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OPERATIKA's Cover Of DIO's 'We Rock' Released
New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have released their cover version of the DIO classic "We Rock" via MySpace page. According to the band, the cover was originally planned as a bonus track for their upcoming album, but due to the untimely passing of the great Ronnie James Dio, the...October 6, 2010
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WHITE WIZZARD Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With New Single
"Shooting Star", a brand new song from Los Angeles traditional metallers WHITE WIZZARD, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track, which was written as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio, is the first recording to feature new WHITE WIZZARD vocalist Peter Ellis. A new WHITE WIZZARD...October 6, 2010
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Footage Of Bratislava RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Available
Fan-filmed video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Children Of The Sea" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio on September 22, 2010 at club Randal in Bratislava, Slovakia can be viewed below...October 5, 2010
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Ex-DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON To Be Featured On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'
Former DIO and current DC4 guitarist Rowan Robertson will be featured in a "Where Are They Now?" segment on an upcoming episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show". The sixth season of "That Metal Show", the one and only place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, is being...October 5, 2010
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Y&T Bassist Receives 'Sizeable Donation' From RONNIE JAMES DIO 'STAND UP AND SHOUT' CANCER FUND
According to a posting on Y&T's official web site, the band's original bassist Phil Kennemore, who is currently metastatic cancer, recently received a "sizeable donation" from the Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout" Cancer Fund. Created by Ronnie James Dio's wife/manager Wendy, the Ronnie Jame...October 5, 2010
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MIKE TRAMP's RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Song Released
WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp and his ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUZ band have recorded a tribute song to the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio — best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO. According to a press release, the track, "clocking in at almost nine minutes,...October 2, 2010
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GEEZER BUTLER Talks To 'The Metal File' About 40th Anniversary Of 'Paranoid', Future Plans
BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below. Due on November 15, "The Ozzy Years - Complete Albums Box Set (Limited Collectors Edition)" contains all the Ozzy-era BLACK SABB...September 29, 2010
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RONNIE WOOD Talks About Collaborating With SLASH, BILLY GIBBONS, EDDIE VEDDER On New Solo CD
Video footage of Ronnie Wood talking to the Artisan News Service about his collaboration with Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Eddie Vedder (PEARL JAM),Flea (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP) on Wood's seventh studio album, "I Feel Like Playing" (which is being released today...September 28, 2010
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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell' CD, DVD Due In November
Eagle Records has set a November 16 U.S. release date for "Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell" CD/DVD featuring a recording of HEAVEN & HELL's July 30, 2009 concert at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Columbia Music Entertainment will make the CD available in Japan on November 10...September 28, 2010
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Ashes to Ashes
Whatever your thoughts concerning the exit of Messiah Marcolin and his replacement by SOLITUDE AETURNUS's Robert Lowe, you must at least admit that CANDLEMASS career has been on the upswing since the Texan joined the Swedish doomsters. Much of that has to do with the release of a couple of great alb...September 27, 2010
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DORO PESCH Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, Upcoming DVD And U.S. Tour
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: How have your preparations been for these four upcoming U.S. dates? Doro: I'm planning to play all the highlights and some g...September 26, 2010
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Statue To Be Erected In Kavarna
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio will have a monument dedicated to him in the Bulgarian Black-sea coastal town of Kavarna. The statue will be placed in the city's central park, as part of the soon-to-be built "Walk of Rock," a project approved by the City Council four years ago. Accor...September 26, 2010
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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show' To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO
The sixth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, will be taped in Los Angeles the week of September 30 - October 5. Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Cree...September 25, 2010
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French Female-Fronted Metal Band HEAVY DUTY Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of female-fronted French power metallers HEAVY DUTY performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven And Hell" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio at Roque & Rock Festival on August 28, 2010 in La Roquebrussanne, France can be viewed below. "What We've Been T...September 25, 2010
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OZZY OSBOURNE Dedicates 'Road To Nowhere' To His 'Old Friend' RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)
Ozzy Osbourne dedicated the song "Road To Nowhere" to his "old friend" Ronnie James Dio during Ozzy's September 22, 2010 concert at the Palasharp Arena in Milan, Italy. "I'd like to dedicate this to my old friend Ronnie James Dio," Osbourne said from the stage. "God bless you, man. It's a song calle...September 25, 2010
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