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CHASTAIN's LEATHER LEONE Interviewed By Metalholic.com (Audio)

On January 12, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with CHASTAIN singer Leather Leone. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. The official lyric video for the song "Rise Up" from CHASTAIN can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's comeback album, "Surre...

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Video: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Sings JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH At Brazil's ZOOMBIE FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) performing on December 15, 2013 at the Zoombie Festival in Rio Negrinho, Brazil can be seen below. In a recent interview with J. Thorn, Owens was asked what it is like playing in DIO DIS...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says BLACK SABBATH With RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Not BLACK SABBATH'

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: I think a band that never gets the credit is the original KISS lineup, which wrote some really great songs as well. Zakk: I was ne...

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LAST IN LINE Begins Work On New Material

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 begun writing original material, according to a new Facebook p...

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AEON Announces New Guitarist

Swedish death metal overlords AEON have announced the addition of guitarist Ronnie Björnström to the group's ranks. Björnström produced the band's fourth studio album, "Aeons Black", which came out on November 20, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Says AEON in a statement: "We are all very exited about...

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PERSUADER: 'Son Of Sodom' Track Available For Streaming

The fourth PERSUADER album, "The Fiction Maze", will be released in Europe on January 17 and in North America on January 21 through Inner Wound Recordings. Avalon/Marquee released the album in Japan on December 25. "The Fiction Maze" is another step forward for PERSUADER as they constantly continue...

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EZ LIVIN' Featuring Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE: Trailer For 'Firestorm' Album

German-American hard rock group EZ LIVIN', which is led by BONFIRE guitarist Hans Ziller, returns with former ACCEPT singer David Reece on the mic! Founded in 1991, EZ LIVIN' sold 20,000 copies of its debut album, "After The Fire", in Europe alone. A tour part of the Metal Hammer Roadshow with AXEL...

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CHASTAIN: 'Rise Up' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Rise Up" from the reformed CHASTAIN — featuring Leather Leone on vocals — can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's comeback album, "Surrender To No One", which was released on November 19, 2013 via Leviathan Records. Comments CHASTAIN guitarist Dav...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE To Write And Record New Music This Year

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, is planning to write and record "some new music" in 2014, accordin...

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Preteen Heavy Metal Band UNLOCKING THE TRUTH Profiled In CNN Report (Video)

Victor Blackwell of CNN recently sat down with UNLOCKING THE TRUTH — a heavy metal band from Flatbush, Brooklyn made up of African American pre-teen boys — to talk about their mission to rock your socks off. Check out his report below. "Heavy metal is in our blood because this is what we like to ...

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VINNY APPICE On BLACK SABBATH, LAST IN LINE And Playing With Brother CARMINE

The Rockpit recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (KILL DEVIL HILL, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rockpit: What was it like working with your brother [Carmine Appice] on "Drum Wars"? Vinny: Well, we started...

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Video: JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Performs 'Rock 'N' Roll Rebel' In Las Vegas

Fan-filmed video footage of RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, performing the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel" on December 20 at Count's Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. The group's setlist included new material like t...

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RUDY SARZO Interviewed On 'Totally Driven Radio' (Audio)

"Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with bassist Rudy Sarzo, one of the most legendary and respected names in hard rock history, having played al...

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Former OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist JAKE E. LEE Interviewed By EDDIE TRUNK Before Whisky Show (Video)

A short video interview with former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS and current RED DRAGON CARTEL guitarist Jake E. Lee conducted by radio personality and "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk prior to RED DRAGON CARTEL's first-ever show on December 12 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California...

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RED DRAGON CARTEL Singer On Whisky Show: 'I've Never Been Hated To That Degree'

On December 19, Mitch Lafon spoke with singer Darren James Smith of RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, about the group's infamous debut live show at West Hollywood's Whisky A Go Go, which was widely panned due to Smith's "out-of-tune" vocal de...