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[31 May 2007] PARADISE LOST, UK’s legitimate forefathers of “gothic metal”, are glad to announce
that the band’s new masterpiece “In Requiem” has entered the official album charts
in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, and France. Scoring a phenomenal
position #12 in Germany even tops the success of both previous albums “Symbol Of
Life” and “Paradise Lost”. Here all chart positions for “In Requiem” so far:
German album charts: Week No.1: #12
CELTIC FROST press release:
As we are preparing to write the last chapter of the "Monotheist" tour by
playing our first ever concerts in Australia and appearing yet again at
various festivals across Europe this summer, it is time to reflect on the
events of the past months.
Celtic Frost's most recent show, on May 20, 2007, in Athens, Greece, was the
115th concert of the "Monotheist" tour. Since May 29, 2006, the date of
Celtic Frost's first concert in 16 years, we played Europe's most
significant metal festivals and then crossed the Atlantic to perform 46
shows in the US and Canada, making this the most extensive tour of North
America in Celtic Frost's history.
This was followed, in January 2007, by our first concerts in Japan and, in
March and April, by our most comprehensive tour of Europe so far. We then
returned to the United States for a further 25 concerts in April and May,
this time as special guests to Type O Negative, taking the total number of
concerts played by Celtic Frost in North America since September of last
year to 71. Celtic Frost then returned to Europe to play two further
concerts in Greece.
The reactions we encountered during almost all of these shows were
overwhelmingly positive. There were a great many concerts which can only be
described as truly magic. We owe our audiences immense gratitude, for it is
them who have made this huge undertaking, and, indeed, the return of Celtic
Frost, possible in the first place. We feel deeply honored to find ourselves
in their circle. Much gratitude and respect are also due to Type O Negative
and their crew for both their friendship and the amazingly generous
treatment extended to us.
The Frost bows to all of you.
www.celticfrost.com
LOST WEEKEND press release:
For those wishing to attend the Charity show at Idle's Firestation, tickets can now
be purchased by phoning the Firestation direct on 01274 613103 or Via Steve Daykin
on 07773 662093. All tickets are priced at £5 and includes a supper. We highly
recommend that you purchase tickets asap as they are selling fast.
The band have also been confirmed to appear at this year's Cambridge Rock Festival on August 19th. They will join THUNDER & WISHBONE ASH amongst others. Further
information can be found at www.rockinbeerfest.co.uk
Z Rock '07 has been rescheduled for Sunday 7th October and LOST
WEEKEND have been asked again to take part. The line-up also
includes DOKKEN, HOUSE OF LORDS & KINGDOM COME.
Here is LOST WEEKEND's live schedule for the year, with more dates
to be added...
23.06.2007 : Idle Firestation, Highfield Road, Idle, Bardford. BD10
8QN. Charity Gig with The Grimshaws. Details As Above...
www.lostweekend.org.uk
>> QUICK GIG NEWS >>
CLASSIC ROCK WEEKEND will take place at Chepstow Castle on 30 June/01 July.
Saturday 30th June on stage are Thunder supported by Toby Jepson (Ex Little Angels) & Rattlesnake Remedy. On Sunday 1st June headliner is UFO supported by The Answer.
One Day tickets GBP17.75, weekend tickets GBP35.00. Tickets available online at
www.hmp-gigs.com or by phoning 01291 627122
SURVIVOR will be taking part in a free concert this Sunday, June 3rd at "Music in
the Park 2007" at the Warner Center Park, Woodland Hills, CA. The 2007 line-up of the band consists of original members Frankie Sullivan (gt) and Marc Droubay (drums), along with Chris Grove (gt/kbs), Billy Ozzello (bass) and new vocalist Robin McAuley.
More information about the concert is available at:
AKASHIC will be playing live in their home
city, Caxias do Sul (Brazil) on friday, June 1st, in Revival Rock Bar. Copies of the band's previously sold-out debut album will be available at the gig.
THE BIG BALL STARS will be playing live at Club Vodka (at Knitting Factory, Hollywood) on friday, June 1st. The Stars feature JOHN CORABI of MOTLEY CRUE & RATT, BOBBY BLOTZER of RATT, TEDDY ZIG-ZAG of GUNS 'N ROSES & ALICE
COOPER, ROBBIE CRANE of RATT, BRENT WOODS of THE VINCE NEIL BAND with Special Surprise Guests.
[27 May 2007] An e-card for LION'S SHARE's long-awaited comeback album, "Emotional Coma", can be
accessed at this location: www.fanbay.se/buy/index.asp?movie_id=1897&company_id=39
"Emotional Coma" is "the heaviest and most powerful LION'S SHARE record to date" and
it features guest appearances by Bruce Kulick (KISS), Glen Drover (MEGADETH) and
Mats Levén (THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). The band features guitar player and founding
member Lars Chriss, along with vocalist Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, WUTHERING
HEIGHTS), bass player Sampo Axelsson (GLENN HUGHES) and well-known session drummer
Richard Evensand (CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK, THERION).
LION'S SHARE made its live debut with the group's new lineup during an unannounced
gig Saturday night (May 19) at Pub Anchor in Stockholm, Sweden. "The appearance was
not advertised, so it was a total surprise for the audience when LION'S SHARE
entered the stage and gave them 30 minutes of the finest metal," vocalist Patrik
Johansson said.
"Emotional Coma" is scheduled for release on June 15 via AFM Records. Sweden Rock
Festival attendees will be able to buy the CD early during the band's signing
session at the event on June 7 at 5:30 p.m.
New Jersey's most dangerous band BLAKJAK have inked a deal with
CHAVIS RECORDS for the release of PLEASURE IN PAIN. BLAKJAK is
currently in Aarius Studios in Sayersville, NJ recording their debut
with guitar virtuoso/producer Jack Frost (Seven Witches, Bronx Casket
Company, Smell The Glove, Frost, Savatage) at the helm engineering and
producing. PLEASURE IN PAIN will be mixed and mastered by Joey Vera
(Armored Saint, Fates Warning).
BLAKJAK is currently one of the hottest acts on the east coast and
have opened for every major act rolling through their turf. BLAKJAK
rock their roll with a classic style of hard rock branding it with
their own style and adding just enough heavy courtesy of Mr. Frost.
BLAKJAK have lined a up a North American tour dubbed The Poor Tour
for the summer of 2007. The Poor Tour will take them up and down the
east coast, into Canada and out west.
PLEASURE IN PAIN will see a late summer / early fall 2007 release.
BLAKJAK will continue to support the release through the end of 2007
and 2008.
