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American rock singer Jeff Scott Soto has recently announced via a post (including a photo which can be seen below) on his official Facebook page that he got a copyright infringement complain from Yngwie Malmsteen Management. Jeff was the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen‘s first two albums.
“Just got a copyright infringement complain from Malmsteen Management on my YouTube page for a video shot on MY camera appearing with Official Yngwie Malmsteen in Nov 2000 of me singing with him for his encore!..for a song I wrote ALL the lyrics to except for the title itself therefore have publishing entitlement to.” stated Jeff Scott Sotto. “Now after meeting many fans in different countries on this current tour who griped that Yngwie would not sign ANY of HIS albums that already had my signature on them was one thing but after this, I truly must fire 2 middle fingers at these folks! I have been celebrating my life and career including some of these songs but I have such a bad taste in my mouth, I feel like pulling them from the set from the remaining 2 shows…this is just childish, juvenile behavior, something I don’t deserve and have NO clue or reason to be treated like this.”
Mr Sotto also commented: “I will from this day forward erase anything good to say about my time there, if you ever have to ask if all the rumors are true, ask no more!”

As of today, Jersey Thrash legends OVERKILL are launching the premiere of the official lyric video for the track ‘Armorist’ from their upcoming new album “»White Devil Armory”.
The video will premiere today at 17:00 CET on the official OVERKILL homepage: http://wreckingcrew.com/as well as via Skullkrushers, the German OVERKILL fanclub: http://www.skullkrushers.de/.
“White Devil Armory” will be out on July 18, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was tracked at Gear Recording and mixed by Greg Reely, who also worked on 2012’s »The Electric Age«.
Check out OVERKILL live at the following dates:
30.10. ESP Barcelona – Razz2
31.10. ESP Madrid – Shoko
01.11. PT Porto – Hard Club
02.11. ESP Bilbao – Kafe Antzokia
04.11. I Milano – Live Club
05.11. CH Pratteln – Z 7
06.11. D Karlsruhe – Substage
07.11. D Osnabrück – Rosenhof
08.11. D Bremen – Tivoli
09.11. D Nürnberg – Hirsch
11.11. D Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
12.11. D Hamburg – Markthalle
13.11. D Berlin – Postbahnhof
14.11. D Cologne – Essigfabrik
15.11. NL Uden – De Pu
Kaotoxin Records has recently announced the inking of a multi-album deal with recently re-activated Grindcore band from France, PUTRID OFFAL.
The band is in the process of re-recording their entire back-catalogue along with bonus material. The yet untitled release, which will be mastered at the Conkrete Studio (Otargos, We All Die (laughing)) will come as a 1000 copies limited-edition, double DigiSleeve CD with a remastered collection of all of the band’s past works as they’ve been released back in the day. Subsequent pressings will not feature the “old-school version.”

American rockers THE RASKINS have recently announced that they will open for MÖTLEY CRÜE on their upcoming Final Tour, which is already sold out in many markets and also features very special guest Alice Cooper.
In anticipation of such a huge tour and career crossroads, THE RASKINS (which is comprised of Logan and Roger Raskin) have brought in respected producer Brett Hestla to re-mix 4 tracks from their self-titled debut album (released May 13th via MIRAL Records distributed by BDG/RED Distribution, LLC – a division of SONY Music Entertainment).
CONFIRMED DATES OF MOTLEY CRUE/ALICE COOPER/THE RASKINS TOUR:
07/02/14 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
07/04/14 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
07/05/14 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
07/06/14 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
07/08/14 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
07/09/14 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/11/14 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
07/12/14 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
07/13/14 Tulsa, OK Bok Center
07/15/14 Cedar Park, TX Cedar Park Center
07/16/14 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
07/18/14 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
07/19/14 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
07/21/14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
07/22/14 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/23/14 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
07/25/14 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
07/26/14 Ridgefield, WA Sleep Country Amphitheater
07/27/14 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
07/29/14 Wheatland, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
07/30/14 Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
08/01/14 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
08/02/14 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
08/03/14 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
08/05/14 Sturgis, SD Sturgis Buffalo Chip
08/06/14 Sioux City, IA Tyson Events Center
08/08/14 Tinley Park, IL First Midway Bank Amphitheatre
08/09/14 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
08/12/14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
08/13/14 Burgettston, PA First Niagara Pavilion
08/15/14 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
08/16/14 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
08/17/14 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/19/14 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
08/20/14 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
08/22/14 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
08/23/14 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
08/24/14 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
08/26/14 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/27/14 Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair
08/29/14 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
08/30/14 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
08/31/14 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
10/10/14 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Arena
10/11/14 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/12/14 Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center
10/14/14 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
10/15/14 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
10/19/14 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Arena
10/21/14 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena
10/22/14 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
10/24/14 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center
10/25/14 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center
10/26/14 Montville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
10/28/14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
10/29/14 Syracuse, NY The Oncenter Complex
11/05/14 Biloxi, MS Mississippi Coast Coliseum
11/06/14 Southaven, MS Landers Center
11/08/14 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
11/09/14 Moline, IL iWireless Center
11/11/14 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
11/12/14 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center
11/13/14 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
11/15/14 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
11/16/14 Fargo, ND FargoDome
11/22/14 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena

