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MEKONG DELTA Drummer Comments On STRATOVARIUS Gig

Alex Landenburg (pictured below; AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA) has commented on his new gig as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed. "I will be stepping in for Jörg Michael on the fir...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, DOKKEN, RATT, HEAVEN & HELL Members To Perform At PHIL KENNEMORE Benefit

Veteran California rockers Y&T will hold a special New Year's Eve benefit concert for the band's original bassist Phil Kennemore who was recently diagnosed with metastatic cancer. The event will be held on December 31 at the Avalon in Santa, Clara, California. Doors are at 8 p.m. and tickets are...

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STRATOVARIUS Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson of multi-national melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS has issued the following update: "Dear STRATOVARIUS fans, I am afraid we have some quite terrible news. News of the worst imaginable kind. It's about our friend and [German] drummer Jörg Michael [STRATOVARIUS]. "Jörg...

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'Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987", the double-disc set which is the first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, sold 5,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position N...

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VINNY APPICE Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, HEAVEN & HELL's 'Neon Nights' DVD

Scott Smith of the Times Record Online recently conducted an interview with with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how he declided an offer to be in Ozzy Osbourne's first solo band, only to join an Ozzy-less BL...

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RITA HANEY, WENDY DIO Talk About Success Of 'Dimebash 2010' Event (Video)

Artisan News Service conducted interviews with late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney and Ronnie James Dio's wife/manager Wendy Dio at last month's Dimebash 2010 event, which was held in honor of Dimebag at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset...

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'Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards': Report, Photos, Video Footage Available

Slash, AC/DC, RUSH and Ronnie James Dio are among the musicians who were honored at at this year's Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards, which was held last night (Wednesday, November 10) at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Alice Cooper hosted the event, which featured live performances fo...

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Y&T Chocolate Bars Now Available Online

Classic California rockers Y&T have issued the following update: "With the colder weather upon us, we're happy to announce that we're now shipping the decadent 'special-edition' Y&T 'Facemelter' chocolate bars that were previously available only on the U.S. summer tour. Choose from creamy mi...

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WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH: New Video Interview Posted Online

PitCam Production recently conducted an interviw with Paul Seidel (drums) and Simon Hawemann (guitar) of from Berlin, Germany's WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH. You can now watch the chat in two parts below (interview conducted in German, with English subtitles). WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH's third album, "MM...

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TERROR: Video Interview With SCOTT VOGEL

Berlin, Germany's PitCam Production has uploaded a video clip in which vocalist Scott Vogel of the Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR answers questions that were posed by members of CANCER BATS, WISDOM IN CHAINS, FINAL PRAYER, CRUSHING CASPARS and DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR. Watch the footage below....

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FATAL SMILE Performs RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Song In Pratteln (Video)

Video footage of Swedish hard rockers FATAL SMILE performing their Ronnie James Dio tribute song, "For The Last In Line", on October 31, 2010 at the Galery Music Bar in Pratteln, Switzerland can be viewed below. "For The Last In Line" was written in May a few days after the passing of Ronnie James D...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Autobiography To Be Published Through MTV BOOKS

"Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography Of Ronnie James Dio", the revealing memoir of the heavy metal master, was sold at auction to Jacob Hoye, Senior Director of Publishing at MTV Books, by Shawna Morey, in her first deal at Folio Literary Management, LLC. Renowned for his powerful, hard-driving v...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer, Y&T Frontman Interviewed On 'Classic Rock And Metal Podcast' (Audio)

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward and Y&T guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti were interviewed for the November 2010 edition of the "Classic Rock And Metal Podcast". Ward talked about the 40th anniversary of SABBATH's "Paranoid" album, his solo projects, how he views life after his drink and drug pr...

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WITCHBREED Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

WITCHBREED, the Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),has parted ways with singer Ruby Roque (who is also a member of Sweden's THE PROJECT HATE). Commented Roque: "As some of you might know, I left WITCHBREED due to my health that doe...

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MARILYN MANSON, MACHINE HEAD, PUDDLE OF MUDD Members Interviewed At 'Dimebash 2010' (Video)

A four-minute Artisan News Service report on last week's Dimebash 2010 event — which was held on October 29 in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) — at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below. All proceeds fr...