DREAM THEATER Announce Their New Drummer At Last

MIKE MANGINI has been announced officially as the new drummer of DREAM THEATER.

Mike is a 48-year-old session artist who has played for ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, JAMES LABRIE and STEVE VAI .
He is the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy.

Commented Mangini...

The day that I got the phone call to be in Dream Theater, it took my brain a minute to assemble what was going on, and when it sank in, the feeling was just of tremendous relief.

It means so much to me, I almost felt like crying a couple of times. (Laughs) I didn't know what to do.

What it means to me to be part of not only such a legendary band, but this band, is a sense of fulfillment and purpose. I feel like a puzzle piece, and with Mike Portnoy in particular, I feel really honored to carry on the torch for him; I'm carrying on hisspirit.

The following drummers were auditioned...
Aquiles Priester (age 39) - ANGRA, PAUL DI'ANNO
Peter Wildoer (age 36) - DARKANE
Marco Minnemann (age 40) - KREATOR, NECROPHAGIST, EPHEL DUATH, JOE SATRIANI
Virgil Donati (age 52) - PLANET X, SEVEN THE HARDWAY
Derek Roddy (age 38) - HATE ETERNAL, NILE, TODAY IS THE DAY
Mike Mangini (age 48) - STEVE VAI, EXTREME, ANNIHILATOR
Thomas Lang (age 43) - JOHN WETTON, ROBERT FRIPP, GLENN HUGHES







http://www.dreamtheater.net/

Sample Available Of STEVEN TYLER's First Ever Solo Single

AEROSMITH singer  Steven Tyler will release his autobiography, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?" on May 03rd.
This will be accompanied by his first ever solo single called "Feels So Good".

"I can hear it coming out of people's cars this Summer," he told Rolling Stone magazine.

You can hear the premiere of "It Feels So Good" on Ryan Seacrest's show on May 9th and on iTunes the following day.

An audio sample of the single is available at Amazon.com HERE.

http://www.aerosmith.com/

KATE BUSH To Tour Again?

KATE BUSH

KATE BUSH hasn't toured in almost 30 years; but now says she wants to play some live shows again.

In an interview with Mojo, Bush  revealed that she hoped to go out on the road just one more time almost 30 years after her one and only tour finished.

"I'd like to think I'll do some shows before I get too ancient - turn up with my Zimmer frame.

I don't give up hope I'll do some live work but I don't quite know how it would fit with my life. Let's just see, shall we?

Kate Bush releases her new album "Director's Cut" on May 16th which is a collection of re-recorded songs from her past albums "The Red Shoes" and "The Sensual World".

01. Flower Of The Mountain
02. Song Of Solomon
03. Lily
04. Deeper Understanding
05. The Red Shoes
06. This Woman’s Work
07. Moments Of Pleasure
08. Never Be Mine
09. Top Of The City
10. And So Is Love
11. Rubberband Girl

http://www.katebush.com/

Legends CARAVAN To Make Appearance At Summers End Festival 2011

The legendary CARAVAN will headline the final day of Summers End 2011.

The full announcement reads as follows...
The Summers End Festival , which takes place on 7^th, 8^th and 9^th October at is thrilled to announce that Canterbury legends Caravan will close the Festival on Sunday 9^th October.

Caravan will need few introductions to Prog fans. Since their inception in the late 60s, the band, led by singer / guitarist Pye Hastings and multi-instrumentalist Geoffrey Richardson, has become synonymous with fabulous song-writing and jazz/prog instrumental excursions. Having been on hiatus for a few years, they will be making a return to live performance in 2011, and this will be a rare opportunity to see the band in such an intimate setting this year.

www.caravan-info.co.uk

This completes our Sunday evening line up. Caravan and Magenta should make for quite a closing evening, we hope you agree.

