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[28 June 2007] STARBREAKER with Tony Harnell will return with a new album to be released 2008 vai Frontiers (Zink/Bonnier).
There has been much speculation as to what Tony Harnell’s next move would be after leaving TNT in April 2006; we can now reveal that Tony will be teaming up with the Starbreaker gang for the creation of Starbreaker II.
The line up has gone through a change and on this new release we introduce Swedish bass player Tomas Johansson (Lizette&, Scaar). Together with the rest of the band: Vocals - Tony Harnell (TNT, Westworld, Morning Wood), Guitar-Magnus Karlsson (Last Tribe, Allen/Lande, Bob Catley), Drums - John Macaluso (Union Radio, Ark, TNT, Yngwie Malmsteen), an album will be ready for release early 2008.
The album will be written and co-produced by Tony Harnell & Magnus Karlsson and both are excited to take Starbreaker to the next level: Tony comments: “ After having taken some valuable time off with my family I am ready and excited to jump into this project. As I really enjoyed the first Starbreaker album, it felt only natural to do a second one. In addition to Starbreaker, the song writing for my first solo album is well under way and I have some killer tracks I am absolutely thrilled with!”
We can expect more fantastic vocal work with deep and thoughtful lyrics by one of the most respected and revered singers today backed by one hell of a band. Guitarist Magnus Karlsson continues to be a major force on the European music scene with his fiery fretwork and classy song writing skills. John Macaluso is fresh off his critically acclaimed solo release “Union Radio”, and Tomas Johansson is a long time veteran of the Swedish metal scene, his latest work can be heard on “This Is” by Swedish Industrial rockers Lizette&.
With a unique hard-hitting sound that marries modern progressive metal with sing-able songs, we are all in for a treat.
The band will follow up the album release with some high profile appearances.
CHRIS SQUIRE's "FISH OUT OF WATER" will be reissued as a "DELUXE EXPANDED EDITION".
First released in November 1975, Fish Out Of Water is Chris
Squire's first and only solo venture outside of the sphere of Yes.
Peaking at number 25, the album spent seven weeks in the UK album
charts. This re-mastered deluxe expanded edition released in
conjunction with Chris Squire's record label, Stone Ghost, adds an
additional DVD disc containing promo videos for the tracks Hold Out
Your Hand and You By My Side, featuring the London Symphony
Orchestra. Also included is an interview with Chris talking about
the album and a track-by-track synopsis. Finally, the previously US
only version of Lucky Seven (edited by Tom Dowd) has been added to
the audio portion of the CD, making the release a welcome addition
for any collector of Yes related material.
As founder and the only constant member throughout all of the Yes
line-up permutations, bassist Chris Squire has earned his place as
one of the UK's most accomplished and flamboyant musicians. Born in
Kingsbury, North West London, Chris gravitated towards playing bass
guitar and purchased his first Rickenbacker after persuading his
then music store boss to begin importing them from the US, whereupon
the young Chris was able to obtain a model at the reduced cost
price. Following stints with a number of bands formed with school
friends and local musicians (The Selfs and The Syn), Chris joined
Mabel Greer's Toyshop in January 1968 and over the course of that
year the first commonly recognised Yes line-up came into being.
DOGPOUND's new album "III" is released today in Japan via Soundholic label. The Japanese release contains two bonustracks: "She's so inventive" written by Conny Bloom and the Gary Moore cover "Led Clones" featuring Peter Tagtgren.
AXEMASTER's long awaited new full length CD tentatively
titled "The Second Coming" has been completed and the recording
will start soon.
It will be a long process as there are 15 songs and everyone
involved want to take the time to make sure everything comes out
kick ass! The songwriting, musicianship, and recording of this
release will be better than anything the band has previously done,
a fitting comeback effort from a project that never strayed from
their metal roots! Three of the songs that will be re-recorded and
included on the CD can be found on the AXEMASTER Myspace page at
www.myspace.com/thebandaxemaster. You can also hear an
advance demo recording of one additional song at
www.divshare.com/download/598187-61d. Other featured
tracks are "Sea of Rage", "Trapped", and "Immortality".
Remember that "Blessing in the Skies", the re-release of the
band's debut album from 1987 on CD, is available at
burning-
star.net/store/index.php?cPath=26 . The new
mastering, graphics, and video has created a modern gem from the
classic era! You can hear some tracks from the CD at
www.myspace.com/jsguitar.
MTM MUSIC is proud to announce the CD release of South
American based band TRIBUZY!
"Execution Live Reunion" feat.: Bruce Dickinson, Michael Kiske,
Mat Sinner, Ralf Scheepers, Roland Grapow, Roy Z a.m.m.!
The Brazilian metal band TRIBUZY, formed and headed by singer
Renato Tribuzy released their studio debut "Execution" with a `heavy-
metal-allstar-team´ feat. Bruce Dickinson, Michael Kiske, Mat
Sinner, Ralf Scheepers, Roland Grapow, Andreas Kisser, Kiko Loureiro
and Roy Z. The musical influences used by TRIBUZY during the writing
process were the great classics such as Powerslave (Iron Maiden),
And Justice For All (Metallica) and other 80's heavy music. The
album "Execution Live Reunion" has 11 tracks in total and
features all of the guests from the "Execution" studio album in a
special performance onstage with TRIBUZY.