Look for more information on BLAKJAK at
The sampler, which proved to be a very important promo tool and became popular among the fans available in mid price, includes incredible premieres of PRIMAL FEAR, GREAT WHITE, JORN, DAVID READMAN, CIRCUS MAXIMUS songs taken from their up and coming albums plus all the 2007 hits on Frontiers Records !!!
Full tracklisting is below:
The FRONTIERS RECORDS myspace page www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords was recently updated with a new music player which will be specially dedicated to the launch of some newcomers recently recently signed to the label.
The first 3 songs uploaded are taken from the demo tapes that gained the first recording contract for WORK OF ART, SEVEN TEARS and for the US Aorsters ACTION.
WORK OF ART, featuring singer Lars Säfsund, one of Sweden’s best kept secrets with Robert Säll on guitars and Herman Furin on drums, WORK OF ART delivers a melodic, yet powerful rock music, based around Lars strong vocals. Influences from bands like Toto, Journey and Giant can easily be spotted in the sound of the trio, which still has a very recognizable trademark.
The band's first demo tape was reviewed in some on line magazines with glowing statements such as "one of the better acts to come out of the Swedish AOR-ish jungle in a very long time" on AOR Dreamzones and "AOR of the highest level” on Strutter.
Their debut album is currently being recorded with a release planned for the end of this year. Learn more at:
SEVEN TEARS, previously known as ATLANTICA (their demo received a great review on SWEDEN ROCK Magazine in early 2006) the band is now formed by Jonathan Carlemar on guitars, Fredrik Lager on bass, Kristofer von Wachenfeldt on keyboards (PLATITUDE), Michael Sjöö on drums (SPEARFISH) and singer Zoran Djorem. With this line-up SEVEN TEARS recorded the demo "The Story Unfolds" which was sent in early 2007 to the attention of Frontiers Records who immediately liked the music and offered a recording deal to the guys in February 2007.
With a music style that mixes the classic Scandinavian Metal sound with more melodic elements and a singer who is a deadringer for Russell Allen, SEVEN TEARS are currently busy recording the debut album under the direction of Peter Lundin (SPEARFISH) at Teknik Kompaniet Studios in Vetlanda, Sweden. Frontiers hopes to release the album during the fall 2007. Visit their page:
Originally formed in 1985, ACTION is a long-time concept devised by acclaimed guitarist & songwriter “Chip” of Mars Hill, The Hitmen and What Matters fame.
Between bands and life itself, Chip has written and recorded a number of outstanding melodic rock tracks over the years which range from 80’s rock / metal to more modern adult oriented rock. He has been saving some of these unused gems, with the addition of new material, for what will be the forthcoming 2007 ACTION debut on Frontiers Records.
The official ACTION debut album line up will feature the soaring vocals of other Mars Hill members Jack Marques on vocals and the musical talents of keyboardist Ruben Demello, bassist Chris Sutherland plus drummer Chris Lungo, with additional drums from Mark Duane.
The guys started the recording on March 2nd and hope to complete and deliver the final master by the end of the month. Don’t forget to check out the band’s website:
samples from all three bands: www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords
KINGCROW are proud to announce their partecipation to three of the most important summer festivals:
25/06/2007 - Rome - MidSummer In Rock Festival (with Elvenking, Turisas e Korpiklaani)
A new track from "Timetropia" is available through official Kingcrow MySpace: "A Merry-Go-Round"! The whole album's medley is still available too.
Kingcrow wish to say welcome to their new bass player Angelo Orlando, and thank all their fans for Timetropia's big success. The first press of the album went sold out and Lucretia Records is now re-printing it! Some exciting reviews can be read at the following address:
[24 May 2007] NIGHTWISH has announced that their new singer is Annette Olzon, formely the vocalist of Alyson Avenue. More info about Annette can be found on the Nightwish website.
Our Alyson Avenue reviews:
MAD MAX is proud and happy to be part of the PINK CREAM 69/FREEDOM CALL – Tour 2007 with the following dates:
october 3rd 2007 Bochum (D) Zeche
We would like to thank the participating bands and BOTTOM ROW Management for giving us the opportunity for "A very special acoustical performance"”! PINK CREAM 69 and FREEDOM CALL will play a full electric set and MAD MAX will open the show with a BEST-OF acoustic set and a few surprises!
[23 May 2007] NIGHTWISH has been forced to re-schedule the announcement of their new singer. It'll now happen tomorrow, Thursday the 24th of May, at 4:00 CET on the band's website:
TOBY JEPSON has stepped in to front FASTWAY! Here's the press release:
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Toby Jepson, ex-lead
singer of the chart topping British rock band Little Angels and current
solo artist has been invited to join the ranks as lead vocalist of the
2007 version of Fastway.
Fastway was the brainchild of ex-Motorhead Guitar legend 'Fast' Eddie
Clarke who achieved huge success in the mid eighties releasing 3 albums
to popular acclaim both in Europe and the US. Having had a rest from the
business, Eddie has re-surfaced with fresh intent, a new line up
featuring bass player John McManus (ex-Mamas Boys) and drummer Steve
Strange, and a series of open air festival dates (listed below).
This invitation has come as a surprise to Toby and I'm sure to all of
you, but never the less Toby has accepted the challenge and had the
following to say about the situation "I'm very excited to be asked to do
this, I owned a copy of the first Fastway record and have a lot of
respect for Eddie, it is a great opportunity and one I simply couldn't
turn down...it will see me as part of a great band treading the stages
of Europe's biggest festival this year and who know what else in the
future..."
When pushed about how it will affect Tobes solo career he said "not at
all is the answer! I have had detailed discussions with the management
of the Fastway camp and have let them know that I have a solo career in
development that I have commitment to and will continue to pursue. I see
this project with Fastway as a great second string, it allows me to work
with other musicians on material that isn't mine and so stretches me as
a vocalist and allows me to simply concentrate on the singing...it looks
like it will be a lot of fun and I intend to enjoy it...we have already
had a couple of rehearsals and it sounded great, Eddie is on top form so
I think the shows will be very cool, however, the Chepstow show and the
September tour is still of the highest priority for me and I cant wait
to get back in the studio in July to record the next EP so all is as it
should be."
The events are as followed:
Sweden Rocks 9th June
Swedish death metal quartet ZONARIA will unleash their debut album Infamy
And The Breed on September 3 (UK), 4 (North America), and 9 (rest of
Europe) through Pivotal Rockordings (BLINDED COLONY, SONIC SYNDICATE). The
song "Descend Into Chaos" can be heard on the band’s OFFICIAL MYSPACE
PAGE.
NIKKI SIXX has finished the recordings of the 13 tunes to be featured on "Heroin Diaries" soundtrack. The new band has been named SIXX: A.M.
INTENSE has released their album "As Our Army Grows".
