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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'It's Really Great' To Be Able To Perform New Songs Live

Corbin Reiff of the Seattle Weekly recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Seattle Weekly: [BLACK SABBATH singer] Ozzy [Osbourne] has said that a lot of the songs on the ["13"] album were arranged in a manner...

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MPIRE OF EVIL Forced To Pull Out Of RAVEN's North American Tour

Due to a U.S. "immigration administrative delay," MPIRE OF EVIL (formerly PRIMEVIL) — the band formed in 2010 by ex-VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) — has been forced to cancel its participation in the proposed North American tour with RAVE...

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BLACK SABBATH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Toronto Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's August 14 performance at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. War Pigs 02. Into The Void 03. Under The Sun/Every Day Comes And Goes 04. Snowblind 05. Age Of Reason 06. Black Sabbath 07. Beh...

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CARL PALMER Says He Turned Down Opportunity To Play With BLACK SABBATH

Carl Palmer, the rock percussionist and veteran of hit British rock bands — including EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER, ASIA, THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN and ATOMIC ROOSTER — says he turned down an opportunity to play with BLACK SABBATH when the heavy metal legends were looking for a drummer to replac...

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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA Discusses 'Savages' Concept (Video)

A new three-and-a-half-minute video clip in which SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera talks about the concept of the band's ninth album, "Savages", can be seen below. Due on October 4 via the band's new label home, Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the CD was produced by Terry Date, who is known for his work wi...

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TONY IOMMI On His Cancer Battle: 'My Attitude Has Changed Toward Everything'

Jim Harrington of the San Jose Mercury News recently conducted an interview with the legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On BLACK SABBATH's comeback album, "13", reaching No. 1 album on the U.S. chart earlier this year: Iommi: "We are very pleased...

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KYNG Signs With RAZOR & TIE

Razor & Tie has announced the addition of the Southern California rock trio KYNG to its worldwide label and publishing rosters. The band is currently well into the writing and recording of its forthcoming studio album, with a single expected later this year. KYNG will hit the road in late August...

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'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert': Trailer For Upcoming 3DVD, Blu-Ray, And Digital Video

On September 3, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert" on a triple DVD set, as an SD Blu-ray — with upscaled standard definition original material with uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD surround sound for the best possible quality — and digital. This release boasts...

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MINISTRY: 'PermaWar' Video Released

"PermaWar", the first music video from MINISTRY's upcoming studio album, "From Beer To Eternity", can be seen below. The digital single is currently available exclusively in the iTunes store. The "PermaWar" video is a amalgamation of provocative news images culled from World War Two, Viet Nam, Afgha...

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SAHG To Release 'Delusions Of Grandeur' In October

Norwegian psychedelic quartet SAHG, which specializes in doom-infused '70s rock, will release their new album, "Delusions Of Grandeur", on October 25 via Indie Recordings. "Delusions Of Grandeur" is a concept record "about a person, whose delusions of grandeur escalate to the level where they consum...

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BLACK SABBATH's OSBOURNE, BUTLER: Second Part Of LIVE NATION Video Interview

BLACK SABBATH members Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) and Geezer Butler (bass) were recently interviewed by Live Nation. You can now watch the second part of the chat at this location. Part one is available for viewing here. According to The Pulse Of Radio, BLACK SABBATH's new album, "13", is such a success...

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Video: BLACK SABBATH Bassist Talks About His '13' Tour Rig

Video footage legendary BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler and his tech, Terry Welty, talking about Geezer's Hartke setup on the band's "13" world tour can be seen below. Butler recently spoke to the Chicago Sun-Times about the band's new album, "13", and current North American tour, which hit Toro...

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DREAM THEATER Singer JAMES LABRIE: 'Impermanent Resonance' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Impermanent Resonance", the new solo album from DREAM THEATER frontman James LaBrie, sold around 2,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 198 on The Billboard 200 chart. As previously reported, "Impermanent Resonance" has registered the following Europe...

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BLACK SABBATH Presented With 'Double Gold Disc Award' For Canadian Sales Of '13'

Prior to their concert last night (Wednesday, August 14) at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, BLACK SABBATH members Ozzy Osbourne, (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Tony Iommi (guitar) were presented with a "double gold disc award" for their new album, "13". A photo taken at the pr...

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MAGNUM Completes Recording New Album

Hugely influential British melodic hard rockers MAGNUM will release their 19th studio album, "Escape From The Shadow Garden", in January 2014 via Steamhammer/SPV. A European tour will kick off in March. Says MAGNUM bassist Al Barrow: "The recording has been done! Moving on to mixing next week. "It's...