Thomas Jensen, Saxon's manager, has announced the following message:

"This is not a secret. The band are doing a one-off special gig at Sheffield City Hall on Friday the 26th of January. As part of the ongoing filming, this will be a full production show as the venue is seated. We've been given a special number for our fans to be able to get tickets on Thursday the 30th of November — the tickets go on sale on Friday the 1st — so you've got one day. The telephone nr. and code is: 0114 2789789 and quoting the password 'Lionheart'."

Source Saxon

Currently Power metal band, Omen are working on their new album called "Hammer Damage" which is scheduled to be released in 2007. . In the meantime, the group is looking to schedule select festival appearances and shows in 2007. If you are interested in booking a date with OMEN , please send a request to AListMusic@yahoo.com.

Source BBW

Rock Candy Records are reissuing the first two albums from English glam act GIRL, which featured singer Phil Lewis (who would later front L.A. GUNS) and guitarist Phil Collen (who later joined DEF LEPPARD). Sheer Greed (1980) is due out in February and Wasted Youth (1982) will follow shortly afterwards. According to guitarist Gerry Laffy, "I have done done liner notes and given them five demos from each album to add - also Dave Ling has done sleeve comments to finish up the 16 page booklet contents...I get many questions asking where can I get the Girl albums...well now ya know.

This reissued albums are scheduled to be out in Febuary 2007.

Source RockCandyRecords

Metal Healing Festival production, Metal Bolt has confirmed the additional bands for the Greece' s Metal Healing Festival:

RAGE, COMMUNIC, DEMENZIA, L.O.S.T. are the latest acts confirmed for Greece's Metal Healing Festival, which will be held July 20th-22nd in Thessaloniki, Greece. Acts currently scheduled for the festival now include COMMUNIC, DEMENZIA, DESTRUCTION, EKTOMORF, FIREWIND, THE HAUNTED, L.O.S.T., MYSTIC PROPHECY, NAER MATARON, NIGHTRAGE, ORPHANED LAND, PRIMORDIAL, RAGE, ROTTING CHRIST, SILENT RAGE, TO/DIE/FOR and WASTEFALL.

27 bands in total will perform at the festival - nine per day. More acts will be announced soon. For more info visit this
location .

Source MetalBolt