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| March 2010 |
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| STRYPER: US hard rockers, STRYPER - have announced Australian Tour dates for April 2010. As part of the bands' up-coming, "25th Anniversray" Tour, STRYPER will return to Australia for their 2nd tour 'down under'. STRYPER last toured Australia in 1986, promoting their,"To Hell With The Devil" album release, which spawned to hit singles, 'Free' and 'Honestly' as well as the dynamic title track. The band's latest product, "Murder By Pride" - was released in October 2009 with the band delivering another very good release, following up STRYPER's return 'come-back' album of 2005 titled, "Reborn" - which also delivered a good product. Stryper will bring their 25th Anniversary Tour to Australia for the following dates: Melbourne: Wednesday 7th April 2010, Billboard The Venue Sydney: Thursday 8th April 2010, Metro Theatre Brisbane: Saturday 10th April 2010, Hi Fi Brisbane |
| VINCE NEIL: While MOTLEY CRUE were 'off the road' - lead vocalist, VINCE NEIL has been recording his 3rd solo album, which is set to appear in April 2010 to be titled, "Tattoos & Tequila".
Along with Neil is, bassist Dana Strum and Jeff Blando (Slaughter) and drummer Zoltan Chaney. Vince Neil has released two 'solo' albums during his career, when outsted from MOTLEY CRUE in the early 90's - "Exposed" ('93) and "Carved In Stone" ('95). The first solo CD contained the hit single, 'You're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come)' - which was featured in the motion picture soundtrack - "Encino Man" starring a young Brendan Frasier (THE MUMMY). |
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| KROKUS : Veteran re-formed Swiss rockers, KROKUS – will release their highly anticipated comeback album titled, "Hoodoo" in Europe on February 26th, 2010. The new CD will contain a mixture of yesterday and tomorrow, with the track listing to be revealed soon. According to the band it's the best elements of 'Headhunter' and 'Metal Rendevous'! The original lineup of: Marc Storace - vocals, Chris Von Rohr - bass, Fernando Von Arb - guitars, Mark Kohler - guitars and Freddy Steady -drums. |
| ARMORED SAINT: Los Angeles metal legends, Armored Saint have announced the tracklisting for the band's up-coming, recently completed new studio album, "La Raza", the band's first new album since 2001's "Nod to the Old School". The new CD was recorded at Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA, was produced by bassist Joey Vera, and engineered by Bryan Carlstrom and his assistant John Nuss. Tracklisting: 1. Loose Cannon, 2. Head On, 3. Left Hook from Right Field, 4. Get Off the Fence, 5. Chilled, 6. La Raza, 7. Black Feet 8. Little Monkey 9. Blues 10. Bandit Country. |
| RAVEN: Iconic British metalheads, RAVEN - will release a new CD/Album titled, "Walk Through Fire" which is released on March 29, 2010 in Europe through SPV/Steamhammer records. 28 years ago RAVEN released their debut album, "Rock Until You Drop" - at a time when Raven, definitely influenced a lot of metal bands. The bands' first US tour had, Metallica as support! Raven`s line up: John Gallagher (bass, vocals), Mark Gallagher (guitars) and Joe Hasselvander (drums). In the summer the band will play on prestigious festivals like the Sweden Rock Festival, the Hellfest in France and the Headbangers Open Air in Germany. Tracklisting: 1. Intro 2. Against The Grain 3. Breaking You Down 4. Under Your Radar 5. Walk Through Fire 6. Bulldozer 7. Long day's Journey 8. Trainwreck 9. Grip 10. Running Around In Circles 11. Hard Road 12. Armageddon(the beginning) 13. Attitude 14. Space Station # 5 15. The King (live) bonus track. |
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| DREAM EVIL: Swedish metallers DREAM EVIL will release their new studio album, "In The Night", via Century Media Records in late January in Europe and the USA. The new CD was again produced at Sweden's Studio Fredman which is owned by DREAM EVIL axeman Fredrik Nordström. Track listing: 1. Immortal, 2. In The Night, 3. Bang Your Head, 4. See The Light, 5. Electric, 6. Frostbite, 7. On The Wind, 8. The Ballad, 9. In The Fires Of The Sun, 10. Mean Machine, 11. Kill, Burn, Be Evil, 12. The Unchosen One. DREAM EVIL will embark on a European tour, with a special CD-release show in Germany as well a mini-tour with STRATOVARIUS and an appearance at this year's Bloodstock festival in the U.K. |
