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THE RODS To Headline BINGHAMTON AREA METALFEST
The original lineup of THE RODS — the classic '80s metal band led by Ronnie James Dio's (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) cousin, guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein — will headline the first annual BAM! (Binghamton Area Metalfest),set to take place September 12 at The Country Pines (Summer Stag...August 1, 2009
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HEAVEN & HELL's DIO Interviewed by ROCKALARM TV
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) was interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to HEAVEN & HELL's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the two-and-a-half-...July 31, 2009
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HOUSE OF LORDS, PRAYING MANTIS, POWER QUEST Confirmed For U.K.'s ROCK OF AGES FEST
HYDROGYN, PRAYING MANTIS, HOLY RAGE (featuring original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Allan Atkins),HOUSE OF LORDS, IMPERIA and POWER QUEST are among the confirmed bands for the rescheduled Rock Of Ages Fest 2009, set to take place November 20-22 at The Bridgehouse 2 in East London, England. After problems...July 28, 2009
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THE 11TH HOUR Issues Album Update
THE 11TH HOUR, the doom metal collaboration between Ed Warby (drums, guitar, bass, vocals, programming; GOREFEST, DEMIURG, HAIL OF BULLETS) and Rogga Johansson (vocals, additional guitar; RIBSPREADER, PAGANIZER, DEMIURG),is continuing work on its debut album for a fall 2009 release via Napalm Recor...July 25, 2009
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DIO Vs. DIO
The management for legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It has come to [our] attention that a band calling themselves DIO are advertised in Pollstar under Ronnie James Dio as playin...July 22, 2009
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DEATHRIDERS, VICIOUS RUMORS, WILD DOGS Singers To Guest On Tonight's 'Metal On Metal'
Singers Neil Turbin (DEATHRIDERS, ex-ANTHRAX),Matt McCourt (WILD DOGS) and Ronnie Stixx (VICIOUS RUMORS) will guest on Bill Peters' long-running "Metal on Metal" radio show on University Heights, Ohio's WJCU 88.7 FM tonight (Friday, July 17) at 7:30 p.m. EST. To listen to "Metal On Metal" live via...July 17, 2009
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HEAVEN & HELL Selects Next Single
HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has selected "Follow The Tears" as the next single from the group's new album, "The Devil You Know". HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert...July 16, 2009
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SLASH Issues Update On Solo Record
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has issued the following update: "It has been a pretty productive summer so far. My [solo] record should be done next month and the recording has gone smoothly and sounds fucking great. "Steven Adler [ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer] played on the first of t...July 15, 2009
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Former DRIVE Singer DAVID TAYLOR Dead At 44
According to TheMusicsOver.com, David Taylor, the former lead vocalist for '80s hard rock band DRIVE, was killed in a road accident late last month. While driving along a San Antonio interstate on June 25, Taylor lost control of his vehicle after a tire blew out, causing him to crash. He was airlift...July 10, 2009
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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Interviewed On BBC RADIO; Audio Available
Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Allan Atkins and his HOLY RAGE bandmate Chris Johnson (guitar) were interviewed on July 5 by radio presenter, history professor and author Carl Chinn on BBC Radio. According to a posting on Atkins' MySpace page, "We launched Al's new book, 'Dawn of the Metal Gods', spoke...July 9, 2009
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AL ATKINS: I Wanted To, But Couldn't, Get Away From The Name JUDAS PRIEST
Express & Star recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Allan Atkins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On his 1973 split with JUDAS PRIEST: "I was the only one in the group married and with a child, but money was a struggle. We had signed a recording contract ....July 3, 2009
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MARCO HIETALA's BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band To Play In Poland
SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish, will play three shows in Poland in November: Nov. 26 - Poznan, Poland - Eskulap Nov. 27 - Krakow, Poland - Studio Nov. 28 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja SAPATTIVUOSI played a show at Tavastia in Helsinki on April 17, 2009. Watch fan-f...June 25, 2009
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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...June 25, 2009
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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...June 23, 2009
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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...June 22, 2009
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