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JOE LYNN TURNER Says RITCHIE BLACKMORE Is Itching To Play Some Rock Music Again

Former RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner is continuing to push for a reunion of the classic Ritchie Blackmore-led band that existed from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997, claiming that the ex-DEEP PURPLE guitarist "deserves to go out in a big blaze of glory like the rock guitar icon that he is." During an...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE Resumes Work On Debut Album

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB — has returned to the studio to put the finishing touches on the s...

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SLIPKNOT, ANTHRAX, MASTODON, MOTÖRHEAD Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees

SLIPKNOT, ANTHRAX, MASTODON, MOTÖRHEAD and TENACIOUS D are among the nominees for the 57th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 8, 2015 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. The nominees in the "Best Metal Performance" category are as follows: ANTHRAX -...

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GIRLSCHOOL Taps Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES For New Studio Album

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL will enter the Ecology Room in the UK on January 26, 2015 with producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY, GARY MOORE) to begin recording their 13th album for a spring release via UDR Music. Tsangarides, who already had a brief cooperation wit...

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Video: JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Performs In New York City

Video footage of RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, performing on December 2 at Marlin Room at Webster Hall in New York City can be seen below. Bassist Ron Mancuso recently decided to leave RED DRAGON CARTEL in order to return to his productio...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'This Is Your Life' Vinyl Version Video Overview

A special limited-edition vinyl release of selections from Ronnie James Dio's "This Is Your Life" tribute compilation was made available from Rhino for Record Store Day, Friday, November 28. The limited release of 5500 units features "Neon Knights" by ANTHRAX, "Rainbow In The Dark" by Corey Taylor,...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND Presents $100K to T. J. MARTELL FOUNDATION

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, the charity founded in memory of the late rock singer, recently presented the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research with a check for $100,000, bringing the organization's total gift to $400,000. These monies are earmarked...

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Video: JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Performs OZZY OSBOURNE's 'The Ultimate Sin' At Whisky A Go Go

Video footage of RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, performing the OZZY classic "The Ultimate Sin" on November 22 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. Bassist Ron Mancuso recently decided to leave RED DRAGON C...

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SAMMY HAGAR: Making Of 'Lite Roast' Parts 1 And 2 (Video)

The first two episodes of "Brewing Up Lite Roast", a three-part series of videos showing footage from the making of legendary rocker Sammy Hagar's (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) first-ever acoustic album titled "Lite Roast", can be seen below. "Lite Roast" was released on October 14 via Mailboat...

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MAX CAVALERA On Passing Of WAYNE STATIC: 'It's Sad'

On November 6, Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA) was interviewed on "The Chainsaw Symphony" radio program. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Commenting on the recent passing of STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static, Max said: "It's sad, man. I never met Wayne...

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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Featuring New Bassist GREG CHAISSON: First Promotional Photos

Bassist Ron Mancuso recently decided to leave RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, in order to return to his production career. He was replaced by none other than Lee's former BADLANDS bandmate Greg Chaisson. The first two promotional photos of...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says Fans 'Deserve' To See RAINBOW Reunion

Former RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner says that fans deserve to see a reunion of the classic Ritchie Blackmore-led band that existed from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997, claiming that it would "honor all of the members of RAINBOW, past and present." Speaking to Metal Forces magazine 17 years after RA...

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WENDY DIO Reveals More Details About Upcoming RONNIE JAMES DIO Public Memorial

A public memorial for legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) will be held on the fifth anniversary of his death at his gravesite at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills cemetery in Los Angeles. His wife and manager Wendy Dio tells the "Maximum Thresho...

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TESLA Drummer TROY LUCCKETTA Releases Debut SAVILLE ROW Album

SAVILLE ROW, the band featuring TESLA drummer Troy Luccketta, has just released its debut album, "The Way Around It", via Varese Sarabande Records. SAVILLE ROW began 2011 when Luccketta introduced Mika Greiner, former vocalist for the West Coast band REDLINE 5, to Marc Bonilla (TOY MATINEE, Keith Em...

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KISS, BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, MEGADETH Members React To Death Of JACK BRUCE

Paul Stanley (KISS),Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),Geddy Lee (RUSH),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE),Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS),Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DIGS) are among the rock musicians and...