TESTAMENT’s STEVE DI GIORGIO Signs Worldwide Artist Deal With ALPHA OMEGA Management

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ALPHA OMEGA Management is extremely delighted to announce the signing with TESTAMENT bassist STEVE DI GIORGIO:

“We are honored that it’s especially Steve, Alex Azzali’s old friend, to inaugurate our new Management Branch, dedicated to the needs and interests (Booking, media, communication, promotion) of session musicians and solo artists. Steve is the first of the series of artists we intend to announce briefly, whose interests we will deal at 360 degrees.”

Watch Steve’s video announcement here:

ALPHA OMEGA‘s Owner and General Manager, Alex Azzali, adds:
“I’ve been friend with Steve for many years and we have worked together in the past. Having him now in our roster, crowns our long-lasting conspiracy; it was more like a natural step and the right moment for him to enter our Alpha Omega Family, especially now when we’re inaugurating our new management branch. Naturally Steve has many things boiling in the pot, so stay tuned! Welcome aboard, Steve, we’ll have busy times ahead!”

STEVE DI GIORGIO doesn’t need any longer introductions, as he is widely renowned as a pioneer on the fretless bass in heavy metal music, being the bassist of TESTAMENT, DEATH and SADUS, among others. Within his genre, STEVE DI GIORGIO is respected for his playing skills, versatility and incredible technique. He has more than 40 studio album recordings and over 20 years of touring the world.

Watch Steve Di Giorgio LowDown: Bass Playthrough | Terra Odium – Crawling:

More information at:
STEVE DI GIORGIO: http://www.stevedigiorgio.com – http://www.testamentlegions.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST: Sign Worldwide Deal With Nuclear Blast; New Album And Tour

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Michael Schenker is one of the most significant rock guitarists in the history of music. He has mesmerised the rock community since the 70’s with his characteristic guitar play and contributed not only to SCORPIONS classics such as ‘Lovedrive’, ‘Coast To Coast’ and ‘Holiday’, but also constructed himself a monument during his time in UFO by writing hits like ‘Doctor Doctor’ and ‘Rock Bottom’ among others. His playing has influenced several generations of guitar players enormously.

Back in 1979, the “German Wunderkind” decided to be his own boss. He founded the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP aka M.S.G. and released the masterpieces “Assault Attack” and “Built To Destroy”, the live legacy “One Night At Budokan” as well as the McAULEY SCHENKER GROUP pearls »Perfect Timing« and »Save Yourself«. Around that time, outstanding musicians such as Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG etc.), Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE etc.), Cozy Powell (ex-JEFF BECK etc.), Chris Slade (AC/DC), Pete Way (UFO etc.) and Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE) were all invited by Schenker to play with him. M.S.G. also became home of great vocalists, most notably Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet (ex-RAINBOW etc.) and Robin McAuley. Those guys were also a part of the comprehensive MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST, whose celebrated Tokyo show was released as live CD, DVD and Blu-ray this March recently passed.


Now the time has come for Michael Schenker to move another step forward: He fulfills the long-awaited dream of all hard rock fans by etering the studio as MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST. The band have just started the recording process for a brand-new studio album with producer Michael Voss. Its release is set for spring 2018 through Nuclear Blast, the band’s new record label.

Comments Schenker, “I am very happy to have signed with Nuclear Blast Records and I am looking forward to releasing a killer MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST studio album in the spring of 2018. The album will bring together past and present in the form of 3 original M.S.G. singers – Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet & Robin McAuley – and the current MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK vocalist Doogie White (ex-RAINBOW). Keep on rockin’!”

With this latest signing, a long-desired dream came true for the South Germany-based label. Owner Markus Staiger grew up with Michael Schenker‘s music and is also one of his greatest admirers. “I’m proud to be able to work with the ultimate guitar god, Michael Schenker. He has always been my idol and he’s the reason why I started to play the guitar when I was 13 years old. But I was ungifted in that area, so I had to stop and decided to found a record label instead. It’s a great day and I feel happy just like back in the day when I was listening to »Lovedrive« and »Michael Schenker Group« for the very first time, and went nuts! Thanks!”

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST will be playing several shows this year, including two German performances at Bang Your Head!!! Festival and Capitol Offenbach.

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST – Tour Dates:
2017

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST
featuring 3 original M.S.G singers Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley

15.07.  D         Balingen – Bang Your Head!!! Festival
15.10.  J           Tokyo – Loud Park Festival
25.10.  D         Offenbach – Capitol
27.10.  E          Santander – Escenario Santander
28.10.  E          Pamplona – Auditorio de Burlada
29.10.  E          Barcelona – Razzmatazz
31.10.  NL        Zoetermeer – De Boerderij
02.11.  UK       London – o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
03.11.  UK       Sheffield – o2 Academy
04.11.  UK       Manchester – o2 Ritz
05.11.  UK       Hull – City Hall

Meet & Greets: www.michaelschenkerfest.com

2018

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST
featuring 3 original M.S.G. singers Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley plus Doogie White (ex-RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK)

03/06  USA     Silver Springs, MD – The Fillmore
03/07  USA     Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
03/09  USA     Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center
03/10  USA     New York, NY – Irving Plaza
03/11  USA     Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
03/12  CDN     Montreal, QC – Club Soda
03/14  USA     Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
03/16  USA     Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
03/17  USA     Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
03/18  USA     Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
03/19  USA     Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze
03/22  USA     Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
03/24  USA     San Jose, CA – Events Center
03/25  USA     Anaheim, CA – The Grove
03/26  USA     Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
03/27  USA     Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
03/29  USA     Denver, CO – Cervantes Ballroom
03/31  USA     San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
04/01  USA     Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
04/03  USA     Tampa, FL – The Ritz

More info:
www.michaelschenkerhimself.com
www.facebook.com/michaelschenkerrocks
www.twitter.com/MW_Schenker

 

PARADISE LOST: Unveil “Medusa” Track List And First Song Snippet

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On September 1st, PARADISE LOST‘s studio album “Medusa” will herald the loneliness and damp cold of autumn, as the legends from West Yorkshire return to their doom metal roots and deliver their 15th full-length release named after the Greek Gorgone whose sight turned people into stone.

The British cult metallers will premiere the first track off their freshly forged monster on July 7th, and can reveal a snippet from the upcoming single entitled ‘The Longest Winter’. Get a first impression of this new track, mixing typical PARADISE LOST melody lines with crushing doom moments, below:

In addition, the band can announce the “Medusa” track list will consist of the following eight songs:

Fearless Sky (8:30)
Gods Of Ancient (5:50)
From The Gallows (3:42)
The Longest Winter (4:31)
Medusa (6:20)
No Passage For The Dead (4:16)
Blood & Chaos (3:51)
Until The Grave (5:41)

Bonus tracks:
Frozen Illusion (5:45)
Shrines (3:59)
Symbolic Virtue (4:38)

On September 1st, for one night only, PARADISE LOST will perform their new album in its entirety at the LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany – more surprises about this exclusive show will be revealed soon, but since the tickets are strictly limited, make sure you get yours now via the NB shop.

Following this, PARADISE LOST will embark for an extensive European journey and bring their label mates and US doomsters PALLBEARER, as well as SINISTRO from Portugal:

01.09.  D         Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn *exclusive release show, Medusa in its entirety*
08.09.  UAE     Dubai – The Music Room (Majestic Hotel)