The album was produced by Roy Z and Renato Tribuzy, and mixed by
Roy Z at Mountain View studio, in LA, USA.
Tracklist:
[26 June 2007] AXEL RUDI PELL's new album "Diamonds Unlocked" will be an all-covers affair with tracks by
by ccts Like The Who, U2, Kiss, Free & Phil Collins.
For over 25 years, Axel Rudi Pell has counted as one of Germanys
most versatile guitarists. With over a dozen studio albums, he has a
record of brilliant productions, loved by his fans and greeted with
respect and praise by the press. Alongside numerous original
compositions, cover versions of his favourite songs have always
taken a special place in his work. The musician from Wattenscheid,
Germany, has not only covered the work of his own idols, such as
Deep Purple and Rainbow, but also numbers by acts such as
Alphaville, Free, Jimi Hendrix and Uriah Heep. Now Pell is scheduled
to release Diamonds Unlocked on October 1, 2007 (Germany: September
28, USA tba), his first album consisting exclusively of compositions
by other musicians, proving his expertise when it comes to the
history of rock and pop music. Axel Rudi Pell has recorded ten cover
songs, among them surprising new versions of real classics. I have
always stressed that I dont have a hard rock and metal fixation, he
points out. I dont think in terms of pigeonholes. If I like a track
for whatever reason, I dont care about its stylistic direction.
Every song on this album made me want to cover it at some stage when
I heard the original.
Pell is referring to tracks such as the Phil Collins megahit ˜In
The Air Tonight, his own version sounding tailor-made for the ARP
band. Of course we rearranged some of the songs to suit our style
100%, the maestro explains. In The Air Tonight features an extra
drums and percussions part, plus added speed towards the end. And I
dont suppose I have to mention that the guitar solo is longer than
on the original. Equally surprising, although certainly logical in
this context, is the extremely catchy U2 number, ˜Beautiful Day, and
the Chris Rea song Stone, which Pell discovered in a rather
roundabout way. It wasnt Chris Reas original that convinced me but
the cover version by The Law, a project initiated by Free/Bad
Company/Queen vocalist Paul Rodgers and ex-The Who drummer Kenny
Jones, from their 1991 debut album. Talking of Free and The Who: the
ARP version of Wont Get Fooled Again sounds extremely classy and
fast-paced, and ˜Heartbreaker sees Pell present a classic by a band
that has had a lasting influence on him. Free inspired me to learn
to play the guitar. Their guitarist Paul Kossoff had this extremely
singing, melancholy blues sound that set him apart from thousands of
other guitarists.
"Diamonds Unlocked" was recorded by the tried and tested line-up
consisting of Axel Rudi Pell, vocalist Johnny Gioeli, keyboardist
Ferdy Doernberg, bassist Volker Krawczak and drummer Mike Terrana.
Pell produced the album single-handedly, and Charlie Bauerfeind took
care of the mix.
TRACKS:
MICHAEL BORMANN has sent out a news update of his recent and future activities. He has just finished recordings of the new albums of two Swiss bands, Crystal Ball and Sahara Rain. Both albums will feature songs co-written by Michael. Those albums are to be released in the near future, but meanwhile, there are several recent albums out featuring Michael Bormann in some capacity. Bloodbound's second album "Book Of The Dead" features him on lead vocals, while Mark Sweeney's first solo album "Slow Food" and Steel Dawn's "(R)EXcuse me!" sees him taking the role of a producer/songwriter.
The long-awaited Redrum album "No Turning Back" will be released on 24 August by Sleaszy Rider Records. The band will play live at the Rockwave Festival 2007 in Greece. They will participate in the first day (29 June), together with Europe, Chris Cornell and Robert Plant.
Later this year, Bormann has a few projects lined up: in August he'll produce and co-write the first solo-album of TEMPESTA-frontman Reto Thalmann. It will be more of a country-pop album with possible American guitarists guesting. He is also going to sing on HUMAN FORTRESS-axeman Thorsten Wolf's new "Trophy" project. What's more, Bormann's first solo album will be reissued with some new tracks, and there are already plans to record his third solo album for a January/February 2008 release.
Song samples, relevant links and more can be found at:
M3 are set to release a live album called "ROUGH AN' READY" on & August 2007.
Answering the call from thousands of fans, over many years, for
the reformation of the classic Whitesnake line-up, founding
guitarists Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody along with original bass
player Neil Murray joined together as M3 to deliver, once again, the
greatest hits which first jettisoned the blues based hard rock band
to worldwide recognition. Completing the M3 musical pedigree and
breathing a new lease of life into the classic Whitesnake canon is
Magnum's long-standing keyboard player, Mark Stanway, ex Upp drummer
Jimmy Copley and the gold-throated Scandinavian vocalist Stefan
Berggren.
Recorded in front of a sold-out and fanatical crowd in June 2004,
Rough An' Ready replicates the golden age of Whitesnake with the
very best of their blues based, hard rock repertoire. Executed with
passion and precision by the very members who first wrote and
recorded this classic material, guitarists Bernie Marsden and Micky
Moody along with bassist Neil Murray illustrate how 'Snake' greats
such as Ready An' Willing, Fool For Your Loving, Ain't Gonna Cry No
More and Don't Break My Heart Again should be played - by the hands
of the master craftsmen who first immortalised these tracks in the
studio. Also making a guest appearance is ex. Rainbow vocalist
Dougie White on the worldwide hit, Here I Go Again.
