Just a quick reminder that the PROGENY 3 Festival is now less then two weeks away!
"The Abyss", a brand new song from the reformed ACCEPT, can be streamed below.
LEAVES' EYES will release a "special fan edition" of their latest album, "Njord", in Germany, Austria and Switzerland containing three previously unreleased tracks on May 21st.
01. Njord 
01. At Heaven's End (non-album track)
AC/DC launched their Iron Man 2 album with a stunningly spectacular stunt.
Shoot To Thrill 
GMT which features guitarist Bernie Tormé (Gillan, Ozzy Osbourne...), bassist John McCoy (Gillan, Samson...) and drummer Robin Guy (Faith No More, Bruce Dickinson...) are to release a new digital-only single. .jpg)
Guitar legend Santana is heading to the UK for three dates in October..jpg)
The Summers End Festival will take place at Lydney Town hall on October 8th, 9th and 10th. 
Century Media Records will release the new album from IN THIS MOMENT called "A Star Crossed Wasteland" on July 13th (US). 
SHADOW GALLERY are set to headline ProgPower Europe 2010 on Saturday, October 2nd at JC Sjiwa in Baarlo, The Netherlands. 
Glenn Hughes has scheduled a solo tour of the UK with dates in September and October.
23rd - Academy, Manchester
"Queen: The Singles Collection Vol.3", the third of a four box series, will be released on May 31st.
Supergroup CHICKENFOOT will release their Live Blu-ray and DVD called "Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz On Live" on May 4th, via DC3 Music Group, LLC. 
01. Avenida Revolution
Roger Waters has announced a North American tour which will see him taking his Wall tour on the road again."The show will be a state-of-the art affair, featuring a 240-foot-wide and 35-foot-tall wall constructed and subsequently torn down during the concerts. Other props and special effects are expected to be part of the show as well."European dates will be announced shortly for a 2011 tour.
Seattle metal band NEVERMORE will release their new album "The Obsidian Conspiracy", in Europe on May 31st and in North America on June 8th, via Century Media Records.
KAMELOT have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place from August 5th to August 7th, in Germany.
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band led by former SAVATAGE vocalist Zak Stevens, have entered Sweet Spot Studios to begin recording their fifth album."a melodic power metal album catering to all fans from the old SAVATAGE era to all CIRCLE II CIRCLE European fans and breaking new ground for an all new fan base in America."An Autumn release through AFM Records is expected.
Video footage of former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen's new band called REVAMP rehearsing for upcoming shows can be viewed below..jpg)
It has recently been announced that AGENTS OF MERCY and KARMAKANIC will be appearing at the Summers End Festival to be held at Lydney Town Hall, Gloucestershire on October 8th, 9th and 10th.The Summers End Festival is delighted to announce its Saturday Evening line up – the superb Swedish “Power of Two” double bill of Agents of Mercy and Karmakanic.www.summersend.co.uk (new website coming soon)With the Flower Kings on hiatus Roine Stolt and Jonas Reingold are currently concentrating on the Agents of Mercy, which also features the vocal talents of Nad Sylvan. The band are currently recording the follow up to their superb first album “The fading Ghosts of Twilight” prior to Roine’s Spring tour with Transtlantic. Meanwhile, Jonas’ band Karmakanic won huge praise for their third album “Who’s the Boss in the factory”, in 2008. Expect 3 hours plus of inspirational music, with sets from both bands, neither of whom have played in the UK before.
Bands already announced:
Phideaux (USA) www.bloodfish.com
The Watch (Italy) www.thewatchmusic.net
Unitopia (Australia) www.unitopiamusic.com
Ark (UK) http://ark.grango.org/
The GRATEFUL DEAD will release "Crimson, White & Indigo" a 3CD/1DVD Set containing the Dead’s previously unreleased July 7th, 1989 Philadelphia concert at JFK Stadium in its entirety.On July 7, 1989 the Grateful Dead got together with some 95,000 close friends at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. By the end of the day, all involved shared a highly improved outlook on life. Grateful Dead productions and Rhino Entertainment present Crimson, White & Indigo, the entire full-length theatrical concert experience in fully mastered multi-track audio brilliance.Track Listing
The x3 CD & x1 DVD set will be available April 20th from Grateful Dead/Rhino at all retail outlets, including Dead.net, for a suggested list price of $39.98. A digital version featuring all of the audio content will also be available.
The 19 tracks on 3 CDs–all but one previously unreleased–were mixed from the 24-track analog master tapes, enhanced using the latest audio engineering technology and presented here in HDCD. The set comes packaged with a booklet of rare photos and an essay by Steve Silberman, who co-produced the Grateful Dead’s boxed set of previously unreleased recordings, So Many Roads (1965-1995).
CD 1Former AFTER FOREVER front woman Floor Jansen's new band called REVAMP will release their self-titled debut album on June 4th via Nuclear Blast.
Floor Jansen (songwriter/singer)
‘Whispering’ Bob Harris hosts a new show on BBC Radio 2 starting at 10pm called "The A-Z Of AOR".
USA female-fronted metal band BENEDICTUM have begun recording their new album, which is their third. 
Bad Company recorded their two shows at the Birmingham LG Arena (April 01st) and Manchester's MEN Arena (April 02nd) on their UK tour and made CD's of these gigs available after each one..jpg)
Ozzy Osbourne's new CD will now be titled "Scream" and the album’s first single will make it's debut in a US TV drama.
Y&T will release their first studio album in 13 years, titled "Facemelter", in Europe on May 21st via Frontiers Records. 
The reunited classic line-up of FATES WARNING of Ray Alder (vocals), Jim Matheos (guitar), Frank Aresti (guitar), Joe DiBiase (bass), and Mark Zonder (drums) played two shows in Greece last weekend.
