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VINNY APPICE: 'My Idea Is To Have My Own Band And Rely On My Band And Not Other People'

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: [KILL DEVIL HILL's self-titled debut album] was originally slated for release in March but it was pu...

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BLACK SABBATH Announces 'Intimate' Homecoming Show

Before their headlining performance at this year's Download festival, British heavy heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH will perform in their hometown of Birmingham for the first time in thirteen years in an intimate homecoming show at the O2 Academy on Saturday, May 19. A donation to Help For Heroes...

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'Metal Masters 3' Clinic: Pro-Shot Footage Of Drum-Off, Performance Highlights

Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and legendary BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler made special guest appearances at the third installment of Samson's "Metal Masters" series, which was held on April 12 at the Key Club on the famed Sunset Strip in West...

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SIX FEET UNDER Frontman Interviewed By METAL BLADE RECORDS CEO (Video)

Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER. You can now watch the chat below. SIX FEET UNDER's new studio album, "Undead", will be released in North America on May 22 via Metal Blade Records. The 12-track CD...

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OBITUARY In Talks With CENTURY MEDIA

Brazil's Radio Evil conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres and bassist Terry Butler of Florida death metallers OBITUARY when the band played at at Hangar 110 in São Paulo, Brazil on April 14. You can now listen to the 30-minute chat below. Photos of the concert can be found at

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist Pays Tribute To BERT WEEDON

Bert Weedon, a British guitarist whose "Play in a Day" guitar guide taught the instrument to a generation of young hopefuls, died on Friday at his home in Beaconsfield, in the English county of Buckinghamshire. He was 91. BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has posted the following message on Weedon...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON On What Makes A Great Bass Player

No Treble recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. No Treble: You're getting ready to go back out on tour with MEGADETH for a new leg of the tour supporting "TH1RT3EN", which was your first album since rejoining the band....

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VINNY APPICE Says His Reunion With BLACK SABBATH Is 'Not Gonna Happen'

Former BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL and current KILL DEVIL HILL drummer Vinny Appice says that it would be hard to turn down the opportunity to play with BLACK SABBATH again if he was asked to replace original SABBATH drummer Bill Ward , who announced in February that he could not participa...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says 'Metal Masters' Was Way For PHILIP ANSELMO To 'Revisit The Past'

Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and legendary BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler made special guest appearances at the third installment of Samson's "Metal Masters" series, which was held on April 12 at the Key Club on the famed Sunset Strip in West...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks 'OZZY And Friends', 'Bringing Metal To The Children' Book In New Interview

Joe Daly of The Nervous Breakdown recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Nervous Breakdown: So what's the deal with Ozzy? What are you doing with him [this summer]? Zakk: It's the "Ozzy and Friends" t...

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PHIL ANSELMO, GEEZER BUTLER Perform PANTERA, SLAYER, BLACK SABBATH Classics At 'Metal Masters'

As correctly predicted by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on April 11, Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and legendary BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler made special guest appearances at the third installment of Samson's "Metal Masters" series, which was held last...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Rumored For Tonight's 'Metal Masters' Clinic

Legendary BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler is rumored to be making a special guest appearance at the third installment of Samson's "Metal Masters" series, which will be held tonight (Thursday, April 12) at the Key Club on the famed Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. As...

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BLACK SABBATH Confirmed For LOLLAPALOOZA Festival

The reunited BLACK SABBATH has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Lollapalooza festival, which takes place on August 3-5 at Grant Park in downtown Chicago. BLACK SABBATH was supposed to tour the U.S. this year as part of a worldwide trek in support of a new album, but guitarist Tony Iommi...

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SARGON Taps Former JAG PANZER Drummer, Completes Work On New EP

Arizona-based death/thrash metallers SARGON have completed work on their new EP, "The Bitter End", at Arcane Digital Recording studios in Chandler, Arizona with producer Ryan Butler (EXHUMED, MISERY INDEX, LANDMINE MARATHON). This marks the first SARGON recording to feature bassist Kelly Conlon (DEA...

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SIX FEET UNDER: New Album Details Revealed

Florida death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release their new studio album, "Undead" in North America on May 22 via Metal Blade Records. The 12-track CD was produced by Mark Lewis (DEICIDE, DEVILDRIVER) and mixed by Jason Suecof (WHITECHAPEL, JOB FOR A COWBOY),at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford...