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Los Angeles Cliveaid Show Reschedueled
Cliveaid, the organization which was set up in 2004 as a fund-raising event for original IRON MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr (who suffers from multiple sclerosis), has issued the following update:
"Cliveaid announces that its scheduled show for Los Angeles this September will now be taking place the first Saturday of March 2008. This is due to a chance meeting at a recent festival which will enable us to bring you the show we all want... a kick-ass metal/rock show. At this point the only info we can give you is that one of the biggest bands in the world is helping us out with something. Also we can announce that our Bergen [Norway] show that will be held on March 27th is taking great shape. So far we have OCTAVIA SPERATI and one huge name that has confirmed; we just need to cross the t's and dot the i's. However, it will be announced very soon. Also we are scheduling shows for France, Sweden, Italy, Denmark and even more in the USA. We are looking for corporate help for some shows as we need advertisers on our site and also help with various issues that are arrising so if you can help us please email sam@cliveaid.com."
The Cliveaid event that was previously scheduled for September 22, 2007 in Los Angeles, California was supposed to feature RONNY MUNROE PROJECT, LEATHERWOLF, HUCK JOHNS, MY EVOLUTION and CRUEL.
Burr is suffering from multiple sclerosis — a disease of unknown cause. The disorder is causing him intermittent numbness and can affect his balance. At present there is no known cure for MS, although he is helping test new drugs in the hope that his body response may contribute to a cure.
Clive joined IRON MAIDEN at the very end of December 1979 and played on the first three albums — "Iron Maiden", "Killers" and "Number of the Beast" — and toured extensively with the band over this groundbreaking period before leaving in early 1983.
Bruce Dickinson's Movie "Well Under Way"
According to an IRON MAIDEN update, filming of the supernatural horror thriller Chemical Wedding is well underway. Based on an original screenplay by (singer) Bruce Dickinson, the film directed by Julian Doyle, veteran second unit director and editor of Terry Gilliam's Brazil, Time Bandits and Monty Python's The Life of Brian. Julian wrote and directed Maiden's partially animated promotional video 'Can I Play With Madness'.
Chemical Wedding stars Simon Callow as a reincarnation of Aleister Crowley, dubbed 'the most evil man in Britain.'
Crowley was a major Edwardian figure and a scandalous character. A Cambridge graduate, he became an infamous mystic and occult scholar and although he died in 1947, his books are still in print and he remains a major focus for the occult world. In the film, Crowley's spirit is re-animated by a superconductor mainframe, transforming the shy and stuttering Professor Haddo (Callow) into the charismatic but sexually depraved Crowley who wreaks havoc with the students and faculty of today's Cambridge campus. The cast will be rounded out with cameos from Dickinson and other Python regulars.
The film should be released sometime in 2008 with Bruce supervising the soundtrack.
Blaze Bayley Announces More Tour Dates
BLAZE BAYLEY (ex-IRON MAIDEN) has updated his forthcoming tour schedule as follows:
August
24 - Patriot Games Rock Festival at Monmouth Showground - Monmouth, England (acoustic date)
September
9 - Rock Of Ages Festival at The Palace - Tamworth, England
14 - The Twist - Colchester, UK
15 - Little Civic - Wolverhampton, England (acoustic date)
16 - Toms Bar - Pontypridd, Wales (acoustic date)
17 - Wrexham Station - Wrexham, England (acoustic date)
18 - Camden Underworld - London, England (acoustic date)
22 - TBA - Swindon, UK
28 - The Junktion7 - Nottingham, UK
29 - TBA - Cheltenham, UK (acoustic date)
30 - TBA - Cardiff, UK (acoustic date)
October
18 - Heavy Metal Cruise - Sweden
November
23 - Rio - Leeds, England
24 - TBA
25 - Bierkeller - Bristol, England
December
8 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland (Big Bash 2007)
15 - JBs - Dudley, England (Big Bash 2007)
27 - TBA - Swindon, UK (acoustic date)
30 - Madhouse - Birmingham, UK (acoustic date)
As previously reported, Metal Mind Productions will be releasing the first Blaze Bayley DVD, Alive In Poland, in North America on August 28th according to the label's new press release. It was originally scheduled for an October release. A preview of the track 'Alive' is available in the video section of the official Metal Mind Productions MySpace page and at this location.
