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Reunited THE RODS To Play Exclusive Scandinavian Show At Norway's METAL ROCK FEST
THE RODS, the classic '80s metal band led by guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein (a cousin of Ronnie James Dio),will play its only Scandinavian show of 2008 at the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway. Also newly confirmed for the event are E...February 28, 2008
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KIX: New Jersey, New York Dates Announced
Four-fifths of the original KIX lineup — frontman Steve Whiteman, guitarists Ronnie Younkins and Brian "Damage" Forsythe and drummer Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant — has teamed up a few times a year for the last several years to do KIX reunion shows in its hometown areas of Maryland and Eastern Pennsylv...February 25, 2008
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HEAVEN AND HELL To Begin Writing New Album In March
The official web site of legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) has been updated with the following message: "If you've been wondering what Ronnie is up to, wonder, no longer: After taking some well-deserved time off after last year's monster HEAVEN...February 22, 2008
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VICIOUS RUMORS: West Coast Dates Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have scheduled the following dates: March 22 - The Kennel Club Sacramento, CA March 29 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA (VR on at 9 p.m.) (w/ TESTAMENT) March 29 - Britannia Arms Cupertino, CA (headlining; VR on at 11:59 p.m.) VICIOUS RUMO...February 22, 2008
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DIO, EUROPE, STAGE DOLLS Confirmed For Norway's KOPERVIK FESTIVAL
DIO, the band fronted by the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),EUROPE and STAGE DOLLS have been confirmed for the Kopervik Festival, set to take place May 31 in Karmoy, Norway. For more information, visit www.kopervikfestival.no. DIO's schedul...February 21, 2008
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PHILIP ANSELMO Says He Doesn't Understand Where VINNIE PAUL's Hatred Is Coming From
UK's Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Hammer: It's been a tough time for you lately. Anselmo: A tough couple of years. Life brings adversity, and with coming through adversity comes wi...February 16, 2008
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DIO Schedules UK Dates
DIO, the band fronted by the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),has scheduled two dates in the UK in May: May 27 - Carling Academy - Birmingham, England May 28 - Astoria - London, England For more information, visit Seetickets.com. DIO's last r...February 15, 2008
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JOE LYNN TURNER Says He Should Front Reunited RAINBOW, Not RONNIE JAMES DIO
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Do you think [Ritchie] Blackmore will ever quit doing BLACKMORE'S NIG...February 14, 2008
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Germany's ROCK HARD Magazine Celebrates 250th Issue
Legendary German hard rock/heavy metal magazine Rock Hard will celebrate its 250th edition with a special issue printed in large format. Being one of Germany's biggest independent music media publishers, Rock Hard decided to suprise its readers with a unique anniversary issue in DIN A3 size. The iss...February 13, 2008
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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce New Singer
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) to the group's ranks. "Ronnie showed up and blew the band away with his powerful voice," stated guitarist Geoff Thorpe. "The first night he sang with us it was like h...February 12, 2008
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Terminally Ill Guitarist MEL GALLEY To Fans: 'You Are The Music - I Was Just In A Band'
British hard rock guitarist Mel Galley (WHITESNAKE, TRAPEZE, PHENOMENA) — who was recently diagnosed with cancer — has released the following statement: "Well, as some of you may already have read in the press or seen/heard on other websites, the verdict from the doctors following a full MRI scan is...February 9, 2008
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The New Reign
Take a bunch of 18 year old kids from Chicago, toss in a modern death metal foundation and a keyboard and you end up with a surprisingly refreshing take on extreme music with BORN OF OSIRIS' "The New Reign". The album is a compact eight tracks with a total running time of 21 minutes that ...February 2, 2008
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TONY IOMMI 'Putting Riff Ideas Together' For HEAVEN AND HELL Album
Author/journalist Joel McIver interviewed Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL) last week for Total Guitar magazine. An excerpt from the chat follows: Total Guitar: Is it true that HEAVEN AND HELL are writing songs for a new studio album? Iommi: Yes, we will be. I'm just putting some riff idea...January 28, 2008
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NASTY SAVAGE Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival
Florida metal legends NASTY SAVAGE have been confirmed for the Keep It True 11 festival, set to take place November 15, 2008 at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM (USA) NASTY SAVAGE (USA) GIRLSCHOOL (UK) TOKYO BLADE (...January 26, 2008
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UFO Keyboardist Checks In
UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Now we've put the festive season behind us, we can start looking ahead to the upcoming U.S. tour in April and May. We haven't toured in the states since 2005 as I recall, which is a real shame ...January 24, 2008
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