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GEEZER BUTLER Says RONNIE JAMES DIO's Death Could Have Been Avoided

Bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) has told AOL's Noisecreep that his bandmate Ronnie James Dio's (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) death could have avoided — if only the legendary singer had seen a doctor earlier. "All the doctors said if he'd have gone in [for...

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KING'S X: New Video Interview With TY TABOR

Harmony Central recently conducted an interview with KING'S X guitarist/vocalist Ty Tabor. You can now watch the chat in six parts below. KING'S X, with Amgeg endorsee Doug Pinnick, has announced a special performance at the Mackie and Ampeg demo room location at the 2011 winter NAMM show in Anaheim...

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DÉTENTE Calls It Quits

Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — whose most recent lineup featured original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside new vocalist Tiina Teal — have released the following statement: "Today the Cognitive Records reissue of 'Recognize No Authorit...

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BLACK SABBATH: Deluxe Edition Of 'Dehumanizer' Due In February

According to the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, Universal/Sanctuary has set a February 7 release date for the deluxe edition of BLACK SABBATH's "Dehumanizer". Originally issued in 1992, the LP was the first SABBATH effort to feature the vocals of the late, great Ronnie James Di...

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KING'S X Interview, Instructional Videos Included In New Issue Of GUITAR WORLD

Instructional videos from KING'S X lead guitarist Ty Tabor are featured on the free DVD that comes with the January 2011 issue of Guitar World magazine. Also included in the publication is a new interview with Tabor. For more information, click here. KING'S X, with Amgeg endorsee Doug Pinnick, has a...

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ILL NIÑO Announces 'Restore The Insanity' Headlining Tour

New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO will embark on the "Restore The Insanity" headlining tour in January with support from ANEW REVOLUTION, EKOTREN and FASHION BOMB. "We're really looking forward to seeing all of our crazy fans again," states vocalist Cristian Machado. "This is the first U.S. tour we've...

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VINNY APPICE: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Jason Wellwood of Hellbound.ca recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Interview Part 1: Interview ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Interviewed On KSHE 95 (Audio)

Guy Favazz of the St. Louis, Missouri radio station KSHE-95 Real Rock Radio recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Interview Part 1 (audio):

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TONY IOMMI Recording Second Song For Armenian Fundraising Efforts

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL's Tony Iommi is currently laying down guitar on a second track to raise money to rebuild a music school in Armenia. He says, "I'm really excited with what we have produced." In an early 2010 interview, Iommi stated about his Armenian fundraising efforts, "We did an al...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH Reunion With OZZY Won't Happen Before 2012

AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisecreep: The show [for HEAVEN & HELL's "Neon Nights" DVD] was filmed on July 30, 2009. How long after that did...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'Live At Hammersmith Odeon' To Be Released On 3LP 180-Gram Vinyl

Heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH have joined the club — Metal Club, that is. BLACK SABBATH's "Live At Hammersmith Odeon", a three-LP 180-gram vinyl with a triple gatefold packaging, will be released on January 11, 2011. This release will be limited to 3,000 numbered copies and is a Metal Club exclu...

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Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell

It has been thirty years since the release of BLACK SABBATH's landmark album "Heaven and Hell", the first with vocalist Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, ELF, DIO) and a turning point in both the band's career and the direction that heavy metal would take in the '80s. The equally brilliant, heavier/darker...

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KING'S X Announces NAMM Performance And Autograph Session

The legendary KING'S X, with Amgeg endorsee Doug Pinnick, have announced a special performance at the Mackie and Ampeg demo room location at the 2011 winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Pinnick and company will perform and hold a signing alongside such legends as Cliff Williams (AC/DC),Geezer...

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VINNY APPICE Interviewed On CHOM-FM's 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) was interviewed for on the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below. Appice told "Metal Shop"'s Ralph Cartel in a recent new interview that he has la...

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MALEFICE Frontman Interviewed By U.K.'s SONIC SHOCKS (Video)

Simon "Astrocreep" Crampton of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dale Butler of British metallers MALEFICE. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. MALEFICE recently parted ways with drummer Craig Thomas and replaced him with Chris Allan-Whyte, formerly of SHY OF THE...