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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer On Upcoming Tour: 'Everybody's In The Mood To Play'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you originally become involved with BLACK SABBATH? Vinny Appice: "That was in '79. BLACK SABBATH had just done the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA, GREAT WHITE Members To Take Part In 'Metal Mania Stripped' Acoustic Show

Full Metal Jackie, the host of Indie 103.1's specialty metal show "Chaos", has announced that the upcoming acoustic show featuring QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA, GREAT WHITE, DOKKEN and original WARRANT lead singer Jani Lane to promote the forthcoming "VH1 Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" CD will take place at t...

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DON DOKKEN, WENDY DIO To Speak At MUSIC DVD CONFERENCE In Los Angeles

Don Dokken and Wendy Dio (manager/wife of DIO/BLACK SABBATH singer Ronnie James Dio) are among the scheduled speakers at the "Heavy Metal Thunder" event as part of the third annual Music DVD Conference on Tuesday, March 6 at the Salon Royal Room (First Floor) in the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel in West Hol...

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PAIN: New Album To Feature Guest Appearances By MOTÖRHEAD, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM Members

PAIN, the Swedish band led by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren, has set "Psalms of Extinction" as the title of its fifth full-length album, due in the Nordic countries on April 18 via Roadrunner Records (May 7 in the rest of Europe). Guest musicians on the album include Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD, ex-...

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KINGDOM COME In Talks With DOKKEN About Teaming Up For European Tour

According to a posting on KINGDOM COME's official web site, KC's tour manager Frank T. is in talks with Don Dokken about a possible KINGDOM COME / DOKKEN European tour. No further details are currently available. KINGDOM COME's latest studio album, "Ain't Crying For The Moon", was released in Europe...

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Seller Of GEORGE LYNCH's Guitar Says Ex-DOKKEN Guitarist's Recollection Is Incorrect

The eBay seller of George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) "Mr. Graffitti" ESP guitar, which Lynch claimed was "lost due to mysterious circumstances that involved some kind of theft," has issued a response to Lynch's "inflammatory comments" concerning the instrument being "lost or stolen." The seller, wh...

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ACCEPT, DOKKEN, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On 'Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3' CD

Metal fans have spoken, so get ready to turn the volume up to "11" as Sidewinder Music and VH1 Classic Records will be releasing "VH1 Classic Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" on Tuesday, March 6. The new CD release will once again feature rare and never-before-heard acoustic versions of some of metal'...

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GEORGE LYNCH: 'Stolen' Mr. Graffitti Guitar Surfaces On eBay

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has released the following message: "The guitar I called 'Mr. Graffitti' was lost due to mysterious circumstances that involved some kind of theft. I have searched for this guitar and considered it a lost cause for the years since it has been gone...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Reports On NAMM, South American Tour

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Myself and Daniel Erlandsson [drums] traveled to sunny California last month and spent a few days at the NAMM convention. We had a wail of time hanging out and doing the NAMM thing! "So I met a lot...

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Former FIERCE CONVICTION Singer Lands Deal With Z RECORDS

Former FIERCE CONVICTION (later known simply as CONVICTION) singer Jose Sanchez has gone back to his roots, which is the glam/melodic hard rock genre. In December of 2006, he landed a record deal with Europe's premier melodic hard rock label Z Records and is currently working on a new CD, which will...

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JEFF KOLLMAN Collaborates With Ex-GRIM REAPER Singer On SUPERBOWL Commercial

Acclaimed L.A.-based guitarist/songwriter/producer Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD, MOGG/WAY) and writing/production partner Jono Brown have landed a Superbowl commercial for Garmin GSP navigation systems. The 30-second spot, which is set to air just before Superbowl half-time this Sunday, wa...

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DOKKEN: 'From Conception: Live 1981' CD, 'Unchain The Night' DVD Detailed

DOKKEN ruled the charts and airwaves in the '80s with a trio of platinum albums powered by an unforgettable mix of metal and melody. The band is currently in the studio recording their ninth album, and first for Rhino Records, "Lighting Strikes Again", set for release this summer. In anticipation of...

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DOKKEN To Release 'Live 1981 From Conception' CD/DVD In March

DOKKEN will issue a live CD, entitled "Dokken Live 1981 from Conception", on March 13 via Rhino Records. "I think the DVD is coming out at the same time, but will find out for sure by Friday," the group's frontman, Don Dokken, writes on their MySpace page. "The videos on the DVD are 'Breaking the .....

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VIXEN: 'Live & Learn' To Receive U.S. Release This Month

Demolition Records will release VIXEN's new studio album, "Live & Learn", in the U.S. on January 30. "Live & Learn" is VIXEN's first studio recording to feature founding VIXEN member and guitarist Jan Kuehnemund since 1990's "Rev It Up". Kuehnemund reformed VIXEN in 2001 for the Voices of Me...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Ex-MEGADETH, Ex-DOKKEN Members Schedule NAMM Signing Sessions

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Troy Van Leeuwen, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan (DAVE LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG),former MEGADETH/current OHM: guitarist Chris Poland, George Lynch (ex-DOKKEN),THE CULT's Billy Duffy, MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen, THIN LIZZY's Marco Mendoza and MASTODON's Troy Sanders are among t...