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Double-LP Vinyl Version Of 'Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 And 1987' To Be Made Available
"Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987", the double-disc set which is the first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, is about to get a glorious vinyl makeover. On February 15, 2011, the album will be issued...December 13, 2010
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KING DIAMOND Undergoes Triple-Bypass Heart Surgery
Livia Zita (pictured below),the 26-year-old wife of 54-year-old Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND),has issued the following update: "Let me catch you all up on the past couple of weeks' happenings, because it affects many things. "O...December 11, 2010
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GIRLSCHOOL Re-Recording Classic 'Hit And Run' Album
Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are currently in the studio re-recording their classic 1981 album "Hit And Run". The new version of the LP will be released in 2011 to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary. "Hit And Run" was originally made available in March 1981, followed a short ti...December 10, 2010
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WENDY DIO Donates More Than $100,000 To Cancer Research Program In Houston
According to 39 News, Wendy Dio, the widow and manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, RAINBOW, ELF),was back in Houston, Texas on Wednesday (December 8) to present a $117,000 check to Ronnie's physician, Dr. Ajani, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Ce...December 8, 2010
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TONY IOMMI Recording Second Song For Armenian Fundraising Efforts
BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL's Tony Iommi is currently laying down guitar on a second track to raise money to rebuild a music school in Armenia. He says, "I'm really excited with what we have produced." In an early 2010 interview, Iommi stated about his Armenian fundraising efforts, "We did an al...December 8, 2010
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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH Reunion With OZZY Won't Happen Before 2012
AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisecreep: The show [for HEAVEN & HELL's "Neon Nights" DVD] was filmed on July 30, 2009. How long after that did...December 8, 2010
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AXL ROSE Is 'Greatest Lead Singer Of All Time,' According To New Poll
GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has been voted the greatest lead singer of all time by readers of MusicRadar.com, ahead of such legendary vocalists as Freddy Mercury, Robert Plant, Ronnie James Dio, John Lennon and Bruce Dickinson. MusicRadar.com says: "The public have spoken. Forget the caricature...December 8, 2010
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BLACK SABBATH's 'Live At Hammersmith Odeon' To Be Released On 3LP 180-Gram Vinyl
Heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH have joined the club — Metal Club, that is. BLACK SABBATH's "Live At Hammersmith Odeon", a three-LP 180-gram vinyl with a triple gatefold packaging, will be released on January 11, 2011. This release will be limited to 3,000 numbered copies and is a Metal Club exclu...December 7, 2010
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Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
It has been thirty years since the release of BLACK SABBATH's landmark album "Heaven and Hell", the first with vocalist Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, ELF, DIO) and a turning point in both the band's career and the direction that heavy metal would take in the '80s. The equally brilliant, heavier/darker...December 6, 2010
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Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987
Another in what is sure to be a long line of posthumous recordings from the storied career of Ronnie James Dio, "Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987" is a terrific performance document from DIO's performances at the Monsters of Rock festivals. Nothing shabby or thrown-together here, the two-di...December 6, 2010
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VINNY APPICE, CARLOS CAVAZO, RUDY SARZO, MARK SLAUGHTER Perform At Nashville Benefit Concert
Video footage of Vinny Appice (drums; DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL),Carlos Cavazo (guitar; QUIET RIOT, RATT),Rudy Sarzo (bass; QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO) and Mark Slaughter (vocals; SLAUGHTER) performing a cover version of the DIO classic "The Last In Line" on Sunday, Dec...December 6, 2010
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TWISTED SISTER Live In Chile: Video Footage, Photos Available
Fan-filmed video footage of TWISTED SISTER performing a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "Long Live Rock'n'Roll" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio on December 1, 2010 at Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile can be viewed below. Check put photos at Wonemer.cl. TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay Fren...December 6, 2010
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Performs With FOZZY In Sydney (Video)
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal joined FOZZY on stage this past Friday (December 3) at The Factory in Sydney, Australia to perform the DIO classic "Stand Up And Shout". Fan-fimed video footage of his appearance can be viewed below. FOZZY is the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Ch...December 5, 2010
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS' 'Tap House' Rocks Akron
Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) joined forces with restaurateur Randy Arehart to re-launch the Tap House on Waterloo Road in Akron, Ohio on October 16 to become a "rockin' sports eatery" named Ripper Owens Tap House. Guest...December 4, 2010
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WENDY DIO Says RONNIE JAMES DIO's Upcoming Autobiography Will Feature 'Great Stories'
"Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography Of Ronnie James Dio", the revealing memoir of the heavy metal master, will be published in the spring of 2012 via MTV Books. With nearly five decades of worldwide success and album sales in the tens of millions as the front man of ELF, RAINBOW, DIO, BLACK SABB...December 4, 2010
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