future plans. He explains why the oft-derided "Shadowlife" album didn't work and how the problems persisted since. "It's a little too simple to simply blame guitarist George ...
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The initial dates have been announced for the "Bad Boys of Metal" tour, featuring Kevin DuBrow of QUIET RIOT, Jani Lane of WARRANT, Steven Adler of GUNS 'N ROSES and BANG TANGO. They are as follows: Jul. 29 - Santa Ana, CA – The Galaxy Theatre Jul. 30 - San Diego, CA – Canes Bar ...
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Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to Electricbasement.com about the upcoming DIO album, "Master of the Moon", and the possibility of him collaborating with Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH) and Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW) again. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: ElectricBasement.com: Recently in Guitar World, Tony Iommi was interviewed. He actually said some ...
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Unsigned Estonian death metal band HORRICANE will be the opening act for FEAR FACTORY on July 19 at Club Hollywood in Tallinn, Estonia. The show will coincide with the official launch of HORRICANE's five-song promo CD, "The Lynch-Lawyers' Death Squad". Check out music samples at www.horricane.com. ...
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