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HEAVEN & HELL: Professional Photos Of Van Nuys 'Dress Rehearsal' Posted Online

Professional photographs of HEAVEN & HELL's final "dress rehearsal" for the band's upcoming South American tour, which was held yesterday (Sunday, April 26) at a "secret" location in Van Nuys, California, can be found on the Black-Sabbath.com web site (courtesy of Gene Kirkland). Also available...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Bible Black' Video Available

The video for "Bible Black", the first single from HEAVEN & HELL's highly anticipated new album, "The Devil You Know", can be viewed below. (Note: The video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The animated clip, produced by 23d Films, aired for the first time on VH1 Ckassic...

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HEAVEN & HELL's 'Dress Rehearsal' In Van Nuys: Report, Photos Available

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — played a final "dress rehearsal" for its upcoming South American tour earlier today (Sunday, April 26) at a "secret" location in Van Nuys, Cali...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Bible Black' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

The video for "Bible Black", the first single from HEAVEN & HELL's highly anticipated new album, "The Devil You Know", will make its worldwide premiere this Saturday night, April 25, at 11:30 p.m. ET on VH1 Classic. The animated clip, produced by 23d Films, will air following the premiere of the...

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HEAVEN & HELL's TONY IOMMI Interviewed By ITN MUSIC; Video Available

ITN Music recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Tony Iommi about the forthcoming HEAVEN & HELL album, "The Devil You Know", which is due on April 28 via Rhino. Watch the chat below. HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Iommi, Ronnie James Dio (vocals),...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says METALLICA's ULRICH Was A 'Serial Urinator'

On a recent episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show", QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about sharing the same management as METALLICA back in the late '80s and opening for the San Francisco heavy metal giants on a U.S. arena tour. Tate said, "We toured with METALLICA during th...

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HEAVEN & HELL Schedules San Bernadino In-Store

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will make a rare in-store appearance at Best Buy in San Bernadino, California on Saturday, May 2. All four members of the group will be on hand...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Entire 'The Devil You Know' Album Available For Streaming

"The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1.com's The Leak. BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabba...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'The Devil You Know' Exclusive Bonus Material Detailed

BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com has revealed the details of several "exclusive" physical and digital retail versions of HEAVEN & HELL's forthcoming debut album, "The Devil In You", which is scheduled to arrive in North America on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98...

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HEAVEN & HELL's GEEZER BUTLER Discusses 'The Devil You Know'

Justin Donnelly conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) on Friday, April 17. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the writing and recording process for HEAVEN & HELL's debut album, "The Devil You Know": "All togeth...

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ANVIL Frontman Interviewed By Former EXODUS Bassist

Former EXODUS bassist Michael Butler, who currently hosts the "Rock and Roll Geek Show", recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL. The chat is now available for streaming and/or download at this location. According to indieWIRE...

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GEEZER BUTLER: 'If We'd Written This Album With OZZY, We'd Still Be Working On The First Track'

HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has told Decibel magazine that working with singer Ronnie James Dio is a hell of a lot easier than working with Ozzy Osbourne. "Ronnie's a songwriter in his own right — he's got tons of ideas," the bassist said. "Whereas Ozzy... in the old days,...

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FALL OF EMPYREAN Signs With GRAU RECORDS

Tempe, Arizona-based "melodic and emotional doom/death metal" band FALL OF EMPYREAN has inked a four-album deal with Germany's Grau Records. The group's first release for Grau will be the band's long-delayed third full-length CD, "A Life Spent Dying", which was completed in 2007 with Ryan Butler of...

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LANDMINE MARATHON Hits The Road, Announces Recording Plans

Arizona death/grind quintet LANDMINE MARATHON is taking a break from writing its Prosthetic Records debut to hit the road for a brief tour, which kicks off tonight (April 10) in Chicago. From there, the band will continue heading east until they reach the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival next...

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DAVID SHANKLE GROUP Announces New Bassist

DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG),the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle, has announced the addition of bassist Brent Sullivan (WINTER KILL, MINDWARP CHAMBER, NDX) to the group's ranks. The band's lineup is now as follows: David Shankle (MANOWAR) - Guitar Kyle Michaels (MASI, RAVAGE, GEEZER...