After already announcing UK dates a couple of weeks ago HEAVEN SHALL BURN finally reveal touring throughout the European mainland with Parkway Drive, Carnifex and Northlane.
Marcus Bischoff (vocals) about the idea behind the tour: “This tour has been a common idea for a long time. And we’re really, really happy it comes to life at last! Of course it would have been a lot easier and less adventurous to book different headliner tours for HSB and PWD, doing the ordinary promo thing, the ordinary tour preparations and the ordinary touring scheme. But this is exactly why HSB and PWD go together so well – both bands don’t give a shit about conventions and what the music business thinks is the right way to walk. We know that many people out there will be happy about this tour and this is the most important thing! We just had a blast in South America with these lovely Aussies and now it’s about time to conquer Europe together! We’re looking forward to one crazy time on the road with soccer matches, ping pong tournaments, snowboard races and surf lessons in the icy northern seas. Be sure, we shall take this positive energy and joint fun on stage for you. This tour is not about the usual competition between bands, this is about creating something together, something that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Be part of this special thing! See you guys this fall!”
HEAVEN SHALL BURN
with Parkway Drive, Carnifex and Northlane
01.12.14 (DK) Copenhagen – Amager Bio
02.12.14 (DE) Berlin – Columbiahalle
03.12.14 (DE) Offenbach – Stadthalle
04.12.14 (CZ) Prague – Roxy
05.12.14 (DE) Munich – Zenith
06.12.14 (HU) Budapest – Barba Negra
07.12.14 (AZ) Vienna – Gasometer
08.12.14 (IT) Bologna – Estragon
09.12.14 (CH) Zuerich – Volkshaus
10.12.14 (BE) Deinze – De Brielpoort
11.12.14 (NL) Tilburg – 013
12.12.14 (UK) London – Roundhouse
13.12.14 (UK) Newcastle – o2 Academy
14.12.14 (UK) Glasgow – Barrowland
15.12.14 (UK) Nottingham – Rock City
16.12.14 (UK) Bristol – o2 Academy
17.12.14 (UK) Manchester – Academy
18.12.14 (FR) Paris – Le Cabaret Sauvage
19.12.14 (DE) Cologne – Palladium
20.12.14 (DE) Leipzig – Haus Auensee
21.12.14 (DE) Hamburg – Sporthalle
The tickets will go on sale Tuesday, June 24.
Also, catch HEAVEN SHALL BURN live on European festivals this summer:
05.07.14 (DE) Muenster – Vainstream Rockfest
19.07.14 (DE) Cuxhaven – Deichbrand Festival
25.07.14 (SI) Tolmin – MetalDayz 2014
01.08.14 (DE) Wacken – Wacken Open Air
08.08.14 (SE) Gaevle – Getaway Rock Festival
09.08.14 (ES) Alicante – Leyendas Del Rock
10.08.14 (BE) Ieper – Ieper Hardcore Fest
15.08.14 (CH) Turtmann – Open Air Gampel
16.08.14 (DE) Dinkelsbuehl – Summer Breeze
23.08.14 (CH) Graenichen – Open Air Graenichen
HEAVEN SHALL BURN’s latest album “VETO” secured an impressive #2 in the German Media Control Charts upon its release in April 2013.