PARADISE LOST
w/ PALLBEARER & SINISTRO

27.09.  LUX      Esch-Sur-Alzette – Kulturfabrik
28.09.  D         Herford – X
29.09.  DK       Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
01.10.  N         Oslo – John Dee
03.10.  FIN      Helsinki – Nosturi
07.10.  DK       Aarhus – Voxhall
10.10.  CZ        Brno – Fleda
11.10.  SK        Bratislava – Randal
13.10.  SRB      Belgrade – Dom Omladine
14.10.  HR       Zagreb – Boogaloo
15.10.  H         Budapest – Dürer Kert
18.10.  D         Nuremberg – Hirsch
19.10.  D         Frankfurt – Batschkapp
20.10.  D         Saarbrücken – Garage
21.10.  CH       Geneva – L‘Usine
27.10.   FR      Grenoble – La Belle Electrique
28.10.   I          Fontaneto D’Agogna – Phenomenon
29.10.  D         Munich – Theaterfabrik
30.10.  CH       Pratteln – Z7
31.10.   FR       Paris – Le Trabendo
03.11.  UK       London – Electric Ballroom
04.11.  UK       Leeds – Damnation Festival
06.11.  NL        Utrecht – Pandora
07.11.  NL        Tilburg – 013
08.11.  D         Cologne – Live Music Hall
09.11.  D         Berlin – Columbia Theater
10.11.  D         Weissenhäuser Strand / Ostsee – Metal Hammer Paradise*
12.11.  FR       Tourcoing – Le Grand Mix*
(*PARADISE LOST only)

Or see the band this summer on the following festivals:

02.07.             GR       Athens – Rockwave Festival
14./15.07.       S         Gävle – Gefle Metal Festival
21.07.             PL        Katowice – Metal Hammer Festival
22.07.             D         Esslingen – River-Side Festival
30.06.             E         Barcelona – Rock Fest
03. – 05.08.     D         Wacken – Wacken Open Air
11.08.             A         Graz – Metal on the Hill
13.08.             B         Kortrijk – Alcatraz Festival
18. – 20.08.     F         Saint-Nolff – Motocultor Festival
25./26.08.       D        Wörrstadt – Neuborn Open Air

PARADISE LOST are:
Nick Holmes | vocals
Greg Mackintosh | lead guitars
Aaron Aedy | rhythm guitars
Steve Edmondson | bass
Waltteri Väyrynen | drums

More info:
www.paradiselost.co.uk
www.facebook.com/paradiselostofficial
www.nuclearblast.de/paradiselost

BLIND GUARDIAN’s Hansi Kürsch Discuss Concept Of Orchestral Album

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Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke with BLIND GUARDIAN‘s Frontman Hansi Kürsch while he was promoting their new 3cd 4LPS “Live Beyond The Spheres” album which will be out on July 7 2017 on Nuclear Blast.

Watch the interview here:

When asked about an update on the progress of Blind Guardians yet to be released Orchestral Album
“The Orchestral album is in the making for 20 years and we are getting closed to an end. I sang two songs already. I am suppose to be done at the end of December 2017 which means all the music will be done at that time. So basically, we will be ready to go for mixing the album and we are intending on release the whole thing in the beginning of 2019 I would say.”

When asked about the concept of the Orchestral album
“Basically I am working with a German ensemble. What I can tell you about the concept is to a certain extent it is connected to the Czech Republic, so it will play an essential role I the story telling as well. It’s going to be a fictional story connected to history too. I’m anxious to see where we end up. The first two songs I sang were quite interesting. There will be a lot of science there will be a lot of history there will be a little bit of everything and if things are rolling like they do at the moment then it will be a very pleasant experience. I can guarantee that you have not heard anything like that before.”

When asked if there will be a new traditional Blind Guardian Studio album
“That will be released most probably in 2020 and believe it or not. We have finished two songs. One is called ‘American Goth’ and the other one is called ‘Architect of doom’ ”

When asked if there will be a Blind Guardian Festival and who would he like to participate in it
“I would love to do it with Iced Earth and would like to connect it to the orchestral album.”

VISCERA Signs With ALPHA OMEGA Management, Recording Debut Full-Length Album

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ALPHA OMEGA Management is extremely glad to announce the signing with the rock/punk rebellious VISCERA!

VISCERA – founded by brothers Chris Edward & Ralph Anthony “Rafael” Buzea – the two life long travelers, nomadic souls, inseparable! VISCERA is the definitive “Ride or Die” band outta Hollywood, CA. Masters of their unique blending of metal, punk & rock … not your typical band … not your typical sound … and, most definitely, not your typical group of musicians. Currently, VISCERA are recording their first full length LP; at LA Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA; expected release mid 2017, along with several music videos in support of the new record. On their last tour, Angels & Demons 2016, the band made a bit of history; being the first ever American artist, of any genre, to travel to and perform in the country of Belize.