The Video for "Fear Is Not Enough" has been uploaded to YouTube:
The band's first show of 2007 is in Germany, at the Headbanger’s Open Air
[22 May 2007] Revolver's editor-in-chief Tom Beaujour states: "Last year's
inaugural 'Hottest Chicks In Metal' issue with Cristina on the cover
was a blockbuster, and this year, between the tour and the new issue,
we're starting a freakin' franchise!"
The direct support for this trek will feature either Within
Temptation or The Gathering; Stolen Babies and labelmates In This
Moment will occupy the other support slots.
This tour marks LACUNA COIL's first North American headlining run in
support of the Karmacode album. The group just completed a very
successful run on the Jägermeister Music Tour that coincided with the
launch of their Italy-only single “Within Me”.
Click on the link below to check out its new video along with another clip with
Cristina's thoughts on the upcoming headlining run.
European LACUNA COIL fans can look forward to see the band live at
several Summer festivals including Wacken Open Air (Germany) and
Bloodstock Festival (UK). See below for the exact dates:
LACUNA COIL Live:
Official Website - www.thekarmacode.com
Hard work during the last days in a rotten place near Stuttgart/Germany,
where we produced two new video clips with director Katja Piolka. "Fighting
The Darkness" and "Sign Of Fear" - another combination of a nice and a
brutal song, we've chosen for the clips for the forthcoming album "New
Religion" this time. More pictures and some groundbreaking news regarding
the future of the band will be posted here online during the next week. But
first, here's a shocking picture from the video shoot!
METAL HEAVEN welcomes 3 new bands to the ever growing
family: STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, CONSORTIUM PROJECT and VIRON!
::: STEVE GRIMMETT BAND :::
This is the brand new project put together by Steve
Grimmett simply titled 'The Steve Grimmett Band'. Steve's history is nothing
short of incredible, having one of the most powerful and original voices in
rock. His successes include Grim Reaper who accomplished major success
worldwide with three highly acclaimed studio albums along with single
releases and MTV airplay. After Grim Reaper came a brief spell with
Onslaught and again there was commercial success even from that unlikely
line-up. The band's debut single even charted in the UK.
More recently Steve's success came in the form of
Lionsheart, a powerful melodic metal band that took places such as Japan by
storm with their debut album reaching number 1 in the mainstream charts as
well as a top 5 hit single.
A new STEVE GRIMMETT BAND studio album is due out in
October 2007 on Metal Heaven and will be produced by the highly rated and
acclaimed Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69) and Pete Newdeck.
STEVE GRIMMETT BAND is:
Guests:
Live: 26.10.2007 UK-Nottingham, Trend University,
Firefest IV (with Threshold, Demon, Soul Doctor & Stormzone)
::: CONSORTIUM PROJECT IV :::
Producer and lead singer Ian Parry (ex Vengeance,
Elegy) is proud to present his forth offering Consortium Project IV
“Children of Tomorrow” for a release in 20th July 2007. Unlike previous albums C
IV is a more diverse rock metal production with progressive elements
reminiscent of his earlier productions. Parry has spent more than a year on
this epic co-produced production writing, recording and mixing with
colleague Elegy keyboard player Joshua Dutrieux.
The song writing has been shared as on the previous
Consortium 3 albums with Joshua, Ian and newcomer to the Consortium family,
ex-Within Temptation drummer Ivar de Graaf. Consortium show on the road
later in 2007, as a prelude to an Elegy reunion.
The full line-up of Consortium Project 4 is:
Guests:
::: VIRON :::
New at Metal Heaven is one of Germany's most
promising Metal bands: VIRON. The band's debut album "NWOGHM" received high
class reviews all over Europe last year and built the foundation for some
single gigs and short tours with Ruffians, Solemnity, Morgana Lefay, Sacred
Steel, Sabaton, Legion of the Damned, Majesty, Rebellion, Bonfire & Tierra
Santa plus performances at festivals such as Headbanger's Open Air,
Swordbrothers Festival and United Metal Heads Festival.
The coming album will again be recorded at "Kohlekeller" studios with producer Kristian Kohlmannslehner (Sieges Even,
Abandoned, Killers, Crematory) and is scheduled for a release in early 2008.
Line-Up VIRON:
Live:
Finnish Metal band MANITOU will release their 3rd album "No Signs Of Wisdom" in July!
The archetypes for Manitou are Queensryche, Iron
Maiden, Annihilator, Ozzy, Dio, Whitesnake, Judas Priest and Tarot.
Manitou's own trademark is to compose honest, traditional heavy metal and
mix some little proggy elements here and there. You'll find 3 minute
straight-forward metal rockers as also 11 minute epic stuff on their albums.
The band in the past has played numerous gigs with
the likes of UDO, Paul Di'Anno, Helloween, Graham Bonnet, Tarot, Machine
Men, Thunderstone etc., got cheering and great reviews from the metal media
and even topped the Finnish single chart on position #2 last year with their
“Fools In Control” single.
"No Signs Of Wisdom" includes the following songs:
1. In This Indolence, 2. Dread Of The Freaks, 3. No Signs Of Wisdom, 4. The
End Within, 5. Harbinger, 6. Polluted World, 7. Some Of The Sins Revealed,
8. The Loon, 9. August Sky
MANITOU are:
CIVILIZATION ONE is an international musical entity
creating timeless heavy metal with neoclassical, symphonic aggression, and
features in it's ranks vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, AVALON),
guitarist Aldo Lanobile (SECRET SPHERE), drummer Luca Cartasegna (ex-SECRET
SPHERE), and bassist Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (MALADAPTIVE; ex-HEAVENLY).
The band produced their debut album "Revolution
Rising" themselves at studios in France, Italy and Germany with mixing and
mastering by Markus Teske (VANDEN PLAS, DOMINICI,SYMPHONY X) at Bazement
Studios in Germany. CIVILIZATION ONE's debut will be released in June 2007
and feature 10 songs, including "Life Of Agony," "Legends Of The Past (Carry
On)", and "Time Will Tell."
www.civilization-one.com
STONELAKE's new album is entitled "World
Entry" and was recorded between Summer and Fall 2006. Mixing was handled by
guitarist Jan Åkesson, Pontus Lindmark and Anders ”Theo” Theander at
Roastinghouse Studios, Sweden. Expect a melodic, slightly progressive album
with great hooks & melodies!
Line-Up:
Music Video Clips are available from THE GREAT KAT Guitar Shredder’s Upcoming
New DVD, featuring guitar shred versions “The Flight of The Bumble-Bee” and Paganini’s
“Caprice #24”
The upcoming New Great Kat DVD also features shred versions of: Bach’s “Brandenburg
Concerto #3”, Csardas, Original Kat Metal Songs, & more.
