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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE Completes Work On Debut Album

HOLY RAGE, the U.K. metal band featuring original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins, has completed work on its debut album, "Just Don't Run". A late 2010 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label is expected. A short trailer for "Just Don't Run" can be viewed below. HOLY RAGE recently announced...

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Finnish Pop Superstar Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Finnish singer/songwriter Anssi Kela played an acoustic version of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" as a tribute to the legendary heavy metal frontman Ronnie James Dio this past Thursday (May 20) at the Tavastia club in Helsinki. The performance was part of Kela's special two-hour-and-fifteen-minute fre...

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NON-FICTION Bassist: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Will Not Be Forgotten'

Video footage of NON-FICTION performing the Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH classic "Voodoo" during the band's November 7, 2009 reunion concert at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey can be viewed below. The entire show was filmed by Jay Bones from Viking Digital and will be made into NON-FICTION's f...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has posted the following message onhis official blog: "This past weekend, we lost Ronnie James Dio, not only one of the best singers in hard rock and heavy metal, but someone who was polite, well spoken and gentlemanly, something of an anomaly in a genre where 'bad-...

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PRETTY MAIDS: New Audio Interview With RONNIE ATKINS Available

On May 19, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Ronnie Atkins of Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. PRETTY MAIDS recently announced the addition of former KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino to the group's...

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Actor/Comedian JACK BLACK Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Actor Jack Black of TENACIOUS D — the metal-inspired comic rock collaboration also featuring Kyle Gass — has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) (via Time magazine): "Dio has always b...

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SCORPIONS: The Passing Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Is A Huge Loss To The World Of Rock And Roll

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "The passing of Ronnie James Dio is a huge loss to the world of rock and roll. "He will be missed by mill...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: DIO Was 'Without A Doubt The Most Brilliant Of All Rock Sirens'

Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "I'm deeply saddened by the devastating news. "Ronnie was a dear friend and without a doubt the most brilli...

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BRUCE DICKINSON To Pay 'Personal Tribute' To DIO On Final Edition Of 'Rock Show'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson will "pay a personal tribute to Ronnie James Dio" during the final edition of Bruce's Friday-night "Rock Show" on May 28. The program, which airs on digital radio station BBC 6 Music, will go off the air as part of BBC's overhaul of its digital services. Dickinson...

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ALICE COOPER Talks About RONNIE JAMES DIO's Passing In New Video Interview

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper was interviewed on the Lazer 103.3 radio station at this year's Lazerfest, which took place Sunday, May 16 at Indianola Balloon Grounds in Indianola, Iowa. Watch the chat below. The "The Gruesome Twosome Tour", featuring Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie, kicked off on April...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Will Never Be Forgotten'

Former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "I knew Ronnie for quite some time — he often came to SCORPIONS shows over the years. "Although he ju...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Wife/Manager: 'We Need To Turn The Other Cheek' On WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH

Wendy Dio, wife/manager of late heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),has released the following statement in response to reports that the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) — an independent Baptist church and hate group known for its hatred of homosexuals...

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LIT Bassist Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Bassist Kevin Baldes of the Orange County rock band LIT has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Anybody who has ever met Ronnie James Dio will tell you, without a doubt, he was the...

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OPETH, IN FLAMES, EUROPE Members To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE

Some of Sweden's finest heavy metal musicians will gather to pay tribute to Ronnie James Dio during this fall's edition of the Sweden Rock Cruise, set to sail on October 7, 2010 from Stockholm, Sweden for Åbo, Finland and return the following day. There will be a long tribute concert with a number o...

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GOTHIC KNIGHTS Guitarist Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

John Tsantakis, guitarist of New York City-based power metallers GOTHIC KNIGHTS, has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "It was absolutely heartbreaking to hear that Ronnie James Di...