TURISAS' latest Battle Metal opus “The Varangian Way” went to number 17 in their native Finnish album charts.
The band's greetings can be viewed at YouTube.
Turisas will play at their native Finnish metal festival TUSKA on Friday at 19:30, and they've just been added to the line up of Ruisrock Festival as well.
After 2 months of searching, Dutch progressive metalband CIRRHA NIVA has
found a new vocalist to replace the recently departed Arnold Kloek. The new
singers name is Legrand and he did an amazing 5-song audition. He learned
the songs in only a few weeks and was very convincing while performing for
and with the band. The minute they started playing the first song, it felt
so good that the band offered Legrand the job right after the audition.
It has been a long journey since CIRRHA NIVA began writing songs for a new
album. Since their last album "Liaison De La Morte" (a rock opera, released
in 2001) the band had their share of problems. When the "Liaison De La
Morte" Tour ended in 2002, they immediately started working on new ideas.
Halfway 2003 band members Liselotte Hegt (bass & vocals) and Rommert van der
Meer (guitar) left the band. It wasn't until 2004 that the band found new
musicians to replace them. With Carlo Heefer on guitar and Daniël Huijben on
bass guitar, the band kicked off 2004. They continued writing songs, but
faced difficulties with the vocal melodies. In 2006 it became clear that
singer Arnold and the band were having musical differences. Although they
tried to resolve whatever the problem was, it was inevitable that Arnold was
leaving the band. Arnold has been CIRRHA NIVA's vocalist since 1998.
His own statement;
"Yes, almost 10 years I have been the singer of Cirrha Niva. Years I will
never forget. But times change and so do I. In the last year of being busy
with writing songs it slowly became clear to me that I was not really happy
with the way and the direction the other guys wanted to go with the melody
lines and style of singing. In other words, we have grown apart in musical
ways. Therefore I have decided to leave Cirrha Niva. It was not an easy
decision but I need to be honest to everyone and myself. Not being happy
affected my creativity more and more. It started to leave a mark on the band
and that is not a good thing. I would like to thank Carlo, Daniel, Rob and
Tommy for all the good times we had and wish them good luck in the future.
And I would like to thank everyone who supported us all those years. I also
thank the crewmembers for all their effort, time and energy. You guys and
girls rule!!! So I close this door behind me to open other doors with new
roads to follow. You will soon hear from me again. All the best, Arnold Kloek"
Luckily CIRRHA NIVA has found a great new singer in Legrand and with him
they hope to start recording a new album by the end of this year. Besides
learning all songs already written by the band, Legrand can immediatly prove
himself also in the writing process. The band has recently written some
more new songs which still needs to have vocal melodies and lyrics.
Legrand's personal bio will be added to the band's website in a few days.
Meanwhile we can also mention that drummer Tommy White has been featured on
a live DVD by Dutch rockband Alter Ego X.
During the first three months of 2007, Chris, Ramon and William Lee of the
band Alter Ego X, have been working on their next release a DVD titled "Not
For Intellectuals", with producer Tony DeBlock mixing the DVD soundtrack.
Filmed on November 5th 2006, the DVD shows the band in top-form, with their
ex-drummer Tommy White as guest musician on drums for the first time since
November 1995. White's presence was felt as the band played 4 tracks of the
"No Holding Back album", which the band recorded back in 1995
when he was in the band. Apart from this roaring live-registration, the DVD
will contain a few extras as a sincere thank you to the loyal fans of Alter
Ego X. The DVD will be independently released in the summer of 2007.
Paul SABU returns to the scene with his brand new output
entitled "Strange Messiah" - another crunchy Hard Rock effort in typical
SABU style. Singer, song-writer and guitarist Paul SABU is best known for
his work with his band ONLY CHILD plus contributions for other artists such
as David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Little Caesar, Lee Aaron, Madonna, Malice,
Robbie Neville, Silent Rage, The Nelsons, Shania Twain, John Waite and more.
Most recently, the readers of Kerrang magazine have voted Paul Sabu as
second best AOR vocalist of all time.
"Strange Messiah" will hit the stores on August 31st in Europe.
Line-Up: Paul Sabu (g., v.), Matthias Rethmann (b, Lee Z),
Gereon Homann (dr., Eat the Gun), Michael Voss (add. guit., Mad Max,
Casanova), Ralf Heyne (lead g., Biss), Thorsten Koehne (lead g., Eden's Curse, Demon
Drive), Angel G.Schleifer (lead g., Bonfire, Pretty Maids)
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KING DIAMOND has been forced to postpone his European tour due to medical reasons.
[20 June 2007] IRONICA has been signed to Poko / Gaga Goodies. iRonica plays aggressive, yet melodic speed metal, and their first single "All That I Drain" will be released in August. The band is in the studio with Ahti Kortelainen (Sentenced, Amorphis), working on their first album.
iRonica live:
iRonica is:
iRonica online:
GUILFEST press release:
GuilFest, the main stage of which is headlined by Supergrass, Squeeze and
Madness, also boasts THE ROCK CAVE, a stage dedicated to harder edge rock
and metal bands.