The DVD was recorded during the 21st edition of the Metalmania Festival, which took place on April 24th in Katowice, Poland. Blaze and his band performed for over an hour and a half, presenting the best tracks from his discography as well as select tracks from his previous band, Iron Maiden ('Man On The Edge', 'Futureal').
The DVD will also include many great bonus features such as an interview with Blaze Bayley, an interview with all members of Blaze's band (featuring footage filmed during their visit to Poland) and more. The title will also be available in a limited edition including a CD with songs recorded at the concert.
Alive In Poland DVD tracklist is as follows: 'Intro','Speed Of Light', 'The Brave', 'Futureal', 'Alive', 'Tough As Steel', 'Man On The Edge', 'Virus', 'Ten Seconds', 'Two Worlds Collide', 'Look For The Truth', 'Kill And Destroy', 'Silicon Messiah', 'Tenth Dimension', 'Sign Of The Cross', 'Born As A Stranger'. Bonus video: 'Hollowhead' video clip.
Also featured: Photo gallery, Biography, Discography, Desktop images, Weblinks, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Korn To Be On Bruce Dickinson Show
KORN will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, September 14 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co.uk.
KORN's new, untitled album sold 123,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard chart. This is slightly more than half of the 221,000 first-week tally achieved by its predecessor, "See You on the Other Side", which landed at No. 3 back in December 2005.
KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer recently told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette why the band chose not to continue working with veteran drummer Terry Bozzio, who played on the band's new album. Shaffer explained, "There were certain demands that he made. We weren't ready to meet those demands...He was a great guy and a phenomenal drummer. But the demands that he made were offensive. He wanted to be a member of the band, and that included ownership. We were like, 'What? You want to have 25 percent of everything?' We can't just sign away the rights to music on a whim."
Blaze Bayley Announces Tour Dates
BLAZE BAYLEY (ex-IRON MAIDEN) has lined up the following live dates:
August
24 - Patriot Games Rock Festival at Monmouth Showground - Monmouth, England (acoustic date)
September
9 - Rock Of Ages Festival at The Palace - Tamworth, England
15 - Little Civic - Wolverhampton, England (acoustic date)
16 - TBA - England (acoustic date)
17 - Wrexham Station - Wrexham, England (acoustic date)
18 - Camden Underworld - London, England (acoustic date)
November
23 - Rio - Leeds, England
25 - Bierkeller - Bristol, England
December
8 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland (Big Bash 2007)
15 - JBs - Dudley, England (Big Bash 2007)
As previously reported, Metal Mind Productions will be releasing the first Blaze Bayley DVD, Alive In Poland, in North America on August 28th according to the label's new press release. It was originally scheduled for an October release. A preview of the track 'Alive' is available in the video section of the official Metal Mind Productions MySpace page and at this location.
The DVD was recorded during the 21st edition of the Metalmania Festival, which took place on April 24th in Katowice, Poland. Blaze and his band performed for over an hour and a half, presenting the best tracks from his discography as well as select tracks from his previous band, Iron Maiden ('Man On The Edge', 'Futureal').
The DVD will also include many great bonus features such as an interview with Blaze Bayley, an interview with all members of Blaze's band (featuring footage filmed during their visit to Poland) and more. The title will also be available in a limited edition including a CD with songs recorded at the concert.
Alive In Poland DVD tracklist is as follows: 'Intro','Speed Of Light', 'The Brave', 'Futureal', 'Alive', 'Tough As Steel', 'Man On The Edge', 'Virus', 'Ten Seconds', 'Two Worlds Collide', 'Look For The Truth', 'Kill And Destroy', 'Silicon Messiah', 'Tenth Dimension', 'Sign Of The Cross', 'Born As A Stranger'. Bonus video: 'Hollowhead' video clip.
Also featured: Photo gallery, Biography, Discography, Desktop images, Weblinks, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound.
Whitesnake Frontman To Appear On Dickinson Show
A new series of BBC Radio Two's Masters Of Rock begins on August 23rd at 10 pm (GMT}. According to the Beeb:
"IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson returns with another series devoted to classic, contemporary and obscure hard rock and metal. He kicks off the series with David Coverdale who, in the mid-70s, replaced DEEP PURPLE lead singer Ian Gillan before settling into a long-standing on-and-off career with WHITESNAKE. Coverdale discusses his colourful career."
