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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Encino Home Named 'Top L.A. Musician Mansion For Sale'

Ronnie James Dio's Encino, California home, which was put on the market last September, has been named LA Weekly's "Top L.A. Musician Mansion For Sale." According to Curbed Los Angeles, the house (see photos below) has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, has over 5,000 square feet of living space, and...

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BILL WARD Looks Back On 2010: 'It's Difficult To Smile When You're Not Smiling Inside'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following end-of-year message on his official web site: "I have been trying to come to terms with putting my thoughts and experiences of 2010 onto paper, and sadly, on the eve of Christmas, I find myself exhausted from the sheer weight of life on life's...

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MAX CAVALERA: I Don't Need A SEPULTURA Reunion, But I'd Like To Do It For The Fans

Nyna of MetalSickness.com conducted an interview with SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY mainman Max Cavalera on November 18, 2010 at Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. On the possibility of a reunion of the classic lineup of SEPULTURA, featuring Max on guitar/vocals and...

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SLASH On Surviving Rock And Roll Excesses, FERGIE And AXL ROSE

John Dingwall of California Chronicle recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On performing while under the influence: Slash: "I'd always been pretty good at being able to play no matter what. I...

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Drummer ALEX LANDENBURG: STRATOVARIUS Fans 'Accepted Me With Open Arms'

Alex Landenburg (AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA),who just completed a European tour as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed, has issued the following update: "I'd like to take the oppo...

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FULLFORCE: New Song Posted Online

A rough-mix version of "None Of Your Concern", a brand new song from FULLFORCE — the new Swedish melodic metal project featuring Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE, SILENT MEMORIAL, PLANET ALLIANCE) on vocals, Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL) on guitar, Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on drums, C...

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MIKE PORTNOY: I Tried To Rejoin DREAM THEATER But Was Rebuffed

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed that he made a recent attempt to rejoin his former bandmates but was rebuffed by the group he formed and led for 25 years. Writing on his official forum, Portnoy states, "Just for the record, this is indeed true.. "Fairly recently, I reached out to...

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EARTHEN GRAVE Nominated For CHICAGO MUSIC AWARD

Chicago-based metal band EARTHEN GRAVE has been nominated in the "Best New Entertainer" category at the 30th-anniversary edition of the Chicago Music Awards (CMA) — the first time a metal band has been nominated in the category. The CMAs honor and feature the best of Chicago entertainers in pop, cla...

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TONY IOMMI Talks Gear, Tone And Early BLACK SABBATH In New Interview

Issue 210 of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (on sale December 24 - January 20) features legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi on the cover and contains 11 pages of Iommi coverage, including an in-depth interview and a complete tab of "Planet Caravan". A couple of excerpts from the first par...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Comments On OZZY's Fender-Bender

Legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne rear-ended another car Monday morning (December 13) while driving around Los Angeles. Law enforcement sources said Ozzy's Ferrari hit a Mercedes from behind right before entering an L.A. highway. Both parties reportedly waited for police to arrive and then...

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DEATH's 'The Sound Of Perseverance' To Be Reissued With Bonus Material

DEATH's seventh and final album, "The Sound Of Perseverance", will be reissued on February 15, 2011 in North America (February 21 internationally) via Relapse Records. The first in a series of official DEATH reissues slated for 2011, "The Sound Of Perseverance" has been remastered and expanded to in...

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CLOSE TO HOME Signs With ARTERY RECORDINGS

CLOSE TO HOME has joined the Artery Recordings roster, the joint venture between The Artery Foundation and Razor & Tie. Hailing from Cincinnati, the hard rock band is the seventh addition to the Artery Recordings family. They will release their debut full-length album, "Never Back Down", on Febr...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Plays 'Hold On' On 'Rock Band' (Video)

Video footage of members of the New England metal band ALL THAT REMAINS playing their song "Hold On" on the "Rock Band" music video game can be viewed below. "Hold On" is the first single from ALL THAT REMAINS' new album, "For We Are Many", which debuted at No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart, ...

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IRON MAIDEN, IN FLAMES Confirmed For Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival

IRON MAIDEN, IN FLAMES and FLOGGING MOLLY have been confirmed for next year's Nova Rock festival, set to take place June 11-13, 2011 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). The festival billing is shaping...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Says Band Has Yet To Choose New Lead Singer

DJ Marco Garavelli of the Italian web site LineaRock conducted an interview with Herman Li, guitarist, songwriter and producer of the Grammy-nominated British extreme epic power metal band DRAGONFORCE, in late November during Li's Italian clinic tour. When asked about DRAGONFORCE's split with lead s...