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METALLICA, TESTAMENT, Y&T Axemen Are Among Top 25 Guitarists From Bay Area
METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick, Y&T's Dave Meniketti and PRIMUS' Larry LaLonde (ex-POSSESSED) are among the musicians who made East Bay newspaper Contra Costa Times' list of top 25 guitarists from the San Francisco Bay Area. The entire list is as follows: 01. Carlos Santana...November 7, 2006
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HEAVEN AND HELL To Headline U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival?
According to a posting on Spain's MariskalRock.com web site, Ronnie James Dio revealed during an appearance at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour event in London Monday night (Nov. 6) that HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring Dio alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler an...November 7, 2006
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ALICE COOPER, IRON MAIDEN, DEF LEPPARD Among Winners At CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR Awards
BBC News reports that Alice Cooper scooped the Living Legend award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour event in London. QUEEN guitarist Brian May presented the 58-year-old with the gong. A painting of the rocker, valued at £50,000, was also given to him. QUEEN won two awards — Best Reissue for their...November 7, 2006
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Attends 'Guitar Hero II' Launch In London
According to a posting on BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site, Tony was at the Gibson Guitar Studios in London Wednesday night (Nov. 1) for the launch of the new Sony Playstation 2 game "Guitar Hero II". The game features the BLACK SABBATH track "War Pigs" and two fearless members...November 2, 2006
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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Gets His Metal On For Halloween
Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello doesn't look anything like your typical '80s metal dude, but that's exactly what he transformed into one recent Halloween when he was stuck for a costume. Morello gave Launch the "hairy" details. "I was kind of strapped for an outfit, s...October 31, 2006
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RONNIE JAMES DIO: I'm Not About To Leave DIO For Anything Else
Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: How's your upcoming studio album shaping up? Dio: We've been writing three or four things at the...October 26, 2006
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OZZY OSBOURNE: IOMMI And DIO's New Project 'Has Nothing To Do With BLACK SABBATH'
A representative for Ozzy Osbourne has issued the following statement regarding the reports that BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward are planning on teaming up with ex-SABBATH singer Ronnie James Dio for a tour under the HEAVEN AND HELL moniker: "Tony Iommi and Ronnie Dio a...October 25, 2006
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It's Official: DIO, IOMMI, BUTLER And WARD To Reunite As HEAVEN AND HELL
A representative for BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has confirmed that the highly anticipated and much-rumored reunion of Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward appears to be shaping up and taking a new form. After various promoters have approached the former SABBATH bandmates' re...October 25, 2006
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TNT Drummer Says There Is 'No Bad Blood' Between Band And Ex-Singer TONY HARNELL
Denmark's Antenna recently conducted an interview with TNT drummer Diesel Dahl. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Antenna: You recently had to find a replacement for your distinctive singer Tony Harnell, thus finding AOR vocalist Tony Mills. Why did Tony [Harnell] leave? Diesel: Tony Harnell had...October 23, 2006
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Former DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON Talks About Past And Future
Crashtest of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former DIO and current DC4 guitarist Rowan Robertson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Well, you know we need to talk about it, even though it was more than fifteen years ago... your time in DIO. The legend goes t...October 22, 2006
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IN FLAMES Bassist Says Meeting RONNIE JAMES DIO Has Been An Inspiration
IN FLAMES bassist Peter Iwers has posted the following message in the "Peter's Corner" section of the band's official web site: "Hey all, sitting here in my hotel room in Frankfurt where I slept longer than I ever have before. I was so jetlagged because of us going to Japan for five days and then .....October 19, 2006
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OPETH: London Show To Be Filmed For Possible DVD
OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "Back home finally! "We had a great time in North America [on the Gigantour]... did some nice shows, especially Philadelphia, since that was our only headline gig. It felt good to sweat a little and parts of the show was like... magic!...October 17, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Talks About War In Iraq, Being Friends With OZZY, Legalizing Heroin
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: I really think "Sword of Glory" [off the new album, "Kiss of Death"] is a strong track. Lemmy: We will be doing that on stage soo...October 17, 2006
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'In Love' With His New Record Company
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "If there was a time that I wished you could all be here with me, it would be now. We are playing [in Tokyo, Japan] tonight [Saturday, October 14] with ANTHRAX and Ronnie James Di...October 16, 2006
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Discusses Appearance In 'The Pick Of Destiny' Movie
Chris Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports: Former BLACK SABBATH frontman and heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio recalls first hearing about Tenacious D — that is, the metal-inspired comic rock duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — in 2001, when they released "Dio", a song that argues: "Dio has rocked .....October 15, 2006
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