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SLEDGE LEATHER: New Concert Footage Posted Online

Video footage of SLEDGE LEATHER — the new project featuring singer Leather Leone (CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI) and drummer Sandy Sledge (RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI, WARBRIDE, WEAPONSVAN) — performing the song "Her Father's Daughter" on May 5 at Paladino's in Tarzana, California can be seen below....

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REX BROWN On Rumors Of PANTERA Reunion With ZAKK WYLDE: 'You Can't Replace My Brother'

Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with bassist Rex Brown (KILL DEVIL HILL, PANTERA, DOWN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. San Antonio Metal Music Examiner: Congrats on the 20th anniversary of [PANTERA's] "Vulgar Display Of Power". The CD/DVD [...

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VINNY APPICE: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Was Like A Father Figure To Me'

Zach Shaw of Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Insider: You previously admitted that it would be "hard" to turn down the opportunity to pla...

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MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Bassists Talk To Fellow Metal/Hard Rock Musicians At 'Revolver Golden Gods'

Zoom and Samson Technologies tapped MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello to conduct interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians backstage at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards, which was held on April 11 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, Cal...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'RONNIE JAMES DIO And I Had Talked About Doing A Project Together'

Metal Shock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On whether he knew Ronnie James Dio personally and if he ever had any dreams of collabor...

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VINNY APPICE On Playing DIO Songs With VIVIAN CAMPBELL Again: 'It Was Tight As F**k'

Don de Leaumont of The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Great Southern Brainfart: I want to talk about your playing on the KILL D...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says Fans Have Been Supportive Of His Decision To Play With Original DIO Band

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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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE Signs With EMI Label Services

EMI Label Services has announced a deal with British metal act SACRED MOTHER TONGUE to release their forthcoming second album. Due to be unveiled later this year in a series of releases, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE's sophomore effort, produced by Scott Atkins, is a quantum leap forward, showcasing a band c...

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Ex-PANTERA Bassist's Memoir Tentatively Due In November

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DOWN and current KILL DEVIL HILL bassist Rex Brown. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SkullsNBones.com: I can't let this opportunity pass without mentioning the the 20th anniversary of "Vulgar Display O...

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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...