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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Recalls The 'Heaven And Hell' Era

Julian Marszalek of Spinner.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spinner.com: How did you come to work with Ronnie James Dio? Iommi: I met him at a party at the Rainbow...

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ANTHRAX/ARMORED SAINT Singer JOHN BUSH Lists Top 20 Vocal Influences

Heavy metal singer John Bush (ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) sent Ranker.com a list of the singers that have most influenced him over the years — and his influences are not all metal gods. John Bush's top 20 vocal influences: 01. Bon Scott 02. Steven Tyler 03. Rickey Medlocke 04. Mike Patton 05. Chaka Khan...

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TONY IOMMI To Be Interviewed On PLANET ROCK

Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) will be interviewed this Saturday, April 4 at 6 p.m. U.K. time on Planet Rock radio. Visit www.PlanetRock.com to tune in. Andy Coleman of Birmingham Post recently conducted an interview with Tony Iommi. A few excerpts from...

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HEAVEN & HELL To Play Three Italian Shows In July

According to the Italian concert promoter Live, HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will play three shows in Italy in early July: July 01 - Ippodromo Capannelle (Rock In Roma fest...

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ANTHRAX, THE CULT, HEAVEN & HELL Drummers To Take Part In Hollywood Meet-And-Greet

Drummers Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX),John Tempesta (THE CULT, ROB ZOMBIE, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) and Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH) will take part in a joint meet-and-greet/signing session at the Hollywood Drum Shop on Sunday, April 11, presented by Sam Ash music stores and Zoom. Ch...

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REVOLVER Editor-In-Chief Talks About Upcoming GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

Rock Choice recently conducted an interview with Revolver magazine's editor-in-chief Brandon Geist about the upcoming second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which will take place on Thursday, April 8, at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. The show will later be televised on VH1 Classic Saturday...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'Cancer, I'll Kick The Hell Out Of You'

Houston, Teas' KIAH-TV (Channel 39) reports that legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) has been going to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas since late last year when he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. "Why come to Houston? It's t...

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DOUG ALDRICH Jamming At MUSIKMESSE FRANKFURT; Video Available

Video footage of guitarist Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO) playing the Marshall JMD100 amp at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010 fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on March 25, 2010 can be viewed below. The Musikmesse is the world's leading trade fair for musical-instruments, music software, computer hard...

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SLASH To Perform MOTÖRHEAD Classic With DAVE GROHL And LEMMY At REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

Legendary VELVET REVOLVER/GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash will perform at the second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented by Epiphone — set to tape Thursday, April 8 at Los Angeles' Club Nokia and air on VH1 Classic on May 22. One of the greatest rock guitar players of all time and Epiphone si...

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HEAVEN & HELL, SHINEDOWN Drummers To Be Interviewed On Shovio.com

Rock drummers Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO) and Barry Kerch (SHINEDOWN) will be interviewed by Hawaii veteran rock jock Dave Lawrence on Monday, March 22 at 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST) on Shovio.com. Shovio.com is the first company to deliver live, interactive Internet video broa...

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DC4/Ex-DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold'

Guitarist Rowan Robertson (DC4, ex-DIO) was interviewed on this past Saturday's (March 13) edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. The program is now available for streaming using the audio player below. DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring guitarist Robertson alongside brothers Jeff...

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Behind The Scenes At The REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS Press Conference

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),Vinnie Paul (HELLYEAH, PANTERA),Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT),Kat Von D ("L.A. Ink") and NFL Dallas Cowboys Marc Columbo, Cory Proctor and Leonard Davis were on hand on Wed...

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AVANTASIA: 'Dying For An Angel' Video Featuring SCORPIONS Frontman Available

"Dying For An Angel", the new video from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in late January at the ancient town hall in Hannover, Germany and features a special guest appearance by SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine. The song comes off AVANTASIA's new...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Comments On PROSTHETIC RECORDS Charity Auction

Prosthetic Records is currently auctioning an Epiphone Prophecy Futura Custom EX on eBay, with all proceeds benefitting the T.J. Martell Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports research for cancer, AIDS and leukemia. The guitar will be signed by the six Prosthetic acts who will play the...

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FOZZY Frontman: 'A Lot Of Bands Aren't Really Playing The Kind Of Music That We're Playing'

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: "Chasing the Grail" sounds like traditional metal, but it's still fresh. How do things typically come...