NOCTURNAL RITES will team up for European tour with Finnish THUNDERSTONE!
Here the exact dates:
Further NOCTURNAL RITES Live dates:
June 6, 2007 Soelvesborg (S) @ Sweden Rock Festival
June 7, 2007 Haninge (S) @ Haninge Kulturhus
June 8, 2007 Nynäshamn (S) @ Annexet
June 9, 2007 Västeras (S) @ Hörnet
www.nocturnalrites.com
Drummer JOHN MACALUSO is about to release his first solo album "The Radio Waves Goodbye". Macaluso has played with a number of high profile acts such as, ARK, Yngwie Malmsteen, James LaBrie, TNT, KRS-One, Riot, Delmar Brown, George Lynch and Starbreaker. Guest artists include James Labrie, Vitalij Kuprij, Mike DiMeo, Adrian Holtz, Randy Coven, DiMuti, Alex Rastopskin, Marco Sfogli and several other outstanding players. The solo record release date is scheduled for May 25th.
John is currently touring with Chris Caffery from Savatage and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in the U.S. this June.
For more info, visit
ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow has just finished tracking her vocals and reports in with her personal resume of the recordings so far:
“Hells yeah, I am done with my vocals! I recorded 14 songs in total, faster then ever. Plenty of first takes there, hardly any double vocals, just straight up into the microphone.
I experimented quite a bit with doubling vocal lines on the last album, which I now feel kind of took personality and vocal attack away. So this time it’s the classic, one vocal track, no frills, no effects approach.
I put a lot of work and emotions into the lyrics, some of them actually made me cry, most of them made me very, very angry. They deal with the pain and losses we cause each other. To balance these gloomy themes out, we managed to write some lyrics in the vein of “We Will Rise” – you know, FIGHT songs! There is not only suffering and injustice in this world, but also hope, love and friendship.
Nevertheless, this album will crush you and the vocals are mean all the way. No whining and no wailing. Some song titles: “Blood Is On Your Hands”, “Vultures” and “In This Shallow Grave”.
I enjoyed recording at the new Studio Fredman in the village of Hyssna. Fredrik (Nordström, producer) managed to set up a killer vocal sound, but Michael tracked and produced all my vocals. I recorded in the evenings and late at night, when the guys were done with their instrumental parts. Special thanks go to Fredrik for lending me a car these days! On my time off I was cruising through the surroundings of “Västra Götaland”, which is very beautiful, but also a very empty part of Sweden indeed...
We will start mixing the album very soon. Niklas Sundin (Cabin Fever Media) is working on some very cool artwork for this album. I believe we also have agreed on the album title, but more news about all this later… Pure fucking metal!
To watch Angela lay down her raging vocals, check out the following clip @ YouTube.com:
See ARCH ENEMY Live:
[20 May 2007] Finnish hard/heavy rock band MoonMadness’ second
single “Stroke of Midnight” entered the
official Finnish single charts at 20th place a
week after release. The single combines heavily
the main ingredients of MoonMadness; catchy
melodies and intense riffing performed with skill
and style. “Stroke of Midnight” is a strong
preview to the band’s debut album which will be
released later this year. From the MoonMadness’
home page you can
find the link to the sample of the song.
The second track of the disc is live video of
“Ain’t no Angel”, shot at Pakkahuone Hall
Tampere, Finland last December. The video clearly
proves the strength of MoonMadness as a live act
as webzine Rockunited.com writes " "Ain't No
Angel" looks and sounds good and rocks like any
other MoonMadness song… these Finns play their
classic rock with style, just like it's supposed to be played.”
MoonMadness was founded around the Millennium,
played their first show in spring 2004 and
released their critically acclaimed debut single
“Thunder” in early 2006. The line up was
established by the autumn of the same year:
Heidi Bergbacka - vocals
“Stroke of Midnight” can be purchased via the
Internet from the web stores Recordshop X and Record Office.
GRAHAM BONNET and JOE LYNN TURNER will do a 4-gig minitour together in Finland. These two former lead singers of Rainbow will be backed by a Finnish band that features Daffy and Juki from YÖ, one of the biggest Finnish rock bands. The set will feature classic Rainbow hits such as "I Surrender", "Since You`ve Been Gone", "All Night Long" and "Can`t Let You Go".
Daffy says that it was great feeling to pass Mr. Bonnet's phone number to Turner. "They had never spoken to each other before. Unbelieveble but true!"
The dates:
www.bonnetrocks.com
Up & coming L.A. metallers IN THIS MOMENT have been confirmed to play this year’s Download festival (UK), Rock am Ring/Rock im Park (D), Fields Of Rock (NL) and Bochum Total (D) on their upcoming European tour. After relentlessly touring the US the band cannot wait to finally come to Europe:
Maria Brink, vocals: "We can't even begin to express how ecstatic, honored, and simply taken aback we are at the thought of what we know we are about to experience in Europe. We have never been to Europe, and we are excited to experience these new beautiful countries."
Chris Howorth, guitars: "To be playing at festivals with bands like Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Motley Crüe, and AC/DC is a dream come true. "
Here’s the wrap up of the new dates:
“Beautiful Tragedy” will be out in Europe for a fan-friendly price:
Whoever cannot wait to call some of IN THIS MOMENT’s tunes her or his own can buy their single “Prayers” digitally only as of May 28th. UK fans are lucky, as they have the chance to buy a strictly limited, numbered edition picture 7” incl. “Prayers” and “Daddy’s Fallen Angel”. Just 500 copies will be available for sale.
NEXX, the Spanish AOR group is going through changes, and closing all of their Internet operations. Here are the official statements from the NEXX Camp.
The first one is from Bernardo, guitarist and founder of the NEXX:
"Hello everybody:
It is unusual that I write something in the web, isn't it? For me it is not only unusual but special too. Special because Nexx is my girlfriend in the music for 8 years; My first and only girlfriend! We and you all are part of "her", for that reason I want and must tell you my thoughts, my feelings.
Six months ago Another Dawn was released. It's been more than one year since the recording and 3 since we wrote it. A long time, perhaps too much? For me the main, and maybe only, reason Nexx was born, has grown and lives day by day is the Music itself. The art that must be always in the musician mind and, of course, in the listeners, that are transformed while they listen to the music.
It's been some time since I feel that I'm not caring enough about that important aspect. I love Music and I love Nexx, and for that reason I've decided to move away from the band for an undefined time: it is necessary that I open the windows to see the landscape and breathe the external air; trying to get rid of all the obstacles in my mind so I can give Nexx everything "she" deserves.
I don't know the consequences of this decision for the band. I only know that this is the best decision. But come what may I'd like to tell you that I will always be tied to Nexx and to all of you. Thank you very much for your important company. For all.
