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ANTERIOR To Enter Studio In September

Welsh metallers ANTERIOR have issued the following update: "We are still writing for the forthcoming album. We will be releasing updates regarding the new album's title, tracklisting etc over the coming months and we are hoping to record in September/October time with the beastly metal producer extr...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Video Interview Posted Online

Germany's Rockhaus TV recently conducted interviews with HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice. Watch the footage at this location. It can also be seen below. (Note: The first part of the Tony Iommi interview was released earlier in the month.) HEAVEN & HELL was...

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HEAVEN & HELL's METALWAY Cancelation: Video Footage Of DIO's Speech Available

Video footage of HEAVEN & HELL frontman Ronnie James Dio explaining to the audience at last night's (Sunday, June 21) Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain that the band would not be able to perform because guitarist Tony Iommi was "very, very ill" can be viewed below. Sergi Ramos of The Metal Ci...

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Former MINISTRY/NINE INCH NAILS Member Launches Music Business School

As the next step in a career that has already seen stints in some of the most legendary acts in alternative music (including NINE INCH NAILS, MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, PIL and PIGFACE),drummer and music industry educator Martin Atkins has launched Revolution Number Three, a new music business school...

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HEAVEN & HELL Guitarist's 'Back Pain' Forces METALWAY Cancelation

According to Sergi Ramos of The Metal Circus, HEAVEN & HELL was forced to cancel its appearance Sunday night (June 21) at the Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain due to back pain suffered by guitarist Tony Iommi. Ramos tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "The stage was already set with all [HEAVEN & HE...

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DIO's 'Killing The Dragon' Reissued On Limited-Edition Vinyl

DIO's "Killing The Dragon" album from 2002 is being released this month on limited-edition vinyl with a gatefold pop-up cover via Night Of The Vinyl Dead. Only 500 hand-numbered copies are being manufactured. "Killing The Dragon" was originally released by Spitfire Records. The track listing is as f...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Zurich Photos Available

Andreas Feuerstein from MineMusig has uploaded high-quality photos of HEAVEN & HELL's June 17, 2009 concert at Volkshaus in Zurich, Switzerland. Check out the slideshow at this location. HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany was professionally filmed by WDR's...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Issues Post-TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS Tour Update

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "I just arrived back in the USA from the Tim 'Ripper' Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR] tour of Europe. Ripper and I have worked on a lot of things lately, including our band HAIL!, h...

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'Brütal Legend' Creator Explains Why RONNIE JAMES DIO Is No Longer Involved With Game

Double Fine studio head and Brütal Legend game creator Tim Schafer has confirmed that the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has been cut out of the game's voice cast and has been replaced with Tim Curry, a movie actor best known for his...

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DORO PESCH: 'I Think I Will Die On Stage'

Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: Being that you are one of the top female metal musicians of this generation, how do you feel the metal scene treated women in the past? Doro...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO No Longer Part Of 'Brütal Legend' Game

The management for legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the producers of the upcoming Brütal Legend game have decided to cut Dio's contributions out of the game, and have replaced him with Tim Curry, a...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Air Date Announced For 'Rockpalast' Broadcast

HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany will be professionally filmed by WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" and will be broadcast the morning of July 13 at 00.25h. For more information, visit Rockpalast.de. HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SAB...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Quality Bamberg Footage Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN & HELL's June 10, 2009 headlining concert in Bamberg, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert at Museumsmeile in Bonn, Germany will be professionally filmed by WDR's (German public TV) seri...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Discusses His Involvement In 'Brütal Legend' Game; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was interviewed by G4tv.com at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3),one of the biggest events in the annual gaming calendar, which was held June 2-4, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Halford spoke about his involvement in the upcoming Brütal Leg...

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HATE AMMO: Debut Album Samples Available

HATE AMMO — the Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring members of NAGLFAR, ASSAILANT, LIVE ELEPHANT, THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE and BONE GNAWER — has posted four songs from its recently completed debut album, "Rise Up", on the group's MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Far Beyond Hatred", "Psychotic Ep...