Iron Maiden To Start World Tour In January?
According to MaidenFans.com, IRON MAIDEN drummer drummer Nicko McBrain has told the Swedish newspaper Expressen that the band's next world tour will start in January 2008, with a mention of a show at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, at some point during the summer. However, as Nicko has been known to say a lot of things before they're officially confirmed, consider this a rumor for the time being.
As previously reported, MAIDEN is rumored to planning a tour of South America in February, with alleged concert stops to include Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia.
IRON MAIDEN is confirmed for next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany.
IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson announced from the stage at this year's Download festival, which took place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England, that the group's performance was being filmed for an upcoming DVD.
As a grand finale to their festival/stadium summer tour, IRON MAIDEN performed a special one-off show at London's Brixton Academy on June 24 in aid of The Clive Burr MS Trust fund. This was IRON MAIDEN's final U.K. appearance for at least a year, and was the last time they performed this year's special setlist of songs from their latest album "A Matter of Life and Death" and the LP "The Number of the Beast".
Arch Enemy To Appear On Bruce Dickinson Show
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, September 7 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co.uk.
Iron Maiden To Tour South America In February?
According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, South American concert promoters Evenpro have sent out a press release to IronMaidenColombia.com regarding an IRON MAIDEN tour in Latin America that is expected to take place in February 2008. The trek, which has not yet been officially announced, would allegedly include concerts in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. A show at the Parque Simon Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia has apparently already been booked, and rumors are running rampant about possible dates at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson announced from the stage at this year's Download festival, which took place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England, that the group's performance was being filmed for an upcoming DVD.
As a grand finale to their festival/stadium summer tour, IRON MAIDEN performed a special one-off show at London's Brixton Academy on June 24 in aid of The Clive Burr MS Trust fund. This was IRON MAIDEN's final U.K. appearance for at least a year, and was the last time they performed this year's special setlist of songs from their latest album "A Matter of Life and Death" and the LP "The Number of the Beast".
Bruce Dickinson Biography Now Available
An unofficial biography of IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson, titled "Bruce Dickinson: Flashing Metal with Maiden and Flying Solo" (cover), was published in early June via Independent Music Press. A synopsis of the book reads as follows:
"Bruce Dickinson is best known as frontman for the multi-million selling giants of heavy metal, IRON MAIDEN, with whom he has enjoyed worldwide success for 25 years. However, his story outside of MAIDEN is equally remarkable. Prior to joining that band Dickinson enjoyed stardom with SAMSON, while his post-MAIDEN solo career has brought much critical success. Further away from his day job, Dickinson is a true renaissance man. A member of the British fencing team, he also hosts his own show on flagship digital radio station, BBC 6 Music, is a best-selling fiction author, and TV presenter for the Discovery Channel and Sky One. Dickinson is also employed by the commercial airline Astreus as a first officer, and even participated in a mercy mission to rescue British residents from Beirut during the summer of 2006. This book tells his story for the first time, through exclusive interviews with those who know him best: from his formative days to all his time in MAIDEN, through his solo years, right up to the present day, where IRON MAIDEN are rightly considered legends of music worldwide."
Classic British Metal Documentary Posted Online
In 1989, BBC2 television aired a five-part music genre documentary series in the UK called “Arena.” One of the episodes, “Heavy Metal,” featured live footage from Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Napalm Death, Motörhead, Slayer and others.
The production features no narration, instead relying on interview commentary and concert clips to place the viewer in the heart of the metal scene and elliptically tell the story of the genre.
Various scenes specifically delve into metal culture: a club full of kids, but no bands, mosh around a dancefloor to music broadcast on a PA; and a kid who couldn’t be more than 10 shreds out solos with more agility than most thrash metal veterans.
There are also straight-out humorous moments, like when an interviewer asks W. Axl Rose, “Do you have anything in common with Iron Maiden, and he replies without a pause, “I hope not.”
You can watch this metal portion of the feature on Google Videos.
Metal Gets Its Due On Massive Rhino Boxed Set
Heavy metal fans will be banging their heads in delight this fall with the release of Rhinos's "Heavy Metal Box," due Oct. 2. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead and Slayer, among dozens of others.
Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hits from bands like Deep Purple, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Butterfly, Pantera, Alice Cooper, Venom, Testament, Rush and Megadeth; the project will be packaged in a box resembling a Marshall guitar amp.
The liner notes will include extensive photos, track commentary and interviews with Ronnie James Dio and Lita Ford.
Here is the track list for "The Heavy Metal Box": More...
Municipal Waste To Appear On Dickinson Radio Show
Richmond, Virginia thrash monsters MUNICIPAL WASTE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, August 24 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co.uk.
MUNICIPAL WASTE's new album, "The Art of Partying", was released in the U.S. on July 31.
The band recently joined together with Troma Entertainment to complete a music video for "Headbanger Face Rip", one of the many blistering tracks featured on "The Art of Partying".
Paul Di'anno Discusses Anthrax Job
Rock N Roll Universe recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN vocalist and solo artist Paul Di'Anno. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
Rock N Roll Universe: You recently released a new album here in the U.S., "The Living Dead", which is your first all new album in nearly six years. How do you feel the album turned out, and why has it been so long between albums with all new material?
Paul Di'Anno: The record industry is not what it used to be, so I shopped material for a deal just like everyone else...and I've been quite busy playing live the last couple of years.
Rock N Roll Universe: Also recently you put out "The Classics: The Iron Maiden Years", which consists of 12 re recorded versions of songs culled from the first two IRON MAIDEN albums. Now, there are some "fans" who have been very critical of this release, saying that you're still trading upon past glories by recording versions of songs you originally recorded over 25 years ago. What led you to the decision to put out the album, and what is your response to someone who might feel that way?
Paul Di'Anno: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I've always thought the first MAIDEN album sounded awful (I know Steve [Harris] agrees with me), and I wanted to update the songs a bit. I'm hardly making any money of it, so it's not like I rip anyone off.
Rock N Roll Universe: It's been over 25 years since the first MAIDEN album came out, which makes the band eligible to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Is that something which you would like to see happen, and what do you feel your chances would be to be inducted as well? What are your feelings regarding all of that?
Paul Di'Anno: Don't really care for stuff like that. We got enough respect from our fans, and that's more than enough.
Rock N Roll Universe: How would you rate your vocal successors in IRON MAIDEN, Paul?
Paul Di'Anno: MAIDEN is a very different band with Bruce. He's great though. But I do the early stuff better, I think.
Rock N Roll Universe: Several months back there was an online petition started by fans of ANTHRAX to get the members of that band to consider you as the next vocalist for the band. What's your opinion regarding that, and if you were asked by the band, would you consider joining?
Paul Di'Anno: I don't mind. ANTHRAX is a great band, and Scott [Ian] is a great bloke. But I don't think I'm the man for the job.
Rock N Roll Universe: You've been in the business for over three decades now. Are there any goals, musically or otherwise that you'd still like to achieve?
Paul Di'Anno: I really want to make a classic crooner album...some old +Elvis tunes, Sinatra...I'm not kidding!
Maiden "Live At Abbey Road" To Air On Sundance
IRON MAIDEN will appear on "Live from Abbey Road" on Thursday, July 12 on the Sundance channel.
The last in the series, IRON MAIDEN's performance is a stunning finale to the groundbreaking show. Showcasing the group's new album with an incendiary performance of "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" alongside the classic epic that is "Hallowed be thy Name", IRON MAIDEN shows why it is one of the most popular live bands on the planet right now.
You can grab a sneak peek of "Hallowed be thy Name" in the "Footage" section of the Abbey Road web site. Another preview clip in which members of IRON MAIDEN speak about their work and perform can be found at iFilm.
"Live from Abbey Road" originally aired in the U.K. this past March on Channel 4.
Blaze Bayley Schedules UK Signings
Former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley has scheduled a signing session at Musicmania in Milton Keynes, England on July 28-29.
For more information, visit www.musicmanialive.com.
Metal Mind Productions released Blaze Bayley's DVD last month. Entitled "Alive in Poland", the disc was recorded at the 21st edition of the Metalmania Festival, which took place on March 24 in Katowice, Poland. Blaze Bayley and his band put on a 90-minute show consisting of the best tracks from BLAZE's discography as well as select cuts from IRON MAIDEN ("Man on the Edge", "Futureal"). The DVD also includes many great bonus features, such as an interview with Blaze Bayley, an interview with all members of Blaze's band (featuring footage filmed during their visit to Poland) and more. A limited-edition "Alive in Poland" release includes a two-CD set with songs recorded at the concert.