Best Regards,
The second one is from the band, regarding their internet activity:
"Nexx would like to let you know that we are going to stop any internet activity about the band by the moment: mail, yahoo groups, myspace...
The reason why is that we can´t attend our friends and fans properly, then the band have decided not keep this service as long as we are not able to give you all our attention 100%.
We are very pleased of all your support, every single fan or person who has believed in us anytime.
Yours sincerely, me and the rest of the band,
Marco is one of the most respected and well known musicians in the Los
Angeles music scene. According to Ted Nugent, "Marco is the world's
greatest bass player and he's got the soul". He also played with the likes
of Thin Lizzy (with whom he's been recently touring UK and going to appear
live during the summer), Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Ozzy Osbourne and The
Cranberries.
Though most often recognized for his jaw-dropping 6-string fretless bass
chops, Marco is a master of the 4, 5 and 6-string fretted bass, too. But
that's not enough. In "Live For Tomorrow", his debut solo album, Marco shows
his hidden vocal talent, which just needs to be heard to be believed! Mixing
different vocals styles from the bluesy David Coverdale and Paul Rodgers
ranges to the Eric Martin-esque overtones, Mendoza shines as a singer that
is able to deliver a passionate and strong performance in every song.
"Live For Tomorrow" was mostly written and produced by Marco during the
second half of 2006 and the beginning of 2007, together with former Poison
and Mr. Big guitarist Richie Kotzen, who also produced the album. Musically
the record offers a sincere and down to earth sound, reminiscing of classic
Hard Rock (with hints to AC/DC, Mr Big, Damn Yankees etc.) with Blues and
Melodic Rock roots.
Some very special guests appear to tribute the talent of this amazing guy.
Among them: Ted Nugent, Doug Aldrich (of Whitesnake) and Steve Lukather of
TOTO all offer guitar solos appearances, Tommy Aldridge of Whitesnake and
Brian Tichy (Pride and Glory, Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, and Billy Idol) play
drums while Richie Kotzen of course handles the bulk of guitars and duets on
vocals with Marco on "I Want You".
Final tracklisting: Not For Me; Live For Tomorrow;
Lettin' Go; Look Out For The Boys; I Want You ; Your Touch
; Let The Sun Shine; You Got
Me; In My Face; Broken; Still In Me; Dance With Me
Samples:
The production of HUBI MEISEL'S 3rd concept album, which will be entitled "TRINITY",
has been in progress for quite a while already. "TRINITY" forms the completion of a
conceptual trilogy, which started with EmOcean in 2004 and was then continued with
Kailash in 2006.
Hubi Meisel is glad to announce that his former bandmate in Dreamscape, Wolfgang
Kerinnis, has joined him on this 3rd journey and will play the guitars on 5 songs.
For the instrumental music, Hubi once again closely cooperated with French
keyboardist/composer Vivien Lalu, and also the rest of the TRINITY crew consists of
well-known colleagues. The full line-up is:
Hubi J. Meisel - vocals
The recordings have already started, and the album will be completed in the course
of this year. The release of "TRINITY" is scheduled for 2008. Stay tuned, more
details will follow on
News roundup from Greece's BURNING STAR RECORDS:
The label has signed some new bands to their rooster, namely Power Metal act KATAGORY V, Athens' Southern Metalers / Stoners POTERGEIST and Italian melodic Metal band MALEDIVIA. Furthermore, a distribution deal for Finland has been signed with CFTN Distribution.
Swedish melodic/power metal outfit NOCTURNAL RITES present you their brand-new E-card revealing more details on the band’s upcoming eighth studio album “The 8th Sin”, out on Century Media Records May 28, 2007. At the E-card you can listen to several tracks off “The 8th Sin”, watch the band’s clip for “Never Again”, check the latest tour dates as well as win some exclusive NOCTURNAL RITES t-shirts! Check it out now!
As a special treat for all NOCTURNAL RITES fans, the band has posted a new video message, check it out at the following link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7N7TljklDc
Furthermore, you can also watch some cool footage of NOCTURNAL RITES performing “Never Trust” live at this year’s Gates Of Metal Boat(!!!), watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMCBgwt92TY
More NOCTURNAL RITES clips are available at the band’s official YouTube.com channel, you’ll find it @ youtube.com/noctv
NOCTURNAL RITES Live:
www.nocturnalrites.com
>> QUICK GIG NEWS >>
RAY WILSON AND STILTSKIN tourdates:
01.06.2007 (UK) Milton Keynes, The Stables
RAY WILSON with Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
[11 May 2007] Robin started writing the songs that would make the follow up to "Do
You Miss Me" in late 2006. "I started co-writing back in December and
completed the first song "Nothing's Gonna Change Your World" in January
2007" says Robin, who adds "I wanted to write songs that would rock my
own personal way. The biggest difference between the new CD, "Livin' On
A Dream" and 'Do you Miss Me" is that this new CD is driven by my own
story lines. "Do You Miss Me" lacked that aspect... There is a tougher,
more edgy melodic/rock foundation to the stories".
Robin was not alone in her powerful new undertaking, "Livin' On A
Dream". "There is a strong new member of my writing team, Tommy
Denander" states the now Florida-based singer. "Tommy is a powerful
player and his input was key to this project becoming my best work as a
writer and a singer.. Tommy co-produced with James Christian my partner
and husband and we all worked in perfect harmony together. Another one
of the highlights of this CD is the collaboration between Chris Pelcer,
James Christian, Jeff Kent and my self on the song "Always". I'm also
back with my closest writing partner, Jeff Kent who put me firmly back
into my truest Rock n' Roll shoes. Jeff and I are an amazing writing
team. I also had the privilege of working with "guitar great", Jimi Bell
and drummer "extraordinaire" BJ Zampa, both House Of Lords band members.
In my opinion, we wrote two of best rockers on the CD. Last, but not
least, I will always have a touch of my favorite songwriters Amy Sky and
Marc Jordan somewhere in my work. They collaborated on a a song called
"Until The Last Teardrop Falls" which brought James and I together for a
heart pounding ballad that shows the profound love we share in no
uncertain terms. Of course, James is at the helm of everything
magnificent about these recordings. He is the only producer I have ever
worked with who really knows how to bring the best out in my vocal
performances. These are best productions of my career, period!"
"Livin On a Dream" promises to be Robin Beck's most powerful and
exciting creation ever! "This CD is what my fans have been asking me to
record for years now. An entire CD of my own work realized. I am so
proud of these recordings. All the songs you will find have provocative
and memorable hooks with monster playing. We all found a unique
collaboration of creative energies that made "Living on a Dream" be an
artist's dream come true".
