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LEATHER LEONE Returns With SLEDGE LEATHER Debut

In absence for more than two decades, we embrace new material from Leather Leone (CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI) and drummer Sandy Sledge (RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI, WARBRIDE, WEAPONSVAN) in their new project SLEDGE LEATHER. The SLEDGE LEATHER debut album, "Imagine Me Alive", was inspired in 2010...

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'Revolver Golden Gods': Video Interviews From FULL METAL JACKIE

Jackie Kajzer, better known as Full Metal Jackie, conducted interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians on the "black carpet" at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. Featured artists include membe...

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JIMMY BAIN: Firing VIVIAN CAMPBELL Was The Biggest Mistake Of RONNIE JAMES DIO's Career

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed last week that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. Campbell, Vinny Appice (d...

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DORO To Release 'Raise Your Fist In The Air' EP In August

German metal queen Doro Pesch will release a new EP, "Raise Your Fist In The Air", on August 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. The effort will be made available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download. "Raise Your Fist In The Air" track listing: 01. Raise Your Fist In The Air 02. Victory 03. ...

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Former DIO Members CAMPBELL, APPICE, BAIN, SCHNELL Reunite, Plan Live Shows

Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has revealed via Facebook that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. "I met up with the...

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PRETTY MAIDS: New Audio Interview With RONNIE ATKINS

On April 11, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with singer Ronnie Atkins of Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube below. Frontiers Records celebrated PRETTY MAIDS' 30th anniversary with the release of the band's firs...

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LYNYRD SKYNYRD To Release 'Last Of A Dying Breed' In August

Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records has set an August 21 release date for "Last Of A Dying Breed", LYNYRD SKYNYRD's first studio album since the September, 2009 release of "God & Guns", which debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart and gave the band their highest debut since 1977. "Last Of...

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Skull 13

The metal world has benefitted from a slew of reunions these past few years. While just as many have made us regret the decision to reform, several others have proven to us that some bands do in fact get better with age or at least reinforce why we loved those early releases in the first ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH In 'Adults Only' Web Series: Season Finale Available

The season finale of "Adults Only", the web series that features former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach as an adult video store clerk named Shifty, premiered on Wednesday, April 25 and can now be seen below. People can watch the web series via YouTube, and can learn more about the show and Sebastian'...

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DRIVER: 'Countdown' Artwork, Release Dates Revealed

Reunited '80s melodic heavy rock band DRIVER — featuring powerhouse vocalist Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI, JOSHUA, WARRIOR, AVANTASIA, AXEL RUDI PELL) and acclaimed guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN BACH, ROB ROCK, TRIBE OF GYPSIES, HELLOWEEN) — has completed work...

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DIO's Final Studio Album, 'Master Of The Moon', To Get Picture-Disc Makeover

Ronnie James Dio's stellar musical career was matched by very few, and what turned out to be the last-ever studio album released by his solo band, DIO, will be issued as a picture disc on June 5. "Master Of The Moon" will be released via the Niji Entertainment Group, and is the first time the ...

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'A Concert For Ronnie Montrose': Video Footage, Review Available

Former and current members of KISS, Y&T, JOURNEY and MR. BIG appeared at a Ronnie Montrose tribute concert on Friday, April 27 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The show also included performances by MONTROSE and GAMMA, both of which were founded by Montrose. MONTROSE's lineu...

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Former BLACK SABBATH And DIO Members To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With THE SOUTHERN CROSS

Before legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio died in May 2010, his former guitarist Rowan Robertson got in touch with a Norwegian drummer, Rick Hagan, and started talking about doing a few shows featuring the material from Rowsn's period in DIO, which Ronnie had not played for 20 years. With...

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METALLICA To Appear On DIO, DEEP PURPLE Tribute Albums

METALLICA has confirmed that it has signed on to be part of the upcoming Ronnie James Dio tribute album which is being assembled by the singer's widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio. "We reached out to Wendy Dio about wanting to be a part of the Dio tribute that's getting put together," METALLICA si...

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VINNY APPICE Says His Reunion With BLACK SABBATH Is 'Not Gonna Happen'

Former BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL and current KILL DEVIL HILL drummer Vinny Appice says that it would be hard to turn down the opportunity to play with BLACK SABBATH again if he was asked to replace original SABBATH drummer Bill Ward , who announced in February that he could not participa...