***Friday 13th July is headlined by My Vitriol, preceded by Zico Chain,
Shels, Whitewash, The Venus Guns and Q-tone.
***Saturday July 14th is headlined by Reuben, preceded by Hell Is For
Heroes, Pull Tiger Tail, The King Blues, The New 1920, Enjoy Destroy, The
New York Fund, Lights Action!, Exoterik, Alphalfa, Chop Chop: Bear Touch?,
and Whitelime.
***Sunday July 15th is headlined by Yourcodenameis;milo, preceded by Orange
Goblin, Beat Union, Six Nation State, GU medicine, Fortune Drive, Sennah,
Videosprint, Mesa Verde, Into Flight and Asono.
***Elsewhere, on the Ents 24 stage, Charlotte Hatherley adds a rock edge to
Friday's line-up while Classic Rock band Uriah Heep headline on Sunday 15th
July.
More emerging rock talent will grace the two Live Club Stages for unsigned
bands, with over 40 of the best raw and up and coming groups vying for the
audience's attention over the weekend.
Tons of other attractions are on offer, including a massive 150 foot long
bar, a huge variety of food stalls, the EA Games area, the Comedy Stage,
The Funky End Stage, and, of course, the main stage, where acts such as
Morcheeba, The Magic Numbers, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and The Maytalls, The
Ordinary Boys, Rodrigo Y Gabriela and many more star over the weekend.
Guilfest takes place in leafy Stoke Park in Guildford, a stone's throw by
road or train from London. There is a dedicated camping area with some of
the best toilets you'll find at a festival, and only two minutes walk from
site are the Guildford Lido and the Spectrum Leisure Centre, great for hot
showers, a sauna or a swim.
HARTMANN will be touring Germany as official support of THE HOOTERS on many
dates of their forthcoming tour. Here comes the full dates program:
08.07. Osnabrück, Hyde park
Further HARTMANN dates:
A Night Of "Mayhem" Benefit Concert will take place in Dallas on July 13.
Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson was truly larger than life. At 6-foot, 8 inches tall and
tipping the scales at more than 350 pounds, his physical stature alone could support
this statement. However, Mayhem was much more than a giant man. What he did with his
life is a legacy that will shine on not only in the hearts of the people who knew
and loved him, but the people who have yet to meet him. His is a story that
continues to be told and will continue to inspire.
Jeffery was born on September 21, 1964, to Frank and Christine Thompson. He was the
older brother to triplets Seth, Micah and Martin. During his 40 years on this earth,
Mayhem became a master of building and repairing all things mechanical. A true
Renaissance man, he was also a live actor at the Scarborough and Texas Renaissance
Festivals, and a television actor for Ruffles Potato Chips and 7-11 commercials. He
even appeared as a supporting actor on the hit series Walker Texas Ranger. He was a
radio shock jock sidekick for KEGL, a musician, a Dallas club bouncer, a personal
bodyguard for celebrities and rock-n-roll royalty, and head of security for the
heavy metal band Damageplan.
More than all of his professional titles combined, Mayhem was an extremely dedicated
and loyal friend-the kind of friend whom death itself could not intimidate! Sadly,
on December 8, 2004, while on the road in Columbus, Ohio with long-time friends
Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul Abbott and the rest of the Damageplan crew, Mayhem's
life was taken away from us when a crazed gunman ran onto stage, senselessly
attacking and killing guitarist Darrell Abbott. Mayhem was on the attacker in less
than a second. Regardless of the 4 shots which were already fired, he was committed
to protecting his friends and the audience from the armed killer. During the
struggle, the killer fired two fatal shots at point blank range. Jeffery "Mayhem"
Thompson died a hero, placing the safety of others ahead of himself. He fell with
two other heroes-audience member Nathan Bray and venue security member Erin Halk,
who bravely took to the stage to give assistance and subdue the killer. The rampage
finally ended when first responding police officer James Niggemeyer shot and killed
the attacker.
Now we pay tribute to Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, celebrating both his life and the
lives of Darrell Abbott, Nathan Bray, and Erin Halk. Mongo Production and MJS Music
Publications present "A Night Of Mayhem." This event will feature live music by 6
bands, including Hillbilly Orchestra, Mother Truckin' Skull Diggers, Texas Hippie
Coalition, and Mark John Sternal. Special guests include: Seth Thompson, Officer
James Niggemeyer, and rock author and photographer Chris A.
A new book, A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa
(AVDOP), will also be on sale. It is written by Chris A., with a foreword by Officer
Niggemeyer, and a memorial written by Frank Thompson. AVDOP is the authorized
biography of Mayhem, Bray, and Halk. A book signing table will be set up at the
venue.
Tickets are $10 at the door, and books will be sold for $16.00. The concert takes
place on Friday, July 13 at 7pm, at the Lakewood Theater located at 1825 Abrams
Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75214.
The mental disorder called Paranoid Schizophrenia is what drove the killer to cause
these tragic deaths. Thus, the Thompson family has requested that this concert be
for the benefit of an institution that assists in the campaign to treat and cure
such a disease. "A Night Of Mayhem" is a charitable event in which 100% of all
proceeds from ticket and book sales will benefit a mental illness organization.
