You might be surprised to find that the line-up of "Classic Petra" includes the original vocalist Greg X. Volz, along with Bob Hartman (gt), Mark Kelly (bs), John Lawry (kbs) and Louie Weaver (drs).
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Primal Fear vocalist RALF SCHEEPERS is putting finishing touches to his solo album. Said to be more diverse than Primal Fear's material, the album will include a few quests. The list includes guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD), Kai Hansen(GAMMA RAY), Sander Gommans (AFTER FOREVER) and Magnus Karlsson (PRIMAL FEAR, ALLEN/LANDE). Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) is dueting with Scheepers in the track "Remission Of Sin", Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, DIMMU BORGIR) appears on drums and PRIMAL FEAR's Mat Sinner is playing bass on the entire LP and produced the album.
If you're in Athens, Greece this friday, head to the REVENGE OF ROCK. Highly acclaimed melodic hard rockers OUTLOUD are performing. Tasters from the new album promised...
EAGLE ROCK have signed Duff McKagan's Loaded to its Armoury Records imprint.
Velvet Revolver - Live In Houston is the name of the band's first DVD release. Filmed on the Contraband tour, it'll feature their own songs and some GNR and STP favourites.
The confirmed bands for SWEDENROCK 2011 so far are:
Ozzy Osbourne
Saxon
Styx
Rhapsody of Fire
Mustasch
Overkill
The Haunted
Jason & the Scorchers
Agent Steel
Walter Trout
Groundhogs
Mason Ruffner
Fläsket Brinner
Rage (Akustiskt)
RECKLESS LOVE debut album will be re-issued as a "Cool Edition" with bonustracks "Get Electric", acoustic live versions of "Back To Paradise", "Hysteria" and "Sex" and the "Back To Paradise" remix.