Bands already announced:

Arena (UK) – Saturday Headliner

Magenta (UK) – Sunday Special Guest

K2 (USA) Sunchild (Ukraine) Casual Silence (Holland) Invertigo (Germany)

Don't forget that 3 day tickets are already on sale via www.summersend.co.uk .
Sponsors Tickets, priced £85, get the purchaser a 3 day ticket to the festival, an exclusive "sponsors" T shirt, and at least one other exclusive Festival-related goodie to be confirmed, while Early Bird Tickets are available at the special price of £55 up until 1^st May 2011.

http://www.summersend.co.uk/

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AGENT STEEL Post New Song Online

"Tomb Of Ra", a brand new song from USA metallers AGENT STEEL, can be streamed below.

The song features lead vocalist Rick Mythiasin (Steel Prophet) and was recorded and engineered by Bill Metoyer and mixed and mastered by Bernie Versailles.

The band recently cancelled its reunion performance with singer John Cyriis at the 14th annual Keep It True festival (April 29-30, 2011 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany).
Guitarist Juan Garcia subsequently released a statement in which he denied "false rumors in the press" that Rick Mythiasin was the new singer of Agent Steel,  insisting that Rick simply "filled in" for Cyriis at the inaugural 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise and "did a tremendous job."

The organizer of the KEEP IT TRUE festival has now invited the band members to still perform, but under a different moniker (MASTERS OF METAL), and singer Rick Mythiasin has been officially invited as the vocalist to join the band onstage (Friday).

Find more artists like AGENT STEEL at Myspace Music

http://www.agentsteelonline.com/
http://www.myspace.com/agentsteel
http://www.keep-it-true.de/i

SYMPHONY X Have New Song Available For Streaming

"The End Of Innocence", a brand new song from North America's progressive metal band  SYMPHONY X, can be streamed from the band's Facebook page.

The song is from the band's ninth studio album, "Iconoclast", which will be released in Europe on June 17th and in North America on June 21st, via Nuclear Blast Records.

The track listing for the standard version of "Iconoclast" is...

01. Iconoclast
02. The End Of Innocence
03. Dehumanized
04. Bastards Of The Machine
05. Heretic
06. Children Of A Faceless God
07. Electric Messiah
08. Prometheus (I Am Alive)
09. When All Is Lost

The track listing for the 2-CD special edition digipak version of "Iconoclast" is...
CD 1:

01. Iconoclast
02. The End Of Innocence
03. Dehumanized
04. Bastards Of The Machine
05. Heretic
06. Children Of A Faceless God
07. When All Is Lost

CD 2:
01. Electric Messiah
02. Prometheus (I Am Alive)
03. Light Up The Night
04. The Lords Of Chaos
05. Reign In Madness

Symphony X kicked off a North American headlining tour on Thursday, April 21st in Philadelphia with support from POWERGLOVE and BLACKGUARD.

Videos of Symphony X performing two brand new songs, "The End Of Innocence" and "Dehumanized", on February 28th, 2011 at Élysée Montmartre in Paris, France can be viewed below...




http://www.symphonyx.com/

Issue 16 Of "Classic Rock Presents Prog" Is Out Now

Issue 16 of "Classic Rock Presents Prog" has now hit the shops (priced at £7.99).

It has a lavishly illustrated Rush spectacular celebrating their current Time Machine tour that features an exclusive in-depth chat with sticksman/lyricist Neil Peart – his first rock magazine interview in five years – plus Geddy Lee on the evolution of the band, the Time Machine set-up and 30 years of Moving Pictures.

Also in this issue:

* On the road with Fairport Convention and the story of Babbacombe Lee.* Here come The Nice: Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson pop into Prog HQ

* Judy Dyble: Fairport and Robert Fripp’s original muse tells us her extraordinary story – and all about her new album and anthology

* Cumbria’s finest, It Bites, on their new live DVD and the concept album in the pipeline

* In the run-up to his arena shows, ex-Supertramp star Roger Hodgson reveals all in his feud with Rick Davies

* Plus! We explore Roy Harper’s Stormcock as our Masterwork, Pentangle maestro John Renbourn as our Maverick, and cram in new bands Phaedra, Konchordat, Rose Kemp and Arcane Roots.

