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NON-FICTION: Quality Footage From Reunion Concert Posted Online
High-quality video footage of NON-FICTION performing the song "Love, Liking, Nothing" at the band's first show in ten years on November 7, 2009 at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey can be viewed below. The concert was captured with three cameras and will eventually form the band's first official DVD release. The disc will include the ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Play 'Unplugged' Show In Akron
Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will play a rare "unplugged" show on Friday, December 4 at the Tap House in Akron, Ohio. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/scorchersonwaterloo. Owens this past summer completed a short European tour as the support act for HEAVEN & HELL. ...
JON OLIVA'S PAIN Begins Mixing New Album
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will release its fourth album, "Festival", on February 19, 2010 via AFM Records. A March/April European tour will be confirmed soon, culminating with the filming of a live DVD consisting of music from the four JON OLIVA'S PAIN CDs and a healthy dose of ...
CIRCLE II CIRCLE, CAGE To Team Up For Tour Of Texas
Power metal acts CIRCLE II CIRCLE and CAGE will team up for a three-show tour of Texas, dubbed the "Texas Metal Allegiance Tour", in December. The dates are as follows: Dec. 10 - Houston @ Fitzgeralds Dec. 11 - San Antonio @ Zombies Dec. 12 - Fort Worth @ Ridglea Theater (w/ HELSTAR, WARBEAST) CIRCLE ...
MACHINES OF GRACE, Y&T Members Interviewed On 'Talking Metal'
In the latest episode of "Talking Metal", hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy broadcast from Times Square in New York City. This episode features an interview Mark conducted with Zak Stevens and Jeff Plate from MACHINES OF GRACE. Also included is an interview Victor Ruiz conducted with Dave Meniketti of Y&T. The podcast can now ...
JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Mix New Album At The End Of November
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed By EXPLICITLY INTENSE; Audio Available
Sarjoo Devani of the Explicitly Intense web site recently conducted an interview with powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Owens this past summer completed a short European tour as the support act for ...
JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has set "Festival" as the title of its fourth album, due on February 19, 2010 via AFM Records. A March/April European tour will be confirmed soon, culminating with the filming of a live DVD consisting of music from the four JON OLIVA'S PAIN CDs ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Argentina Footage Available
Video footage of powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing a couple of JUDAS PRIEST classics on October 11, 2009 in La Plata, Argentina during his South American solo tour can be viewed below. Owens' setlist for the trek was as follows: 01. Painkiller 02. The Ripper ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs JUDAS PRIEST Classics In Curitiba; Video Available
Video footage of powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing the JUDAS PRIEST classics "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight" on October 23, 2009 at Hangar Bar in Curitiba, Brazil can be viewed below. The musicians in the video are as follows: Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals) ...
JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Studio Update
JON OLIVA'S PAIN recently entered the studio to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2010 release via AFM Records. Drummer Christopher Kinder states, "Jon Oliva [JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind; also of SAVATAGE and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA] has completed vocal tracking on a few songs, with many additional trial runs now on tape. When he ...
NON-FICTION Members To Guest On WDHA's 'Metal Mania'
NON-FICTION vocalist Alan Tecchio and guitarist Dan Lorenzo will guest on the "Metal Mania" show (hosted by Scott Evil) on New Jersey's WDHA radio station tonight (Friday, October 23) at 11:15 p.m. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.wdhafm.com. NON-FICTION, who released three full-length albums and an EP ...
WILDESTARR To Guest On INFERNAL ROCK RADIO
WILDESTARR, the band featuring original VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr (now on all guitar and bass) and vocalist London Wilde, will be interviewed on Infernal Rock Radio on Sunday, October 18 at 4:00 p.m. EST. To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. WILDESTARR released its debut album, ...
PRAYING MANTIS, MACHINES OF GRACE: New Audio Interviews Posted Online
Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #41 — in which host Bob Nalbandian interviews guitarist Tino Troy from the classic NWOBHM band PRAYING MANTIS and vocalist Zak Stevens from MACHINES OF GRACE/SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA — is available for download at this location (M4A file, 25 MB). "Turn The Tide", the new video from PRAYING MANTIS, can be viewed ...
CIRCLE II CIRCLE Back On TRITON POWER CRUISE Bill
CIRCLE II CIRCLE — the band led by ex-SAVATAGE singer Zak Stevens — has reworked its schedule to ensure that it will take part in the first-ever progressive/power metal cruise dubbed Triton Power Cruise. The cruise will set sail on the Carnival Imagination on Friday, April 30, 2010 and return to Miami the following Monday ...
