In 2008, Malmsteen was a special guest on the VH1 Classic show That Metal Show . On 10 March 2009, Malmsteen’s label Rising Force released Angels of Love , an all-instrumental album, which featured acoustic arrangements of some of his best-known ballads. Malmsteen released a compilation album titled High Impact…
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On 6 March 2009, the band played in the Middle East for the first time, at the annual Dubai Desert Rock Festival . On 1 April Motörhead were reported to have entered into a two-year sponsorship deal with UK Roller Derby team the Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls. That September, noted…
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From March to May, Killswitch Engage was a part of Disturbed ‘s Music as a Weapon IV festival along with Lacuna Coil , Chimaira , Suicide Silence , Bury Your Dead and more.
Matt Tuck spoke to Daniel Marez of Metal Hammer in March 2009 about the band’s progress on writing and recording their third album.
In early February 2009, the band joined the ranks of bands speaking out against ticket-touting (“scalping”), issuing a statement condemning the practice of selling tickets at well above face value, and urging fans to buy tickets only from official sources. In the same month, Judas Priest continued their tour, bringing…
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In February 2009, the band played at the second annual MusInk festival in Orange County, supporting Danzig and The Used .
In February 2009, Clint Lowery issued an update for the band since “there hasn’t been an official statement given” in sometime by the group stating it was unlikely that the album would be given an official release but that he would find out if there was a chance of the…
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By late 2008, Helix began working on a new studio album, their 12th, following up A Heavy Mental Christmas . These recording sessions coincided with another new Helix lineup: In February 2009, Brent “The Doctor” Doerner joined the band for the third time. Sean Kelly , singer and lead guitarist…
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In February 2009, Children of Bodom hinted at plans to release a cover album titled Skeletons in the Closet
In February 2009, Vollmer reunited the surviving members of the No Rest for the Wicked lineup (Brent Doerner, Mike Uzelac and Greg Hinz) to record a new version of the AC/DC classic ” It’s a Long Way to the Top “, to be included on a compilation album. Concurrent to…
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