[17 June 2007] HELIX will release their 11th full length studio album " The Power of Rock and Roll" on 20 August. It will mark a return to the platinum and gold plated sound of "No Rest for
the Wicked" and "Walking the Razor's Edge". It features 6 tracks that
originally appeared on the 2007 EP, "Get Up" and includes a re-
recorded version of the heavyweight hit single, "Heavy Metal Love",
which appears in the Trailer Park Boys movie, "The Big Dirty". Other
brain-melting anthems include the deliciously titled "The Past is
Back to Kick Your Ass", "Nickles & Dimes", "Livin' Life Large" and the
title track. All in all "The Power of Rock and Roll" is a must for
practitioners of cruisin', party-favour, good-time R 'n' R.
Known for their play hard/party hard ethic coupled with a highly
infectious stage show, Helix became Canada's most successful heavy
metal band. Starting life in Kitchner, Ontario in 1974, the Helix
Field Band played a relentless and colourful array of local bars,
outdoor shows, private parties and rodeo drinking houses until the
services of local agent Bill Seip guided the band along a more
rewarding path. Shortening their name to the more digestible Helix,
a self-financed album, Breaking Loose was released in 1979 with
money donated by Seip and the band's family. Appearing on the H&S
(Helix & Seip) label, the album was re-pressed several times and
went on to sell 10,000 copies. Two years later a follow-up H&S
album, White Lace & Black Leather gained Helix further attention and
was released in both Germany and the U.K. Finally a worldwide deal
with Capitol Records brought the band further widespread acclaim
with albums such as No Rest for the Wicked (1983) and Walkin' the
Razor's Edge (1984), platinum and gold sales and Juno Award
nominations. Although having undergone numerous line-up changes,
Helix carry on under the exact same hedonistic ethic, delivering
contagious metal albums and a veracious rock 'n' roll show. The band
has just signed an eight record deal with Sanctuary Records.
NUERRA RECORDS, the previous label to guitarist Neil Zaza indicates
that they are preparing legal action against Dream On Music (Korea),
Rock Empire (Taiwan) and Neil Zaza. On January 01, 2001 Nuerra
Records entered into a licensing agreement with Rock Empire and
December 01, 2002 with Dream On for the Zaza titles, "Staring at the
Sun" and "Sing". Since this time, both Dream On and Rock Empire have
failed to make accounting and or payment's to Nuerra for the
royalties indicated in their respective agreements. Recently, demand
letters were sent from Nuerra Attorney's in Los Angeles.
Mr. Space K. Chen of Rock Empire, claims, "there is no stock for
these titles and we don't manufacture it anymore ". However, despite
long term efforts made by Nuerra, both companies continue to
actively market Zaza along with two additional Nuerra titles from
Michael Lee Firkins - "Decomposition" and Jettison Eddy - "Trippin
on Time". Both of these titles licensed to Dream On also remain
unaccounted for, says Michael Phelan of Nuerra Records.
Phelan continues by saying that we would prefer to utilize our
professional lives and creative resources in more effective ways.
However, when your financial interests rely within companies on the
other side of the world, whom have otherwise ignored our numerous
polite attempts, that becomes difficult. Hopefully, we can create
some much needed "ethical proactivity" from all of the parties
involved", Phelan said. Mr. Chen from Rock Empire issued a written
statement to Nuerra saying, "I believe God will damn you and this
behavior like a blood sucker deserves punishment to go hell".
HELLOWEEN are planning a lot of activities for the latter part of 2007. A tour with GAMMA RAY will kick off mid of November this year, and the line up will be completed by 1-2 additional acts. Apart from very few festival appearances, this will be the first time ever both bands touring together and bears the possibility of Kai Hansen -GAMMA RAY leader and ex- HELLOWEEN member- entering the stage to jam one or the other classic Helloween-song with his former band mates! "This is going to be a historical event for all Helloween fans, we are looking forward to have Kai and his band on our tour with us" states Helloween guitarist Michael Weikath.
It is also planned –but not confirmed- to expand this promising package to the territories of South East Asia, North and South America.
Dani Löble has re-entered Andi Deris´ Mi Sueno Studios on Tenerife to start the second part of his recordings for the forthcoming studio album. The working title of the band’s 12th studio record is "Gambling With The Devil" which release is once again scheduled on Halloween the 31st of October.
The band will reissue the band’s historical T-shirts. Shortly the T-shirts with the classical “Mini LP”-, “Walls Of Jericho”- and “Keeper Of The Seven Keys – Part I”-motives will be available again. Coming up – in a chronological order – more historical T-shirts will be reissued. More details on the shop section soon!
DARKAGER, a power/thrash metal band, is recording their debut cd in Fusão VM&T
Studios, and it is being produced by Thiago Bianchi, vocalist of Shaman and Karma.
Thiago already worked with known Brazilian rock and metal bands like Angra, Shaman,
Tuatha de Danann, and the guitarist Edu Ardanuy (Dr. Sin).
The new album, still untitled, will have ten songs, and the recordings will be
finished in the second half of this year.
