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DIO To Play New Song On European Tour

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has revealed to Classic Rock magazine that DIO will play a new song on the band's upcoming European tour, which kicks off next month. "It's called 'Electra', which will be released as a limited-edition s...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'It's A Bit Of A Struggle For Me To Write For DEF LEPPARD'

Amy Kelly of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A few excerpts from the chat follows below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Do you still look forward to taking the stage after 30 years in the business? Campbell: I thoroughly enjoy playing live. That'...

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TONY IOMMI Undergoing Stem Cell Treatment For Damaged Hand

Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) was a guest on the October 20, 2009 edition of BBC Radio 2's "The Radcliffe And Maconie Show". The program is now available or streaming at this location. (Note: The Iommi interview begins around the one-hour, 10-minute ma...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Help Free Wife/Manager From Her Cage

Heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) will be at the Brittany Foundation, corner of Sierra Highway and Anthony Road in Agua Dulce, California, Saturday, November 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. raising money to get his wife/manager Wendy Dio out of her ca...

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HATE AMMO Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

HATE AMMO — the Umeå, Sweden-based band featuring members of NAGLFAR, ASSAILANT, LIVE ELEPHANT, THOSE WHO BRING THE TORTURE and BONE GNAWER — has parted ways with bassist Olov Norberg due to "personal issues" and has replaced him with Olov Jansén. According to the group, Jansén is "a guy here from o...

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ZAKK WYLDE Performs National Anthem At 'Bound For Glory' Pay-Per-View Event; Video Available

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) performed the national anthem this past Sunday, October 18 at TNA Wrestling's Bound For Glory" pay-per-view event. Watch video footage of his performance below. In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas stat...

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SLASH, DEE SNIDER, JASON BONHAM, GEORGE LYNCH Perform At 'Rockstar Karaoke'; Video Available

On Sunday, October 11, the legendary Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California hosted Rockstar Karaoke — a special one-night event that gave music fans an exclusive opportunity to watch well-known rock musicians as they performed classic rock tunes in a karaoke-type setting. The event, presented by...

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ZAKK WYLDE To Perform National Anthem At TNA WRESTLING'S 'Bound For Glory'

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) will perform the national anthem this Sunday, October 18 at TNA Wrestling's "Bound For Glory" pay-per-view event. In the two decades since Ozzy Osbourne hired him away from his job at a New Jersey gas station to become his new guitarist, Zakk Wylde has...

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GIRLSCHOOL's KIM MCAULIFFE To Take Part In 'The Harwich Discovery Run'

Kim McAuliffe, guitarist/vocalist from veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL, will take part in The Harwich Discovery Run this Saturday, October 17 in Harwich, U.K. All monies raised in the 10-kilometer road race and 5-kilometer fun run will go to charity. For more information, visit www.di...

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TONY IOMMI To Guest On BBC RADIO 2's 'The Radcliffe And Maconie Show'

Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) will be interviewed on BBC Radio 2's "The Radcliffe And Maconie Show" on Tuesday, October 20 between 9 and 10 p.m. (U.K. time). The program will be available to listen to for a week after the broadcast date. For more infor...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Opens For MOTT THE HOOPLE In London; Video Footage Available

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott supported the reunited MOTT THE HOOPLE on the final night of their run of shows on Tuesday, October 6 at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, England. Elliott and his backing band — which consisted of members of THE QUIREBOYS — appeared under the DOWN 'N' OUTZ banner...

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RAINBOW Reunion? Forget It, Says Former Keyboardist TONY CAREY

Former RAINBOW keyboard player Tony Carey has told U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine that he can never see a reunion of the band. Carey, who played on the classic "Rising" and "On Stage" albums, believes the time has now passed for this to happen. "I'd love the chance to get on stage again with ...

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TONY IOMMI To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest on Friday, October 23 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet betwe...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist Interviewed On PIRATE CAT RADIO's 'Hard Candy'; Audio Available

Guitarist Geoff Thorpe of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans VICIOUS RUMORS was interviewed on the September 20, 2009 edition of Pirate Cat Radio 87.9 FM's "Hard Candy" show. You can listen to the program using the audio player below. (Note: The Geoff Thorpe interview begins around the 35-minute...

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RAVEN: New Audio Interview With JOHN GALLAGHER Posted Online

Bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN was interviewed on the September 13 one-year-anniversary edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com. The program is now available for streaming using the player below. RAVEN performed on Augus...