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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Stand Up And Shout' Cancer Fund Raises Over $450K For Cancer Research
The Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout" Cancer Fund, which was founded in memory of the late singer who died in 2010, has raised over $450,000 for cancer research. Later this year, the fund will team up with Christie's, an international company that offers art auctions and private sales to clients...May 17, 2011
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DORO PESCH Interviewed On Mexico's 'Familia Perro' Podcast (Audio)
Mexico's metal podcast Familia Perro recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. You can now listen to the chat below. (Note: The interview was conducted in English and then translated to Spanish.) In a recent interview with Rocksalt.mx, Pesch spoke about a new song she has...May 16, 2011
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Remembered On One-Year Anniversary Of His Death
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, died of stomach cancer one year ago on Monday (May 16) at the age of 67. A three-minute Artisan News Service report in which Dio's BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL bandmate G...May 16, 2011
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2007 Audio Interview With RONNIE JAMES DIO Posted Online
Orpheus Spiliotopoulos, the co-host of MTV Greece's "Headbangers Ball", has posted the unedited/uncut version of the audio interview he conducted with the legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) on June 29, 2007 at the Rockwave festival in...May 16, 2011
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'Heavy Metal' Magazine's 'Gates' Soundtrack To Benefit RONNIE JAMES DIO's Cancer Fund
Heavy Metal magazine announced today, the one-year anniversary of the death of Ronnie James Dio, that it will release the official soundtrack to its first web comic Gates later this summer and all net proceeds will benefit the Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund". Ronnie James Dio appea...May 15, 2011
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DORO PESCH To Front DIO DISCIPLES For Italian, Spanish Shows
German "metal queen" Doro Pesch will be filling in for singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) on the following DIO DISCIPLES tour dates: June 29 - Milan, Italy @ Magazzini Generali July 01 - Bilbao, Spain @ Rockstar Live July 02 - Madrid, Spain @ Heineken...May 15, 2011
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BLACK SABBATH: 'Born Again' Deluxe Expanded Edition Reissue Audio Samples
Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on the deluxe-expanded-edition reissue of BLACK SABBATH's "Born Again" album, which is due in the U.K. on May 30 via Sanctuary, can be found at Amazon.co.uk. Following the departure of lead singer Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice after the studio...May 15, 2011
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QUEENSRCHE Singer To Be Interviewed For VH1 CLASSIC's 'Metal Evolution: The Series'
QUEENSRCHE singer Geoff Tate will be interviewed on Tuesday, May 17 at Pondera winery in Woodinville, Washington by Banger Films for the forthcoming TV series "Metal Evolution: The Series". The 11-episode series will begin broadcasting on November 11, 2011 in the U.S. on VH1 Classic and in Canada on...May 15, 2011
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GEEZER BUTLER Working On New Solo Album And 'Book Of Memoirs'
Jo Schftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) and Wendy Dio, wife/manager of late HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH singer Ronnie James Dio, at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on Apr...May 14, 2011
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REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS: Trailer For VH1 CLASSIC Broadcast Available
Highlights from the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on Saturday, May 28. A trailer for the broadcast can be seen below. Revolver will release a special Golden Gods issue of the magazine on M...May 14, 2011
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RONNIE JAMES DIO, PAUL GRAY, PETER STEELE, MIKE STARR Featured In 'Fallen Heroes' Tribute
The two-and-a-half-minute "Fallen Heroes" tribute video which was shown at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California can be viewed below. The clip remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed, including Ronnie James Dio, SL...May 11, 2011
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ANVIL Frontman: 'Writing The New Record Was Much Like Our Moment Of Truth'
Ken Kelley of Times & Transcript recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how the success of ANVIL's documentary, "Anvil: The Story Of Anvil", influenced the creative pro...May 9, 2011
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LION'S SHARE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Norway's KARMYGEDDON Festival (Video)
Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE performed a medley of the songs "Heaven And Hell" (BLACK SABBATH) and "We Rock" (DIO) as a tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio this past Saturday, May 7 at the Karmygeddon metal festival in Haugesund, Norway. Video footage of the perfor...May 9, 2011
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Vengeance
Not having issued an album since the 1980s, straight-ahead heavy metal band THE RODS reunited in 2008 and have now released an album of brand new studio material called "Vengeance". The trio of guitarist/vocalist David "Rock" Feinstein, bassist/lead vocalist Gary Bordonaro, and drummer/vocalist (and...May 9, 2011
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WHERE ANGELS SUFFER Parts Ways With RANDY PIPER, Recruits Ex-LIZZY BORDEN Axeman
WHERE ANGELS SUFFER (W.A.S.) has parted ways with guitarist Randy Piper (ANIMAL, W.A.S.P.) and has replaced him with Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN, HEATHEN). WHERE ANGELS SUFFER's current is rounded out by Chris Holmes (guitar; ex-W.A.S.P.),Steve Unger (bass; ex-METAL CHURCH),Rich Lewis (v...May 9, 2011
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