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WORLD BELOW To Support CENTINEX In Germany

WORLD BELOW, the new band featuring CARNAL FORGE/CENTINEX guitarist Jonas Kjellgren, ex-SIDEBURNERS bassist/vocalist Mikael Danielsson, and CENTINEX drummer Ronnie Bergerståhl, will play their first shows ever as the support band for CENTINEX (with Jonas and Ronnie doing double duty). The dates are...

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THE RODS To Reunite For Exclusive New York Show

THE RODS (David "Rock" Feinstein, Gary Bordonaro, and Carl Canedy) will be getting back together for an exclusive show in Cortland at Mackenzy's (Bill Dallaire's new club on Main Street in Cortland, NY, formerly known as Escape) on Saturday, March 26, 2005. Opening for THE RODS will be (I-100 radio'...

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AZURE To Release New Album In April

Swedish "fantasy black metal" band AZURE has reformed and has inked a deal with Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The band entered Morningdew Media Studio in Umeå, Sweden last September to record a new CD, entitled "King of Stars - Bearer of Dark", for a tentative late Apri...

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More NAMM Photos Posted Online

Yahoo! Music (formerly Launch) has uploaded a number of exclusive photos taken at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, California. Included on the site are pictures of Vinnie Paul (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Jerry Cantrell (AL...

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ROB HALFORD Singing With BLACK SABBATH At OZZFEST: Audio Available

An excellent-quality audio recording of JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford singing the BLACK SABBATH classic "War Pigs" with SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward on August 26, 2004 at the Camden, NJ stop of Ozzfest has been posted online at the JUDAS PRIEST fan site The French Meta...

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DIO: 'Stand Up & Shout' Video Anthology Due In June

According to Ronnie James Dio's official web site, DIO will be supporting TWISTED SISTER on Saturday, February 26 at the Tito Puente Amphitheater in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In other news, look for "Stand Up & Shout", an anthology of all the DIO videos, to be released in the United States in June...

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DIO: 'Evil Or Divine' Live CD Samples Posted Online

An e-card for DIO's upcoming "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" live CD has been made available at SpitfireRecords.com. The e-card includes audio samples of three tracks from the album: "We Rock", "The Last In Line" and "Push". As previously reported, "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" wil...

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Drummer TOMMY ALDRIDGE Says OZZY Made Fun Of RONNIE JAMES DIO

In an interview with the Dio Message Board, legendary drummer Tommy Aldridge (WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) addressed the confusion as to why his picture appeared on the OZZY OSBOURNE "Diary of a Madman" album sleeve when he was not the drummer on the recording (Lee Kerslake was). "I think it's pretty obv...

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Y&T Sign European Deal With DEMOLITION RECORDS

Reunited hard rockers Y&T — Dave Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Leonard Haze, John Nymann — have signed a European deal with the U.K.'s Demolition Records for the release of their new CD, "UnEarthed Volume 2". Scheduled for a March 14 release, the CD contains Y&T demos and unreleased material fr...

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DIO: 'Evil Or Divine: Live In New York City' CD Due In February

According to DIO's official web site, the group's "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" CD will be released on February 22 on Spitfire Records. This is the companion CD to the DVD released in 2003. The "Evil Or Divine" DVD was recorded on Dec. 13, 2002 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City ...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist's 1984 Solo Album To Be Reissued On CD

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover's 1984 solo album "The Mask" is scheduled to be reissued on CD by Cherry Red. The album, which was available on CD via the Connoisseur label several years ago but has since gone out of print, will not include the bonus track "Unnatural", which had previously only app...

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JEFF PILSON Says DON DOKKEN Tried To Take Credit For Things He Didn't Do

Former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson recently spoke to Jeff Kerby of KNAC.com about his work with both bands and his WAR & PEACE project, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.com: Another point of contention seems to be the belief that you were never satisfie...

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WORLD BELOW Announce New Guitarist

WORLD BELOW, the new band consisting of CARNAL FORGE/CENTINEX guitarist Jonas Kjellgren, ex-SIDEBURNERS bassist/vocalist Mikael Danielsson and CENTINEX drummer Ronnie Bergerståhl, have announced the addition of guitarist Per Nilsson (ALTERED AEON, SCAR SYMMETRY) to the group's ranks. "You will hear...

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TONY IOMMI Says BLACK SABBATH Show With ROB HALFORD Was OZZFEST Highlight

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi recently spoke to Revolver magazine about his recently released collaborative CD with singer Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),entitled "The 1996 DEP Sessions", and the possibility of a new SABBATH studio album, among other topics. Several excerpts from...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: First-Ever Single Auctioned On EBAY

Ronnie James Dio's first seven-inch single, "Lover / Conquest", was recently auctioned on eBay. The 1958 single, only 500 copies of which are believed to have been manufactured, was reportedly sold for over $200. As previously reported, Ronnie James Dio's first LP — a 1963 release by RONNIE DIO AND...