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| ROADKILL: The Tasmanian based hard rockers, ROADKILL - have announced their new 5 piece line-up, that will return with shows in April. ROADKILL is - Neil Steel (vocals), Zig (guitars), James Basser (guitars), Sheppo (bass) and Brendan 'Squid' Shelverton (drums). Basser and Shelverton made their debut for the band at an 'Unplugged' acoustic show on Feb 7. ROADKILL will rehearse for the next 6 weeks before returning for their debut 5 piece 'electric' gig in April. The last 18 months have seen the band virtually 'off the road' for an extended period, due to 2 seperate car accidents, as well as their former drummer, leaving the band due to heart problems! ROADKILL will upload a new recorded version of their song, 'Ribbed For Your Pleasure' - featuring the new line-up to the bands' my space page in late March - to replace the current 2009 Demo version. ROADKILL will record throughout 2010 with a new CD expected by years end. |
| TREAT: Frontiers Records will release a new TREAT 'reunion' album, "Coup De Grace" in Europe March 19 and April 6th in the USA.
"Coup de Grace" track listing: 1. Prelude - Coup de Grace, 2. The War Is Over, 3. All In, 4. Paper Tiger, 5. Roar, 6. A Life To Die For, 7. Tangled Up, 8. Skies of Mongolia, 9. Heaven Can Wait, 10. I'm Not Runnin', 11. No Way Without You, 12. We Own The Night, 13. All For Love, 14. Breathless. TREAT is ANDERS WIKSTRÖM (guitars and backing vocals), ROBERT ERNLUND (lead vocals), JAMIE BORGER (drums), NALLE PÅHLSSON (bass and backing vocals) and PATRICK APPELGREN (keyboards/guitar and backing vocals). |
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| SCORPIONS: Germany's 'legendary' veteran hard rockers, SCORPIONS - are set to release a new studio album on March 19 titled, "Sting In The Tail" - which will be the bands' final release! The track listing for "Sting In The Tail" : 1. Raised On Rock, 2. Sting In The Tail, 3. Slave Me, 4. The Good Die Young, 5. No Limit, 6. Rock Zone, 7. Lorelei, 8. Turn You On, 9. Let's Rock, 10. Sly, 11. Spirit Of Rock, 12. The Best Is Yet To Come, 13. Thunder And Lightning (bonus track) The bands' most recent release, "Humanity Hour 1" followed up their "Unbreakable" release which saw the band back to their 'old style' stomping hard rock again after a number of ballad orientated album releases. SCORPIONS will embark on a World Tour in support of their “Sting in the Tail” release - which will hopefully see the band finally tour Australia?! |
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| RATT: Los Angeles veteran re-formed hard rockers, RATT - have a audio sample of "Best Of Me", the first single from the forthcoming RATT album, "Infestation", is available for streaming at the bands my space page. "Infestation" will be released on April 20 via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records. Track listing: 1. Eat Me Up Alive, 2. Best of Me, 3. A Little Too Much, 4. Look Out Below, 5. Last Call, 6. Lost Weekend, 7. As Good as it Gets, 8. Garden of Eden, 9. Take a Big Bite, 10. Take Me Home, 11. Don't Let Go. The band's first studio CD in 10 years, "Infestation" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (ALTER BRIDGE). The new CD is described as cross between 1984's "Out Of The Cellar" and "Invasion Of Your Privacy" (1985) — marking the first time the group had stepped outside of Los Angeles to track a new CD in 20-plus years. |
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| TAROT: Finnish Goth metallers TAROT - have unveiled the new artwork of their forthcoming CD which is to be titled, ”Gravity Of Light” - which is scheduled for release on April 23. The new CD is the successor to their last studio release in 2007, the excellent release, “Crows Fly Black”. TAROT's first live document, “Undead Indeed” was released last Summer! www.myspace.com/tarot |
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| DEF LEPPARD: The bands' first 2 album releases, "On Through The Night" and "High 'N' Dry" - are both to receive a 2010 remaster treatment and will be released in Japan on May 19. Both are set to include a bonus disc, but details of that are yet to be released.
