Avalon Japan will release the new collection Best Of ULI JON ROTH in that country on January 24th.

The double CD includes the following tracklisting:

CD1:

'Bridge To Heaven'
'Tod Und Zerstorung'
'E Lucevan Le Stelle'
'Starlight'
'Pegasus'
'Ice Wind And Fire'
'Thunder Cadenza'
'Cry Of The Night'
'Heart Of Chopin'
'Triumph Of Spring'
'Rondo Alla Turca'
'Sehnsucht'
'Air De Bach'
'River Of Oblivion'
'Eagle And The Rainbow'
'Aqua Vitae'

CD2:

'Atlantis'
'Voodoo Chile'
'White Room'
'Little Wing'
'King Returns'
'Sky Overture'
'Electric Sun'
'Still So Many Lives Away'
'Winterdays'
'Earthquake'
'Fire Wind'
'Hiroshima Intro'
'Hiroshima'
'Children Of The Sea'
'Why'
'I'm A River'
'I'll Be There'

Source Uli Jon Roth

Chicago's TROUBLE have updated their tour schedule with a string of dates in Europe in May/June 2007. Upcoming Trouble live dates currently include:

March
21 - Fayetteville, NC at Jesters Pub
22 - Springfield, VA at Jaxx
23 - Poughkeepsie, NY at Chance Theater
24 - Bedford, NH at Mark's Place
25 – New York, NY at B.B. King
26 - Hartford, CT at Webster Underground
28 - Toronto, ON at Lee's Palace
29 - Cleveland, OH at Peabody's
30 - Detroit, MI at I Rock Nightclub
31 - Mokena, IL at Pearl Room

May
24 - Athens, Greece at Underworld Club
26 - Den Bosch, Netherlands at W2
27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands at Melkweg
29 - Bradford, England at Rio
30 - Wolverhampton, England at Wulfrun
31 - Paris, France at Le Nouveau Casino

June
1 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7
2 - Munchen, Germany at Backstage
3 - Budapest, Hungary at A 38
5 - Nurnberg, Germany at Hirsch
6 - Aschaffenburg, Germany at Colos Saal
7 - Essen, Germany at Zeche Carl
8 - Hamburg, Germany at Markthalle
9 - Solvesborg, Sweden at Sweden Rock Festival

July
23 - Poughkeepsie, NY at The Loft

Escapi Music has set a February 20th, 2007 release date for the new studio album from Trouble, entitled Simple Mind Condition here. The follow-up to 1995's Plastic Green Head was produced by Vinny Wojno (KREATOR, MACHINE HEAD) and features vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, drummer Jeff Olson and bassist Chuck Robinson (formerly of THIS TORTURED SOUL).

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The 2007 edition of the Rock Harz Open Air is set for July 6-7 in Osterode-Dorste, Germany. First acts confirmed include:

RAGE, IN EXTREMO, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, SUIDAKRA, SQUEALER A.D., RESIDENT EVIL, CRAYFOX, MAMBO KURT.

Source RockHarz

In January 2007, ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI) will begin new studio production for his fourth solo album.No album title has been decided but the band are planning a 2007 worldwide release.

According to an update, "the song writing process is well underway already and the album promises to be another scorcher! Again, Rob is collaborating with songmaster Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD) and mix-master Jacob Hansen (DESTRUCTION, COMMUNIC, MERCENARY) so be prepared for a strong follow-up to the Holy Hell (2005) album."

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