MACHINES OF GRACE: Cleveland Footage Posted Online
Video footage of MACHINES OF GRACE — the new band featuring vocalist Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE, MACHINES OF GRACE), drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH), guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass) — performing on September 24, 2009 at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio as the support ...
SIMON WRIGHT, TONY HARNELL Interviewed On 'Metal Rules! Radio'; Audio Available
Legendary drummer Simon Wright (DIO, RHINO BUCKET, TIM "RIPPER OWENS, UFO) and former TNT and current STARBREAKER singer Tony Harnell were interviewed for episode 22 of Metal Rules! Radio. The entire podcast can now be streamed using the audio player below. Wright recently took part in the recording sessions for the new RHINO ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs Metal Classics In Peru; Video Available
Video footage of powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing several heavy metal and hard rock classics with the Peruvian band BLIZZARD on September 27, 2009 in Lima, Peru can be viewed below. Owens recently wrapped up a short European tour as the support act for HEAVEN ...
WILDESTARR On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'; Audio Available
WILDESTARR, the band featuring original VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr (now on all guitar and bass) and vocalist London Wilde, was interviewed on last Sunday's (September 27) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com. The entire program is now available for streaming below. WILDESTARR released its debut album, "Arrival", on August 1. According ...
MERENDINE ATOMICHE To Support DORO In Germany, Switzerland
Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE will support DORO on the following dates: Dec. 11 - Hamburg, Germany - Große Freiheit 36 Dec. 12 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof Dec. 13 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW Dec. 15 - München, Germany - Backstage Werk Dec. 16 - Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn Dec. 18 - Pratteln, Switzerland - ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed On METAL RULES! RADIO; Audio Available
Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was interviewed for episode 17 of Metal Rules! Radio. The entire podcast can now be streamed using the audio player below. Owens recently wrapped up a short European tour as the support act for HEAVEN & HELL. Owens' backing ...
SAVATAGE: CRISS OLIVA Guitar Effects Unit Being Auctioned
An Ibanez DM1100 guitar effects unit that once belonged to late SAVATAGE guitarist Criss Oliva is being auctioned via eBay. A description of the item reads as follows: "The unit has been thoroughly tested and it works perfectly but shows obvious wear from being on many SAVATAGE world tours. It's missing two knobs, the feedback ...
WILDESTARR To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'
WILDESTARR, the band featuring original VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr (now on all guitar and bass) and vocalist London Wilde, will be interviewed on this Sunday's (September 27) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go ...
AEROSMITH, CHEAP TRICK, THE WHO Members To Perform With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
Steven Tyler of AEROSMITH, Robin Zander of CHEAP TRICK and Roger Daltrey of THE WHO will make guest appearances with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA this fall. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the rock orchestra that brought symphonic-rock to the mainstream audiences, will begin its holiday tour on November 1, 2009. The group, which derived its name from the Trans-Siberian ...
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: European Tour Postponed
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has issued the following update: "Just a quick note to say that we'll be postponing our U.K. and Europe gigs to early next year. We are in a scheduling jam and are stuck in the middle of overdubs and mixing the brand new ...
METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Top 'Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time' List
September 5, 2009 0 Comments
The readers of the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine were recently invited to vote for the "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time." The resulting list includes full-length recordings from 54 different bands from seven different countries, with IRON MAIDEN appearing on less than seven times on the list. The "100 Greatest Metal Albums ...
MACHINES OF GRACE/CIRCLE II CIRCLE Vocalist To Guest On 'Noize In The Attic'
Vocalist Zak Stevens (SAVATAGE, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, MACHINES OF GRACE) will be interviewed this Monday (September 7) between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST on the "Noize In The Attic" show on New Haven, Connecticut's WNHU 88.7 FM radio station. The program can also be streamed live at www.wnhu.net. "Noize In The Attic" ...
TODD LATORRE To Join CRIMSON GLORY For PROGPOWER USA Tribute Show
Todd LaTorre has been added to the list of guest singers who will perform with Florida melodic metallers CRIMSON GLORY during their headlining set at the ProgPower USA X festival on September 11, 2009 at the Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. "Todd really fell out of the sky," says CRIMSON GLORY lead guitarist Jon Drenning. ...
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Hits The Studio
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has entered the studio to begin recording a new album. Skolnick states, "Day 1 was up against the wall! But we're kicking butt on Day 2. One more day to go..." More information about the upcoming CD will be announced soon. ALEX SKOLNICK ...
MACHINES OF GRACE Schedules First-Ever Live Shows
MACHINES OF GRACE — the new band featuring vocalist Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE, MACHINES OF GRACE), drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH), guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass) — has scheduled its first-ever live performances, starting with an appearance at the Binghamton Area Metalfest at The Country Pines ...