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Grand Union

Funny that all this attention is paid to a blues band by the metal press by virtue of its label home when there are tons of other worthy blues artists out there to which Joe Metal Fan will never be exposed. But that's neither here nor there and has nothing to do with the merit ...

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ICARUS WITCH To Open For HEAVEN & HELL In Cleveland

Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH will open for HEAVEN & HELL on Saturday, August 22 at the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio. The band will hit the stage around 7:00 p.m., with COHEED AND CAMBRIA scheduled to go on right after them. Commented ICARUS WITCH in a statement, "This con...

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HEAVEN & HELL Kicks Off North American Tour In Vancouver; Setlist Revealed

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — kicked off its North American tour last night (Friday, August 7) at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group's s...

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DÉTENTE: Multi-Camera Video Clip From Last Year's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Posted Online

New high-quality, multi-camera video footage of reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — performing the song "Holy War" on July 25, 2008 at the He...

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DÉTENTE: New Album Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Decline", the forthcoming album from reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — can be viewed below. The cover was painted by...

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GINGER Goes Solo In Los Angeles; Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger's two recent Los Angeles solo shows (Viper Room on July 16 and the El Rey on July 17) can be viewed below. The singer's backing band for the concerts included Billy Morrison (CAMP FREDDY, CIRCUS DIABLO, THE CULT) and Michael Butler (JETBO...

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HEAVEN & HELL Selects Next Single

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has selected "Follow The Tears" as the next single from the group's new album, "The Devil You Know". HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert...

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BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL Bassist Comments On MICHAEL JACKSON's Passing

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler has issued the following statement regarding the passing of pop music legend Michael Jackson, who died yesterday (Thursday, June 25) at age 50: "Saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Michael Jackson. He truly was, and always will be, a t...

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HEAVEN & HELL's METALWAY Cancelation: Video Footage Of DIO's Speech Available

Video footage of HEAVEN & HELL frontman Ronnie James Dio explaining to the audience at last night's (Sunday, June 21) Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain that the band would not be able to perform because guitarist Tony Iommi was "very, very ill" can be viewed below. Sergi Ramos of The Metal Ci...

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HEAVEN & HELL Guitarist's 'Back Pain' Forces METALWAY Cancelation

According to Sergi Ramos of The Metal Circus, HEAVEN & HELL was forced to cancel its appearance Sunday night (June 21) at the Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain due to back pain suffered by guitarist Tony Iommi. Ramos tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "The stage was already set with all [HEAVEN & HE...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Zurich Photos Available

Andreas Feuerstein from MineMusig has uploaded high-quality photos of HEAVEN & HELL's June 17, 2009 concert at Volkshaus in Zurich, Switzerland. Check out the slideshow at this location. HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany was professionally filmed by WDR's...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Issues Post-TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS Tour Update

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "I just arrived back in the USA from the Tim 'Ripper' Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR] tour of Europe. Ripper and I have worked on a lot of things lately, including our band HAIL!, h...

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LANDMINE MARATHON's 'Rusted Eyes Awake' To Be Reissued

"Rusted Eyes Awake", the critically acclaimed 2008 release by the Phoenix death/grind quintet LANDMINE MARATHON, will be reissued by Prosthetic Records on August 18. Originally released by Level Plane Records — the label that also released the group's 2006 debut, "Wounded", and a 2007 split CD/LP wi...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Air Date Announced For 'Rockpalast' Broadcast

HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany will be professionally filmed by WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" and will be broadcast the morning of July 13 at 00.25h. For more information, visit Rockpalast.de. HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SAB...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Quality Bamberg Footage Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN & HELL's June 10, 2009 headlining concert in Bamberg, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany will be professionally filmed by WDR's (German public TV) seri...