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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...

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Former STRATOVARIUS/EVERGREY Bassist Joins DEVIL'S TRAIN

DEVIL'S TRAIN, the new band featuring MYSTIC PROPHECY mainman/producer R.D. Liapakis, STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael and guitarist Lakis Ragazas, has announced the addition of bassist Jari Kainulainen to the group's ranks. Kainulainen is a Finnish bassist who plays in the power metal supergroup S...

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VINNY APPICE Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO In New Interview

Sea Of Tranquility recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sea Of Tranquility: Ronnie's [James Dio] passing has been hard on the entire hard rock and metal community, probably more s...

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VINNY APPICE Interviewed On WRIF 101.1 FM (Audio)

Meltdown of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Appice told "Metal Shop"'s Ralph Cartel in a recent new interview that he has l...

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TONY IOMMI Continuing To Write New Material

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi recently revealed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has begun work on new material with the hopes of launching the "next phase" of his career alongside longtime SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL bandmate/bassist Geezer Butler. Iommi has since is...

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DEATH Tribute DVD Due In December

The long-awaited DVD featuring footage from the Quebec City, Quebec, Canada benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner — which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial — will be released on December 7. The show featured a performance by the local DE...

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WENDY DIO Says HEAVEN & HELL Should Carry On Under Different Name

Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, has told VH1 Radio that she encourages the surviving members of HEAVEN & HELL — Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice — to work together again under a different moniker. "I don't know what they're doing right now,...

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ILL NIÑO: 'Against The Wall' Video Released

"Against The Wall", the brand new video from New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Virginia Beach with director Scott Hansen, who has previously worked on videos for ANIMALS AS LEADERS, WILLIE NELSON, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and A DAY TO REMEMBER, among others. Comm...

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Former JETBOY Singer Clarifies Remarks Regarding His Departure

Mickey Finn, former lead vocalist for JETBOY, would like to clarify some remarks he made in a previous press release and subsequent interviews he gave regarding his departure from the group. In the initial release, Mickey gave the impression that he was unhappy with the way the band has been managed...

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HEAVEN & HELL's 'Neon Nights' DVD Lands On 'Top Music Videos' Chart

HEAVEN & HELL's "Neon Nights" DVD — which captures the historic four-man army performing at the Wacken Open Air festival on July 30, 2009 — sold 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 6 on the Top Music Videos chart. The CD version of "Neon ...

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VINNY APPICE's Personal Playlist

Mog Music Network recently asked legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) to create a personally curated playlist for the site's curiosity-satisfying- and audio-streaming pleasure. His selections were as follows: 01. MOTÖRHEAD - "Orgasmatron" 02. YES - "Long Distance Ru...