Legendary German band, Scorpions have announced the following dates:

Apr. 06 - Riga, Latvia @ TBA
Apr. 07 - Vilnius, Lithuania @ TBA
Jul. 07 - Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic @ TBA
Aug. 28 - Ottawa, Canada @ TBA
Aug. 30 - Montreal, Canada @ TBA

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Marquee Records has re-released the classic debut album from German thrashers ASSASSIN, entitled "The Upcoming Terror" (originally issued in 1986). This double-CD edition also features the band's "Holy Terror" demo (1985), "The Saga of Nemesis" demo (1986), and a live recording of the show in Pforzheim, Germany on May 23, 1987. The track listing is as follows:

CD 1:

"The Upcoming Terror" (LP, 1986)

01. Into War
02. Forbidden Reality
03. Nemesis
04. Fight (To Stop The Tyranny)
05. The Last Man
06. Assassin
07. Holy Terror
08. Bullets
09. Speed Of Light

"Holy Terror" (self-produced demo, 1985)

10. The Damned (Intro) / Fight (To Stop The Tyranny)
11. Holy Terror
12. Religion
13. Bullets
14. Assassin
15. Speed Of Light

CD 2:

"The Saga of Nemesis" (self-produced demo, 1986)

01. Into War
02. Forbidden Reality
03. Holy Terror
04. Nemesis
05. Speed Of Light

Live at the Kupferdächle in Pforzheim, Germany on May 23, 1987:

06. Into War
07. Forbidden Reality
08. Holy Terror
09. The Last Man
10. Fight (To Stop The Tyranny)
11. Assassin
12. Nemesis
13. Speed Of Light
14. Bullets
15. Fight (To Stop The Tyranny)

ASSASSIN will enter the studio later this month to begin recording its fourth album, tentatively due in the spring. A European tour will follow between April 20 and May 10. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.

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HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — has been confirmed as the headliner of this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

HEAVEN AND HELL
EDGUY
AMON AMARTH
BRAINSTORM
EVERGREY
FINNTROLL
GIRLSCHOOL
MERCENARY
MYSTIC PROPHECY
NAZARETH
POWERMAD
PRAYING MANTIS
STEELHEART
THUNDER

Eight more acts will be announced. Tickets are limited to 20,000 and are available at ticket-hotline (+49-74 57-94 46 12) and via www.bang-your-head.de. Prices are 65 euros (plus shipping) at pre-sales.

Source BBM