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ANTHRAX's 'Worship Music' Passes 100K Sales Mark In U.S.

ANTHRAX has released the following "open letter" to its friends and supporters: "To our fans and everyone who has supported ANTHRAX and [the band's latest album] 'Worship Music': "It was a little more than a year ago — September 13, 2011 — that 'Worship Music' was released, and all of us in ANTHRAX...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Guest On 'American Restoration'

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) will guest on the History channel's hit TV show "American Restoration" on September 26 airing at 9:30 p.m. PST and 8:30 p.m. CST. You won't believe what they restore/create for Sammy and the new rum! "American Restoration" features Rick...

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KIX Frontman Interviewed On Pennsylvania's WQCM-FM (Audio)

Singer Steve Whiteman of Maryland rockers KIX was recently interviewed on the WQCM-FM (94.3 FM) radio station in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. Frontiers Records recently announced the signing of KIX. The worldwide release of the band's f...

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SAMMY HAGAR, MATT SORUM To Join Little Kids Rock's 10th-Anniversary Celebration At Facebook HQ

On Saturday, September 29, Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) and Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT) will be at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California to support music education at the inaugural "Rock Their World Celebration", a fundraiser and celebration of n...

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Second 'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Awards Gala: More Details Revealed

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the world-renowned voice of DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL, will host its second awards gala on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, California. Awards will be presented to sev...

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QUIET RIOT: High-Quality Sacramento Concert Footage Posted Online

Quality two-camera HD video footage of QUIET RIOT's September 15 performance at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California can be seen below. QUIET RIOT in March recruited Scott Vokoun as its new lead singer. The band played several shows in early February with ex-MONTROSE vocalist Keith St. John follo...

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Deluxe Editions Of First Three DIO Albums: 'Unpackaging' Videos Posted Online

"Unpackaging" videos for the "deluxe-edition" reissues of the first three DIO albums — "Holy Diver", "The Last In Line" and "Sacred Heart" — can be seen below. The CDs were made available in March via Universal Music. These reissues were made available worldwide, except in North America, where Warne...

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GEEZER BUTLER's Wife Was Maid Of Honor At WENDY DIO's Wedding

Wendy Dio (pictured below),the widow of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, HEAVEN & HELL),married her boyfriend of the past two decades, Omar Gimenez, this past Sunday, September 9 in a private ceremony among family and friends in Montecito, California....

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WENDY DIO Marries Longtime Boyfriend In California

Congratulations are in order for Wendy Dio (pictured below),the widow of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, HEAVEN & HELL),who married her boyfriend of the past two decades, Omar Gimenez, this past Sunday, September 9 in a private ceremony among family...

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WHITESNAKE Members To Hit The Road With STEAMROLLER

After a year-long world tour promoting the latest release from their legendary band WHITESNAKE, guitarist and songwriter Doug Aldrich, bassist and singer Michael Devin decided to come together with ZAPPA drummer-percussionist extraordinaire Joe Travers and pursue the adventure of their homegrown ban...

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You have to be a headbanger to get this statement, but just the sound of Udo Dirkschneider's voice is comforting. Like Rob Halford, like Bruce Dickinson, like Tom Araya, like the late, great Ronnie Dio, there's no mistaking Udo Dirkschneider. While there's been a bounty of German metal heroes (and h...

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ANTHRAX: Video Interview With FRANK BELLO

Dennis Rowehl of Entertaim.net conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2012 fair, which took place March 21-24 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The three-minute chat can be seen below. ANTHRAX recently spent time in the studio recording several cover version...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks DIO DISCIPLES In New Video Interview

MetalTalk.net recently conducted with drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, DIO DISCIPLES, UFO, RHINO BUCKET). You can now watch the chat below. DIO DISCIPLES is the new project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar),Scott Warren (keyboards) and Rudy Sarzo alongside sin...

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IAN GILLAN & TONY IOMMI: 'WhoCares' First-Week Sales Revealed

"WhoCares", the two-disc set of rarities and recordings culled from the careers of DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi, sold 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The set landed at position No. 52 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lis...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman At 'Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards'; Video Footage Available

The second episode of Whitesnake TV, featuring footage from the third annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards 2012, which was held on August 26 at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, can be seen below. Vegas Rocks! Magazine celebrated its eighth anniversary in a big way as the rock 'n' rol...