* Want more? How about Adrian Belew, Presto Ballet, Mastodon, Wolverine, Beardfish, Peter Gabriel, ELP, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Van der Graaf, Pendragon, Marillion, Radiohead, Haken and Touchstone?

Of course we mustn’t forget our regular FREE Prognosis CD, this issue featuring 11 tracks from Twelfth Night, Liam Davison, John Young, Talanas, Aethenor and more, and for UK and subscription customers* we are proud to include an exclusive bonus CD, Starcrazy – An Introduction To Judy Dyble, a seven-track sampler from the folk-prog songstress’ singular catalogue, including two outstanding new tracks (*This CD will not be available to customers outside of the UK for contractual reasons).  Phew, what a scorcher.

01 AETHENOR - Laudanum Tusk
02 TWELFTH NIGHT - Creepshow
03 JOHN YOUNG - Childhood's End
04 JEBO - Nothing Ever Works That Way
05 LIAM DAVISON - The Way We Were
06 DEATH BY ORCHESTRA - For You No Tomorrow
07 TALANAS - Antiphon
08 MATT STEVENS - 8.19
09 SEAN FILKINS - The English Eccentric
10 THE CURATOR - The Leaves Come Down
11 BUNCHAKEZE - Whose Dream?

01 HEART OF STONE (Newborn Creatures)
02 JAZZBIRDS (Talking With Strangers)
03 CRYSTAL VOICES (Newborn Creatures)
04 SEE EMILY PLAY (Demo)
05 A BETTER SIDE OF ME (Demo)
06 THE LAST TIME (Demo)
07 HARPSONG (Talking With Strangers)

The next issue is on sale JUNE 01ST 2011.

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/

Former KISS Man To Play HARD ROCK HELL

Ace Frehley has announced that he will perform his 1978 debut solo album in full at the HARD ROCK HELL festival, which takes place at Pontins in Prestatyn from  2nd - 4th December 2011.

Ace will headline on Saturday 3rd December.

The line-up so far is as follows...

Ace Frehley
Black Spiders
Bonafide
Dan Baird
Girlschool
Little Caesar
Magnum
Praying Mantis
Quireboys
Raven
Reckless Love
Therapy?
Tygers Of Pan Tang
Tyketto
Wolfsbane
Tickets are on sale now HERE.



www.acefrehley.com/
www.hardrockhell.com/

AOR Magazine (Issue Two) Out Next Month

The latest issue of Classic Rock Presents AOR is now available for pre-order.
This second issue contains the following...

Cover story: the epic, chaotic, multi-platinum tale of Toto, the band who invented AOR.

Features on Houston, Mr Big, The Babys, Roxette, FM, King Kobra, Moritz, Ten and more.

Interview with Journey guitarist Neal Schon, a review of the band’s new album Eclipse, and a major live review of Journey and Night Ranger from Las Vegas.

An exhaustive A To Z Of AOR, covering everyone from Alexa Anastasia to Richie Zito.

he phenomenon known as Yacht Rock – featuring interviews with Christopher Cross and Kenny Loggins!

A celebration of the 35th anniversaries of two key albums: Blue Öyster Cult’s Agents Of Fortune and Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!

The second edition of AOR also comes with a FREE 15-track CD, "Lovin’ Every Minute Of It".

Tracks include a never-before-released live version of Toto’s "Pamela", plus a brand-new studio song from Journey called "City Of Hope".

Classic Rock Presents AOR issue Two will go on sale on May 6th.
You can pre-order your copy HERE priced £7.99.

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/

K.K. DOWNING Announces His Retirement From JUDAS PRIEST

British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced that their original guitarist K.K. Downing has formally retired from the band and will not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour.

The remaining members of the group have voiced their respect for his decision and all wish him well.

Vocalist Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis have all agreed that they should go ahead with the tour and not let their fans down.

Thirty-One year-old British guitarist, Richie Faulkner (Lauren Harris, Dirty Deeds), has been announced as Downing's replacement.

