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QUEENSRŸCHE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of Seattle progressive hard rockers QUEENSRŸCHE performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Neon Knights" as a tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) on July 17, 2010 at this year's edition of Ba...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Interviewed On 'Good Time Metal Oldies'

On March 13, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST and current HOLY RAGE vocalist Al Atkins. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. "Good Time Metal Oldies" airs Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. EST on CIFA 104.1 FM in Nov...

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DIO's 'Holy Diver' To Be Reissued On Red Vinyl

Back On Black — the company which specializes in vinyl reissues of classic metal albums and is dedicated to providing top-quality releases for record collectors and metal fans worldwide — will release the classic debut album from DIO, "Holy Diver", on 180-gram limited-edition gatefold red vinyl on J...

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EARTHEN GRAVE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO In Millennium Park Concert

Chicago-based thrash/doom metal band EARTHEN GRAVE paid tribute to the legendary Ronnie James Dio by performing a cover version of RAINBOW's "Stargazer" (written by Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore) on Sunday, July 11 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois. Video foot...

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FOZZY: U.K., Ireland Tour Dates Announced

FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — has scheduled the following dates in the U.K. and Ireland: Oct. 10 - Cardiff, UK - Millennium Hall Oct. 11 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation Oct. 13 - Edinburgh, UK - Studio 24 Oct. 14 - ...

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Long Island To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With Huge Benefit Show

This Sunday, July 18 will mark over two months since the passing of legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio. In an effort to keep his legacy alive and to raise money for cancer research, numerous Long Island bands will be coming to together for this one-time memorial event. The concert "A Lo...

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JOE ELLIOTT Discusses DOWN 'N OUTZ' Long-Term Recording Plans

DOWN 'N OUTZ — a project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, backed by THE QUIREBOYS and playing rare tracks connected only by MOTT THE HOOPLE — has just released its debut album, "My ReGeneration". The CD includes covers of songs by Mott, Ian Hunter and BRITISH LIONS, the music DOWN N' OUTZ perfo...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Sings 'Happy Birthday' To RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach singing "Happy Birthday" to Ronnie James Dio on what would have been Dio's 68th birthday on July 10, 2010 at the Norway Rock Festival in Kvinesdal, Norway can be viewed below. Also available is performance footage of the song "Here...

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TENACIOUS D Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)

TENACIOUS D — the metal-inspired comic rock collaboration featuring actor Jack Black and Kyle Gass — paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — during an appearance at this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which was held J...

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TWISTED SISTER Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Sweden's ROCKWEEKEND; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of TWISTED SISTER performing a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "Long Live Rock'n'Roll" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio at this year's Rockweekend festival, which took place July 8-10 in Kilafors (two hours north of Stockholm),Sweden, can be viewed below. TWISTED SISTE...

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GEEZER BUTLER On RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Concert

Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will play a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, Ronnie James Dio, at this year's High Voltage festival on July 24 at Victoria Park in London, England. The musicians will be joined by legendary former DEEP PURPL...

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BLAZE BAYLEY Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At U.K.'s SOS Festival

Former IRON MAIDEN and current WOLFSBANE vocalist Blaze Bayley teamed up with members of 4BITTEN, FURY UK and BABYLON FIRE on Saturday, July 10 at the SOS festival in Radcliffe, England to perform a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven And Hell" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio. Fan-fi...

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LION'S SHARE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Sweden's GATUFESTEN, ROCKWEEKEND Festivals

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish melodic metallers LION'S SHARE performing cover versions of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and RAINBOW's "We Rock" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio during their appearances at the Gatufesten in Sundsvall, Sweden on July 8, 2010 and Rockweekend festival in Kilaf...

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TONY IOMMI On The Future Of HEAVEN & HELL And BLACK SABBATH

Paul Cole of the Sunday Mercury recently conducted an interview with the legendary BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On late HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH singer Ronnie James Dio: "I first met Ronnie at a party in Los Angeles, and we g...

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OPERATIKA Recording Cover Of DIO's 'We Rock'

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA are currently in the studio recording a cover of the DIO classic "We Rock". According to the band, "The cover was originally planned as a bonus track for our upcoming album, but due to the untimely passing of the great Ronnie James Dio, the cover...