Meanwhile fans can check Darkager's demo, Bells of Doom, released last year, still
with the old line-up. The demo is available on the band's MySpace page:
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KING DIAMOND will be playing four gigs in Finland. The mini-tour will take him and his band to Helsinki (23 Oct and 24 Oct), Oulu (26 Oct) and Tampere (27 Oct).
[15 June 2007] The JOURNEY / JEFF SCOTT SOTO breakup discussion has dominated the melodic rock message boards. There are already rumours of the new singer floating around... One thing's clear, the Journey fans are shocked about the treatment that JSS has gotten, and rightly so. If you want to have a look at some of the debate, here are some links of relevance:
Brian May's articulate take on the subject
Not so surprisingly, the Back Talk Forum at www.journeymusic.com has been down for the last couple of days.
[13 June 2007] JOURNEY and JEFF SCOTT SOTO have parted ways. From Journeymusic.com:
Jeff’s first appearance with Journey was July 7, 2006 in Bristow, VA. He had been filling in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the tour shortly after it began on June 23 due to illness. Jeff’s last performance was May 12, 2007 in Leesburg, VA.
According to guitarist Neal Schon, “We appreciate all of Jeff’s hard work and we can’t thank him enough for stepping in when Steve Augeri got sick last year. He did a tremendous job for us and we wish him the best. We’ve just decided to go our separate ways, no pun intended. We’re plotting our next move now."
Keyboardist Jonathan Cain continues, “We were lucky to have a friend who was already a Journey fan step in on a moment’s notice during the Def Leppard tour to help us out. Jeff was always the consummate professional and we hope that he remains a friend of the band in the future. We just felt it was time to go in a different direction.”
Journey--Neal Schon (guitar), Ross Valory (bass), Jonathan Cain (keyboards) and Deen Castronovo (drums)—is taking the rest of 2007 off to spend time with their families, write new songs and map out plans for 2008.
Jeff Scott Soto has briefly commented: "This is the version released without my involvement, mine will be out soon."
www.journeymusic.com
[12 June 2007] MELODICROCK.COM will be celebrating its' 10th anniversary in grand fashion, by organizing a special melodic rock event. The "MelodicRock.com 10th Anniversary Concert" will take place on Saturday, October 6, 2007. The location is Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, Indiana, USA, 90 miles / 120 km east of Chicago.
Andrew McNeice has put together an awesome line-up, headlined by the Las Vegas supergroup SCRAP METAL. The band features Gunnar & Matthew Nelson (Nelson), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter), Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Dave Marshall (Vince Neil Band) and Gary Corbett (Lou Gramm Band/Cinderella). Joining the Scrap Metal on stage for this special expanded headline set will be several very special guests, including Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Jim Peterik (Survivor), Jimi Jamison (Survivor), Jeff Scott Soto and Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple). The rest of the line-up is worthy of any melodic rock fans' attention too: Harem Scarem, Kevin Chalfant Band, Martie Peters Group, 7th Heaven and 1RKO.
TURISAS have opened a new website for their new album "The Varangian Way". Not only does this special website offer an exclusive competition where you can win some cool and rare stuff, but also audio excerpts from the album, profiles introducing the individual band-members, international press-clips and most importantly the Warlord himself explaining the concept of the album as well as video-commentary for every song on the album. Don’t miss the chance to learn what “The Varangian Way” is really about and take a tour down the Eastern European rivers, from Finland straight down to the Black Sea.
While “The Varangian Way” hit UK Rock Album Charts at 11, their Finland only single “To Holmgard And Beyond” climbed to position 12, so it was high time for the album finally being out Wednesday, June 6th.
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'. ATTACKER are also
signed to Sentinel Steel for the physical releases of 'Battle At
Helms Deep', plus 'The Second Coming', 'Soul Taker' and 'The
Unknown'.
In related news, TRUE METAL AMERICA Concert Series in association with CHAVIS RECORDS
announce the following show dates for heavy metal artists ATTACKER.
THE MONSTERS BALL
Friday October 12th
Saturday October 13th
FEATURING:
www.chavisrecords.net
LION'S SHARE have been confirmed for Germany's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL with MANOWAR, GAMMA RAY
etc on July 7 in Bad Arolsen, Germany.
LION'S SHARE's video for the song "The Edge of the Razor" has been posted at YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9f2kNnuQF4
The track, which features a guest solo from ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, comes
off the Swedish melodic metal band's long-awaited comeback album, "Emotional Coma",
due on June 15 via AFM Records.
[8 June 2007] FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT have wrapped up all the final inner workings of
their electrifying debut CD titled 1RKO. "We decided to add more depth
and punch to the CD by adding a few additional tracks to the project
and doing a re mix", says vocalist Simon Daniels. "We also went back
and modified the cover to clear some confusion of the original cover
released in an earlier press announcement", adds VP/Publicist Lori
Chavis.
Track Listing: Fox On The Run, One More Time, The Man, So Alive,
Right Now, The Outcome, Hand In Hand, Hell's Bells, Black and White,
I Never Knew You
FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT is Brian Spang (bass,vox), Simon Daniels (vox, guitar), Rich Sacco
(drums), and Derek Stephens (guitar).
