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LILLIAN AXE: New Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

New Orleans-based rockers LILLIAN AXE will release their new album, entitled "Sad Day On Planet Earth", on June 30 via the Swedish label Blistering Records. The CD is described in a press release as "by far [the band's] strongest album, musically speaking. There are so many different-sounding songs...

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BILL WARD: Why I Am Not Involved With HEAVEN & HELL

A brand new interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward conducted by U.K.'s Rock Radio is available for streaming at this location. Speaking to Rock Radio DJ Tom Russell, Ward revealed why he left HEAVEN & HELL before the band recorded the three new tracks for BLACK SABBATH's "The Dio Years"...

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HEAVEN & HELL's TONY IOMMI Interviewed By ITN MUSIC; Video Available

ITN Music recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Tony Iommi about the forthcoming HEAVEN & HELL album, "The Devil You Know", which is due on April 28 via Rhino. Watch the chat below. HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Iommi, Ronnie James Dio (vocals),...

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THE RODS Drummer To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

THE RODS drummer Carl Canedy will be interviewed on this Sunday's (April 26) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. The original lineup of THE RODS, the classic '80s...

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MARCO HIETALA's BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band Performs In Helsinki; Video Available

SAPATTIVUOSI, a band that performs BLACK SABBATH covers in Finnish, played a show at Tavastia in Helsinki last Friday (April 17). Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. "Ihmisen Merkki" (translated: Sign of Man),the third album from SAPATTIVUOSI, entered the official chart in the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says METALLICA's ULRICH Was A 'Serial Urinator'

On a recent episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show", QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about sharing the same management as METALLICA back in the late '80s and opening for the San Francisco heavy metal giants on a U.S. arena tour. Tate said, "We toured with METALLICA during th...

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HEAVEN & HELL Schedules San Bernadino In-Store

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will make a rare in-store appearance at Best Buy in San Bernadino, California on Saturday, May 2. All four members of the group will be on hand...

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WHITESNAKE, CAMP FREDDY Members Schedule SAM ASH Appearances

Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, ex-DIO) and Billy Morrison (CAMP FREDDY, CIRCUS DIABLO, ex-THE CULT) will make special appearances during the exclusive nationwide tour in celebration of Sam Ash's 85th anniversary. As one of the leading musical instrument and accessory retailers in the country, Sam Ash off...

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HALCYON WAY Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA Festival

Atlanta's HALCYON WAY has been confirmed as the headliner of the Retroactive Records-sponsored North Stage at the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. HALCYON WAY's debut album, "A Manifesto For Domination", w...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Entire 'The Devil You Know' Album Available For Streaming

"The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1.com's The Leak. BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabba...

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'Brütal Legend' Action Game Gets Release Date

The Brütal Legend game — which features the voices of a number of metal superstars, including Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST, Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD and Ronnie James Dio from BLACK SABBATH — will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer en...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'The Devil You Know' Exclusive Bonus Material Detailed

BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com has revealed the details of several "exclusive" physical and digital retail versions of HEAVEN & HELL's forthcoming debut album, "The Devil In You", which is scheduled to arrive in North America on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' Gydget Available

A gydget for "Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),is available below. "Play My Game" will be released in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen bra...

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GEEZER BUTLER: 'If We'd Written This Album With OZZY, We'd Still Be Working On The First Track'

HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has told Decibel magazine that working with singer Ronnie James Dio is a hell of a lot easier than working with Ozzy Osbourne. "Ronnie's a songwriter in his own right — he's got tons of ideas," the bassist said. "Whereas Ozzy... in the old days,...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: More New Album Details Revealed

Massachusetts' finest hard rock purveyors KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will release their eagerly anticipated fourth album, entitled simply "Killswitch Engage", on June 30 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewi...