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No news in the classical meaning of the word - we don't want and we can't do that. More than enough other places cover that part more than excellent. We'll post news from the Rock & Metal Scene that the Sarkophag Rocks Team find relevant, interesting and worth mentioning.
19.02.12:
Black Sabbath - will perform only one show which takes place at UK's Download Festival. Due to Tony Iommi's illness, all other scheduled dates will be performed by Ozzy & Friends. Detailed information can be found at the Black Sabbath website.
Leaves´ Eyes - are complete again. They introduced Felix Born as the new drummer.
Delain - since guitarist Timo Somers is also involved in other aspects of the music business, he will be replaced by Doro guitarist Bas Maas at all upcoming concerts.
Lordi - drummer “Otus” Tonmi Lillman has passed away on February 14th, 2012, at the age of 38. R.I.P. Tonmi!
12.02.12:
It was a week with cold temperatures and, for us, just a few hot news>
Killswitch Engage - announced the new man at the mike. A guy who has already done that job before> Jesse Leach is back. Click here to read the band's statement.
Arjen Lucassen - revealed the name of a very special person who can be heard on his solo album. You should know him from movies like e.g. Blade Runner, Ladyhawk or The Rite. See this video to find out more.
Some videos can get me very excited - here's another one of that kind: the band rocks in great atmosphere but without the typical falderal> Unisonic with the song of the same name - check this.
With many of her songs and her beautiful voice she was part of my life, too - Whitney Houston died on February 11th, 2012, aged 48. R.I.P. Whitney!
05.02.12:
Guns N´ Roses - have announced one gig in Germany. They're going to rock the stage at the Warsteiner Hockeypark in Mönchengladbach on June 6th, 2012.
Shinedown - give us a brief preview of all songs on their new CD Amaryllis. Please click here to listen to the tracks. Sounds promising, doesn't it?
Black Sabbath - seesaw changes. Bill Ward published a statement on his homepage and the other guys respond e.g. on their Facebook account. What will be the next news on this reunion?
29.01.12:
Bleeding Red - with the promo clip for Frequencies Bleeding Red gives us a small foretaste of their album Evolution´s Crown which is going to be released on March 23rd, 2012.
King Diamond - is well again and returns to the stage, headlining the Rock Stage at Sweden Rock Festival on June 9th, 2012, and the Main Stage 2 at Hellfest on June 15th, 2012, in France. Click here to watch his video message.
Riot - guitarist Mark Reale died on January 25th, 2012, aged 56. R.I.P. Mark!!!
22.01.12:
Anvil - change at bass: after almost 16 years Glenn Five call it quits and has been replaced by Sal Italiano.
Furyon - for me these are the best news of the week, 'cause they've signed to Frontiers Records. Their formerly self-distributed album Gravitas will be published worldwide through Frontiers Records on March 23rd, 2012, with an extended tracklist.
Kissin´ Dynamite - just released the title track of the upcoming album Money, Sex & Power (out on 23.03.2012). The video can be found here.
Drummer Robbie France (ex-Skunk Anansie, ex-UFO, ex-Diamond Heat) died on January 14th, 2012, aged 52. R.I.P. Robbie!
15.01.12:
Xandria - are supporting Epica at three gigs in Germany. They're going to rock the stages in Karlsruhe, Andernach and Hamburg.
Gotthard - completed their first TV appearance in Switzerland, together with their new singer Nic Maeder. You can watch the video here at Swiss Television.
Julian Sas - publishes his new CD Bound To Roll on January 27th. Since I really like that kind of music here's a little tip: you can listen to the single Life On The Line at his official web.
Sad news about Tony Iommi: he has been diagnosed with cancer. Read his statement here. Get well soon, Tony!!!
08.01.12:
The SR-NewsFlash has been set up again. In October the news site crashed, I wasn't be able to find any mistake and haven't had the time to rewrite the whole news part. Then it was X-Mas so I decided to pass that one last week of the year. Now our NewsFlash is back again>
Shinedown - release their next album Amaryllis on March, 23rd. Before the release they rock four German stages in early February: Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Cologne. Check out the dates at the bands homepage and listen to the new song Bully.
Great news from two other bands, and I'm really looking forward to their new works: KISS are almost finished with Monster. Sabaton are working on the recordings for Carolus Rex and let us see what's going on with videos from their studio sessions.
Killswitch Engage - singer Howard Jones has left the band. Read his statement at the bands homepage.
Very sad news: Nicole Bogner, former singer of Visions Of Atlantis, died on January 6th, 2012, aged 27 after a long severe disease. R.I.P. Nicole!
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