'On Through The Night' [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)][SHM-CD] Deluxe Edition [Limited Release] - Cardboard sleeve reissue from Def Leppard featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (fully compatible with standard CD players) and the 2010 remastering. Includes a serial numbered label card, original liner notes, and lyrics. Also includes a bonus CD. Part of a two-album Def Leppard SHM-CD cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring the albums "On Through The Night" and "High 'N' Dry." 'High 'N' Dry' [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)][SHM-CD] Deluxe Edition [Limited Release] - Cardboard sleeve reissue from Def Leppard featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (fully compatible with standard CD players) and the 2010 remastering. Includes a serial numbered label card, original liner notes, and lyrics. Also includes a bonus CD. |
| CRAZY LIXX: Frontiers Records will release the 2nd album by Swedish rockers, CRAZY LIXX - to be titled,"New Religion" on March 19th in Europe and April 6th in the USA.
Crazy Lixx, one of the most exciting bands to come out of the Sleaze-Rock movement renaissance in Sweden, together with Crashdïet, Hardcore Superstar, Babylon Bombs and Vains of Jenna. Crazy Lixx was formed in 2002 in Malmö, Sweden. The core line-up up until the first album consisted of vocalist Danny Rexon (also known as Dirtchild Danny or D.C. Danny), guitarist Vic Zino, drummer Joél Cirera and bass player Loke Rivano. The current line-up features guitarist Andy Dawson in Vic Zino's place after the latter joined Hardcore Superstar. Crazy Lixx released their debut, "Loud Minority" (2007) an album that reached #2 in the national Swedish Hard Rock chart. The new CD was recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, along with producer Chris Laney (Europe, Crashdïet, Candlemass). New Religion track listing: 1. Rock and a Hard Place, 2. My Medicine, 3. 'Til I Die, 4. Blame it on Love, 5. Road to Babylon, 6. Children of the Cross, 7. The Witching Hour, 8. Lock up Your Daughter, 9 She's Mine, 10. What of Our Love, 11. Desert Bloom, 12. Voodoo Woman. |
| WARRIOR: Southern California veteran metal band, WARRIOR - have uploaded their cover of the Mk II Black Sabbath classic, 'Neon Knights' to their MySpace music players. The track comes off the 'Neon Knights - A Tribute to Black Sabbath' album, out on Reality Entertainment. 'Neon Knights' marks the band's first recording with the current line-up - which features founding members, Parramore McCarty and Joe Floyd, along with new lead guitarist AC Alexander, bassist Rob Farr, and long-time drummer Dave DuCey. The new WARRIOR album, will be the band's fifth product and is the first to feature the return of McCarty on vocals since their 1998 release, 'Ancient Future' and is currently in the works and being helmed by Floyd at his L.A. South Bay studio facility. The new CD is expected in the second half of 2010. Warrior online: www.myspace.com/warriorusa |
| ACCEPT: Reformed German heavy metal 'legends' ACCEPT- will release their long awaited comeback album this spring to be titled, "Blood of the Nations". Accept recorded the new album at Backstage Studio in Derbyshire, England with acclaimed British producer and Sabbat guitarist Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Nevermore). "Blood Of The Nations" will mark the recording debut of the band's new lead singer, Mark Tornillo (ex-TT Quick) — and will include 14 songs. Some of the confirmed song titles are:Teutonic Terror, Pandemic, Shades Of Death, The Abyss and the title track. The album will be released in the spring of 2010 via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The new line-up will make its live debut on May 8 at New York's Gramercy Theater. Accept 2010 is: Wolf Hoffmann: Guitar, Peter Baltes: Bass, Herman Frank: Guitar, Mark Tornillo: Vocals, Stefan Schwarzmann: Drums. |