Comments the band:
“We are all very happy excited & excited to be working AlphaOmega. Everyone from the management team has been wonderful, and we’re looking to doing many, many great things together and rocking the fuuuuuck out!!”

ALPHA OMEGA Management adds:
“We’re so thrilled to welcome VISCERA to our roster family! These guys work hard to get where they want, and with the right attitude and mind, VISCERA is ready to go to the next level! Stay tuned for next announcements, soon!”

VISCERA, hailing, in part, from Mexico City, bits of Canada & all across the United States .. their ferocious appetites for anarchy, adventure & revolution landed the already notorious “Booze Brothers” in Los Angeles, California; where they quickly injected themselves deep into the heart of Hollywood .. the entertainment capital of the world .. City of Angels.

They wasted no time in establishing VISCERA’s most infamous home base to date, only inches from Hollywood Boulevard’s legendary Walk of Fame .. in the Yucca Corridor at Whitley Avenue … a hotbed already bubbling with radical, delinquent, frequently nefarious – often musical – talents, faces & activities.

This lion’s den would serve as the epicenter to the band’s meteoric arrival into the artistic atmosphere; an explosive wave whose gravity would pull into the group, not only, Italy’s guitar phenomenon n all around wild child Marko Polo, but also Glendale’s rock n’ roll titan & prodigal son Moses Gonzalez .. the ONLY two musicians in town whose spirits, drive, intensity & durability could both match and mesh with that of the Buzea Bros. .. in such a way .. to bring you .. VISCERA!

Watch “Dirty Punk Fuck” (Official Music Video):

More information at:
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/viscerahollywood
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement

VADER Announce “Rise Of The Empire: Asia 2017” Tour, Dates And Cities Unveiled

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Photo by Monika Wawrzyniak

Polish death metal legends VADER – who just concluded the “Strike Of The Empire U.S. Tour” – have announced the second part of “Rise Of The Empire: Asia 2017” tour. Check out below the full tour trek.

The tour will launch with a special show in Singapore on August 31st, and will continue in Bangkok, Thailand on September 17th after the Australian and New Zealand gigs and a separate Japanese leg. The final show of the Polish rapid assault machine will take place in Bangalore, India on September 24th.

Comments the band:
“VADERMANIAX !!! Just a week ago we ended fantastic tour in USA with great show in Puerto Rico and now we have pleasure to announce 2nd part of VADER tour in Asia in September 2017.”

Here’s the complete schedule of VADER’s “RISE OF THE EMPIRE: ASIA 2017”:

31.08 – Singapore – “Scape – The Ground Theatre”
17.09 – Bangkok (Thailand) – “OXA Pub”
18.09 – Cebu (Philippines) – “CAP Auditorium”
19.09 – Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) – “Mix & Paint”
21.09 – Boyolali (Indonesia) – “Balai Sidang Mahesa”
23.09 – Dhaka (Bangladesh) – “TBA”
24.09 – Bangalore (India) – “Vapour Pub”

Just recently VADER announced the tour KREATOR in Australia/New Zealand for September, as follows:

02nd September – The Studio – Auckland
05th September – Capitol – Perth
07th September – The Gov – Adelaide
08th September – 170 Russell – Melbourne
09th September – Manning Bar – Sydney
10th September – The Zoo – Brisbane

VADER, released their crushing new album “The Empire” on November 4th via Nuclear Blast, and once again proved that their merciless riffs are made to unleash hell. Without doubt, “The Empire” falls under the category of VADER’s classic albums. The impressive monument that they have built with their 13th studio album immediately found its place in metal history and proves that VADER don’t need to make their peace with the world; they never did, and they certainly don’t now with “The Empire” – especially after writing more than 30 years’ worth of Death Metal history.

Order the CD and vinyl editions here: http://nblast.de/VaderTheEmpireNB
Or the digital version of the crushing release here: http://nblast.de/VaderDownloads

“The Empire” was recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland and produced by Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski. The stunning cover artwork was created by Joe Petagno (Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, Sodom).

More information at:
http://vadernews.pl | http://www.vader.pl | http://www.facebook.com/vader | http://www.facebook.com/vaderempirewebstore