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DIO Artist MARC SASSO Discusses 'This Is Your Life' Cover Artwork

Heavy metal artist Marc Sasso (DIO, HALFORD, ADRENALINE MOB) recently completed the cover art and package design for the new Ronnie James Dio tribute CD, "This Is Your Life". The cover art, which depicts many of heavy metal's greatest icons charging into battle, was a labor of love for the artist wh...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Speaks To Metalholic.com (Audio)

On May 6, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On April 29 via UDR Music, SAXON released "St. George's Day Sacrifice - Live In Manchester", a "hidden treasure" re...

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DIO: 'Strange Highways' Performance Clip From 'Live In London: Hammersmith Apollo'

On May 13, Eagle Rock will release DIO's "Live In London: Hammersmith Apollo" on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD and digital formats. Filmed at London, England's Hammersmith Apollo on December 12, 1993, this previously unreleased concert film captures the then newly reformed DIO band on the last night of their Eu...

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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE: 'Electric Wake' Solo Album Artwork, Track Listing

The cover artwork (by Rainer Kalwitz) for "Electric Wake", the forthcoming third solo album from METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe, can be seen below. Due in late June via Rat Pak Records, the CD will feature guest appearances by George Lynch (KXM, LYNCH MOB, ex-DOKKEN),Dave Rude (TESLA),Pamela M...

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WENDY DIO Talks To ALICE COOPER About 'This Is Your Life' Tribute Album (Audio)

Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, was interviewed on a recent edition of Alice Cooper's radio show, "Nights With Alice Cooper". You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Ronnie James Dio is one of the most beloved figures in rock history. H...

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URIAH HEEP Releases 'One Minute' Single

Frontiers Records has just digitally released "One Minute", the new single from URIAH HEEP, one of the pivotal hard rock groups to emerge from England in the late 1960s. The single is available for download (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) and legal streaming (Spotify, Deezer, etc.) on all digital platforms a...

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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE To Release 'Electric Wake' Solo Album; First Studio Clip

The first clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Electric Wake", the forthcoming third solo album from METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe, can be seen below. Due later in the year via Rat Pak Records, the CD will feature guest appearances by George Lynch (KXM, LYNCH MOB, ex-DOK...

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THE OATH Calls It Quits

THE OATH, the band forged around the fizzing, feral chemistry between Swedish guitarist Linnéa Olsson and German vocalist Johanna Sadonis, has called it quits. In an e-mail sent out to THE OATH's Bandcamp fans earlier today, Linnéa wrote: "You're receiving this email because you at one point purchas...

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WAMI Project Featuring VINNY APPICE, DOOGIE WHITE, MARCO MENDOZA: New Song 'Transition' Available For Streaming

WAMI, the brand new project featuring vocalist Doogie White (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO) and bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) alongside 16-year-old Polish guitarist Iggy Gwadera, will release its debut album...

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Ohio Woman Who Lost Her Husband To Cancer Wins RONNIE JAMES DIO Contest on WJCU's 'Metal On Metal'

Therese Ashie from Parma, Ohio was selected as the winner of a Ronnie James Dio "This Is Your Life" cover art poster, which was signed by the artists who performed on the tribute album. Only a dozen or so of these autographed posters are known to exist. Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy...

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URIAH HEEP: 'Outsider' Album Details Revealed

URIAH HEEP, one of the pivotal hard rock groups to emerge from England in the late 1960s, returns with "Outsider", its 24th studio album, and the first since 2011's "Into The Wild". "Outsider" will be released on June 9 in the U.K., June 6 in the rest of Europe and June 10 in North America ...

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ROB HALFORD, COREY TAYLOR, SCOTT IAN, VINNY APPICE, HALESTORM Talk DIO At 'This Is Your Life' Listening Party (Video)

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, LAST IN LINE) and members of HALESTORM are among the musicians who ere interviewed at the March...

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Video: BRUCE DICKINSON, GLENN HUGHES, IAN PAICE Pay Tribute To Late DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD

Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, CALIFORNIA BREED),Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE),Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW),Rick Wakeman (YES),and Micky Moody (WHITESNAKE) are among the musicians who celebrated late DEEP PURPLE keyb...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: 'Magic Forest' Title Track Available For Streaming

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN will release its new album, "Magic Forest", on July 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. The CD's title track can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. Says AMBERIAN DAWN songwriter Tuomas Seppälä: "I'm very glad a...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's PHILM: Video Footage Of Rainbow 42nd-Anniversary Party Performance

Video footage of PHILM — the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — perfoming on April 13 at the 42nd-anniversary party of the Rainbow Bar And Grill in...