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HEAVEN & HELL Drummer To Guest On WJCU's 'Metal On Metal'

HEAVEN & HELL drummer Vinny Appice will appear "live" on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio program on Friday, August 21 at 7:30 p.m. (EST). Appice will discuss the band's current tour and "The Devil You Know" album, and will tell tales from the road, including a recent fun and unexpected run-in with...

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Former MASSACRE Frontman KAM LEE Talks About BONE GNAWER Project; Audio Available

Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music recently conducted an interview with the former MASSACRE/DEATH frontman Kam Lee about his BONE GNAWER project, which also features Rogga Johansson from PAGANIZER/RIBSPREADER, Morgan Lie from NAGLFAR/HATE AMMO and Ronnie Bjornstrom of RIBSPREADER/HATE AMMO. The cha...

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HATE AMMO: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

HATE AMMO — the Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring members of NAGLFAR, ASSAILANT, LIVE ELEPHANT, THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE and BONE GNAWER — is streaming its entire debut at this location (stream available until August 23). The CD will feature the following track listing: 01. Far Beyond Hatred 02....

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TONY IOMMI To Undergo Hand Surgery

JJ Koczan of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: In terms of putting the record [HEAVEN & HELL's "The Devil You Know"] togethe...

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WOLFMOTHER: New Single 'New Moon Rising' Available For Streaming

"New Moon Rising", the first single from "Cosmic Egg", the forthcoming second album from the Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER, can be streamed below. The song made its worldwide debut yesterday morning (Friday, August 14) on Triple J's "Breakfast Show" in Australia. The group's first album sin...

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KIX To Open For JUDAS PRIEST In Maryland

Reactivated rockers KIX will open for JUDAS PRIEST on August 22 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. KIX's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Aug. 22 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, Maryland (w/ JUDAS PRIEST) Sep. 11 - Hager Hall Events Center - Hagerstown, Maryland...

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HEAVEN & HELL Schedules New York City Signing Session

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will take part in a signing session and meet-and-greet on August 26, 2009 at Sam Ash in New York City (located on W. 48th Street) beginning at...

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WOLFMOTHER: 'Cosmic Egg' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Cosmic Egg", the forthcoming second album from the Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER, can be viewed below. The group's first album since the departure of drummer Myles Heskett and bassist/keyboardist Chris Ross, "Cosmic Egg" was recorded in Los Angeles with heralded U.K....

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DIO: I Don't Hear OZZY Doing 'Heaven And Hell' So Why Should I Sing OZZY-Era Songs?

U.K.'s Absolute Radio conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) when HEAVEN & HELL played the Sonisphere festival on August 1, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the 10-minute chat below....

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WOLFMOTHER's New Single To Debut This Friday On Australian Radio

Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER will release its second album, titled "Cosmic Egg", on the following dates: Japan: October 8 Australia, Germany, and New Zealand: October 9 Europe: October 12 USA: October 13 The group's first album since the departure of drummer Myles Heskett and bassist/keybo...

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BILL WARD Says 'Musical Difference' Was The Main Reason He Dropped Out Of HEAVEN & HELL

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward was interviewed on this past Friday's (August 7) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed and edited by BLABBERMOUTH.NET for clarity). On why he pulled out of his inv...

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SYLOSIS Interviewed At U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival; Video Available

Metal Gods TV conducted an interview with U.K.-based modern thrash hopefuls SYLOSIS at the Sonisphere festival, which was held on August 1-2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the four-minute chat below. SYLOSIS's latest album, "Conclusion Of An Age", was released on Octobe...

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HATE AMMO To Film New Video In September

HATE AMMO — the Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring members of NAGLFAR, ASSAILANT, LIVE ELEPHANT, THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE and BONE GNAWER — will film a new video in September with the Standard Street Team. More information will be made available soon. HATE AMMO recently posted four songs from its...

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Feast of Flesh

I guess I've not been paying attention to Kam Lee's (ex-MANTAS/DEATH, MASSACRE, ex-DENIAL FIEND) whereabouts since he left DENIAL FIEND. Having not read any biographical/press information on BONE GNAWER's "Feast of Flesh", I began playing the CD and thought, "Wow, this is good stuff and it reminds m...

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HEAVEN & HELL Kicks Off North American Tour In Vancouver; Setlist Revealed

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — kicked off its North American tour last night (Friday, August 7) at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group's s...