"Livin' On A Dream" will include the following tracks:
Samples:
LOS ANGELES presents the shining talents of Michele Luppi: an Italian
amazing singer who cut his teeth at the VIT Los Angeles, with Robin
Randall (co-writer of hits for FM, Mark Free, James Christian etc) as
one of his musical coaches.
Upon his return to Italy, he gathered considerable experience having the
opportunity to sing alongside some of the most important national and
international artists, including: Maurizio Solieri, Andrea Braido,
Umberto Tozzi, Glenn Hughes and Ian Paice of Deep Purple.
Strong in a singing style, which has become unique, Michele started
teaching with some of the most important Italian music schools and at
the same time started a massive live work with his band MR. PIG, later
joining the Italian Progressive Metal masters VISION DIVINE.
LOS ANGELES is Luppi's personal tribute to the AOR greats that shaped
his singing and songwriting abilities and also features Fabrizio Grossi,
Tommy Denander, Frankie De Grasso with Gregg Giuffria (HOUSE OF LORDS)
appearing as special guest on keyboards. "It is a dream come true to
have one of my greatest musical heroes, Gregg Giuffria, guesting on the
album" states Michele "I used to have his poster stuck on my bedroom
walls and now he plays on my record. I can't believe it"
About the music and the songs Michele says: "This kind of music gave me
the desire to become a pro-musician, the one that got stuck into my
heart in my early days: I'm pretty sure it's gonna stay there forever. I
think the songs turned out heavier compared to the originals; we all
made efforts in order to make the tunes sound "fresh". I put all my
passion and strength in this project".
While Luppi's astounding vocals can be described as Mark Free meets Eric
Martin and songs supplied by the likes of Richard Marx, Jeff Paris and
Dennis Matkovsky (among others), LOS ANGELES is a true AOR beauty. "I
hope more people will listen to my songs and share the beauty of this
"branch of Rock" called AOR" concludes Luppi, adding "AOR is beauty
within Rock Music and I'm truly honoured to be part of it!"
The album will be released in Europe on Frontiers Records on July 6th
2007, with a Japanese release to be handled via King Records.
Tracklisting of LOS ANGELES includes the following tracks:
Samples:
HUGO and JOSH RAMOS have joined forces. Former VALENTINE and OPEN SKYZ frontman, Hugo and Josh Ramos, ex THE
STORM and current guitar player in HARDLINE, have decided to put
together their talents in a forthcoming album which is taking shape in
an LA studio. Both artists have been knowing and respecting each other for a long time
and when the opportunity came about Hugo was very excited to answer the
call from Josh!
The tracks of the upcoming album have been already laid down and
recorded and at the moment Hugo is working on lyrics and melodies to
complete his involvement on this new project together.
Ramos and Hugo hope to finish all the production of the new album within
the summer of 2007 and Frontiers Records hopes to release this new cd
within the end of the year. The fans can expect a killer Melodic Rock
release in the Hardline meets Journey /The Storm vein !
SEDUCED BY SUICIDE, the gothic rock band formed by Earth (Blood Tears - doom
metal), has posted four videos of its first show, whic took place in Porto Alegre. This show
featured the guest musicians Geraldo Aita (guitars - Burning in Hell), Maurício
Pezzi (keyboards - Fermata) and César Campos (drums - Nebulousky) playing with
Earth, who was responsible for all the vocals and bass.
www.myspace.com/seducedbysuicide
UK melodic rock band TARA'S SECRET will finish after a last rocking show this
Saturday at The Moorfoot Tavern in Sheffield this Saturday 10th May - this will be
an acoustic-ish evening with plenty of spare microphones for anyone who cares to
joins in on vocals.
3 years, 2 albums, over 80 live shows, Fireworks, Powerplay, Burrn, Classic Rock
magazines, rock radio worldwide, amazing online reviews, overseas online fan sites,
CDs on sale in Europe, USA, Japan etc, but still so few coming along to see the band
live at many of the shows and so few offers to support bigger bands within the
melodic rock genre. Bad timing (work) led the band to turning down appearances at
both Firefest and Z Rock, which would have introduced them to a wider audience,
however many of those who were hungry for new exciting melodic rock music in 1988
are not that hungry today and this has eventually led to a couple of band members
leaving the band for pastures new.
The band thanks everyone who has supported us through what has mostly been great fun
these past 3 years. The acclaimed album "Tomorrow The World" continues to be onsale
at the knockdown price of £6.00 (inc UK P&P) and (7.00 in overseas P&P) from
www.taras-secret.com
Craig (guitar) & Glyn (drums) can now be found at www.tomorrowtheworld.co.uk, Johnny
(vocals) at www.myspace.com/johnny_secret and singing for Sheffield band
Storyteller's Night, whilst lead guitarist Rich will soon be launching some of his
solo material on THE 69 EYES will be touring intensively during the next few months, including dates on both sides of the Atlantic. Check out the dates: Meanwhile, a long-awaited UK release for "Angels" is scheduled for 25 June, via Albert Productions. Elsewhere the band is represented by EMI/Virgin (Europe) and EMI/Caroline Records (US).
NIKKI SIXX writes: "Life Is Beautiful" from
the heroin diaries soundtrack is available for download now. The whole album is
written, produced
and performed by James Micheal (lead vocals and guitars), Dj Ashba (guitars) and
myself. This is a taste of the album to come. The album has many different sounds,
textures and styles.the music was inspired by the book.
The melodic death metal band HOSTILE INC. finished the recordings of their debut,
entitled Qiyamat. The recordings were made in Leprechaun Studio, where they record
bass and drums, and in Pro Audio Studio, where the band recorded vocals, guitars and
keyboards.
The album will be released between June and July. Meanwhile Hostile Inc. posted
online the songs "The Universe Outside", "Mechanical Man" and "Fast Motion". They
can be downloaded through their website or MySpace page.
BRAD WILSON is a shreddin' guitarist, rockin the blues throughout the state of
California. Brad and his band play up and down the state every weekend, at
Harley Davidson events, music venues, casinos, blues and rock clubs,
motorcycle rallies, fairs and festivals. They perform over 150 shows a year. Check out his tourdates and more at:
RIIHIVUORI ROCK is a new rock festival to be held in Muurame, Finland on 21-22 July 2007. The headliners are Gary Moore and Dave Edmunds, with several domestic rock bands also in the line-up. Stam1na,
Kotiteollisuus, CMX, Peer Günt, Idols-winner Ari Koivunen, Morian, Zen Café,
Popeda, PMMP and Apulanta have been confirmed so far.
Legendary heavy metal band ATTACKER has signed with CHAVIS RECORDS
for the worldwide digital distribution of their complete catalog
including the critically acclaimed 'Battle At Helms Deep', plus 'The
Second Coming', 'Soul Taker' and 'The Unknown'.
