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Y&T Performs DIO Classic In San Francisco; Video Available

California rock veterans Y&T performed a cover version of the DIO classic "Rainbow In The Dark" on May 22, 2010 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California in honor of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) who passed away on May 16 after...

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Judge Rules For SYSTEM OF A DOWN In Royalty Dispute With AMEN Frontman

Courthouse News Service reports that a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that SYSTEM OF A DOWN does not owe royalties to a publishing company for its Grammy-winning song "B.Y.O.B." U.K.-based Maxwood Music claimed a 50 percent interest in the composition, saying it bought the rights from the song's a...

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REVOCATION's DAVID DAVIDSON Comments On RONNIE JAMES DIO's Passing

Stinky of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist David Davidson of Boston's REVOCATION on May 16, 2010 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. You can now watch the chat below. REVOCATION's latest album, "Existence Is Futile", landed at position No. 148 on the Top New Artis...

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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Discusses Recent Tour-Bus Scare; Video Available

Video footage of guitarist Dino Cazares of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY discussing the band's recent tour-bus scare can be viewed below. Also available is footage of the group's May 22, 2010 performance in Denver, Colorado (all clips produced by Superskum). FEAR FACTORY's tour bus nearly...

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FATAL SMILE's New Song To Benefit RONNIE JAMES DIO's Cancer Fund

Vocalist Blade of the Swedish hard rock band FATAL SMILE has issued the following update: "Two days ago Y [guitar] sent me a piano ballad he wrote while saddened by the horrible tragedy of Ronnie's [James Dio] passing due to cancer. That night I wrote the lyrics and melody to the song 'For The Last...

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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK Talks About Songwriting Process For Next Album

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: TESTAMENT currently working on a new album how has it been going and what can fa...

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Y&T Frontman: DIO's 'Kindness To His Fans And Commitment To His Art Was Exceptional'

Y&T guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "At this current moment in time this is very difficult for me as I'm extremely saddened by the news...

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JUDAS PRIEST, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, QUEENSRŸCHE Members Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Members of JUDAS PRIEST, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, QUEENSRŸCHE, Y&T, TWISTED SISTER and WHITESNAKE are among the musicians who paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) during yesterday's (Monday, May 17) special edition of "Ed...

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STORMZONE: 'Wasted Lives' Video Released

"Wasted Lives", the new video from the Irish band STORMZONE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Death Dealer", which was released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. Formed in 2005 in Belfast by vocalist Harv (John Harbinson...

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ACCEPT Announces Second Show With AC/DC

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have announced a second show as the support act for AC/DC — June 13 at Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart, Germany. As previously reported, ACCEPT will also play a one-hour-long set before AC/DC hits the stage on May 25 in Hannover, Germany. Guitarist/songwriter Wolf...

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SLAYER Drummer Discusses PHILM Project

On May 4, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate PHILM — featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR). Watch the chat in thre...

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PESTILENCE: New Album Title, Producer Revealed

Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metallers PESTILENCE revealed to Mexico's Search & Destroy web site that the band's forthcoming studio album will be titled "Doctrine" and it will be produced by V. Santura (DARK FORTRESS, TRIPTYKON). A tentative Februar...

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Independent (reissue)

SACRED REICH were the either the laziest band on earth or the worst sufferers of writer's block in history. They stormed out of the gate with a minor thrash classic in 1987's "Ignorance", but the subsequent years-long waits between their albums effectively killed off any momentum they'd built up on...

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Y&T Frontman Interviewed By FULL METAL ROCK

On May 5, Full Metal Rock conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti of veteran Californian rockers Y&T. You can now listen to the chat at this location. "I'm Coming Home", the new video from Californian rockers Y&T, is available for viewing below. The song comes off the b...

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CYNIC: European Tour Dates Announced

Reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC has scheduled the following European dates: Jun. 04 - Toulouse, France @ Le Phare Jun. 05 - Lyon, France @ Le Transbordeur Jun. 06 - Paris, France @ Nouveau Casino Jun. 08 - Düdingen, Switzerland @ Bad Bonn Jun. 09 - Gorizia, Italy @ Pieffe Factory Jun. 10...