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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Doesn't Have 'Many Happy Memories' From Making Of DIO's 'Sacred Heart' Album

Vivian Campbell says that he doesn't have "many happy memories" from the making of DIO's third album, saying that the record marked "the beginning of the end for the original DIO band." Campbell, bassist Jimmy Bain, drummer Vinny Appice and singer Ronnie James Dio worked together on the first three...

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DEF LEPPARD And JOURNEY's 2018 Tour Has Already Grossed $50 Million In Ticket Sales

DEF LEPPARD's current North American co-headlining tour with JOURNEY has already surpassed $50 million in sales, based on box office totals from 33 shows reported to Pollstar. More than half a million fans have seen the veteran rock bands play so far on the 58-city tour, which launched on May 21 at...

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Fourth Annual 'Bowl For Ronnie' To Be Held In October

The fourth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Thursday, October 25 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event will be hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who is hea...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says Latest Tour With JOURNEY 'Has Been Epic'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke with Andy Preston of the West Palm Beach, Florida radio station 98.7 The Gater. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On touring with JOURNEY: Vivian: "It's been epic. It's been re...

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URIAH HEEP Bassist Talks About Making Of 'Living The Dream' Album (Video)

British classic rock icons URIAH HEEP will release their 25th studio album, "Living The Dream", on September 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. A new trailer for the disc in which bassist/vocalist Dave Rimmer talks about the making of the album can be seen below. Also available is the video for the song...

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AC/DC's ANGUS And STEVIE YOUNG Photographed Outside Vancouver's WAREHOUSE Studio

A day after a photograph of longtime AC/DC members Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd was posted online, purportedly taken outside Vancouver's Warehouse Studios — where the band's last three albums were recorded — a picture of Stevie and Angus Young has emerged, apparently showing the pair at the same loca...

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EVANESCENCE's 'Synthesis Live' DVD, Blu-Ray Due In October

On October 12, 2018, Eagle Vision will release EVANESCENCE's "Synthesis Live" on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD and digital formats. Recorded late last autumn during the band's critically acclaimed "Synthesis" tour, the concert was captured in state-of-the-art 4K by director P.R. Brown and produced by Craig Zio...

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BRIAN JOHNSON And PHIL RUDD Appear To Be Back In Studio With AC/DC: Photographic Proof

A few days after a Canadian journalist claimed that Stevie Young and Phil Rudd were spotted in downtown Vancouver, we now have the first photographic proof that something is brewing in the AC/DC camp. According to Steve Newton of Straight.com, Vancouver resident — and hardcore AC/DC fan — Crystal La...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Announces U.S. Co-Headlining Tour With HIGH ON FIRE

On November 2, Richmond, Virginia's MUNICIPAL WASTE will embark on a 17-date co-headlining U.S. tour with California heavy rockers HIGH ON FIRE. The "Speed Of The Wizard" trek will kick off in Dallas and visit Brooklyn, Boston, and Denver before concluding in Santa Ana on November 26. Direct suppor...

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Is AC/DC Recording New Album In Vancouver? STEVIE YOUNG And PHIL RUDD Allegedly Sighted Last Week

Is AC/DC recording a new studio album in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada? Canadian journalist Steve Newton claimed in an August 1 blog entry on The Georgia Straight web site that one of his "rock 'n' roll sources on the street" told him that he had a quick chat with a couple of members of AC/DC...

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TESLA Guitarist Says Working With PHIL COLLEN On Upcoming 'Shock' Album Was 'Really Cool And Pretty Organic'

TESLA guitarist Dave Rude recently spoke with Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at the 4:50 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On TESLA's recently completed tour with STYX and JOAN JETT AND THE BL...

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AS I LAY DYING Announces First U.S. Tour In Five Years

The reunited classic lineup of California metallers AS I LAY DYING — Tim Lambesis on lead vocals, Jordan Mancino on drums, Phil Sgrosso on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Nick Hipa on lead guitar and backing vocals, and Josh Gilbert on bass and clean vocals — has announced its first U.S. tour in f...

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IN THIS MOMENT To Begin Recording Next Album In February

IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth has told Guitar Interactive magazine that the band will tentatively enter the studio in February 2019 to begin recording its next album. Regarding how the songwriting process in IN THIS MOMENT works, Howorth said (see video below): "It kind of depends. It could...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist On Touring Life: 'We Like To Play As Many Shows As We Can Get In During The Week'

LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell has told The Daily Gazette in a new interview that his band tries to avoid having many non-show days on tour because "days off are expensive. You're still paying for the bus and the crew," he explained. "Those costs don't stop because you're not playing. We like to...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Take Part In 'A Life In Music' Event In London

Tony Iommi will take part in the "A Life In Music" event on Friday, October 19 at The Emmanuel Centre in London, England. The legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist will talk about his life and career, hosted by Kerrang! editor Phil Alexander. For more information, click here. SABBATH completed its last...