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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer ATKINS Releases Promotional DVD: Samples Available
Original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins has just released a new promotional DVD. Produced by Mpeguk Ltd, the DVD (released on DVD-R) includes music videos of three selected tracks off his new CD, "Demon Deceiver - The Sin Sessions": the title track, "Demon Deceiver", "Cradle to the Grave" and the J...December 16, 2005
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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Play 'Dr. X' On QUEENSRŸCHE's 'Operation: Mindcrime II'
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW) has been tapped to play the role of "Dr. X" on QUEENSRŸCHE's sequel to their platinum 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", entitled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Check out photos of Ronnie in the studio with QUEENSRŸCH...December 16, 2005
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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Talks About Solo Album
Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: This ["Axes 2 Axes"] is your first record as a solo artist. How did the idea come to come out with it? Eddie Ojeda: "I always wanted...December 12, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Signs Management Deal With NIJI
KNAC.COM is reporting that ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and his band BEYOND FEAR have signed on with Niji Management in Los Angeles. Niji is owned by Wendy Dio, who also manages Ronnie James Dio. Legendary drummer Aynsley Dunbar (WHITESNAKE, JOURNEY, ZAPPA, JEFFERSON STARSHIP...December 7, 2005
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KIX: More Reunion Tour Dates Announced
Veteran hard rockers KIX have lined up the following reunion tour dates in December: Dec. 14 - The State Theatre - Falls Church, VA Dec. 16 - Stinger's – Boonsboro, MD Dec. 17 - Rams Head live! – Baltimore, MD The trek will feature four-fifths of the original KIX lineup — frontman Steve Whiteman, gu...December 2, 2005
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Guitar Signed By TONY IOMMI, JIMMY PAGE, RITCHIE BLACKMORE Auctioned For $1.6 Million!
Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN),Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, Brian May (QUEEN),Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE),and DEF LEPPARD are among the artists that signed a guitar which was auctioned off this week for 1.6 million dollars, according to The Rock Radio. Aft...November 20, 2005
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WYCKED SYNN: Former SHADOWKEEP Singer Joins The Fold
Arizona-based metallers WYCKED SYNN have announced the addition of ex-SHADOWKEEP vocalist Ronnie Stixx to their ranks. Stixx is currently in the studio tracking vocals for the band's sophomore album, "In for the Kill". "Ronnie's vocal talents have taken WYCKED SYNN to the next level and the new reco...November 18, 2005
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DRUG UNDER To Support GEORGE LYNCH In Texas
Denver, Colorado-based hard rock band DRUG UNDER have been added to several dates on the current GEORGE LYNCH tour.The band, who have been getting airplay on KBPI, KTCL and The Fox in their hometown of Denver as well as KBER in Utah and XM Radio Ch. 52 with the singles "Never Again", "Down" and "Ang...November 13, 2005
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DIO: Aaarhus Date Cancelled
According to a posting on Ronnie James Dio's official web site, DIO's December 1 date in Aarhus, Denmark has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. The first date of DIO's Scandinavian run will now be December 3 in Copenhagen. Also appearing on the bill will be URIAH HEEP and ASIA...November 2, 2005
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TWISTED SISTER's OJEDA: 'Axes 2 Axes' Audio Samples Available For Download
Two 60-second audio samples from TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda's new solo album, "Axes 2 Axes", have been made available for download. Check them out: Sample#1, Sample#2. Available in Europe via Greece's Black Lotus Records (to be released in the U.S. in January 2006),"Axes 2 Axes" features...November 1, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's SIXX: Hanging Out With ROLLING STONES In Seattle
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "T-Bone [Tommy Lee] and I hung out with Charlie [Watts], Ronnie [Wood] and Keith [Richards] tonight after the CRÜE set and before the [ROLLING] STONES went on [in Seattle]. Lots of laughs and tall tales of rock 'n'...October 31, 2005
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TONY IOMMI Comments On Possible Collaboration With RONNIE JAMES DIO
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has issued the following statement regarding the reports that vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, ex-RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) will be collaborating with Iommi on two tracks for an upcoming project tentatively dubbed "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years": "We’d like to thank We...October 26, 2005
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RAINBOW: Classic 'Rockpalast' Performance To Be Released On DVD
The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy is reporting that the classic RAINBOW show from Munich, Germany, recorded on October 20, 1977 (as broadcast on the equally classic German TV show "Rockpalast"),will be released on DVD in Japan. The two-DVD set is scheduled for release on December 21. The first disc will c...October 25, 2005
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Management: Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Not Yet A Permanent Member Of DIO
Despite the fact that a message was posted on Ronnie James Dio's official web site yesterday announcing guitarist Doug Aldrich's return to DIO as a "permanent" addition to the band, a new message on the site indicates that "we jumped the gun a bit with the announcement of Doug Aldrich's rejoining DI...October 25, 2005
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Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Officially Rejoins DIO
According to a posting on Ronnie James Dio's official web site, guitarist Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE) has officially rejoined DIO as a "permanent" member after filling in for an injured Craig Goldy on the U.K. leg of the band's current European tour. Craig was previously said to have hurt his arm whil...October 24, 2005
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