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HEAVEN AND HELL's VINNY APPICE Schedules El Cajon Signing Session

Legendary heavy rock drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) will take part in an in-store signing session at Guitar & Bass Land/Skin City Drums in El Cajon, California on Saturday, March 21 at 2:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/guitarandbassland. "The Devil...

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HATE AMMO Begins Recording Debut Album; Photos Available

HATE AMMO, the new Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring members of NAGLFAR, ASSAILANT, LIVE ELEPHANT, THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE and BONE GNAWER, has entered the studio to begin recording its debut album. Check out the group's first report from the sessions — including photos — at this location. The a...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Tour Mexico In May

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will tour Mexico in May. He will be joined by friends John Comprix of BEYOND FEAR/RINGWORM and MANDARINA and COHETICA. The dates are as follows (venue details to be confirmed): MA...

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HOLY RAGE Featuring AL ATKINS: New Song Posted Online

HOLY RAGE (pictured below),the new band fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, has posted a new track entitled "Give Them Hell" on the group's MySpace page. The track has already been aired in New York and the U.K. and has received "fantastic reviews and feedback," according to a postin...

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HATE AMMO To Begin Recording Debut Album Next Week

HATE AMMO, the new Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring members of NAGLFAR, ASSAILANT, LIVE ELEPHANT, THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE and BONE GNAWER, will enter the studio next week to begin recording its debut album. The as-yet-untitled CD will feature the following tracks: * Rise Up * I U W E * The Narc...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: 'The Devil You Know' Artwork Revealed?

A photo of what appears to be the final artwork for "The Devil You Know", the forthcoming debut album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has popped up online and can be viewed...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Joins BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band

Marco Hietala, the bass player and vocalist of the Finnish symphonic power metal band NIGHTWISH, is the new singer of SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish. SAPATTIVUOSI will release its third album, "Ihmisen Merkki" (translated: Sign of Man) on April 1. The new CD pays...

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HOLY RAGE Guitarist To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Guitarist Chris Johnson of HOLY RAGE — the new band fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins — will be interviewed on today's (Sunday, March 1) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Inte...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: 'The Devil You Know' Track Listing Unveiled

According to Black-Sabbath.com, the track listing for "The Devil You Know", the forthcoming debut album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will be as follows: 01. Atom & E...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Says 'Dawn Of The Metal Gods' Book Is 'A Real Labor Of Love'

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins recently spoke to Express & Star about his forthcoming autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended At...

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Conclusion of an Age

I have to admit, I wasn't exactly in love with this disc the first few couple of times I spun it, some of which had to do with the clean crooning that seemed to drop out of the sky amidst the thrash intensity on a few tracks. That unfairly colored my perception of "Conclusion of ...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE Schedules More Dates

HOLY RAGE (pictured below),the new band fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 22 - JB's - Dudley, Midlands, UK Mar. 29 - Takaroo - Cannock, UK Apr. 30 - Robin 2 - Bilston, West Midlands, UK May 31 - [to be announced] - New York, NY ...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Guest On 'Rockline'

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will premier its debut album, "The Devil You Know", on the April 29 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Cobu...

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BORN OF OSIRIS Reveals New Album Details

Way Too Loud! recently conducted an interview with guitarist Lee McKinney and vocalist Ronnie Canizaro of Chicago-based extreme metallers BORN OF OSIRIS. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Way Too Loud!: I guess the newest news is that one of your guitar players...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Interviewed By ERIC BLAIR; Video Available

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) in November 2008. The chat can be viewed in four parts below. HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members To...