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Swedish RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Concert: More Footage Available, Details Revealed

Some of Sweden's finest heavy metal musicians gathered to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio during this fall's edition of the Sweden Rock Cruise, which sailed on October 7 from Stockholm, Sweden for Åbo, Finland and returned the following day. There was a long tribute concert with a number of guest mu...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's PHILM To Open For HALFORD

Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate PHILM — featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),and bassist Pancho Tomaselli (WAR) — will open for HALFORD on the following shows: Nov. 10 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox Dec. 15 - Denver, CO -...

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Singer DOOGIE WHITE Talks About His Work On New TANK Album (Video)

Part one of a new video interview with Scottish rock vocalist Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, TANK) about his recent collaboration with legendary British power metal mercenaries TANK can be viewed below. TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside three new...

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PANTERA, QUEENSRŸCHE, WHITESNAKE, DIO Items Part Of 'Rock Gods And Metal Monsters Auction'

Backstage Auctions will present the "Rock Gods and Metal Monsters Auction", an unprecedented hard rock and heavy metal online auction event. "Almost every item being offered in the auction is "iconic memorabilia" and is easily identifiable to a specific artist or band," explains Backstage Auctions f...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Final Resting Place (Video)

Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio was laid to rest at the Hall Of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles after public and private memorials and was entombed in the erstwhile Jackson Three Children sarcophagus in the Courts of Remembrance. Nearby notable crypts include Sand...

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MIKE TRAMP's RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Song Released

WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp and his ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUZ band have recorded a tribute song to the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio — best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO. According to a press release, the track, "clocking in at almost nine minutes,...

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EBC ROXX: 'Winners' Album Trailer Available

A four-minute trailer for "Winners", the debut album from EBC ROXX — the "musical racing project" featuring German singer Ela; American rock and blues singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer Tony Carey (RAINBOW, OVER THE RAINBOW); and Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore (guitar),son of for...

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Ashes to Ashes

Whatever your thoughts concerning the exit of Messiah Marcolin and his replacement by SOLITUDE AETURNUS's Robert Lowe, you must at least admit that CANDLEMASS career has been on the upswing since the Texan joined the Swedish doomsters. Much of that has to do with the release of a couple of great alb...

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DORO PESCH Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, Upcoming DVD And U.S. Tour

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: How have your preparations been for these four upcoming U.S. dates? Doro: I'm planning to play all the highlights and some g...

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'Learn To Play Dio' Guitar-Tuition DVD Now Available

Lick Library has announced the release of "Learn To Play Dio", a guitar tuition DVD that celebrates five of some of the finest pure metal tracks of the 1980s written and sung by the legend Ronnie James Dio. This double DVD set has over three hours of guitar lessons with Danny Gill taking you through...

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DIO's 'Holy Diver Live' To Receive Blu-Ray Release

Revered as one of the greatest hard rock/metal singers of all time, Ronnie James Dio brought a stylized, sophisticated, and powerful nature to heavy music, both as a frontman for BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW, and his own band DIO. Eagle Rock will commemorate his legacy with the high-definition release...

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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer GÖRAN EDMAN Featured On STRATOSPHERE Debut

Escape Music has set an October 22 release date for "Fire Flight", the debut album from STRATOSPHERE, the new Swedish band featuring singer Göran Edman (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLORY, JOHN NORUM). The brainchild of keyboard virtuoso Jeppe Lund, STRATOSPHERE's lineup is rounded out by guitarist Jonas Larse...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'Best Of' Guitar Tab Book Available

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation has just released "Best Of Ronnie James Dio", featuring note-for-note transcriptions of 12 tunes from the electrifying frontman of RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and DIO: * Don't Talk to Strangers * Heaven and Hell * Holy Diver * King of Rock & Roll * The Last in Line...

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MIKE TRAMP Records RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Song

WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp and his ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUZ band have recorded a tribute song to the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio — best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO. According to a press release, the track, "clocking in at almost nine minutes,...

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MIKE TERRANA's 'Sinfonica' Combines Classic Music With Rock Drumming

Drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA TURUNEN, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has completed work on his third solo album, "Sinfonica", which contains 11 famous classical orchestral tracks accompanied by his drumming. Commented Terrana: "The idea for the 'Sinfonica' project...