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VINNY APPICE On RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It's Not Really My Thing'

Original DIO drummer Vinny Appice says that he is unsure what to think of the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out the massive...

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NIKKI SIXX And SIXX:A.M. Announce Tenth-Anniversary Editions Of 'The Heroin Diaries' Memoir And Soundtrack Album

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the release of Nikki Sixx's drug-soaked New York Times best-selling memoir "The Heroin Diaries" and SiXX:A.M.'s "The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack". To commemorate more than a decade of sobriety and life lessons learned, Sixx and SIXX:A.M. revisit the seminal work; a...

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AUTOGRAPH: 'Get Off Your Ass' Title Track Available For Streaming

"Get Off Your Ass", the title track of the new album from veteran Los Angeles hard rockers AUTOGRAPH, can be streamed below. The disc will be released on October 6 via EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. It will be issued on CD and digital, with a limited-editio...

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Ex-DIO Bassist JEFF PILSON Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Would Have Approved' Of Hologram

Former DIO bassist Jeff Pilson believes that Ronnie James Dio "would have approved" of the legendary singer's hologram, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed out...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Isn't Bothered By Negative Opinions: 'If The Source Isn't Credible, Then I Simply Don't Care'

In a brand new interview with I'm Music Magazine, QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali was asked if the negativity ever gets to him from some of the people who won't give the band's new lineup a chance. Banali responded: "There are a couple of factors; one of the things that I always look at when someo...

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XENTRIX Plays First Show With New Frontman At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Veteran U.K. thrashers XENTRIX made their live debut with new guitarist/vocalist Jay Walsh (BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE) on August 12 at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Walsh joined...

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JOEY JORDISON's VIMIC Is About To Sign New Record Deal

VIMIC, the new band featuring former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, is in the process of signing a new record deal for the release of its long-awaited debut album. "Open Your Omen" was originally supposed to arrive last year via Jordison's longtime label, Roadrunner, but VIMIC has since parted ways...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Is 'Not Going To Pass Judgment' On RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram

Original DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he is "not going to pass judgment" on the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed ou...

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BOB KULICK's 'Skeletons In The Closet' Feat. KISS, TWISTED SISTER, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Members: More Details Revealed

Throughout his forty-year music career, Bob Kulick has worked with an astonishing array of artists: from Meat Loaf to MOTÖRHEAD. From KISS to Michael Bolton. W.A.S.P. to Diana Ross as well as legends such as Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and Paul Stanley's first solo album and tour. After se...

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AUTOGRAPH To Release 'Get Off Your Ass' Album In October

Veteran Los Angeles hard rockers AUTOGRAPH have signed a deal with EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. The band's new album, "Get Off Your Ass", will be released on October 6 on CD and digital, with a limited-edition vinyl LP version available in November. "Get...

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IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS Offers Update On BRITISH LION Live Album, Second Studio LP

Planet Rock's Paul Anthony conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN and BRITISH LION bassist Steve Harris earlier today (Saturday, July 29) at the Ramblin' Man Fair, which is being held at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the status of the pr...

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FRANKIE BANALI Says New QUIET RIOT Singer JAMES DURBIN Is 'An Incredible Live Performer'

Brian Rademacher of RockEyez recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how new QUIET RIOT singer James Durbin is working out so far, Banali said: "It's been really, really great. He's an incredible live performer, which is a m...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram To Embark On 'Dio Returns' World Tour; First Dates Announced

Live music's premier hologram production company Eyellusion today revealed initial dates for "Dio Returns: The World Tour", featuring a hologram of Ronnie James Dio reunited with the late rock star's former bandmates from the DIO band. The tour will make more than eighty stops around the globe, kick...

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Former QUIET RIOT Singer SEANN NICOLS Says FRANKIE BANALI Was 'A Nightmare To Work With'

Seann Nicols says that Frankie Banali was "a nightmare to work with" during his short tenure as the lead singer of QUIET RIOT. Nicols was with QUIET RIOT for just a few months, but long enough to record the vocals for an early version of the band's new album, "Road Rage". QUIET RIOT has since re-rec...

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QUIET RIOT Releases First Video In Almost Three Decades: 'Can't Get Enough'

"Can't Get Enough", the new video from QUIET RIOT, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Road Rage", which will be released on August 4 via Frontiers Music Srl. QUIET RIOT is led by drummer Frankie Banali, who is joined by bassist Chuck Wright (who has been in and out of t...