1RKO is sure to 'KO' fans around the globe and is slated for a late
June early July release. The music is sonically over the top and the
packaging is exquisite courtesy of ORPHAN X GRAPHICS. 1RKO was
recorded at MT Studios in Burbank, CA and produced by Matt Thorn
(Rough Cutt, Jailhouse) & 1RKO. CHAVIS RECORDS has also released the
first single 'ONE MORE TIME' to radio, podcasters and the press
worldwide. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
www.chavisrecords.net
THE HEARTBREAK MOTEL's radio single "Black Widow" from the new album "Handguns Make The Most Love" is set on GOLD rotation (20 plays / week) at Motor FM, the trendradio station no. 1 in Berlin and Stuttgart. Two month ago the track starts with only a handful plays the week and captured the favour of the listeners in impressing manners.
The next concert highlights are the appearances at Tomahock Open Air in Geislingen, Germany, at Bunkerpop in Landgraaf, The Netherlands and the Schools Out For Rock 'n' Roll Festival in Neuss, Germany. See below for the tour dates.
www.theheartbreakmotel.com
After David left the French Power Metal outfit Adagio in 2005, he started to gather material for a solo album which has always been his ultimate dream. "I did a lot myself from writing the songs, to recording organizing the whole thing" says David, "Dennis Ward (David’s bandmate in PC69) recorded the drums over 2 sessions and also mixed the record. If I was to thank something it would be the Internet, strange I know but without it would have taken even longer. And I wouldn't have met all the great people who played on the record, especially Paul Logue (of Eden’s Course) who played bass and wrote 2 songs with me".
David has worked hard on the songwriting. He explains: "There are a few songs that wouldn't have made it on a PC69 cd because of style, with this record I was able to experiment a little. When you work this way it becomes your baby, you’re making all the decisions. It’s not always easy to keep a song interesting from the start to the finish. So that was a lot of work, but that’s what I wanted"
Recording started already during 2006, but David needed a long break (for the recording of PC 69’s latest opus "In10sity"), so that resumed the work in February 2007 and finally delivered the album in the spring time.
"I am very happy with the record, it was a big deal for me a real learning-curve. I'm also interested to hear what the people have to say about it, I’m very inpatient", concludes the Burnley-born british singer.
The line-up appearing on "David Readman" includes Paul Logue (Eden’s Curse) on bass, Dirk Bruinenberg (Elegy) and Chris Schmidt on drums, Eric Ragno (ex Takara) and Günter Werno (Vandenplas) on keyboards and Alex Beyrodt (Silent Force), Gerald Sänger, Tommy Denander and bandmate Uwe Reitenauer on guitars. David also plays guitars and keyboards. Production duties are handled by Dennis Ward.
Tracklisting includes:
Without You; Evil Combination; Take These Tears; Don't Let It Slip Away; No Peace For The Wicked; Long Way To Heaven; Wild In The City; Gentle Touch; Prisoner Of Shame; New Messiah; Over The Ocean; Love In Vain. Don't Let It Slip Away (bonus multimedia video track which can be already watched on the Frontiers Records my space page).
Samples:
It's safe to say that fans of Pink Cream 69 and David Readman will not be disappointed with this record, who sets the style in Melodic Hard Rock, with soaring hooklines and in-your face guitars. Don’t miss "David Readman" in all fine shops on August 31st 2007 on Frontiers Records with a release in Japan scheduled on King Records.
MARK WILLIAMSON, the singer of TRW, the exciting brand new trio also featuring guitarist extraordinaire Michael Thompson and master-drummer John Robinson, has sent out his track by track comments about the songs included in the debut album “Rivers of Paradise” out on Frontiers Records.
Set My Spirit Free: this one came straight from the heart for me. Also feels like a great way to start the CD & a live show, setting up Rivers of Paradise.
www.myspace.com/trwmusic
STARZ will release a new live album on 9 July. "Come Out At Night" documents Starz' performance at the Beachland Ballroom in
Cleveland, Ohio in September 2004. Released for the first time and mastered under
the supervision of Starz founder and guitarist Richie Ranno, this complete show
highlights classic tracks such as Cherry Baby, Pull The Plug, Subway Terror and Sing
It, Shout It. The set reinforces the band's unrequited star status and serves as a
timely reminder of the band's power and effect on those lucky enough to be caught in
its incandescent glare.
Although shining brilliantly against the 1970s Rock 'n' Roll firmament, the
seemingly rapid and all too brief career arc of these U.S. melodic hard rockers
still baffles fans and the press alike, whilst fellow musicians (Jon Bon Jovi,
Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, the Wildhearts' Ginger and Metallica's Lars Ulrich) cite
Starz as a major influence on their own song writing.
Signing to Capitol Records and represented by Kiss' Bill Aucoin for Rock Steady
management, Starz seemed set for a glorious career but a combination of business
failings conspired to cheat the band of a rewarding long term career. Fortunately
Starz' ability to perform a blinding rock show and capture the hearts of American
rock fans never waned and their recent reformation has been greeted with tremendous
enthusiasm from all quarters.
FAST EDDIE CLARKE's "ANTHOLOGY" will be released on 16 July. Primarily known as one-third of the classic Motorhead line-up who recorded the
perennial speed metal classic, Ace Of Spades, guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke has
enjoyed a career in the hard rocking fast lane for nearly 34 years and is showing no
sign of hanging up the bullet belt just yet.
