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TONY IOMMI Says There Are 'No Plans' For A New BLACK SABBATH Studio Album
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited 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...November 13, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH With ROB HALFORD: Camden Show To Be Released On DVD, CD
An audio CD version of SABBATH's historic performance with Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) on August 26, 2004 at Ozzfest in Camden, NJ will be released in Japan on November 19 through Dust An' Dreams (www.dnd-rock.com). The DVD version is slated for release in mid-December. A number of still captures fro...November 5, 2004
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ANTIMATTER Set Title For New Album
Britain's ANTIMATTER, a group made up of current and past members of popular post-metal merchants ANATHEMA, have set "Planetary Confinement" as the title of their third album, tentatively due in February. "The album is acoustic-based, and will have a much more organic feel than 'Saviour' or 'Lights...October 21, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Off To London For Some Studio Work
MCBRAIN DAMAGE, the Florida-based band featuring IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and ex-BLACK SABBATH/GREAT WHITE bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz, along with members of DEEPSET and FAILSAFE, have posted the following message on their web site: "Nicko is off to London for a week to do some studio wo...October 18, 2004
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ISENGARD Announce New Singer
Swedish power metallers ISENGARD have announced the addition of singer Morgan J. Johansson (ex-CRYSTAL BLUE) to the group's ranks. Morgan is 36 years old and hails from Örebro, Sweden. After his CRYSTAL BLUE stint, he did a few tours with different cover bands around Scandinavia. "Morgan has a ton o...October 18, 2004
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DIO: New DVD On The Way
Rhino is reportedly working on new DIO DVD featuring all of the group's Warner Bros.-era promo videos as well as an interview with frontman Ronnie James Dio talking about each of the clips on the disc. No further information is available at this time. DIO's latest album, "Master of the Moon", was re...October 18, 2004
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SAMMY HAGAR Birthday Report From Cabo
According to a report at ZRock.com, VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar headed back to northern California yesterday after wrapping up a record-breaking six-night run at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas. Joined onstage each night by his beloved WABORITAS (drummer David Lauser, bassist Mona and gui...October 15, 2004
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Bassist JOEY VERA Says ANTHRAX's NY Gig Was One Of His Most Memorable Concert Experiences
Bassist Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his web site: "Spring forward, Fall down. (That was me last night after a few too many bevies.) "I can see the leaves starting to turn out here in the Northeast of the U.S. and I doubt very much I'd see ...October 8, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Says He Doesn't Understand VIVIAN CAMPBELL's Problem With Him
In a recent interview with Rockdetector.com's Garry Sharpe-Young, Ronnie James Dio addressed the thorny issue of the bitter words flung his way by ex-DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell. "I don't really know the exact details of Vivian's grievance with me — I don't think anyone does, but he has been very...October 8, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Talks Lineup Changes
Ronnie James Dio spoke with Electricbasement.com about the lineup changes the band has endured the last couple years. On the departure of bassist Jimmy Bain: "I was very surprised. When Jimmy left, we were writing at the time. When we did the album, we contacted Jeff [Pilson], who had played with us...October 5, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Talks About SABBATH, ELF And Current State Of The Music Business
Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about the new DIO album "Master of the Moon" and his views on the world and the current state of the music business. Several excerpts from the interview follow: RockConfidential.com: You've seen a lot of things in your career. What's your opini...September 28, 2004
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FEINSTEIN Working On First Music Video
FEINSTEIN, the new band featuring former THE RODS frontman/ELF guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein, ROYAL HUNT singer John West, and ex-FOGHAT/THE OUTLAWS bassist Jeff Howell, are working on their first music video, for the track "Regeneration". The clip will reportedly feature studio and live footage,...September 24, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO: There Are No RAINBOW Or BLACK SABBATH Reunions For Me
In a recent interview with Classic Rock Revisited, vocalist Ronnie James Dio was asked about the possibility of a RAINBOW reunion at some point in the future. "There are no reunions for me," he replied. "There is no reunion with RAINBOW and there are certainly no reunions with BLACK SABBATH. I went...September 20, 2004
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MASTERPLAN Singer Says New Album Will Contain 'Very Progressive' Parts
MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK singer Jorn Lande, recently entered Crazy Cat studio in Hamburg, Germany with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE, SKINLAB) to begin recording...September 16, 2004
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AMARAN Cancel PROGPOWER FESTIVAL Appearance
Swedish progressive metallers AMARAN have posted the following message on their web site: "I'm sorry to say but we have bad news for you. Due to circumstances beyond our control (mainly economical) we are forced to cancel our performance at this year's ProgPower and the gig at Loppen (Den). When you...September 11, 2004
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