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RONNIE JAMES DIO Has Received BLABBERMOUTH.NET's 'Kind Words' Of Support

Earlier this week, DIO — the band fronted by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — cancelled its European tour after Ronnie was taken ill. An update on Ronnie's official web site reads as follows: "Wendy Dio [Ronnie's wife/manager] would like t...

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VINNY APPICE On DRUM CHANNEL: Video Available

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) can be seen in the rebroadcast of his live performance on Drum Channel, hosted by Curt Bisquera. Check out the footage at this location. Vinny Appice was the featured guest on the Sunday, November 15 edition of the "H...

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DIO: European Tour Cancelled; RONNIE JAMES DIO Hospitalized

DIO — the band fronted by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — has cancelled its previously announced European tour after Ronnie was taken ill. "Ronnie has been hospitalized and we are waiting for further news," the singer's wife/manager Wendy...

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VINNY APPICE On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'; Audio Available

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) was the featured guest on the Sunday, November 15 edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. Vinny Appice joined Las Vega...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO On The Future Of HEAVEN & HELL, DIO

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: When you reunited with Tony [Iommi] and Geezer [Butler], were you...

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SONIC ALTAR To Work With HEAVEN & HELL Producer On Debut Album

New Zealand-based hard rock/heavy metal group SONIC ALTAR will record its debut album with U.K. producer Mike Exeter (BLACK SABBATH, CRADLE OF FILTH, IAN GILLAN) starting in late November. Commented guitarist Tom Duffy: "[We are] completely over the moon to be working with someone of that caliber. W...

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VINNY APPICE To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, November 15 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location. Vinny Ap...

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ACE FREHLEY To Jam At This Sunday's Battle Of The Bands For Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will join this Sunday's Battle Of The Bands for Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp's showcase finale of the graduates of the three-day camp. Frehley will hit stage and jam with the campers as they battle it out to be the top campers of 2009! Frehley will also be a headlin...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Raises Money For Dogs

Heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) was at the Brittany Foundation in Agua Dulce, California on Saturday, November 7 raising money to get his wife/manager Wendy Dio out of her cage. According to The Signal, twelve Brittany Foundation volunteers — incl...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Issues 'Megadeth Radio' Update

MEGADETH's "predictably unpredictable" Artist Personal Experience radio station, "Megadeth Radio", officially launched late last month. The band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, has complete creative control in the programming of his 24-hour channel, which features interviews, news, personal commentary, an...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed By EXPLICITLY INTENSE; Audio Available

Sarjoo Devani of the Explicitly Intense web site recently conducted an interview with powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Owens this past summer completed a...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Argentina Footage Available

Video footage of powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing a couple of JUDAS PRIEST classics on October 11, 2009 in La Plata, Argentina during his South American solo tour can be viewed below. Owens' setlist for the trek w...

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MOB RULES: New Song Available For Streaming

A brand new MOB RULES song entitled "Trial By Fire" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the German metallers' sixth album, "Radical Peace", which is scheduled for release on November 13 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Bazement Studio with longtime engin...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: New Video Interview With PETER STEELE Posted Online

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE bassist/vocalist Peter Steele last month during the band's two-week Halloween tour. Watch the chat below. TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboardist Josh Silver sat out the group's recent dates because he was in school working towards certification as a para...

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DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Megadeth Radio' Launches Special Halloween Show

MEGADETH's "predictably unpredictable" Artist Personal Experience radio station, "Megadeth Radio", has launched its first-ever Halloween show. The program kicked off at midnight this morning with "The Munsters" theme song by LOS STRAITJACKETS. Commented MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine: "I have hand-p...