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HENRY ROLLINS Gives A Guided Tour Of Washington D.C.'s Punk Underground

Never thought you'd live to see the day where you'd see a photo of Henry Rollins in a white smock and Häagen-Dazs t-shirt? Now better known as a muscle-bound fount of positive rage, back in the nascent days of the D.C. punk scene, Henry Rollins was a slim kid working 60-hour weeks at Häagen-Dazs sli...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs STRATOVARIUS On National TV; Video Available

Video footage of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing STRATOVARIUS' "Hunting High And Low" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock and Roll" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" last Thursday (March 22) has been posted online on YouTube: "Hunting High And Low" (video) "Rock and Roll" (vi...

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DIO Guitarist To Hold Clinic In Chicago

DIO guitarist Craig Goldy will hold a guitar clinic for ESP Guitars at 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 29 at the Sam Ash music store in Lombard, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. The address is: Sam Ash 1139 S. Main Street Lombard, IL (630) 424 1117 DIO's last release was the "Holy Diver Live" ...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Featured In New 'The Right To Rock' Podcast

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #14),featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner. During the 48-minute interview, Joe discusses his extraordinary career and talks about his upcoming solo CD, "Second Hand Life". Download the podcast at TheRighttoRock.com...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs WHITESNAKE On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of WHITESNAKE's "Here I Go Again" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The live performance was broadcast live Thursday night (March 15) from Linnanmäki in Helsinki. Guest...

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GRAHAM BONNET To Tour U.K. With TAZ TAYLOR BAND

The San-Diego based TAZ TAYLOR BAND, featuring legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI),will embark on a U.K. tour in June/July. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 22 - Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge Jun. 23 - Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge Jun. 25 - The...

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Ex-SABBATH/RAINBOW Drummer BOBBY RONDINELLI to Perform With ZEBRA This Weekend

Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, THE LIZARDS) will sit behind the drum kit for for ZEBRA this Sunday, March 18 at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, New York. Also appearing on the bill are TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda and BAPTIZED BY FIRE (featuring TWISTED SISTER s...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO On HEAVEN AND HELL: 'It's Just Like We Never Stopped'

Jenny Feniak of Sun Media recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his HEAVEN AND HELL bandmates: "We're kind of like locusts. We see each other just about every 12 yea...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Checks In

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has posted the following message on his official web site: "I became a grandfather recently but the baby was born with severe brain damage and is likely to be quite disabled. Normally it would be a huge drama but my lady already has a disabled boy of 19 year...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Comments On New Solo Album 'Second Hand Life'

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner shares some thoughts on his forthcoming CD, "Second Hand Life", in his latest "Studio Report." You can read about some of the songwriters who contributed, get some insight into the lyrics and sound of the songs as well as other anecdotes from Joe. Th...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs IRON MAIDEN On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of IRON MAIDEN's "The Evil That Men Do" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly had a cold during the show's taping, but managed to move on to the next ro...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: OZZY Has Always Hated Me When I Was In BLACK SABBATH

Heath McCoy of the Calgary Herald recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On fans' speculation that Ozzy's wife, manager and reputed control freak, Sharon Osbourne, is to...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs DEEP PURPLE On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of DEEP PURPLE's "Perfect Strangers" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly reached the final round of the competition, having received 86 percent of the...

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LYZANXIA Added To THE HAUNTED / MUNICIPAL WASTE European Tour

French metallers LYZANXIA have been added to the second leg of the THE HAUNTED / MUNICIPAL WASTE European tour. The dates are as follows: May 08 - Vosselaar (B) - Biebob May 09 - Rennes (F) - Ubu May 10 - Poitiers (F) - Comforte Moderne May 11 - Barcelona (E) - Apolo May 12 ...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: New Audio Interview Posted Online

An 11-minute audio interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),conducted earlier in the month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). HEAVEN AND HELL's North American tour is scheduled to la...