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Former KISS Manager BILL AUCOIN Dead At 66

William Aucoin, beloved record industry executive, manager, entrepreneur, and creative visionary, passed away this morning, Monday, June 28 at 9:11 a.. EST at the Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Aventura, Florida. Born December 29, 1943, Bill was battling prostate cancer, and passed away fro...

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BRUCE DICKINSON's RONNIE JAMES DIO Dedication

Video footage of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson dedicating the song "Blood Brothers" to Ronnie James Dio during MAIDEN's June 19, 2010 concert in San Bernardino, California can be viewed below. Dickinson sent out the track to "a mentor of mine — a guy who very sadly passed away," he said from th...

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VINCE NEIL Talks Tres Rios Cantina On FOX 5 'More' Show

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil and Ken Ciancimino, Las Vegas Hilton Executive Vice-President, were recent guests on the Fox 5 "More" show with Monica Jackson to talk about the opening of Vince's new Tres Rios Cantina at the Las Vegas Hilton. Watch the chat below. The Vince Neil Tres Rios Cantina gran...

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METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER, ANTHRAX Members Remember RONNIE JAMES DIO; Video Available

Members of the "Big Four," including Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Kerry King (SLAYER),recorded a special video tribute to the late, great heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) from the Sonisphere festival i...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Releases Cover Of BLACK SABBATH Classic As DEBBIE ABONO Tribute

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has recorded audio and video of an acoustic cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Die Young" song from the classic "Heaven and Hell" album in tribute to the late Debbie Abono, who sadly passed away on the same day as legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio. In a statement...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Interviewed At HELLFEST

Hopetik Art conducted an interview with vocalist Tim Lambesis of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 18-20, 2010 in Clissson, France. Watch the chat below. AS I LAY DYING's latest album, "The Powerless Rise", sold 38,000 copies in the United States in its...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN: 'Wormwood' Guest Appearances Revealed

Massachusetts' metal mammoths THE ACACIA STRAIN have confirmed the appearance of three guest vocalists on "Wormwood", their new album, due July 20 on Prosthetic Records. HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta, 100 DEMONS' Bruce LePage and Kyle Chard of BORN LOW all lend their vocal stylings to the CD, which was re...

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VINCE NEIL's Tell-All Book Due In September

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's tell-all book "Tattoos & Tequila", will be released on September 23 via New York's Grand Central Publishing. According to Robin Leach of Las Vegas Weekly, "Tattoos & Tequila" is simultaneously stunning and shocking and raunchy and revealing. Says Vince: "It's...

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FOZZY's RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute

Fan-filmed video footage of FOZZY performing a cover version of DIO's "Stand Up And Shout" as a tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio on May 22, 2010 at New York New York in Chesterfield, Michigan can be viewed below. Shortly after Ronnie James Dio's passing on May 16 from stomach...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Son: 'I Am Gravely Disappointed With The Discourse Which Is Taking Place'

Dan Padavona, son of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW),has commented on the controversy surrounding the "Magic - A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio", a new CD featuring MANOWAR and other Magic Circle Music artists and friends performing some o...

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Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones

A lot may have gone into the sonic stew that is Canada's CANCER BATS — everything from horror punk to sci-fi thrash to PANTERA groove metal to basement-show hardcore — but it's all boiled down here to its most rudimentary elements, reduced to its primal basics. CANCER BATS are all about simple forwa...

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WENDY DIO Discloses Details Of 'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'

Ronnie James Dio's widow, Wendy Dio, who also served in the role of Dio's longtime manager, has released the following two statements to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Statement 1: "Regarding Rock [THE RODS frontman/ex-ELF guitarist David Feinstein] and [MANOWAR bassist] Joey DeMaio's relationships with Ronnie:...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 32-Minute Video Tribute Posted Online

Bay Area Backstage has uploaded a 32-minute tribute to legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio — best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO — featuring interview and performance clips that were captured over the years. Dio died of stomach cancer on the morning o...

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MANOWAR Director Defends Band's DIO Tribute, Says Criticism Is Fuelled By Jealousy

The first of three promotional videos for "Magic - A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio", a new CD featuring Magic Circle Music artists and friends performing some of Dio's most inspired work, can be viewed below. "Magic - A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio" is described in a press release as "especially poigna...

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DIO's Wife/Manager Slams 'Tribute' Projects That Are Profiting From Her Husband's Death

Wendy Dio, wife/manager of late singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO, ELF),has released the following statement via Ronnie's official web site: "Dear friends and fans of Ronnie, I have seen lately on BLABBERMOUTH.NET a lot of announcements of bands releasing 'so-c...