| AXEL RUDI PELL: German legendary guitarist, AXEL RUDI PELL - will release his 13th studio album titled, "The Crest" on April 26 in Europe. "The Crest" is produced by Pell and was recorded between November 2009 and January 2010. Track Listing: 1. Prelude Of Doom (Intro), 2. Too Late, 3. Devil Zone, 4. Prisoner Of Love, 5. Dreaming Dead, 6. Glory Night, 7.Dark Waves Of The Sea (Oceans Of Time Pt. II: The Dark Side), 8. Burning Rain, 9. Noblesse Oblige (Opus #5 Adagio Contabile) 10. The End Of Our Time. There is also a new Axel Rudi Pell Live DVD - "One Night Live" out February 22nd. Track listing: 1. Tear Down The Walls, 2. Strong As A Rock, 3. Medley: The Masquerade Ball / Casbah / Tales Of The Crown 4. Drum Solo, 5. Rock The Nation, 6. The Temple Of The King, 7. Mystica, 8. Fool Fool / Eternal Prisoner. www.axel-rudi-pell.de |
| CREED: Florida based US reformed hard rockers, CREED - have released a Live In Concert DVD titled, "Creed Live". The DVD captures the band live in Houston, as well as behind the scenes documentry as well as the band's first single/video 'Overcome' from the new CD, "Full Circle". Track Listing: 1. Bullets, 2. Overcome, 3. My Own Prison, 4. Say I, 5. Never Die, 6. Torn, 7. A Thousand Faces, 8. What If, 9. Unforgiven, 10. Are You Ready, 11. What's This Life For, 12. Faceless Man, 13. With Arms Wide Open, 14. My Sacrifice, 15. One, 16. One Last Breath, 17. Higher. |
| LA GUNS: The Tracii Guns-led version of L.A. GUNS - has inked a deal with the Steve Vai -owned label Favored Nations Entertainment's rock/metal division. Favored Nations will reissue the 1999 L.A. GUNS album, "Shrinking Violet" sometime this summer. The LP will be completely repackaged with new artwork and five brand new, never-before-heard, live bonus tracks. L.A. GUNS has recently been touring in two seperate lineups: one featuring Tracii Guns, while the other is led by his former 80's bandmates, singer Phil Lewis and drummer Steve Riley. The Tracii Guns-version of L.A. GUNS is: Tracii Guns - Guitar , Jeremy Guns - Bass, Jizzy Pearl - Vocals , Chad Stewart - Drums. |
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| AIRBOURNE: Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE - release their 2nd album, "No Guts, No Glory" is scheduled for release on April 20. The special-edition digipack version of the CD will include five bonus tracks and a bottle opener.
"No Guts. No Glory." special-edition digipack track listing: 1. Born To Kill, 2. No Way But The Hard Way , 3. Blonde, Bad and Beautiful, 4. Raise The Flag, 5. Bottom Of The Well, 6. White Line Fever, 7. It Ain't Over Till It's Over , 8. Steel Town, 9. Chewin' The Fat, 10. Get Busy Livin' , 11. Armed & Dangerous, 12. Overdrive, 13. Back On The Bottle, 14. Loaded Gun (bonus track) , 15. My Dynamite Will Blow You Sky High (bonus track), 16. Rattle Your Bones (bonus track) , 17. Kickin' It Old School (bonus track), 18. Devil's Child (bonus track) |
| WHITESNAKE: Frontiers Records has announced the signing of legendary rock band WHITESNAKE.