The Epitaph Tour will include songs from all the band's studio albums and also tracks that they have never before performed on stage.

Judas Priest also plan to release a new studio album next year.



http://www.judaspriest.com/

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP to support BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION on July UK tour

It has just been confirmed that the Michael Schenker Group will support Black Country Communion on their forthcoming UK concert tour in July.

BCC / MSG tour dates...

July 23rd - Llandudno, Cymru Arena
July 26th - Leeds, o2 Academy
July 27th - Newcastle, o2 Academy
July 29th - Glasgow, o2 Academy
July 30th - Manchester, Academy
National ticket hotline: 0871 230 1101 / Book online: www.seetickets.com

BCC will also appear at London’s High Voltage Festival on Sunday July 24th.

Black Country Communion (Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian) will release their highly anticipated second album “BCC 2” on June 13th.



http://www.bccommunion.com/
www.facebook.com/bccommunion
http://twitter.com/bccommunion
www.myspace.com/bccommunion
http://www.michaelschenkerhimself.com/

DREAM THEATER To Announce New Drummer Shortly

Dream Theater will shortly announce their replacement drummer for Mike Portnoy.

From 4pm (UK time) on Thursday, April 21st, if you sign up to the band’s Facebook page, then you’ll be ready to get info on how and when the announcement about the new drummer is to be made.

You’ll also be able see some of the auditions Dream Theater held in their search to fill this vacant position in the band.

Live Dates...
July 22nd - Doncaster, Dome
July 23rd - Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
July 24th - High Voltage Festival, London



http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-Theater/7677942180
http://www.dreamtheater.net/

MAGENTA Return To Live Action At SUMMERS END 2011

MAGENTA will return to live performance at the Summers End 2011.

The full statement from the festival organisers can be viewed below...

Magenta and the Summers End Festival (which takes place at Lydney Town Hall on October 7th, 8th and 9th ) are delighted to announce that the band will make its return to live performance in the Sunday Special Guest slot on October 9th.

Festival co-organiser Stephen Lambe comments: "As great friends of the Festival, it's a real thrill to welcome Magenta back after what will have been 18 months away from live performance. We are sure this first major gig back will be something to remember!"

Magenta's Rob Reed says: "Having played our last gig at the beginning of 2010, we're really looking forward to playing live again, and were thrilled to be asked to make a return to Summers End! We will be revising the set, so as well as plenty of old favourites, we hope to play some material for the fifth Magenta album, to be released in 2012."

Full details at http://www.magenta-web.com/.

Expect more Magenta news very soon!

3 day tickets are already on sale via http://www.summersend.co.uk/. Sponsors Tickets, priced £85, get the purchaser a 3 day ticket to the festival, an exclusive "sponsors" T shirt, and at least one other exclusive Festival-related goodie to be confirmed, while Early Bird Tickets are available at the special price of £55 up until 1st May 2011.

Bands already announced:

Arena (UK) – Saturday Headliner

K2 (USA)

Sunchild (Ukraine)

Casual Silence (Holland)

Invertigo (Germany)

http://www.summersend.co.uk/
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FIREWORKS (The Melodic Rock Magazine) - Issue 45 Is Out Now

The latest issue of FIREWORKS magazine, with a free CD, is out now.

The May/June issue  has WHITESNAKE on the front cover.

It also features Kingdom Come, Bonfire, Brian Robertson, Thunder, Duff McKagan, Within Temptation, Francis Rossi, New York Dolls, Hinder, Joe Lynn Turner, Maiden UniteD, Leaves' Eyes, Power Quest and lots more.

There is also the usual Album, DVD and Gig reviews.

The magazine costs £4.99 per copy from your local store.

A 6 issue subscription to the UK costs £30, Europe £43 & the Rest of the World £60.

