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MIKE TRAMP Records RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Song

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,...

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EVILE Guitarist, METAL HAMMER Editor To Bungee Jump For Charity

In March 2010, guitarist Ol Drake of British thrashers EVILE issued the following statement upon learning his band had been nominated for a Metal Hammer Golden Gods award: "If we win, I promise we will do a bungee jump, dressed as cowboys. I'm writing that without checking if anyone else will do it,...

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LEMMY On His Nazi Collection: 'I Only Collect The Stuff, I Didn't Collect The Ideas'

Michael Deeds of IdahoStatesman.com recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD's Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the major profile Rolling Stone magazine did on him in late 2009: Lemmy: "It was quite funny, because I brought (the journalist) around to m...

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DAVID 'ROCK' FEINSTEIN: Solo Album Featuring RONNIE JAMES DIO Detailed

David "Rock" Feinstein — a former member of RONNIE DIO & THE PROPHETS, THE ELECTRIC ELVES, ELF, and the leader of the legendary New York band THE RODS — is readying a new solo effort via the Niji Entertainment Group, "Bitten By The Beast". Released on November 23, 2010, the nine-track disc will...

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HOLY RAGE: Debut Album Pushed Back To October; Artwork Unveiled

HOLY RAGE, the U.K.-based band led by original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins, will release its self-titled debut album on October 25 via Z Records. A track from the CD, "Kingdom Of Hell", is available for streaming on the Z Records MySpace page. HOLY RAGE recently announced the addition of guitari...

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PAUL SHORTINO Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At STOCKHOLM ROCK OUT (Video)

Veteran hard rock vocalist Paul Shortino (QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT and the recently reunited KING KOBRA) paid tribute to Ronnie James Dio by singing a part of BLACK SABBATH's classic song "Heaven And Hell" during an appearance this past Saturday (September 11) at the Stockholm Rock Out festival in Sto...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Hit By Flying Cup Of Beer In Norway; Video Available

Powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was hit by what appears to have been a plastic cup filled with beer during his September 10, 2010 headlining performance at Byscenen in Haugesund, Norway. Owens had just started playing his cover vers...

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DIO: 'Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' Artwork Unveiled

The first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, will be the double-disc set "Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987". The first disc was recorded at the first-ever U.K. performance by Dio's solo group, while o...

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VINNY APPICE Schedules California Clinic

Drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) has scheduled the following clinic: Saturday, September 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pulse Drumming 2434 East Main St. Ventura, CA 93003-2604 (805) 648-3786 For more information, go to this location. Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Io...

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DIO: Classic 'Holy Diver' Tracks Coming To 'Rock Band'

Two classic DIO tracks — "Holy Diver" and "Stand Up And Shout" — will be made available on September 14 in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii. With more than 400 ar...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: Posthumous Releases Detailed

2010 will go down as the year that we lost one of hard rock/heavy metal's all-time great vocalists, Ronnie James Dio (after a valiant battle with cancer). Throughout a career that saw Ronnie pen or co-pen classics with such legendary acts as ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, and with h...

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New Music, Memoirs Planned For RONNIE JAMES DIO

Wendy Dio, wife/manager of late singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO, ELF),spoke to Greg Prato (MySpace page) of RollingStone.com about Niji Entertainment Group, the newly launched record label which has several releases scheduled for November. On November 9, Niji...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Solo Backing Band Confirmed

Powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has confirmed the musicians that will be backing him on his upcoming European tour. They are as follows: * Andy Boss (PAUL DI'ANNO, ABSOLUTE STEEL) - Guitar * Jon Vegard (PAUL DI'ANNO) - Guitar * Are...

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MIND KEY Announces New Drummer

Italian progressive metallers MIND KEY have announced the addition of drummer Mirkko De Maio to the group's ranks. The band states, "We're happy because we think that Mirkko is the right man for his musical background, his experience (although he's quite young) and mainly for his incredible energy a...

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THE RODS To Headline METAL 'CUSE Festival

THE RODS — the classic '80s metal band led by Ronnie James Dio's (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) cousin, guitarist/vocalist David "Rock" Feinstein — will headline the Metal 'Cuse festival, set to take place on November 6 at Fusion in North Syracuse, New York. Also appearing on the bill are T...