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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD: DIO's 'Voice Was An Instrument Of Power And Of Beauty'

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "I would like, along with my wife and daughters, to express my sadness at the passing of Ronnie Dio. "...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Begins Work On New Solo Album

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has commenced recording his tenth solo album, this time to be done completely at Los Angeles, California's most legendary recording studio, The Village Recorder. An in-depth "making-of" documentary will be filmed of the entire process. Friedman's ninth album,...

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JON OLIVA: RONNIE JAMES DIO Was 'A God, A Hero, A Pioneer, A Legend'

Jon Oliva (mastermind of SAVATAGE and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, co-creator/songwriter of the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Two days have passed and I sti...

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ALEX SKOLNICK's 'Jazz Guitar: Breaking The Traditional Barriers' Three-DVD Set Now Available

Rock House, the leader in music instruction, announced today the release of "Jazz Guitar: Breaking The Traditional Barriers", a new three-DVD set featuring TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick. On his first-ever instructional program, Alex — who is world-renowned for creating an unprecedented blend of...

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MIKE PATTON's 'Mondo Cane' Lands On Classical Albums Chart

Mike Patton's "Mondo Cane" is turning out to be an album of many firsts for the revered front man of influential bands such as FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, PEEPING TOM and FANTÔMAS. Not only is the album Patton's first Italian language release as well as his first outing with a full orchestra, the alb...

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SEPULTURA Frontman Interviewed In Belgium; Video Available

Vocalist Derrick Green of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA was interviewed on April 26, 2010 before the band's concert at Les Aralunaires in Arlon, Belgium. The seven-minute clip, which includes performance footage, can be viewed below. "A-Lex" — SEPULTURA's first LP to be recorded without eit...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN Singer Says IRON MAIDEN Is 'The Best Band Ever'

Shirley Halperin of the Los Angeles Times recently conducted an interview with WE ARE THE FALLEN singer Carly Smithson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Los Angeles Times: Coming in as a songwriter when Ben [Moody; former EVANESCENCE and current WE ARE THE FALLEN guitarist/songwriter...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Recording Akron Performance For Future Release

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene reports that powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will record a live set on Saturday, May 15 at Akron, Ohio's Tap House (491 E. Waterloo Rd., Firestone Park, 44319) for future release, either as a CD or...

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GODSMACK's 'The Oracle' Tops BILLBOARD Chart

"The Oracle", the fifth album from Massachusetts rockers GODSMACK, sold 117,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. GODSMACK's last album, "IV", opened with 211,000 units back in May 2006 to land at No. 1. This figure was a...

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CHRIS CAFFERY, GLEN DROVER Interviewed On 'The Metal File'

Chris Caffery (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) and Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, TESTAMENT) were interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below.

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MIKE PATTON Talks About FAITH NO MORE Reunion, 'Mondo Cane'; Audio Available

Jon Wiederhorn of the MTV Music Blog recently conducted an interview with FAITH NO MORE frontman Mike Patton. In addition to plugging his latest musical adventure, "Mondo Cane", an album of '50s and '60s Italian pop songs performed live in Italian with a 65-piece orchestra, Patton talks about his re...

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IAN GILLAN's Performance With Armenia's STATE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA To Be Released On DVD

According to Panorama.am, the DVD featuring DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan performing with Armenia's State Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan on March 26-27 will be released in September, Drew Thompson — director of Australia's Thompson Music Company — has revealed. Over the past 12 years, Thompson Mu...

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Nifelvind

Folk metal has been all the rage these last few years and North American audiences have really seemed to embrace it. Some acts are more folk oriented and some are more metal, but few combine the two forms as superbly as Finland's FINNTROLL. In fact, "Nifelvind" is an outstanding example of an album...

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Grume

It is 1997 and a quintet of mutant rats has just surfaced from the Spanish sewer system spreading a disease called "Grume". The virulent strain remains to this day, incapable of being eradicated by modern medical methods. One thing than be said with impunity about HAEMORRHAGE is that the nasty littl...

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JON OLIVA: New 30-Minute Audio Interview Posted Online

Jason Apoch Weiss of the Apochs.net web site recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (mastermind of SAVATAGE and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, co-creator/songwriter of the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA). The 30-minute chat is now available for streaming below. As previously reported, Oliva will take part in a...