Free CD track listing...
01 WHITESNAKE - love will set you free
02 BONFIRE - deadly contradiction
03 SHADOWMAN - across the universe
04 U.D.O. - rock 'n' roll soldiers
05 BIG LIFE - dying day
06 THE POODLES - cuts like a knife
07 MIDNATTSOL - kong valemons kamp (edit)
08 EDEN'S CURSE - saints of tomorrow
09 M.ILL.ION - cry to heaven
10 TARA'S SECRET - vertigo
11 POWER QUEST - better days
12 AFTER HOURS - against the grain
13 LEAVES' EYES - velvet heart
14 DUST AND BONES - set you free
15 ELECTRIC FURNACE - mother's ruin
16 ROBIN GEORGE and the LovePower Band
17 PAUL YOUNG - two wrongs

http://www.myspace.com/fireworks_magazine
http://www.rocktopia.co.uk/
fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com

DIRTY PASSION To Support LOUDNESS On Their USA Tour

Swedish rock band Dirty Passion have been booked for a month long coast to coast USA tour, supporting Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, on their 30th Anniversary Tour.

Between May 6th and June 5th Dirty Passion will play 22 concerts in 14 different states. Several larger rock clubs and venues will be visited, including the legendary Key Club in Hollywood.

Dirty Passion have previously supported classic rock bands such as Saxon and Y&T, but also newer acts such as Swedish partners in crime Crashdiet.
Last year Dirty Passion toured Europe for a month with American bands Faster Pussycat and Enuff Z'Nuff.

In December 2010 the debut album "Different Tomorrow" was released and spent several weeks on the Swedish album sales charts, peaking as high as #4 in the Hard Rock category.
"Different Tomorrow" track listing...

01 This Is The Way
02 1.000.000 Voices
03 Rockin' In The Night
04 Different Tomorrow
05 A Trip To Paradise
06 Self-Destructive
07 Liar
08 We're All Gonna Fall
09 Selling Your Soul
10 Without You

http://www.dirtypassion.net/

KISS Begin Recording New Album

KISS have entered the studio to begin recording the follow up to 2009's "Sonic Boom".

This will be the band's 20th studio album and they hope to have it out by the end of 2011.

Gene Simmons posted this message on his Twitter page...
"Went into the studio today for day 1 of the new studio album. We've got some rockin' stuff."



http://www.kissonline.com/

MAYAN - New Song Available For Free Download

"Drown The Demon", a brand new song from MAYAN, the new band featuring EPICA guitarist and songwriter Mark Jansen, is available for free download HERE.

Also please see the YouTube clip at the bottom of this posting.

"Drown The Demon" is from MAYAN's debut album, "Quarterpast", which will be released on May 20th via Nuclear Blast Records and was recorded and mixed by Sascha Paeth (Epica, Kamelot).

Album track listing...

01. Symphony Of Aggression
02. Mainstay Of Society
03. Quarterpast
04. Course Of Life
05. The Savage Massacre
06. Essenza Di Te
07. Bite The Bullet
08. Drown The Demon
09. Celibate Aphrodite
10. War On Terror
11. Tithe
12. Sinner's Last Retreat (bonus track)

"Quarterpast" features vocals from Mark Jansen (Epica, After Forever), Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica), Jack Driessen (After Forever), Floor Jansen (Revamp, After Forever), Simone Simons (Epica), Henning Basse (Sons Of Seasons) & Laura Macrì (An Italian opera singer).

MAYAN is...

Mark Jansen (EPICA, AFTER FOREVER) – Guitar, Vocals
Jack Driessen (AFTER FOREVER) - Keyboards
Frank Schiphorst - Guitar, Vocals
Rob van der Loo (DELAIN) - Bass
Isaac Delahaye (EPICA) - Guitar
Ariën van Weesenbeek (EPICA) - Drums



http://www.myspace.com/mayanofficial

ROCK SOCIETY Magazine Out Now!

The May/June 2011 issue of the Classic Rock Society's magazine, "Rock Society", is out now.

It has Uriah Heep on it's front cover and contains articles on Trans Siberian Orchestra, Rob Reed (Magenta), Pallas, Glenn Hughes, Within Temptation, Djam Karet, Gary Moore, Simon McBride and all the usual features.

