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RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album 'This Is Your Life' Projected To Sell 13K-15K First Week

"This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to Ronnie James Dio, is likely to sell between 13,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in...

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Video: BLACK SABBATH Kicks Off North American Tour In Brooklyn

Legendary heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH kicked off the latest North American leg of its "13" tour this past Monday night (March 31) at the nearly sold out Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. War Pigs 02. Into The Void 03. Under The Sun/Every Day Comes And G...

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WENDY DIO: I Think RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Driving Me'

Linda Leseman of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: [Ronnie] was huge onstage. I saw him perform with HEAVEN & HELL in 2008, and he seemed so spry...

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Which Is Best RONNIE JAMES DIO-Fronted Band? Members Of JUDAS PRIEST, SLIPKNOT, HALESTORM Weigh In

Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio is being tributed with the "This Is Your Life" album, featuring covers by some of rock's biggest artists. At the March 17 exclusive VIP listening party for "This Is Your Life" and awards gala at the Avalon in Hollywood, California, Artisan News asked Rob...

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PARADISE LOST Guitarist's VALLENFYRE: New Song 'Scabs' Available For Streaming

VALLENFYRE, the U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM, will release its second full-length album, "Splinters", on May 12 in Europe and on May 13 in North America via Century Media Recor...

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WENDY DIO To Guest On WJCU's ‘Metal On Metal'

Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, will guest on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio program tonight (Friday, March 28) at 7:00 p.m. EST. Wendy will discuss her Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life", which includes contributions by such metal heavywe...

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'OZZY' Beer Still On Shelves After Baltimore Brewer Receives Cease-And-Desist Letter

Lawyers for Ozzy Osbourne are trying to stop a brewer from making an unauthorized brand of "Ozzy" beer. Baltimore-based The Brewer's Art named one of its many house brews after Ozzy, with the cans featuring images of his knuckle tattoos as well as bats — including a headless one. According to The Pu...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Discusses Veganism, Religion And Life Lessons

Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On being raised vegetarian: Geezer: "I was brought up vegetarian. Me mum didn't eat meat, and a lot of it was because we had such...

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Baltimore Brewer Receives Cease-And-Desist Letter From OZZY OSBOURNE's Representatives

According to The Baltimore Sun, representatives of BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Baltimore beer company The Brewer's Art over the brewery's pale ale named "Ozzy". The beer features a logo depicting a clenched fist with the letters O-Z-Z-Y spelled on the fi...

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GEEZER BUTLER Talks Recording With BLACK SABBATH And Gear He's Using On Tour (Video)

In the seven-minute clip below, legendary BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler talks to EMG TV about recording with BLACK SABBATH and the gear he's using on tour. Geezer tells EMG TV how he was able to capture the classic tones we all know and love using his new signature EMG pickup, Lakland bass, DR...

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LITA FORD Remembers 'Bonding Moment' With RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford was interviewed by Artisan News at the March 17 exclusive VIP listening party for the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" and awards gala at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. Check out the chat below. During the event, fans got to hear the entire albu...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album 'This Is Your Life': Official East Coast Listening Party To Be Held At DUFF'S BROOKLYN

The official East Coast listening party for for the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" will be held on Saturday, March 29 at 10:00 p.m. at Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The address is: Duff's Brooklyn 168 Marcy Avenue (between S 5th & Broadway) Williamsburg, New York...

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Metal Musicians React To GWAR Frontman DAVE BROCKIE A.K.A. ODERUS URUNGUS' Death

Members of DISTURBED, TESTAMENT, LAMB OF GOD, HATEBREED, MACHINE HEAD, SHADOWS FALL and DEVILDRIVER are among the musicians who have reacted to the passing of Dave Brockie, better known as Oderus Urungus, the founder and lead singer of renowned Richmond, Virginia metal band GWAR. Roommates reportedl...

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METALLICA's 'Ronnie Rising Medley' Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO Available For Streaming

METALLICA's nine-minute medley of four tracks, titled "Ronnie Rising Medley", that the group culled from the iconic metal singer's mid-Seventies band RAINBOW, is available for streaming using the SoundCloud widget below (courtesy of RollingStone.com). The medley is featured on "This Is Your Life", t...

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Guitar Signed By VINCE NEIL, VIVIAN CAMPBELL, KERRY KING Being Auctioned For GEORGE TUTKO Cancer Fund

Some of rock's biggest names have joined together in an auction to benefit famed music producer George Tutko (OZZY OSBOURNE, KISS, LITA FORD, PAT BENATAR, JOURNEY, ROD STEWART),who was recently diagnosed with cancer. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of rock 'n' roll history,...