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HEAVEN & HELL's BUTLER Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Verbalizes The Music And The Riffs'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Classic Rock Revisited: BLACK SABBATH released "The Dio Years" with three new songs in 2007. At what point...

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HEAVEN & HELL's RONNIE JAMES DIO Interviewed On KISW's 'The Men's Room'; Audio Available

HEAVEN & HELL singer Ronnie James Dio was interviewed this past Monday (April 27) by "The Men's Room" on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. Listen to the chat using the audio player below (scroll down and click on "Ronnie James Dio Interview"). According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web si...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' Listening Party Announced

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will hold a listening party for his first solo album, "Play My Game", at Scorchers in Akron, Ohio on Sunday, May 3 starting at around 9:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. A private party will ta...

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HEAVEN & HELL's DIO, APPICE Interviewed On 'Ethan & Lou Morning Show'; Audio Available

HEAVEN & HELL members Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Vinny Appice (drums) were interviewed on yesterday's (Tuesday, April 28) edition of the "Ethan & Lou Morning Show" on I95.1 FM (95.1 WRKI),a mainstream rock radio station broadcasting from Brookfield, Connecticut. Listen to the five-minute...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'The Devil You Know' To Sell 25-30K Copies In U.S. First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "The Devil You Know", the new album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is on track t...

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MIND KEY To Release 'Pulse For A Graveheart' In July

Frontiers Records has set a July 3 European release date (August 11 in the U.S.) for the second album from the Italian progressive metal band MIND KEY, entitled "Pulse for a Graveheart". MIND KEY debuted in 2004 with "Journey Of A Rough Diamond", an album that showed the excellent potential of the N...

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DEAD HEAD: '20 Years Alive' Anniversary Video Posted Online

Veteran Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD have posted the 13-minute "20 Years Alive" video which was originally shown at the band's 20th-anniversary gig in Zwolle. Watch it below. DEAD HEAD's latest full-length CD, "Depression Tank", was released in February via Displeased Records. The CD was recorded at Ho...

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KIX To Play San Diego, Phoenix For First Time In Nearly 15 Years

Reactivated rockers KIX will be heading to San Diego and Phoenix for the first time in nearly 15 years to perform at the San Diego venue 4th & B on Friday, May 8 and KDKB Desert Invasion Festival on Saturday, May 9. At the Desert Invasion Festival, KIX will share the stage with other '80s ...

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THE RODS To Film First-Ever DVD At Ithaca Concert

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 shoot their very first HD-DVD at the legendary The Haunt nightclub in Ithaca , New York on Saturday, May 16. They would like t...

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The Devil You Know

Crawling out of the gate with a doom dirge blast from the subterranean hollows of 1970, Tony Iommi leads his aging troops into one more battle with a riff and a tone that could level Mordor. It's BLACK SABBATH, the Ronnie James Dio-fronted version of the band, although the new moniker provides both...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Professional Photos Of Van Nuys 'Dress Rehearsal' Posted Online

Professional photographs of HEAVEN & HELL's final "dress rehearsal" for the band's upcoming South American tour, which was held yesterday (Sunday, April 26) at a "secret" location in Van Nuys, California, can be found on the Black-Sabbath.com web site (courtesy of Gene Kirkland). Also available...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Bible Black' Video Available

The video for "Bible Black", the first single from HEAVEN & HELL's highly anticipated new album, "The Devil You Know", can be viewed below. (Note: The video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The animated clip, produced by 23d Films, aired for the first time on VH1 Ckassic...

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IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION To Guest On TotalRock

Fast-rising British death metallers IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION will be interviewed by Malcolm Dome of TotalRock this Wednesday, April 29 at 11:00 a.m. U.K. time. The program will re-air on TotalRock on Saturday, May 2 at 8:00 p.m. U.K. time. For more information, visit www.totalrock.com. IGNOMINIOUS...

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HEAVEN & HELL's 'Dress Rehearsal' In Van Nuys: Report, Photos Available

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — played a final "dress rehearsal" for its upcoming South American tour earlier today (Sunday, April 26) at a "secret" location in Van Nuys, Cali...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Solo Track 'Starting Over' Now Available On MySpace

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has posted a new solo track, entitled "Starting Over", on his MySpace page. The song, which was written by Owens and Bob Kulick, features the following lineup: * Tim "Ripper" Owen...