URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box, DARK TRANQUILLITY axeman Niklas Sundin and A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH mainman Sal Abruscato (formerly of TYPE O NEGATIVE and LIFE OF AGONY) were interviewed on the latest edition of "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". The program can be streamed using the Mixcloud player below. URIAH HEEP was rejoined by an ...
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After a very successful start to their U.K. tour earlier this year, former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade with his band THE CHRIS SLADE TIMELINE is setting off again, this time visiting the Midlands, including the headlining on the Saturday night at the Rock And Blues Old School Weekender Festival in Penrich, Derbyshire. THE CHRIS SLADE ...
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The funeral for longtime URIAH HEEP bassist Trevor Bolder — who died of cancer at the age of 62 — will be held on June 3 at 11 a.m. at St Mary's Church in Beverley, Hull, United Kingdom. Fans and friends are welcome. A message from the Bolder family reads as follows: "All other proceedings ...
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Longtime URIAH HEEP bassist Trevor Bolder has died of cancer at the age of 62. Bolder joined HEEP in 1976 as the replacement for John Wetton and made his recording debut with the band on 1977's "Firefly" LP. He played on three more albums before joining WISHBONE ASH. In 1983, he returned to URIAH HEEP ...
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Austin, Texas-based classic rockers SCORPION CHILD will release their self-titled debut album on June 21 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner. Produced and arranged by Chris "Frenchie" Smith (THE ANSWER, ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF ...
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Austin, Texas-based classic rock sensation SCORPION CHILD will release their self-titled debut album on June 21 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner. Produced and arranged by Chris "Frenchie" Smith (THE ANSWER, ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL ...
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Austin, Texas-based classic rock sensation SCORPION CHILD have revealed the artwork and track listing of their forthcoming self-titled album. "Scorpion Child" will be released on June 21 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner. Produced and arranged by Chris "Frenchie" ...
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Video footage of BLACKGATES playing instrumental versions of a couple of new songs during rehearsal can be seen below. Guitarist Melissa Evila joined BLACKGATES in February. The band's drummer, Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN), stated at the time: "Melissa came out to our first show and afterwards suggested that we get a second guitar ...
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EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project kicked off its European tour on Friday, April 12 at the Power Prog & Metal Fest at Lotto Mons Expo in Mons, Belgium. The first two in a series of video blogs from the road from American singer-songwriter Amanda Somerville, who is one of the guest vocalists on the ...
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Video footage of BLACKGATES guitarists Jeremy Von Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE) and Melissa Evila working on a new song can be seen below. Melissa Evila joined BLACKGATES in February. The band's drummer, Paul Bostaph (ex-TESTAMENT, EXODUS, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN), stated at the time: "Melissa came out to our first show and afterwards suggested that we get ...
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Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will be rejoined by an old friend for a limited run of dates in May 2013 when they tour The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. John Lawton, who was lead vocalist between 1976 and 1979, will reunite with the group to cover for Bernie Shaw, who requires some time off ...
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Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will be rejoined by an old friend for a limited run of dates in May 2013 when they tour The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. John Lawton, who was lead vocalist between 1976 and 1979, will reunite with the group to cover for Bernie Shaw, who requires some time off ...
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Video footage of EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet talking about working with Eric Martin (MR. BIG) and Ronnie Atkins (PRETTY MAIDS) on the new AVANTASIA album, "The Mystery Of Time", can be seen below. "The Mystery Of Time" was released on March 30. The effort was made available as a regular CD, limited-edition vinyl and limited-edition ...
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Dutch prog rockers FOCUS may not be the first ensemble that leaps to mind when discussing the genre, just like NEKTAR, GENTLE GIANT and TANGERINE DREAM ominously seem to get cut from the thread once folks get stuck on immediate notables such as YES, EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER, THE MOODY BLUES, KING CRIMSON, URIAH HEEP, ...
