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TONY IOMMI Recording Second Song For Armenian Fundraising Efforts

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL's Tony Iommi is currently laying down guitar on a second track to raise money to rebuild a music school in Armenia. He says, "I'm really excited with what we have produced." In an early 2010 interview, Iommi stated about his Armenian fundraising efforts, "We did an al...
December 8, 2010
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TONY IOMMI Continuing To Write New Material

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi recently revealed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has begun work on new material with the hopes of launching the "next phase" of his career alongside longtime SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL bandmate/bassist Geezer Butler. Iommi has since is...
November 25, 2010
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SLIPKNOT, JUDAS PRIEST, TESTAMENT Drummers Featured In 'A Drummer's Perspective'

"A Drummer's Perspective" is an original and unrivalled collection of over 200 photographs celebrating the world of drumming. This large-format book brings together some of the finest unseen photographs of legendary drummers. It is a unique collection of pictures brought together by the author David...
November 17, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Jams With CLARENCE CLEMONS At Harley-Davidson Party (Video)

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain jammed with legendary BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN horn player Clarence Clemons on Saturday, November 7 at the 10th anniversary of Harley-Davidson of Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Florida. You can now watch video footage of the jam below. Food for the event was provided by Ro...
November 11, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer's 'Rhythms Of The Beast' Available On Limited-Edition DVD

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain's 1991 instructional video "Rhythms Of The Beast" has been remastered onto DVD and is exclusively available in the IRON MAIDEN shop. This is a limited-edition run of 3,000 copies. The DVD also comes with a free "Rhythms Of The Beast" lanyard. Sound format is PCM ste...
November 9, 2010
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Ex-METALLICA Bassist, HIM Guitarist Added To WHOCARES 'All-Star' Project

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and Mikko "Linde" Lindström, guitarist for the Finnish "love metal" band HIM, have recorded guest appearances on the track "Out Of My Mind" from the all-star charity project WHOCARES — featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gill...
October 15, 2010
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TONY IOMMI: 'I've Gone Mad, Writing Loads Of Riffs Again'

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitartist Tony Iommi has revealed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has begun work on new material with the hopes of launching the "next phase" of his career alongside longtime SABBATH bandmate/bassist Geezer Butler. Whether or not this will be part of a BLACK...
October 12, 2010
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IOMMI, GILLAN, LORD, MCBRAIN: First Photos From The Studio

In 1989 BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan were just a few names in a long list of talent involved in the recording of the DEEP PURPLE track "Smoke on The Water". This song was re-recorded to raise money for those affected by the Leninakan earthquake that struck Arm...
October 8, 2010
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TONY IOMMI Records New Song With IAN GILLAN, NICKO MCBRAIN, JON LORD

In 1989 BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan were just a few names in a long list of talent involved in the recording of the DEEP PURPLE track "Smoke on The Water". This song was re-recorded to raise money for those affected by the Leninakan earthquake that struck Arm...
October 7, 2010
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BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, IRON MAIDEN Members To Record New Armenian Charity Song

In 1989 BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan were just a few names in a long list of talent involved in the recording of the DEEP PURPLE track "Smoke on The Water". This song was re-recorded to raise money for those affected by the Leninakan earthquake that struck Arm...
September 28, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN Singer: 'Young Fans Aren't Interested In Nostalgia; They Want New Stuff'

Singer Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarist Adrian Smith of British heavy metal legends were interviewed for an episode of "Hard" on the AUX music channel out of Canada when the band played in Toronto, Ontario on July 3, 2010. The segment can now be viewed below. Rod Smallwood, IRON...
September 18, 2010
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U.K. Vicar Hits Headlines, Defends SLAYER And BLACK SABBATH

Earlier this week a British cleric, Reverend Rachel Mann of St. Nicholas's in Burnage, Manchester, hit the national headlines because of an article she wrote in the Church Times. In the article she stated that Christians have much to learn from the "liberative theology of darkness" on which heavy me...
September 3, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN's 'The Final Frontier' Tops Charts In 21 Countries

EMI Records is proud of its 30-year, career-long involvement with IRON MAIDEN and the astonishing first-week global chart success of the band's fifteenth studio album, "The Final Frontier", which was released on EMI Records worldwide on August 16 (excluding USA, released by UMe on August 17). IRON M...
August 26, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Says Having No. 1 Album In The U.S. 'Would Be Amazing'

MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: You've had No. 1 albums in the past in the U.K. and other countries, but it looks as though "The Final Frontier" could debut at the top spot in the...
August 16, 2010
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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...
August 13, 2010