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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...

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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...

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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 .....

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Performs With QUEENSRŸCHE In L.A.: Short Video Available

Ronnie James Dio appeared on stage with QUEENSRŸCHE on Thursday (October 5) at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles to sing his part of Dr. X on the song "The Chase" from the "Operation: Mindcrime II" album. According to one person who attended the concert, "Dio and Tate [QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geof...

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DIO On Possible BLACK SABBATH Reunion: 'I Would Absolutely Say No If It Was For Nostalgia'

Paul Jackson of Daily Yomiuri recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On revisiting the "Holy Diver" material on a recently released live CD: "It was cool and fun to play those songs agai...

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CARMINE APPICE: 'EDDIE VAN HALEN Seems To Be Out Of His Tree Right Now'

In a brand new interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe, the surviving three members of the original lineup of legendary hard rock band CACTUS — drummer Carmine Appice, bassist Tim Bogert and guitarist Jim McCarty — discuss the recently released "Cactus V" album, the band's first new studio offer...

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ORPHANED LAND: Tel-Aviv Concert To Be Filmed For 'Global Metal' Documentary

ORPHANED LAND's November 25, 2006 show at the Theatre Club in Tel-Aviv, Israel will be filmed by the makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" for their upcoming follow-up film, "Global Metal", which will explore the global spread of heavy metal music and culture. "The goal of this f...

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TONY IOMMI, RONNIE JAMES DIO, GEEZER BUTLER, BILL WARD To Tour As HEAVEN & HELL?

Madrid, Spain-based webzine Rafabasa is reporting that former BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward will rejoin forces once again under the HEAVEN & HELL banner for a number of festival appearances next summer. According to Rafabasa, the four members can...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: More Details Revealed About 'Pick Of Destiny' Soundtrack Appearance

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) is featured in the song "Kickapoo", which opens the soundtrack to TENACIOUS D's film "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny", due Nov. 14 via Epic. Also making an appearance in the song is Meat Loaf. Dio also appears in the m...

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DEMONICAL To Record Debut Album In January

DEMONICAL, the new Swedish death metal band featuring three former members of CENTINEX, has issued the following update: "We are right now negotiating with several labels about a deal. Most likely everything will be nailed within the coming weeks. As it seems now, the debut full-length album is goin...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'The Way I've Grown Is I've Become More And More Myself'

FMQB Retro-Active correspondent Ken Sharp recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar about his new CD, "Livin' It Up", the uniqueness of his live shows, and the secrets behind a "Three Lock Box". An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: In recent years, your live shows have taken on a life of thei...

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HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA Members To Guest On MOUNTAIN OF POWER CD

Swedish guitarist Janne Stark (OVERDRIVE, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH) has released more information about his MOUNTAIN OF POWER project, featuring guest appearances by current and/or former members of HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA and TREAT, among many others. Says Janne: "The project is basically me w...

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CLOUDSCAPE Frontman Guests On JANNE STARK's Solo Album

According to a posting on CLOUDSCAPE's web site, the band's frontman Mike Andersson recently recorded lead vocals for a song on Swedish guitarist Janne Stark's (LOCOMOTIVE BREATH, OVERDRIVE) forthcoming solo album. Entitled "Mountain Of Power", the CD contains cover versions of a lot of "old hard ro...

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Historic London Pub Frequented By LEMMY Faces Closure

Debabani Majumdar of BBC News reports: It has played its part in rock history and was named after Britain's first foreign secretary. But one of London's oldest pubs — the Intrepid Fox in Soho — is facing closure, inspiring 5,000 people to back a campaign to save it. BBC News explores its colourful ....

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Classic WRATH Videos Posted Online

Chicago metal act WRATH has posted two "archive" videos from their 1990 release "Insane Society" on the band's MySpace page, www.myspace.com/wrathsite. The title track, "Insane Society", and "Test of Faith" were filmed in 1990, and were shown on MTV's original "Headbanger's Ball". WRATH's new lineup...