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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...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Bible Black' Video To Premiere Tomorrow

The video for "Bible Black", the first single from HEAVEN & HELL's highly anticipated new album, "The Devil You Know", will make its worldwide premiere this Saturday night, April 25, at 11:30 p.m. ET on VH1 Classic. The animated clip, produced by 23d Films, will air following the premiere of the...

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CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS Completes Recording Second Album

CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, the band featuring drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, CHICKENFOOT),guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD),bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE KRACKER, TED NUGENT),and keybaordist Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, RONNIE MONTROSE),has finished tracking its second s...

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ROY Z Interviewed For K.K. DOWNING's Web Site

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's Steel Mill web site has been updated with an exclusive interview with guitarist/producer/songwriter Roy Z who co-produced 2005's "Angel of Retribution", JUDAS PRIEST's first album in a decade and a half with Rob Halford on vocals. Among other things, Roy talks a...

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BILL WARD: Why I Am Not Involved With HEAVEN & HELL

A brand new interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward conducted by U.K.'s Rock Radio is available for streaming at this location. Speaking to Rock Radio DJ Tom Russell, Ward revealed why he left HEAVEN & HELL before the band recorded the three new tracks for BLACK SABBATH's "The Dio Years"...

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HEAVEN & HELL's TONY IOMMI Interviewed By ITN MUSIC; Video Available

ITN Music recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Tony Iommi about the forthcoming HEAVEN & HELL album, "The Devil You Know", which is due on April 28 via Rhino. Watch the chat below. HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Iommi, Ronnie James Dio (vocals),...

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THE RODS Drummer To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

THE RODS drummer Carl Canedy will be interviewed on this Sunday's (April 26) 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 Internet, go to this location. The original lineup of THE RODS, the classic '80s...

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MARCO HIETALA's BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band Performs In Helsinki; Video Available

SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish, played a show at Tavastia in Helsinki last Friday (April 17). Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. "Ihmisen Merkki" (translated: Sign of Man),the third album from SAPATTIVUOSI, entered the official chart in the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says METALLICA's ULRICH Was A 'Serial Urinator'

On a recent episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show", QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about sharing the same management as METALLICA back in the late '80s and opening for the San Francisco heavy metal giants on a U.S. arena tour. Tate said, "We toured with METALLICA during th...

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HEAVEN & HELL Schedules San Bernadino In-Store

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will make a rare in-store appearance at Best Buy in San Bernadino, California on Saturday, May 2. All four members of the group will be on hand...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Entire 'The Devil You Know' Album Available For Streaming

"The Devil You Know", the debut 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 available for streaming in its entirety on VH1.com's The Leak. BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabba...

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'Brütal Legend' Action Game Gets Release Date

The Brütal Legend game — which features the voices of a number of metal superstars, including Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST, Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD and Ronnie James Dio from BLACK SABBATH — will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer en...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'The Devil You Know' Exclusive Bonus Material Detailed

BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com has revealed the details of several "exclusive" physical and digital retail versions of HEAVEN & HELL's forthcoming debut album, "The Devil In You", which is scheduled to arrive in North America on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' Gydget Available

A gydget for "Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),is available below. "Play My Game" will be released in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen bra...