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DIO: More Tour Dates Announced

DIO have lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: May 27 - Roeselare, BEL @ Schwung Festival May 28 - Saarbrucken, GER @ The Garage May 30 - Munich, GER @ Elserhalle Jun. 01 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn Jun. 02 - Ulm, GER @ Tent Festival Jun. 03 - Frankfurt, GER ...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Record DIO Cover For Upcoming Compilation

MTV.com is reporting that KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will begin writing fresh material in July for the follow-up to 2004's "The End of Heartache" — an album Roadrunner Records hopes to be able to release in November, the group's bassist Mike D'Antonio said. He added that the band's also just recorded a cover...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer HOGLAN: The Genius That Is DEVIN TOWNSEND

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following report from the recording sessions for their new album, "The New Black", due in July via Century Media Records: "After those last few punishing rehearsals, where, I swear to god, I broke something (My back? My cloaca? My ass?),we pack...

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SOILWORK, SCAR SYMMETRY, MYSTIC PROPHECY Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

SOILWORK, SCAR SYMMETRY, MYSTIC PROPHECY, BLIND PETITION and ASTERIUS have been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 in Tolmin, Slovenia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): Main Stage: AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CATARACT DEAT...

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LEATHERWOLF Sign With King Records For Japan, Schedule SoCal Warmup Shows

California metallers LEATHERWOLF have finalized a deal with King Records for the territory of Japan and will issue their new studio album, "World Asylum", on June 21. The European release is set for June 23 via Massacre Records. "World Asylum" introduces new voice Wade Black (ex-CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer DI'ANNO Talks About Being A Muslim

David Lee Wilson of Egypt Today recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Egypt Today: The U.K. is having a bit of its own paranoia at the moment as well. Paul Di'Anno: "Yes. Let me tell you, it has been crazy. I ...

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MACHINE HEAD's FLYNN: 'Our Goal Is To Write The Greatest No-Bullsh*t Metal Album Of All Time'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What's up fuckers! How the hell's it goin'? The mighty MACHINE HEAD are doing fucking splendid these days. Been hanging out at home for a while now. After touring so long, it's pretty nice. Connecti...

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GORGOROTH Fan Gets Hit By A Train — And Lives To Tell About It

The Edmonton Sun has issued the following report: The metal gods were smiling on Jesse Maggrah. The 20-year-old man was walking beside railway tracks on Sunday, the Norwegian heavy metal band GORGOROTH cranked on his portable CD player, when he was hit by a freight train. Maggrah said he did hear th...

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Report: 'The Black Metal Group' Does Not Exist In Malaysia's Perak State

Malaysian national news agency Bernama.com is reporting that the so-called "The Black Metal Group" does not exist in Perak, Malasyia, the state legislative assembly was told Monday (April 17). Nevertheless, the state religious department, police, Rela and other agencies would monitor the situation f...

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I take absolutely no pleasure in doing this, because Ronnie James Dio is one of my personal heroes, a man who's lived it all, done it all and exuded nothing but class all the way. He's the reason some of my all-time albums are my favorites. I won't even dignify an idiot's "Ozzy or Dio?" ...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Has No Plans To Rejoin BLACK SABBATH

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio's (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) official web site has been updated with the following message: "Just to put the BLACK SABBATH reunion rumors to rest, here is the inside scoop from Wendy Dio [Ronnie's wife/manager]: Ronnie was in the U.K. to do promo for the...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Collaborating With TONY IOMMI On New BLACK SABBATH Material

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has flown to the U.K. to write a couple of tracks with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi for a forthcoming box set, tentatively titled "Black Sabbath – The Dio Years". The box set will reportedly contain all the BLACK SABBATH albums with Ronnie in ful...

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SILVERTIDE Frontman Talks About Touring With VAN HALEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE

In a brand new, exclusive interview with Rock N Roll Universe, SILVERTIDE vocalist Walt Lafty discusses the band's upcoming, as-yet-untitled album, the follow-up to 2004's "Show And Tell", the band's extensive touring which took them around the world opening up for VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE,...

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ENTHRALLMENT Confirmed For Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

Bulgarian brutal death metallers ENTHRALLMENT have been confirmed for the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place August 3-7 at the Black Sea resort of Varna in Bulgaria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABLEPSIA ANNIHILATOR ATROCITY AXEL RUDI PELL BRAZEN A...

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RIOT: More European Dates Announced

Veteran hard rockers RIOT have revised their European tour itinerary. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Apr. 08 – Keep It True Festival – Lauda–Konigshofen, GER Apr. 09 - Lintfabriek - Kontich, BEL Apr. 11 - Spirit Of 66 – Verviers, BEL Apr. 12 - Music Hall – Weiher, GER Apr. 14 ...