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EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project kicked off its European tour last night (Friday, April 12) at the Power Prog & Metal Fest at Lotto Mons Expo in Mons, Belgium. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert, along with a short pre-show interview, can be seen below. AVANTASIA's new album, "The Mystery Of Time", has registered ...
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Progressive rockers URIAH HEEP will be rejoined by an old friend for a limited run of dates in May 2013 when they tour The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. John Lawton, who was lead vocalist between 1976 and 1979, will reunite with the group to cover for Bernie Shaw, who requires some time off ...
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the renaissance-inspired rock band formed by Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night, will release a new album, "Dancer And The Moon", on June 11 in North America on Frontiers Records. "Dancer And The Moon" will be released in two editions — as a CD and a digipak deluxe edition with a bonus ...
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"The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #9 Finland: #9 Norway: #19 France: #51 Netherlands: #85 UK: #97, #6 (Rock Chart) Japan: #17 (International chart) "The Mystery Of Time" was released on March 30. The effort was made available as ...
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Video footage of EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet talking about working with former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske and MAGNUM singer Bob Catley on the new AVANTASIA album, "The Mystery Of Time", can be seen below. "The Mystery Of Time" will be released on March 30. The effort will be made available as a regular CD, limited-edition ...
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After a seven-year hiatus, instrumental neo-fusion supergroup NIACIN — featuring legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), world-renowned drummer Dennis Chambers (SANTANA, PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC) and acclaimed keyboardist John Novello (CHICK COREA, RITCHIE COLE) — will release its sixth studio album, "Krush", in North America on April 2. The artwork (see below) was ...
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Video footage of EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet talking about working with SAXON frontman Biff Byford and ex-RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner on the new AVANTASIA album, "The Mystery Of Time", can be seen below. "The Mystery Of Time" will be released on March 30. The effort will be made available as a regular CD, limited-edition ...
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HardRockChick conducted an interview with Austin, Texas five-piece SCORPION CHILD after the band's March 21 concert at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. Attributes in music are known to be cyclical. Every few years, a band comes along which borrows just enough from the revered past ...
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"Sleepwalking", the new video from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter's night and it features a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang.. Comments Tobias: "It was far below freezing. And there we were, standing in ...
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On March 22, the single "Sleepwalking" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will be available as a digital download, featuring a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang. A video for the song was filmed in a magical forest in Germany on a snowy winter's night. Check out photos from the video shoot ...
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On March 22, the single "Sleepwalking" from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will be available as a digital download, featuring a duet between Tobias and female vocalist Cloudy Yang. "Sleepwalking" comes off AVANTASIA's new album, "The Mystery Of Time", which will be released on March 30. The effort will be made available as a ...
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Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jørn Lande. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On latest JORN album, "Symphonic": Jørn: "'I Came To Rock' [from 2012's 'Bring Heavy Rock To The Land'] was something I thought would be cool to add some ...
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"Nothin' To Lose: The Making Of Kiss (1972-1975)" will be released on September 10, 2013 via It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Written by Ken Sharp, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, "Nothin' To Lose: The Making Of KISS (1972-1975)" is a 544-page hardcover book that chronicles for the first time the crucial formative years ...
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"Wise As A Serpent", the new video from SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — can be seen below. The song comes off the group's eighth studio album, "Earth Blues", which will be released on April 16 (one day ...
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A trailer for "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, can be seen below. Due on March 30, the effort will be made available as a regular CD, limited-edition vinyl and limited-edition hardcover book with a 28-page booklet containing ten regular songs and two bonus tracks ("The Cross ...
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After a seven-year hiatus, instrumental neo-fusion supergroup NIACIN — featuring legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH), world-renowned drummer Dennis Chambers (SANTANA, PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC) and acclaimed keyboardist John Novello (CHICK COREA, RITCHIE COLE) — will release its sixth studio album, "Krush", in North America on April 2. The artwork (see below) was ...
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