Turning professional in 1973 and taking the lead guitar slot in the Curtis Knight
band, Zeus (a position held by Jimi Hendrix in a previous Curtis Knight
incarnation), Eddie recorded two albums, later splintering to form Blue Goose and
then Continuous Performance. Joining Motorhead in 1975, Eddie's six-year stay with
the band resulted in what some maintain to be the most fruitful period of their
career, peaking with the number one live album, No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith.
Forming Fastway with ex-UFO bassist Pete Way (who quit just before they signed to
CBS) and ex-Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley, Eddie blazed forward, releasing
several albums before embarking on a solo album career from 1994.
This Anthology is a 2-CD collection of Eddie Clarke's musical canon, taking in his
varied steps onto the rock 'n' roll ladder via his collaborative ventures and then
finally his solo work with Black Electric in the new millennium. Re-mastered by
Eddie himself, the set comes complete with unseen photographs from his personal
archive.
Fastway will be reforming to play Download Festival and Sweden Rock this summer.
>> QUICK GIG NEWS >>
DIABLO has been added to the line-up of Metallica's stadium gig in Helsinki, 15 July. HIM is the other support act.
[6 June 2007] MÖTLEY CRÜE's gig in Helsinki, Finland was cancelled at the last minute, due to some logistical difficulties. The gig, which was supposed to take place yesterday, has now been re-scheduled to Thursday, 7 June.
Z ROCK 2007 show will kicked off with a special pre-show party on October 6th at the
Tavern, Wigan. This will be a ticket only event. The evening will
consist of acoustic performances and a melodic rock disco.
In addition, those whom attend will receive a special pass for the
after show party on Sunday evening which will take place from
Midnight until the early hours of Monday am, this will be the only
way to attend the after show party.
Tickets are limited to 200 and will cost £10 each, people whom have
already purchased tickets will have until 9am on June 11th to
purchase their preshow and after show party tickets via paypal on
info@zrecords.net or you can purchase your z rock 07 and pre show
ticket now on line [limited amount of preshow tickets available and
on first come first serves basis only]. All preshow tickets remaining
after this time can only be obtained via the paypal address.
Not only did Finland’s TURISAS play an amazing show at Germany’s Rock Hard Festival with people dancing to their cover version of Boney M’s “Rasputin” and having a completely enthused crowd in front of the stage successfully chanting to the rest of the audience to get up from the stairs of Gelsenkirchen’s amphitheatre to their hit “Battle Metal”. Their Finland only single “To Holmgard And Beyond” went straight to the Finnish single charts on rank 13 and UK’s media is already raving about the new masterpiece from the six brave Norsemen. Check out the cover on Terrorizer, a KKKK review in Kerrang! and huge features in Rock Sound and Metal Hammer (out 6th June)!
Warlord Nygård (vocals) on the release of the album: "It's a great feeling that finally the fans will be able to hear what we've been working on for so long, and I'm excited to see how well they will be able to understand or feel the whole concept, storyline and ideas behind the album."
To give you another appetizer, the next medley from “The Varangian Way” presenting “In The Court Of Jarisleif” and “The Dnieper Rapids” has been posted at www.myspace.com/turisasofficial
Make sure to grab a copy of “The Varangian Way” which is already out in UK and Finland (release date today)!
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, June 15, 2007.
www.turisas.com
Norwegian melodic and progressive hard rock band P:O:B (Pedestrians of Blue) are
releasing their debut album in Norway in the first week of June. The band has a
distinctive sound often described as a mix of classic bands like Queensrÿche, Toto
and Black Sabbath. "Crossing Over" is a concept album that will take you on an
exciting journey - with songs like the heavy opener "Father & Son", the catchy and
straight forward "Promises" and the epic final number "Out of the Rain". The album
has been mixed by Daniel Flores (Mind's Eye) and mastered by Mika Jussila
(Masterplan, Nightwish) and is being released in Norway by FishFarm Records and
distributed by Mudi Musikkdistribusjon.
Tracklist: Father & Son / Promises / The Garden / Where the Rain Falls / Crossing
Over / The Line / World of Things / The Other Side / How Much More Than a Dream /
The Altar of Love / Why / Out of the Rain
www.pedestriansofblue.com
The production of MY LAND'S 2nd album, which will be entitled "No Man's land", has been in progress for quite a while already. The recordings have already finished, and the album will be completed in the course of this summer. The full lenght will be mastered by ex-Europe's guitarist Kee Marcello, who plays a great solo on one track , at the Joey Tempest's Studio in Sweden on July 2007. The release of "No Man's land" is scheduled for sept.2007.
Stay tuned, more details will follow on.
VANITY INK are heading to Bosnia for a couple of gigs:
In November, the band will be doing a 4-gig minitour of Italy.
Gigs in Finland:
The band's first album "On Your Skin" was released earlier this year.
www.vanityink.net
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DAVID READMAN’s self titled debut album will be released via Frontiers (Zink/Bonnier in Scandinavia) on August 31st 2007. Best known as singer for PINK CREAM 69, David also appeared on album from Adagio and from studio projects such as Missa Mercuria and on the more recent Andersen / Laine / Readman cd.
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