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IN THIS MOMENT singer Maria Brink was involved in a road accident earlier this week. She received hospital treatment, but is now fine. 2010-09-02 20:47:01 |
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Most of the back catalog from the Swedish metal band SABATON will be re-released on September 24 in new "Re-Armed Editions" featuring a number of bonus tracks - including old demos, cover songs, live recordings, previously unheard material and completely new songs recorded at Studio Abyss in Sweden. The albums being re-released are as follows: "Primo Victoria" (2005) "Attero Dominatus" (2006) "Metalizer" (2007) "The Art of War" (2008) www.nuclearblast.de 2010-09-01 20:23:32 |
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The resurrected original lineup of Swedish black metallers LORD BELIAL has inked a deal with Dozer Records. The band is currently writing and recording material for a new album, tentatively due next year. myspace.com/lordbelialband 2010-09-01 20:16:38 |
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MIG (Made In Germany Music) is pleased to present "Michael Schenker Group - Hard Rock Legends Vol. 2", a new CD/DVD featuring footage of MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's January 24, 1981 concert at the Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany. It will be released on October 26. www.michaelschenkerhimself.com 2010-09-01 20:14:27 |
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"Rockpalast" is a world-renowned German television series that began airing in 1974 on the German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Translated into English as "Rock Palace", the television series still airs today. Over the years countless artists and bands have appeared on the show and now MIG (Made In Germany Music) is pleased to present "UFO - Hard Rock Legends Vol. 1", a new CD/DVD featuring footage of UFO's November 29, 1980 concert at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. "UFO - Hard Rock Legends Vol. 1" will be released on October 26. www.ufo-music.info 2010-09-01 20:11:31 |
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Swedish death metal veterans GRAVE have parted ways with bassist Fredrik Isaksson "due to personal reasons and issues." Fredrik played his last show with GRAVE in late July at the Eisenwahn festival in Germany. Fredrik's immediate replacer is Tobias Cristiansson (DISMEMBER) who has already done a couple of gigs with GRAVE the past weeks in Colombia and Finland. www.grave.se 2010-09-01 20:02:08 |
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Although German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS just wrapped a triumphant 38-show tour of North America on August 21 in Chicago at the Rosemont Theatre, they are now booking more U.S. dates for next summer since their overseas tour commitments will prevent them from playing more U.S. concerts this year. The group's 2011 trek will see the band hit cities they did not get a chance to perform in on this most recent run. www.the-scorpions.com 2010-09-01 19:55:40 |
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Bassist B-Force has left Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL. DARK FUNERAL has already found "a new and totally amazing bassist; a bassist who lives and breathes DARK FUNERAL in its purest form," according to guitarist Lord Ahriman. "We will, however, wait until everything is settled before we present him to all of you, so please be patient." www.darkfuneral.se 2010-08-31 20:03:34 |
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The previously announced Mezcal Metal Fest 2, which was scheduled to take place September 26 at World Trade Center in Mexico City, Mexico, has been canceled. twitter.com/mezcalmetalfest 2010-08-31 19:56:55 |
 Swedish female-fronted hard rockers SISTER SIN have lined up a couple of headline shows in Sweden: Sep. 01 Pub Anchor, Stockholm Sep. 17 Sticky Fingers, Göteborg Sep. 27 (to be announced), Stockholm Oct. 06 Akademien, Jönköping www.sistersin.com 2010-08-30 21:54:27 |
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Swedish punk rockers SISTA SKRIKET has decided to quit as the energy and motivation is else where. But there will be 2 farewell shows: Sep. 11 Showdown/Henriksberg, Göteborg, Sweden (18+) Sep. 18 Klubb Gås/Sugar Bar, Stockholm, Sweden (18+) 2010-08-29 19:10:20 |
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Legendary hard rockers UFO will be touring in Europe in October and U.K. in December. The schedule looks like this: 11th October - Germany - Bremen - Meisenfrei 12th October - Germany - Melle - Hohnerkamps Ballsaal 13th October - Germany - Lorsch - Musiktheater Rex 15th October - Germany - Obermarchtal - Gemeindehaus 17th October - Germany - Trier - Exil 19th October - Germany - Freiburg - Jazzhaus 21st October - Germany - Leipzig - Theaterfabrik 22nd October - Germany/Norway - Kiel to Oslo - Classic Rock Cruise 24th October - Finland - Helsinki - Nosturi 25th October - Finland - Tampere - Pakkahuone 26th October - Finland - Turku - Karen 28th October - Sweden - Stockholm - Debaser Medis 29th October - Sweden - örnsköldsvik - The Merry Can 30th October - Sweden - Skövde - Valhall 31st October - Sweden - Göteborg - Sticky Fingers 2nd December - England - Birmingham - HMV Institute 3rd December - Wales - Prestatyn - Hard Rock Hell IV 4th December - England - Holmfirth - Picturedrome www.ufo-music.info 2010-08-29 19:03:19 |
 Swedish sleaze rockers MAMA KIN will be doing the following shows this fall: Sep. 3 Mariebergsskolan, Karlstad, Sweden Sep. 4 Chilinn, Kil, Sweden Sep. 10 Elm Street, Oslo, Norway Oct. 01 Tempel, Karlstad, Sweden www.mamakin.se 2010-08-29 18:31:51 |
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Swedish hardcore/punk legends MOB 47 will be playing in Canada and on the U.S. East Coast in November. The dates are: Nov 5 - Montreal, Canada @ Varning from Montreal fest Nov 8 - Boston , ma @ tba w/ PARASYTIC Nov 9 - Hartford , ct @ Whitney House w/ PARASYTIC Nov 10 - New York City @ Club Europa w/ PARASYTIC Nov 11 - Philadelphia , pa @ Beaumont Warehouse w/ PARASYTIC Nov 12 - Richmond , va @ No way fest www.mob47.se 2010-08-29 18:23:51 |
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Reunited Swedish sleaze rockers EASY ACTION are pretty much done with their new album. Unfortunately it won't be released until fall 2011 as some of the members have other projects who will release albums. www.easyaction.se 2010-08-29 18:18:39 |
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British pop punk legends THE BOYS will be playing a headline show at The Garage in London, England on April 8. On April 9 they play at Gruta 77 in Madrid, Spain. After that they go to South America for the following dates: April 12 Montevideo April 14 Rosario April 15 Buenos Aires April 16 Sao Paulo April 17 Curitiba www.theboys.co.uk 2010-08-29 18:12:03 |
 Swedish d-beat punks SLAKTATTACK are currently looking for a label who wants to release their full lenght debut. About 20 songs are already recorded. www.slaktattack.com 2010-08-29 18:05:17 |
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Swedish hard rockers STALLION FOUR got 3 new songs on their MySpace page. myspace.com/stallionfour 2010-08-29 18:01:38 |
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LIVING LOUD - which features legendary bassist Bob Daisley (Ozzy Osbourne, URIAH HEEP, Gary Moore, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside Australian superstar Jimmy Barnes, the DEEP PURPLE duo of guitarist Steve Morse and keyboard player Don Airey plus URIAH HEEP drummer Lee Kerslake - is working on material for its long-awaited second album. undercover.com.au 2010-08-29 17:32:21 |
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TRIPTYKON, AGENT STEEL and ENFORCER have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Rock Hard festival, set to take place June 10-12, 2011 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. www.rockhardfestival.de 2010-08-29 17:28:14 |
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