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RONNIE JAMES DIO Memorial Concerts To Be Staged In London and L.A.?

According to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, two major concerts are being planned to celebrate the life of the late Ronnie James Dio. The gigs — dubbed Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout" Memorial Concerts — will take place in London and Los Angeles in the fall. Although no official details have yet...

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JUDAS PRIEST Finally Receives Its GRAMMY Trophies; Photo Available

JUDAS PRIEST was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, which was held on January 31, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. JUDAS PRIEST was nominated for the track "Dissident Aggressor", from the band's 2009...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE Completes Work On Debut Album

HOLY RAGE, the U.K. metal band featuring original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins, has completed work on its debut album, "Just Don't Run". A late 2010 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label is expected. A short trailer for "Just Don't Run" can be viewed below. HOLY RAGE recently announced...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Explains Difficulty In Booking OZZFEST

Sharon Osbourne was the surprise guest at Ozzy Osbourne's elaborately staged news conference on Wednesday afternoon (May 19) at Casa Loma's Great Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to promote his new album, "Scream". When asked about the billing of this year's edition of Ozzy's travelling festival, Oz...

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BRUTAL GODZ Parts Ways With Ex-METAL CHURCH Singer, Announces Replacement

BRUTAL GODZ, the new Germany-based project featuring former/current members of BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and REBELLION, has parted ways with former METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe and has replaced him with Ian Breeg, a young Russian musician from Moscow. Commented bassist Oliver Holzwarth (w...

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PRIMAL FEAR Dedicates 'Fighting The Darkness' To DIO At New York City Concert

Kevin Alba of MetalAsylum.net has submitted the following report to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Just got back from the North American tour kick-off of PRIMAL FEAR at New York City's Gramercy Theater. The band was joined by the amazing vocalist Pamela Moore [who is best known for her performance as Sister Mar...

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HALFORD Confirms San Francisco Show

Metal God Records and Rob Halford have announced an intimate HALFORD concert performance Saturday, July 17 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. Join the HALFORD band members as they prepare to embark upon their first concert tour in more than seven years performing soon-to-be releas...

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OZZFEST 2010: Fans Receive Ticket, No Add-On Fees And A Digital Copy Of OZZY's New Album

All fans who purchase tickets for this summer's edition of Ozzy Osbourne's travelling festival, Ozzfest, before June 18 at LiveNation.com will receive a digital copy of Ozzy's new album, "Scream", the day before the album is available in stores. It was also announced that all six dates on the Live N...

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JUDAS PRIEST, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, QUEENSRŸCHE Members Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Members of JUDAS PRIEST, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, QUEENSRŸCHE, Y&T, TWISTED SISTER and WHITESNAKE are among the musicians who paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) during yesterday's (Monday, May 17) special edition of "Ed...

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ROB HALFORD Interviewed At 'Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation' Awards

"Access Hollywood" conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford on April 17, 2010 at the Los Angeles presentation of the 21st annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor medi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Talks About Making Of 'British Steel'; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was interviewed by Clear Channel in connection with the release of the deluxe 30th anniversary edition of the band's breakthrough 1980 album, "British Steel", on Tuesday (May 11). A clip from the chat can be viewed below. More of the footage is available at this loc...

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JUDAS PRIEST Interviewed By FOZZY Frontman

FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing for the official web site of World Wrestling Entertainment. The entire chat can be found by following these links: * Part 1 * Part 2 A couple...

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SICK OF IT ALL Announces West Coast Mini-Tour

Legendary New York hardcore band SICK OF IT ALL has announced its first West Coast shows in years, set to take place this summer with ALPHA AND OMEGA, 50 LIONS and TRASH TALK in the supporting slots. Commented vocalist Lou Koller: "We are very excited to get back on the road. Especially to be gettin...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Interviewed On 'Creep Show'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was interviewed for this week's episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Show". The Metal God revealed little-known facts about the creation of PRIEST's classic "British Steel" album and talked about its new 30th-anniversary CD and DVD package, which features the original alb...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Interviewed On 'Rockline'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was interviewed on last night's (Monday, May 10) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. The program is now available for streaming at RocklineRadio.com. Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that fans can download live recordi...