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LIVING LOUD Working On New Material

LIVING LOUD , which features legendary bassist Bob Daisley — of OZZY OSBOURNE, URIAH HEEP, GARY MOORE, BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW fame — alongside Australian superstar Jimmy Barnes, the DEEP PURPLE duo of guitarist Steve Morse and keyboard player Don Airey plus URIAH HEEP drummer Lee Kerslake, is wor...

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SLASH Honored At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL; Photos, Video Footage Available

The Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) kicked off Thursday, August 26 with a special tribute to the 2010 SSMF festival honoree Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) at the House Of Blues. MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister and ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell spoke at the event...

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JOE STUMP: Concert DVD Due Before End Of Year

Guitar virtuoso Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) has issued the following update: "I've compiled quite a bit of high-quality concert video footage over the last several months, so some type of full-on concert DVD of my solo stuff will be released before the end of this year. It'll be a two-DVD...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Be Honored At First-Ever CLASSIC GOLD MUSIC AWARDS

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio — best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO — will be posthumously honored at the first-ever Classic Gold Music Awards (CGMA),set to take place August 27-30 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Flor...

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RAINBOW: Rare 'Long Live Rock 'N' Roll'-Era Performance Clips Posted Online

Bassist Bob Daisley, who was a member of RAINBOW from 1977 to 1979, has posted high-quality video footage of of RAINBOW performing the songs "Gates of Babylon", "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll" and "L.A. Connection" at a New York studio prior to the release of the band's third studio album, 1978's "Long Li...

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Former QUIET RIOT Drummer Interviewed On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali was interviewed by Norway's Metal Express Radio. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Without a doubt, THE heavy metal success story of the early '80s was none other than QUIET RIOT. After years of struggling in Los Angeles clubs (despite...

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PRIMAL FEAR, Ex-BLACK SABBATH, RIOT Members Featured On New PHENOMENA Album

Escape Music has set a September 24 release date for the much-anticipated new album from Tom Galley, the creator of PHENOMENA, titled "Blind Faith". The effort features guest contributions from countless renowned musicians such as: * Mike DeMeo (RIOT, MASTERPLAN) * Rob Moratti and Ian Crichton (SAGA...

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JOE LYNN TURNER's Turkish Rock Music Festival To Be Held Next May

While vacationing in Antayla, Turkey this summer, some Turkish business people approached legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) with the idea of presenting a major rock music festival in or near the city sometime in 2011. Turner agreed that this was a...

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TANK Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Legendary British power metal mercenaries TANK — featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside three new recruits, ex-RAINBOW/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Doogie White, ex-BRUCE DICKINSON bassist Chris Dale and ex-ZODIAC MINDWARP drummer Dave "Grav" Cavill — are putting the finishing touche...

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HAIL! Joined By ULI JON ROTH, VINNIE MOORE, SLASH For G-TARANAKI Performances

HAIL! — a global touring machine composed of a tight-knit brotherhood of music's most highly respected and talented artists — performed a very special one-off concert on August 14, 2010 at the G-Taranaki festival in Taranaki/New Plymouth, New Zealand with a lineup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owe...

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OPETH Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) by performing a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "Catch The Rainbow" on August 13, 2010 at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival at...

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JOE LYNN TURNER To Organize International Music Festival In Turkey

According to the Hürriyet Daily News, legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) visited Mayor Mustafa Akaydin of Antalya, a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey, to ask for support for an international music festival he plans to organize in...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: Authorized Photo Book Due In The Fall

According to the Deep Purple Appreciation Society, an authorized photo book on legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio — best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO — is tentatively due this fall. A donation from each copy sold will go to the Ronnie James Dio ...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed On 'Good Time Metal Oldies'

On April 14, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. "Good Time Metal Oldies" airs Thursdays at...

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SLIPKNOT's JORDISON: RHYTHM Magazine Honor 'Is Bigger Than A GRAMMY To Me'

Joey Jordison of SLIPKNOT has commented on being named the greatest drummer of the last quarter of a century by the readers of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine. Jordison received 37 percent of the votes, with more than 38,000 people selecting him as their favorite drummer of the last 25 years. Joey said, "I'm...