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WENDY DIO Wants KORN And AVENGED SEVENFOLD For RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album

Wendy Dio, the widow and longtime manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, HEAVEN & HELL),has revealed more information about the upcoming Dio tribute album, which is due next year. The collection, which will be released via Niji Entertainment Group...

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K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On His Time In JUDAS PRIEST

Guitarhoo! recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitarhoo!: What led to the formation of JUDAS PRIEST? Downing: As I have said many times, JUDAS PRIEST were a very fine blues band led mainly by Al...

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THE CULT Unveils Video For 'Elemental Light' (Salem Remix)

When THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury had the idea for SALEM to remix a song off THE CULT's new release, "Choice Of Weapon", he reached out to SALEM as an admirer, using an e-mail he found on and EP he had. The band responded and chose "Elemental Light", which resulted in an ethereal, beat-driven veris...

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ATKINS MAY PROJECT: 'Welcome To The Nightmare' Video Released

"Welcome To The Nightmare", the new video from ATKINS MAY PROJECT, the band featuring original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins and Christian guitarist and music artist Paul May, can be seen below. The song comes comes off the group's sophomore album, "Valley Of Shadows", which is available on Gonzo Mu...

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IAN GILLAN: I'm Very Honored That METALLICA Were Influenced By DEEP PURPLE

On November 7, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he has heard METALLICA's version of the DEEP PURPLE track "When A Blind Man Cries", which appears on the the ...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Has 'No Idea' If He Will Be Included In Possible PURPLE 'Rock Hall' Induction

Robert Cavuoto of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Guitar International: What was it like to be in the RAINBOW legacy and perform the Ronnie James Dio songs?...

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MICHAEL MONROE Completes Recording New Album

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has completed recording his new solo album in Stockholm, Sweden for an early 2013 release. He states, "We laid down 12 killer tracks and now the record just needs to be mixed. Can't wait to hear it when it's finished! We're all really excited about it!" Mic...

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ANTHRAX Featuring Drummer JON DETTE: Video Footage Of Paris Concert

ANTHRAX has tapped former TESTAMENT/SLAYER and current ANIMETAL USA drummer Jon Dette to sit behind the kit for the veteran thrash metal band's European tour as the support act for MOTÖRHEAD, which kicked off on November 5 in Wolverhampton, England. Dette is "kicking ass" as a temporary replacement...

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TAINTED NATION Reworks LAMBRETTA Hit For Forthcoming Debut Album

U.K.-based modern hard rockers TAINTED NATION have reworked the song "Bimbo", originally written by Max Martin (BACKSTREET BOYS, BRITNEY SPEARS, KELLY CLARKSON, PINK),Alexander Kronlund and Per Aldeheim for the Swedish pop-rock band LAMBRETTA. The new version of the track, now re-titled "Loser", wi...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer On Band's Longevity, 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame' Nomination

Leslie Wilson Jr. of GulfNews.com's Tabloid! recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GulfNews.com: How do you keep up the enthusiasm and energy over the tours and the years? What's the secret? Gillan: Well, I don't really k...

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HATEBREED Frontman On Upcoming Album, RANDY BLYTHE Arrest And Violence At Shows

Vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED was interviewed on the November 9-11 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs...

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ANTHRAX Featuring Drummer JON DETTE: Video Footage Of Entire Dublin Concert

ANTHRAX has tapped former TESTAMENT/SLAYER and current ANIMETAL USA drummer Jon Dette (pictured below) to sit behind the kit for the veteran thrash metal band's European tour as the support act for MOTÖRHEAD, which kicked off on November 5 in Wolverhampton, England. Dette is "kicking ass" as a tempo...

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SHADOWS FALL's JASON BITTNER With ANTHRAX: 'The Devil You Know' Drum-Cam Footage Available

Drum-cam footage of Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL) performing the song "The Devil You Know" with ANTHRAX on October 4 in Hartford, Connecticut can be seen below. ANTHRAX has tapped former TESTAMENT/SLAYER and current ANIMETAL USA drummer Jon Dette to sit behind the kit for the veteran thrash metal ban...

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NIKKI SIXX's 'The Heroin Diaries' To Be Turned Into Broadway Play

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year In The Life Of A Shattered Rock Star", is being turned into a Broadway play. Sixx writes on his Facebook page, "We’re getting pretty far down the road. We hope for a late 2013 or early 2014 for it to open." "The Heroin Diaries: ...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Interviewed On 'Hangar 19' (Audio)

Envision Radio Networks' "Hangar 19" recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. MOTÖRHEAD will enter the studio in January with longtime producer Cameron Webb to begin recording its next album for...