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VINNY APPICE Dismisses Comparisons Between LAST IN LINE And DIO DISCIPLES: 'We're More Of A Band'

Vinny Appice has dismissed comparisons between LAST IN LINE and DIO DISCIPLES, explaining that the members of LAST IN LINE played with Ronnie James Dio "on all the big" and "important albums." The former BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL drummer, along with guitarist Vivian Campbell and bassist Jimmy...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Confirms He Asked GLENN HUGHES To Be Part Of RAINBOW Comeback

Ritchie Blackmore has confirmed to Billboard that he invited Glenn Hughes to be part of the new RAINBOW lineup before the group's comeback two years ago. "Through a mutual friend, a conversation came up saying it would be good to have him in the band," Ritchie recalled. "I said, 'Would he be up for...

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VINNY APPICE, TONY MACALPINE Among Featured Guests On TARA LYNCH's Debut Album, 'Evil Enough'

Tara Lynch (a.k.a. "Gui-Tara") is a guitarist, composer, vocalist and songwriter who delivers heavy metal thunder with prominent melodic guitar riffs, shredding leads and powerhouse vocals. She will release her debut album, "Evil Enough", on April 13. "Evil Enough" is a melodic metal album featurin...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist VIVIAN CAMPBELL Becomes Northern Ireland Hospice Ambassador

According to Belfast Live, DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell has joined forces with Northern Ireland Hospice to become a celebrity ambassador with the palliative care charity which cares for more than 3,500 adults and children every year. The 55-year-old, who was diagnosed with...

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GLENN TIPTON On His Future Role With JUDAS PRIEST: 'It's A Question That I Can't Really Answer'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton says that he doesn't really know what his role in the band will be now that he has stepped back from performing after being diagnosed with the later stages of Parkinson's disease. Tipton found out he had Parkinson's four years ago — after being stricken by the deg...

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SAINTED SINNERS Feat. Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE: 'Waitin Till The Countdown Begins' Performance Video

The official performance video for the song "Waitin Till The Countdown Begins" from SAINTED SINNERS, the band featuring former ACCEPT singer David Reece, can be seen below. The track is taken from SAINTED SINNERS' second album, "Back With A Vengeance", which was released on February 16 via El Puerto...

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Makers Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Are Going Back To The 'Drawing Board' Before Resuming 'Dio Returns' World Tour

The company behind the hologram of Ronnie James Dio is going back to the "drawing board" as it prepares to launch the next leg of the "Dio Returns" world tour. The legendary heavy metal singer died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion...

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE: Lyric Video For 'Sinister' Title Track

The official lyric video for "Sinister", the title track of the first joint studio album by Carmine and Vinny Appice, can be seen below. The disc was released last October through SPV/Steamhammer as CD digipack, double gatefold vinyl, download and stream. You're unlikely to find a phenomenon like Ca...

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LOVE/HATE's JIZZY PEARL Releases 'You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone' Music Video

The unmistakable voice from one of the most loved hard rock bands of the early 1990s is returning this spring. Jizzy Pearl of LOVE/HATE is back with his new solo album, "All You Need Is Soul". This highly anticipated studio release will be made available May 11 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official...

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'Monstrous' New LAST IN LINE Album Coming In 2019, Says Producer JEFF PILSON

During a recent appearance on the "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" podcast, former DIO and current FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson — who produced LAST IN LINE's 2016 debut album, "Heavy Crown" — provided an update on that band's in-progress, as-yet-untitled second album. "It will probably [come out in] 20...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Recalls Supporting HEAVEN & HELL At RONNIE JAMES DIO's Final Concert

In a recent interview with Dave Lawrence of Hawaii Public Radio, HALESTORM vocalist/guitarist Lzzy Hale discussed supporting HEAVEN & HELL in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2009 at what ended up being Ronnie James Dio's final concert performance. "That was so crazy," Lzzy recalls (hear audio below). "...

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Video: LAST IN LINE Performs DIO's 'Holy Diver' In Westland, Michigan

Quality video footage of LAST IN LINE performing the DIO classic "Holy Diver" on March 3 at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be seen below (clip edited and produced by George S Pogacich). LAST IN LINE recently put the finishing touches on the follow-up to its acclaimed 2016 debut album, "H...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Says PANTERA's 'Vulgar Display Of Power' Made Him Want To Create Heavy Music

During a recent interview with "A.D. On The Radio", KORN frontman Jonathan Davis was asked how he first got into rock music. "LED ZEPPELIN [through] my aunt," he said (hear audio below). "I [remember] it vividly. I was, like, three or four years old and she would dance around… It was 1974 or somethi...

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STEVEN ADLER's All-Star Band, DIO DISCIPLES To Perform At Fourth Annual 'Ride For Ronnie' Motorcycle Ride And Concert

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund has announced the fourth annual Ride For Ronnie motorcycle ride and concert, taking place May 6. The ride from Harley-Davidson of Glendale to Los Encinos Park in Encino will raise awareness and funds for cancer prevention and research for a cure. T...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE Members Join Forces In A NEW REVENGE

A NEW REVENGE (formerly PROJECT ROCK and ROCKSTAR) — the band featuring former members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and SCORPIONS — has inked a deal with Australia's fastest-growing independent record label Golden Robot Records. The group's debut album will be released later this yea...