Formed in 1983, and being one of the first heavy metal bands to use
J.R.R. Tolkien's books as a source of inspiration, ATTACKER released
'Battle At Helms Deep' and quickly amassed a legion of metal
followers making 'Battle At Helms Deep' an underground critically
acclaimed metal masterpiece. ATTACKER released 'The Second Coming' in
1988 and then went into hiatus.
2004 saw ATTACKER make a solid comeback with the release of 'Soul
Taker' and established themselves as one of the great live bands when
they performed their now legendary showcase at the KEEP IT TRUE
Festival in April 2004 at Tauberfrankenhalle, Lauda-Königshofen,
Germany along with their headlining debut at the HEAVY METAL MANIACS
Festival in October 2004 at Manifesto Hall in Hoorn Holland. Upon
their return from Holland, the band kept a low profile as far as live
shows with the exception of their still talked about performances in
Germany in July of 2005. A trek that was highlighted by a special
performance of the entire 'Battle At Helms Deep' album which took
place at the world-renowned Head-Bangers Ballroom in Hamburg. Aside
from conquering Europe the band kept an intense studio schedule while
creating their newest effort 'The Unknown' released in 2006.
Since the release of 'The Unknown', ATTACKER has stepped up their
live performances with many appearances at the TRUE METAL AMERICA
Concert Series and are one of very few bands to be asked back to the
KEEP IT TRUE Festival in 2008! ATTACKER will deliver a very special
show by performing the complete 'Battle At Helms Deep' saga.
ATTACKER has enjoyed one of the best comebacks to ever occur in many
years. The band has now come, full circle and are back where they
belong. The band is in the pre production stages of a new release for
2008. Throughout their career, the band has built an incredible
worldwide following, thanks to timeless heavy metal classics such as
the aforemetioned 'Battle At Helms Deep', 'The Second Coming' plus
their come back classic 'Soul Taker' and now 'The Unknown', all to be
release digitally via CHAVIS RECORDS and available at iTunes,
Rhapsody, AOL Music, Yahoo Music plus many many more worldwide.
For more information visit
[6 May 2007] LION'S SHARE have posted two new songs from their
long-awaited comeback album "Emotional Coma" at their MySpace page
(www.myspace.com/lionsshare). "The Edge of the Razor", features guest solos from
ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and will be the first video from the CD, which is
scheduled for release on June 15 via AFM Records. Sweden Rock Festival attendees
will be able to buy the CD early during the band's signing session at the event on
June 7 at 5:30 p.m. (Lion's Share live on stage 4-5 PM).
Pre order here.
"Emotional Coma" is "the heaviest and most powerful LION'S SHARE record to date" and
it features guest appearances by Kulick, Glen Drover (MEGADETH) and Mats Levén
(THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). The band features guitar player and founding member
Lars Chriss, along with vocalist Patrik Johansson (ASTRAL DOORS, WUTHERING HEIGHTS),
bass player Sampo Axelsson (GLENN HUGHES) and well-known session drummer Richard
Evensand (CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK, THERION).
"Emotional Coma" track listing:
01. Cult of Denial
LION'S SHARE has lined up the following shows:
www.myspace.com/lionsshare
DOMAIN are working on a new alum. Here's the press release:
Guitarist and producer Axel Ritt used an opportunity while a break of the
intensive songwriting- and rehearsal works to visit the Musikmesse
Frankfurt, which resulted in a personal invitation for the Warwick Award
party at the Maritim hotel Frankfurt. There, the newly added FRAMUS endorser
partied with with such famous artists like Kerry King (Slayer), Yenz
Leonhardt (Lacrimosa), bass legend Jonas Hellborg and the son of
bass-godfather Jaco Pastorius, Felix Pastorius.
Two live-shows will mix up the pre-production of the upcoming DOMAIN album:
May 13th, DOMAIN will headline the 3rd festival day at the "Rock am
See"-Festival / Schotten-Rainrod / Germany (www.rockamsee.org). The two days
before among others, acts like GRAVE DIGGER, U.D.O. as well as DORO will
perform live on stage.
At July 21st, DOMAIN will be a part of the "Angeldays-Festival" / Greuthalle
Aalen / Germany. Among DOMAIN, bands like SHAKRA, FREEDOM CALL und PINK
CREAM 69 will help to collect money for the child hospice "Sternenbrücke",
one more good reason to buy a ticket!"
www.myspace.com/domainband
The line-up of SAUNA OPEN AIR metal festival to be held in Tampere, Finland has been finalized. Here's the full list of bands:
THU JUNE 7th, 17-22
FRI JUNE 8th, 14-22
SAT JUNE 9th, 14-22
Z ROCK 07 line-up has been completed. ine bands will play at this years Z Rock 07 festival,the oldest
existing melodic rock festival in Europe. The promoters Midas Entertainment wanted Z Rock 07 to be the
strongest ever line up and that dream has been realised for our 10th anniversary show which features no less than 5
exclusive UK appearances! The fully confirmed line up is:
Dokken: [exclusive UK appearance]
With a new album due to be released to coincide with their appearance
Dokken fans will be in for a treat from
LA's legendary multi million selling hero's
House Of Lords: [exclusive UK appearance]
House Of Lords impressed whilst on tour in the UK during August 05
and now they return for a one off exclusive and longer
set time. Once again a new album will be released to coincide with
their appearance!
Kingdom Come: [exclusive UK appearance]
Lenny Wolf and co return to UK shores after 17years long years,
awesome Zeppelin influenced hard rock incl such classics as
Get it On, Do you like it and many more.
China: [exclusive UK appearance]
Switzerland's finest rock act return!!, China are the surprise act as
many thought they where gone for good but they have returned and will
rock Maximes!
Steevi Jaimz: [exclusive UK appearance]
Ex Tiger Tailz frontman Steevi Jaimz debuts his all new band on UK
Soil ,think Motley Crue, Shotgun Messiah and Cinderella and prepared
to be impressed.
Lost Weekend:
The UK's hardest working band?? Lost Weekend will commence work on
their all new studio album after Z Rock 07 however for those who
haven't seen the band live
check them out as they are as tight as can be.
We also have four UK acts appearing continuing our commitment to
helping the scene develop more in the UK they are Crimes of Passion,
Sacred Heart and Bullitt.
A big thank you to everyone who has purchased their tickets in
advance since they went on sale last week, an amazing 70% so far to
Scottish fans!.
Z Rock 07 will take place at Maximes, Wigan on October 7th doors 12
noon til late.