Bayley's most recent release, "Blood & Belief" (which came out under the BLAZE banner), was issued in Europe in April 2004. The follow-up to 2002's "Tenth Dimension" was recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England with producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY).
Guitar Hero Encore Song List Revealed
The complete list of songs has been revealed for Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The game will ship for the PlayStation 2 on July 24.
According to Gamespot, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is rated T for Teen and will be the last game in the series from original developers Harmonix. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater developer Neversoft is taking over the franchise beginning with Guitar Hero III, while Harmonix is preparing rival rhythm game Rock Band. Both titles are set for release later this year for multiple platforms.
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s tracks:
"Caught in a Mosh" (as made famous by ANTHRAX)
"Balls to the Wall" (as made famous by ACCEPT)
"Electric Eye" (by JUDAS PRIEST)
"Los Angeles" (as made famous by X)
"Police Truck" (as made famous by DEAD KENNEDYS)
"We Got the Beat" (as made famous by THE GO GO'S)
"(I Think I'm) Turning Japanese" (as made famous by VAPORS)
"Seventeen" (as made famous by WINGER)
"Because, it's Midnite" (by LIMOZEEN)
"Hold On Loosely" (as made famous by .38 SPECIAL)
"No One Like You" (as made famous by SCORPIONS)
"Only a Lad" (as made famous by OINGO BOINGO)
"Ballroom Blitz" (as made famous by KROKUS)
"The Warrior" (by SCANDAL)
"What I Like About You" (as made famous by THE ROMANTICS)
"Wrath Child" (as made famous by IRON MAIDEN)
"I Wanna Rock" (by TWISTED SISTER)
"I Ran" (by FLOCK OF SEAGULLS)
"Round and Round" (as made famous by RATT)
"Metal Health" (as made famous by QUIET RIOT)
"Holy Diver" (as made famous by DIO)
"Heat Of The Moment" (as made famous by ASIA)
"Radar Love" (as made famous by WHITE LION)
"18 and Life" (as made famous by SKID ROW)
"Bathroom Wall" (as made famous by FASTER PUSSYCAT)
"Lonely is the Night" (as made famous by BILLY SQUIER)
"Nothing But a Good Time" (as made famous by POISON)
"Play With Me" (as made famous by EXTREME)
"Shaken" (as made famous by EDDIE MONEY)
"Synchronicity II" (as made famous by THE POLICE)
Valentino Rossi Blames GP Defeat On Iron Maiden
Valentino Rossi (the Michael Schumacher of bike racing) is firmly placing the blame for his poor performance at the Donington GP on the shoulders of Maiden and the other bands who played the Download festival on the circuit a couple of weeks previously!
"Then there is the annual Download rock festival, which took place at the circuit a fortnight ago with thousands of heavy metal fans flocking to the venue. Blaming Iron Maiden and Megadeth was certainly on the agenda of Rossi, whose charge for a podium place was hampered by a deteriorating rear tyre. He finished fourth.
Rossi said: "We spoke to the Safety Commission. The surface here was done just three years ago, so it is not old. They resurfaced because they had a lot of bumps, but maybe the problem is not the aeroplanes but the concert of Marilyn Manson. They put the hot dog stand on the track, so maybe the oil is not very good for the grip."
Cooking oil, not engine oil, that is. Stoner's problems were confined to the start. As he hit the throttle, his bike skidded on one of the painted grid lines and a stream of bikes overtook him."
Iron Maiden Download Set To Be Broadcast On TV
Iron Maiden's entire set from this weekend's Download festival is being mixed in the studio for broadcast on British television. No other details are yet available.
Bruce Dickinson To Make Aleister Crowley Movie
According to U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest man in the world") will shortly go into production, with Simon Callow of "Amadeus", "Shakespeare in Love" and, appropriately, "The Phantom of the Opera" — set for the title role. "Dickinson has spent 12 years working on this project, and is understandably thrilled to get it moving at last," says Ling.
The movie is reportedly about a professor in an English university, who, after a failed experiment, becomes obsessed with Crowley's soul. Crowley himself was very much into red-haired women, and the professor becomes enchanted by a very beautiful, red-haired student.
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