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Official RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary 'Dio: Dreamers Never Die' To Be Released At The End Of The Summer

Ronnie James Dio's wife and longtime manager Wendy Dio spoke to Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the status of "Dio: Dreamers Never Die", the career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the legendary rock icon, which received its world premiere this past Mar...

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ROB HALFORD Says His PSA Levels Were Elevated For Nearly A Decade Before His Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Prostate Cancer Uncensored" podcast, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about his decision to go public with his battle with prostate cancer. Asked by podcast host and TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French — a fellow prostate cancer survivor — wh...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He 'Never' Got A Call From JUDAS PRIEST About Upcoming ROCK HALL Induction

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he never got a call from his former bandmates about them finally getting inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIES...

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Watch: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs KK'S PRIEST's 'Hellfire Thunderbolt' In Medellín, Colombia

Fan-filmed video of former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens's July 13 performance at Teatro Matacandelas in Medellín, Colombia can be seen below. Owens's set included the song "Hellfire Thunderbolt" from KK'S PRIEST, his new band with founding PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, which has yet to pl...

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Watch JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Performance In Ljubljana, Slovenia

Fan-filmed video of JUDAS PRIEST's July 13 performance at Dvorana Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. One Shot At Glory 02. Lightning Strike 03. You've Got Another Thing Comin' 04. Freewheel Burning 05. Turbo Lover 06. Hell Patrol 07. The Sentinel...

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ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST's 1982 North American Tour With IRON MAIDEN: It Was 'Remarkable'

In a new interview with Metal Pilgrim, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford reflected on the band's 1982 "World Vengeance" North American tour which featured fellow British metallers IRON MAIDEN as the support act. He said: "It's a thrill because you've got two British metal bands really pushing this mov...

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DEE SNIDER Says He Never Used A Teleprompter: 'I Didn't Kill A Lot Of My Brain Cells With Drink And Drugs'

TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider is the latest musician to defend Vince Neil after several video clips of MÖTLEY CRÜE's July 5 concert in St. Louis, Missouri showed the onstage teleprompter which the singer is apparently relying on to get him through each show. A teleprompter, or autocue, is a display de...

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Watch: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs KK'S PRIEST's 'Hellfire Thunderbolt' In São Paulo

Fan-filmed video of former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens's July 2 performance at Manifesto in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Owens's set included the song "Hellfire Thunderbolt" from KK'S PRIEST, his new band with founding PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, which has yet to play its first...

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'Leave The Guy Alone': VINCE NEIL's Teleprompter Reliance Defended By Members Of DISTURBED, STRYPER And SHINEDOWN

DISTURBED's David Draiman, STRYPER's Michael Sweet and SHINEDOWN's Zach Myers are among the musicians who have defended Vince Neil after several video clips of MÖTLEY CRÜE's July 5 concert in St. Louis, Missouri showed the onstage teleprompter which the singer is apparently relying on to get him thr...

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VINCE NEIL's Onstage Teleprompter Captured In New Video From MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Stadium Tour'

YouTube channel Justin Newton has uploaded several video clips of MÖTLEY CRÜE's July 5 concert in St. Louis, Missouri as part of "The Stadium Tour". Clearly visible in the footage, which has been embedded below, is the onstage teleprompter which singer Vince Neil is apparently relying on to get him...

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Watch: GLENN TIPTON Rejoins JUDAS PRIEST On Stage At BARCELONA ROCK FEST

JUDAS PRIEST was rejoined by guitarist Glenn Tipton on stage during the band's concert Saturday night (July 2) at the Barcelona Rock Fest at the Parc de Can Zam in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, just twenty minutes from the center of Barcelona, Spain. As he has done a number of other times over the cours...

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Watch: VENOM Performs At Italy's ROCK THE CASTLE Festival

Black metal pioneers VENOM performed at this year's Rock The Castle festival on Friday, June 24 in Villafranca di Verona, Italy. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. VENOM formed in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Says 'Real Singers' In Heavy Metal Are 'A Dying Breed'

QUEENSRŸCHE's Todd La Torre has lamented the lack of "real singers" in heavy metal, saying that they are a "dying breed." The 48-year-old vocalist, who has fronted QUEENSRŸCHE for the past decade, took to his Twitter on Monday (June 27) to write: "I love gutturals don't get me wrong, and I do them o...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: FUNKO Pop! Figure Coming Soon

The popular vinyl collectible company Funko — best known for its big-headed Pop! figures — has announced its latest artist collaboration: JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. Due later in the year, the vinyl figure is approximately 4.24 inches tall. It comes packaged in a window display box. Official fi...

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MICHAEL MONROE Says He Also Received Bullet Containing LEMMY's Ashes

Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe has revealed that he is one of a small group of people who received a bullet from late MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister as a personal gift. Earlier today (Wednesday, June 22),Monroe shared photos of the bullet and the accompanying letter on social me...