Tickets are now on sale visit www.myspace.com/zrockfest for full
details. Paypal payments [no booking or postage fees] can be made to
info@zrecords.net and all tickets will be shipped out within 48
hours. Z Rock 07 tickets are priced at £45 advance however if you buy
your ticket before May 20th VIA PAYPAL [shortened due to huge
response] you can purchase them for just £40, this is limited to this
time period only other outlets include X Records [Bolton] Probe
Records [Liverpool] and ST Records [Dudley] This is going to be a
show to remember see you there!
For info call +44 [0]7724 606920 [ 9 -7] or email
midas.ent@btinternet.com.
KEVIN DUBROW sent us this press release regarding a Randy Rhoads movie:
Kevin DuBrow on the Randy Rhoads Film Project: "THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH."
As anyone who really knows me will tell you, I adored Randy Rhoads. In my life Randy
Rhoads and Frankie Banali have been my 2 dearest friends. Friendship means
everything to me and I take it very, very seriously. If not for the start that Randy
gave me I would not enjoy the career that still supports me well to this day. I miss
his hilarious personality and not a day goes by that I don't think of him. I would
have loved to have be involved in a accurate film about Randy who is still my
favorite guitar player and best friend.
When Dakota films director Peter Margolis called me to be involved in the proposed
Randy Rhoads documentary I was hesitant to say the least. With a recent book full on
inaccuracies based on the authors opinions rather than facts about Randy was
released, I was apprehensive at best. I relayed to him that my biggest concern was
for the film to be totally about Randy and not about others trying promote a book or
new album and their own personal agendas at the expense of associations with Randy
be it real, fabricated or imagined. Unlike others involved and contrary to what some
may believe, I have no ulterior motives.
Peter assured me that this would not be the case. I told him that I have arguably
the most accurate and complete memory from those years and would be willing to
provide him with any and all of the massive amount of archival material in my
possession which is extensive.
After being advised to do some careful investigation on my part, a few days later I
realized that this film and some of it’s participants indeed had their own over
riding priorities and Randy would not be represented as accurately or in many ways
in a truthful manner. Then and only then did I decide to bow out.
The recent article from Guitar World titled “Randy Rhoads gets the Shaft” and
the Blabbermouth post titled “Randy Rhoads dissed by former band mate” is when I
truly realized that my sources were accurate in how this film would be handled. In
all the five years that I played with Randy we never once had an argument and spent
many hours playing around in the Hollywood area. In a million years I would not have
a negative thing to say about Randy. He was the greatest guitarist I ever knew and
worked with and one of the two most beautiful people I have had the privilege to
share both my personal and musical life with.
Below please find the original letter that I sent Peter Margolis via e-mail:
To: Mr. Peter Margolis/Dakota Pictures
Peter,
Please accept this e-mail as my formal notice to decline your kind offer to
participate in your planned film project "Randy Rhoads Documentary" that you
previously approached me about.
It is my continued devotion and affection for the memory of Randy Rhoads and our
time together that dictates that I keep those memories and feelings private so that
they are not misconstrued as an attempt to monopolize on either Randy's life or his
untimely passing.
I will continue to hold Randy's memory dear and private as always. I wish you much
success in this worthwhile endeavor. Do Randy's memory, family and legacy proud.
Sincerely,
Kevin DuBrow
(End of Letter)
While I do wish them success with the film, my protective feelings for the memory of
Randy will not allow me to be a part in this in any manner.
With no disrespect intended to all involved, wouldn't it be a fitting tribute to the
memory and greatness that still is Randy Rhoads for the film makers and everyone
involved to decree that all the proceeds and profits from this film after legitimate
non-inflated artists or production cost be designated as a gift to a charity chosen
by the Rhoads family? Or perhaps that profits from the film be contributed to a
Randy Rhoads music scholarship? What a fitting and selfless tribute that would truly
be! I guess I can dream, can't I..........?
Kevin DuBrow
>> QUICK GIG NEWS >>
DREAM THEATER will be playing in Helsinki, Finland on 26 September. The masters of prog metal will play in Helsinki Ice Hall. Tickets are 53 EUR, and the tickets will go on sale next wednesday (9 May). Advance sales are already underway at www.menolippu.fi
AS I LAY DYING has been added to the Provinssirock line-up. www.provinssirock.fi
TOTO's full Scandinavian tour dates are as follows:
www.frontiers.it
JURASSIC ROCK festival has annouced its' first acts. Hard rock fans will be thrilled to find out that Joe Lynn Turner and Graham Bonnet will do a set together. Both singers are known from Rainbow of course, not to mention countless other projects and bands.
[2 May 2007] EPICUS RECORDS is happy to announce the signing of the Norwegian
Prog Metal band called OCEANS OF TIME. Their debut album will be
released in the fall of 2007.
OCEANS OF TIME is a melodic metal band from Fredrikstad in Norway,
and was born in the year 2004. The band members have a wide
experience from different metal projects and other bands. The band
has released two EP's on their own so far, and now they have
signed to Epicus Records to release their debut album that will be
called "Kingdom Falls" in the fall of 2007.
Album track list:
Band:
You can listen to 4 full songs that will be on the album at the band's MySpace page, link below.
BLOODBOUND's Swedish fans can now pre order a signed limited edition digipak copy of
the forthcoming album "Book Of The Dead" at Ginza. There are only 100 signed copies available
and over 50 are already sold! You can order your copy at the following link:
People outside of Sweden can order the signed limited edition digipak
by writing directly to bloodbound at bloodbound@dynamicform.se.
Finnish "pop metal" band MANZANA's debut album "Nothing As Whole As A
Broken Heart" has been licenced to several european countries. A tour of Germany is in the works, along with shows in Asia.
SHINETH, the critically acclaimed new hard rock band featuring Sebastian Roos and Anders Berlin are currently working on a follow-up to their debut "11 of 10". Interesting guests to be announced....
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FRONTIERS RECORDS is pleased to announce the release of the brand new ROCK THE BONES sampler cd “Vol. 5” on July the 6th 2007!
LACUNA COIL, Revolver Magazine and Dickies Girl have teamed up to
present the inaugural "Hottest Chicks In Metal" tour. The LACUNA COIL
headlining tour has started last week and runs in conjunction with
the launch of Revolver's second "Hottest Chicks In Metal" issue,
which features an eye-popping shot of Cristina Scabbia and Marta of
Bleeding Through on the cover. The highly anticipated issue hits
stands on May 22nd.
PRIMAL FEAR sent an update regarding their video sessions:
Frontiers Records (Zink Music/Bonnier Amigo) proudly announce the release of MARCO MENDOZA solo album "Live For Tomorrow" on July 6th 2007.
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce all details surrounding the
release of ROBIN BECK's forthcoming studio album project "Livin' On A
Dream" on July 6th 2007.
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