The layout of the magazine has been given a whole new more professional look. There is also a feature on the recent BEST OF YEAR 2010 Winners.

The magazine is priced at £5 per copy or to become a member of the Classic Rock Society; and get your copy every two months (+ more), the rates are as follows... £36 UK (£45 couples) £45 Europe (£54 couples) £54 Rest Of The World (£63 couples)

Further details from the link below...

http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk/

DEEP PURPLE's The Songs That Built Rock Tour - Planet Rock Ticket Presale

Deep Purple have announced a handful of UK dates in November where they will be performing along with an orchestra at each of these shows.

PLANET ROCK have announced a 24 hour presale where you can get your tickets early.

The Songs That Built Rock Tour will see Deep Purple play shows in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London performing their greatest hits along with a full blown symphony orchestra.

The Planet Rock presale starts at 9AM tomorrow (14/04/11) and will run for 24 hours until general sale starts on Friday.
To get the tickets you will need to go to the PLANET ROCK HOMEPAGE and click on the button there .

http://www.deeppurple.com/
http://www.planetrock.com/

WALTER TROUT Announces UK Dates

Walter Trout

Legendary blues guitarist WALTER TROUT will be on tour in the UK shortly.

Trout will play shows  in June, including appearances at a handful of Blues festivals.

The dates are as follows...
18th June CHICHESTER - Blues On The Farm
19th June ROSS ON WYE Linton Festival
20th June CHISLEHURST The Beaverwood Club
21st June CARDIFF The Globe
22nd June CHATHAM No 3 Covered Slip, Mezzanine Floor, Historic Dockyard
23rd June HEBDEN BRIDGE Picture House
24th June GLASGOW The Ferry
25th June DURHAM Blues Festival, Durham University
26th June CLEETHORPES Blues Festival, The Beachcomber
28th June LIVERPOOL Stanley Theatre
29th June MILTON KEYNES The Stables
30th June NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS



www.waltertrout.com/

OZZY OSBOURNE - "Blizzard of Ozz " And "Diary of a Madman" Reissue Details

OZZY OSBOURNE's "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman" albums are due to be released on 30th May with both albums having been remastered and expanded.

These new versions of 1980's "Blizzard of Ozz" (with previously unreleased bonus tracks) and 1981's "Diary of a Madman" are available individually on vinyl or CD, or together in a deluxe collector's box.

Blizzard Of Ozz (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)

1. I Don't Know (5:13)
2. Crazy Train (4:51)
3. Goodbye To Romance (5:33)
4. Dee (0:49)
5. Suicide Solution (4:17)
6. Mr. Crowley (5:02)
7. No Bone Movies (3:52)
8. Revelation (Mother Earth) (6:08)
9. Steal Away (The Night) (3:28)
BONUS TRACKS
10. You Looking At Me, Looking At You (Non-LP B-Side) (4:15)
11. Goodbye To Romance (2010 Guitar & Vocal Mix, Previously Unreleased) (5:42)
12. RR (Previously Unreleased - Randy Rhoads guitar solo) (1:13)

Diary Of A Madman (Legacy Edition)
DISC 1

1. Over The Mountain (4:31)
2. Flying High Again (4:44)
3. You Can't Kill Rock And Roll (6:59)
4. Believer (5:15)
5. Little Dolls (5:39)
6. Tonight (5:50)
7. S.A.T.O. (4:07)
8. Diary Of A Madman (6:14)

DISC 2 - Ozzy Live (recorded on the Blizzard of Ozz tour)
01. I Don't Know
02. Crazy Train
03. Believer
04. Mr. Crowley
05. Flying High Again
06. Revelation (Mother Earth)
07. Steal Away (The Night)
08. Suicide Solution
09. Iron Man
10. Children Of The Grave
11. Paranoid

Diary of a Madman/Blizzard of Ozz 30th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set
Box Set Includes:
Blizzard Of Ozz (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
Diary Of A Madman (Legacy Edition)
Blizzard Of Ozz (180-gram LP - original album only)
Diary Of A Madman (180-gram LP - original album only)
DVD - contains "Thirty Years After The Blizzard" documentary - and additional rare and unreleased performances and interviews



www.ozzy.com/

DIO DISCIPLES Announce Five UK Dates For June

Dio Disciples have announced five dates following immediately after their appearance at the Download Festival on June 11th.