Singer David Coverdale and the rest of the group have already started composing new material that promises to deliver one of the finest chapters in WHITESNAKE's career. The new CD will be a natural progression from their last excellent opus, "Good To Be Bad" - which was well received and critically acclaimed by many, including Classic Rock magazine who voted it 'Album of the Year' in 2008. Coverdale said the production team for the new album will most likely be the infamous Brutal Brothers, or Los Bros Brutalos, who handled the recording of "Good To Be Bad". |
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| CD REVIEWS |
| MEATLOAF: The man with a voice that conquered a whole generation, back in his day - MEATLOAF will release his new studio album, "Hang Cool Teddy Bear" on April 19. The track listing is yet to be revealed, but the album comes in standard CD, Double CD, Deluxe Box Set and LP versions. The 2CD and Box Set versions add a hard cover book according to some reports. |
| ROCKLAHOMA: As predicted last year, the Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, Ohio has marked its third year with a dramatic change of course. Organizers have dumped most of the melodic/hard rock acts the annual festival was building itself around and will instead push forward with a mainly modern rock line-up. Headliner is ZZ Top and Tesla and Cinderella are also on the bill, but that's about where the melodic edge ends. Also on the bill is Godsmack, Saliva, Theory Of A Deadman, Buckcherry, Saving Abel, Chevelle, Burn Halo and more. A full run down of the event can be found at: www.rocklahoma.com. |
| DOKKEN: Former guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob, Dokken, Souls Of We) recently interviewed on radio in the US discussed that a reformation of the original DOKKEN is on the cards for the future! During the chat, Lynch also revealed that he has been writing songs for a new Dokken album with the band's classic 1980s lineup. Lynch Mob opened for Dokken on a tour in late 2009. According to Lynch: "That's something that isn't gonna happen for a little while. We all have our respective commitments, meaning Jeff, Mick, Don and myself are all real busy this year. We've all made a commitment to each other to dedicate ourselves to getting back together. We've already got three songs on the table and we're gonna continue to write throughout the year and probably go in the studio late fall or early winter of this year and then have a record out toward late spring of next year, and then hit the road." |
| CRASH DIET: The Swedish glam rockers will release their new studio album titled, "Generation Wild" - on April 14, with a single due out next week. "Generation Wild" track listing: 1. Armageddon, 2. So Alive, 3. Generation Wild, 4. Rebel, 5. Save Her, 6. Down With The Dust, 7. Native Nature, 8. Chemical, 9. Bound To Fall, 10. Beautiful Pain. |
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| TESLA: Following up their excellent 'return' CD from late 2008, "Forever More" - TESLA will release a new CD/ album titled, "Alive Across Europe 2009" on April 23, through Frontier Records. After 25 years, 12 albums, over 2,500 shows and over 16 million albums sold worldwide, Tesla is stronger than ever, on the heels of the release of one of the band's most successful studio releases to date Forever More. Continuing the momentum, Tesla: Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitars), Brian Wheat (bass), Troy Luccketta (drums) and Dave Rude (guitar) have toured Europe after the successful release of their latest studio opus Forever More on Frontiers Records. "Alive Across Europe_ - is filled with classics such as “Modern Day Cowboy”, “Signs”, "What You Give”, "Little Suzi" and songs from the latest release such as the single “I Wanna Live”, the album title track and more. Track listing: 1. Forever More; 2. I Wanna Live; 3. Modern Day Cowboy; 4. Heaven's Trail; 5. What a Shame; 6. Shine Away; 7. Love Song; 8. What You Give; 9. The Way It Is; 10. Breakin' Free; 11. Hang Tough; 12. So What!; 13. Signs; 14. Lil' Suzie; 15. Into the Now. WebLinks: www.myspace.com/teslatheband |
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