These JUNE dates are as follows...
Sunday 12th: Newcastle, Academy
Tuesday 14th: Glasgow, Garage
Wednesday 15th: Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
Thursday 16th: Manchester, Academy 2
Friday17th: London, Islington, O2 Academy

The band's line-up is...

Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens and Toby Jepson (vocals)
Craig Goldy (guitar),
James Lomenzo (bass) 
Scott Warren (Keyboards)
Simon Wright (Drums)

James Lomenzo is standing in for Rudy Sarzo, who has commitments with Blue Oyster Cult.

http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/

DEF LEPPARD Announce Live Album Details

Def Leppard have confirmed the details for their first ever live album, Mirrorball", to be released on June 6th.

The 2CD set will also contain a bonus DVD of live performances and backstage footage.

CD track listing...
CD ONE
01.Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
02. Rocket
03. Animal
04. C’Mon C’Mon
05. Make Love Like A Man
06. Too Late For Love
07. Foolin’
08. Nine Lives
09. Love Bites
10. Rock On

CD TWO
01. Two Steps Behind
02. Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
03. Switch 625
04. Hysteria
05. Armageddon It
06. Photograph
07. Pour Some Sugar On Me
08. Rock Of Ages
09. Let’s Get Rocked
10. Action
11. Bad Actress
12. Undefeated (new studio track)
13. Kings Of The World (new studio track)
14. It’s All About Believin’ (new studio track)

http://www.defleppard.com/

IRON MAIDEN To Film Two Shows For New DVD

IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris has told Chile's Futuro 88.9 FM that the band will film their April 8th/10th shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile, respectively.

"Chileans and Argentines have been a great strength for us, and now we want to show the public more of those parts," Harris said. "We had already recorded there for the movie, Flight 666, but only one song per country. Now we'll show the public much more of Chile and Argentina. Wherever we go, we always wondered what the best groups in the world were, and we thought South America, Chile, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Now we can show it."

He also said that the people responsible for producing the new DVD will be the same ones who worked on "Flight 666".

http://www.ironmaiden.com/

Audio Samples From New MIDNATTSOL Album Now Available

Audio samples of all the tracks on, "The Metamorphosis Melody", the forthcoming third album from MIDNATTSOL can now be streamed at Amazon.de.

Midnattsol features vocalist, Carmen Elise Espenaes, who is the younger sister of Leaves' Eyes singer Liv Kristine.

The album is due to be realeased on April 25th in Europe and May 3rd in North America, via Napalm Records.

"The Metamorphosis Melody" was recorded at Studio E with producer Markus Stock.

The album track listing is as follows...
01. Alv (1:45)
02. The Metamorphosis Melody (5:52)
03. Spellbound (5:24)
04. The Tide (5:16)
05. A Poet's Prayer (5:31)
06. Forlorn (4:49)
07. Kong Valemons Kamp (6:34)
08. Goodbye (3:31)
09. Forvandlingen (6:53)
10. Motets Makt (5:21)
11. My Re-creation (5:23)



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NIGHTWISH Begin Recording Vocals For New Album

NIGHTWISH Singer, Anette Olzon, has started recording vocals for the band's forthcoming new album.

Recording for,  "Imaginarium", began on April 4th after being postponed for a few weeks in order to allow Anette a longer recovery period after she suffered broken ribs in a fall.

Photos from the studio can be viewed on Olzon's official blog HERE.

The CD should be released in early 2012.

Nightwish are also planning a movie of the same name to be directed by Stober Harju and produced by Solar Films.

The first single off the album as well as the trailer for the film should be released during the latter part  of this year.

http://www.nightwish.com/