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GLENN HUGHES Talks About Upcoming RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Concert

Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will play a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, Ronnie James Dio, at this year's High Voltage festival on July 24 at Victoria Park in London, England. The musicians will be joined by legendary former DEEP PURPL...

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ACCEPT's 'Blood Of The Nations' Lands On Germany's 'Metal Rock Club' Chart

"Blood Of The Nations", the new studio album from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT — which will not be released in Europe until the end of August — has entered the German Metal Rock Club chart (MRC 30) at No. 28. The MRC chart is based solely on the votes from DJs around Germany who ...

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JORN LANDE Says He's Not Cashing In On RONNIE JAMES DIO's Recent Passing

Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ARK, THE SNAKES) spoke to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine about criticism that his Ronnie James Dio tribute album has only been released now to cash in on the legendary HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH/RAINBOW singer's recent death....

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NIGHTMARE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At France's F**KING ROCK'N'ROLL FEST

Fan-filmed video footage of French power metallers NIGHTMARE performing a cover version of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio at the Fucking Rock'n'Roll Fest on July 2, 2010 at La Maroquinerie in Paris, France can be viewed below. "Insurrection", the seventh album from NIG...

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Previously Unreleased Music From CIRCLE II CIRCLE, ROSS THE BOSS Featured On 'Metallic Dawning'

AFM Records has announced plans to release a double CD compilation titled "Metallic Dawning" featuring some of the hottest true, power and heavy metal tracks recorded during the last few years. The album will be sold at a special price, and will include cover artwork by Dimitar Nikolov as well as th...

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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...

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JORN LANDE Talks About His Influences, Future Plans

More-Metal.com conducted an interview with Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ARK, THE SNAKES) at the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 9-12 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. Watch the chat below. Lande will perform with the surviving HEAVEN & HELL me...

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MASTERPLAN To Film 'Time To Be King' Video

German/Norwegian melodic metallers MASTERPLAN will film a video for the title track of their new album, "Time To Be King", next week in Hamburg, Germany. "Time To Be King" has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #31 Sweden: #15 Switzerland: #45 "Time To Be King" was release...

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HEAVEN & HELL Drummer To Appear At Cystic Fibrosis Trackside Bar-B-Q Fundraiser & Cacklefest

Vinny Appice, powerhouse drummer for BLACK SABBATH, DIO and HEAVEN & HELL, will be on hand to support the Cystic Fibrosis Trackside Bar-B-Q Fundraiser & Cacklefest at Barona Drag Strip in Lakeside, California on Friday, June 25 between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. For more information, visit www.speed...

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TONY IOMMI Talks About Upcoming RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Concert; Video Available

Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will play a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, Ronnie James Dio, at this year's High Voltage festival on July 24 at Victoria Park in London, England. The musicians will be joined by legendary former DEEP PURPL...

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GLENN HUGHES, JORN LANDE To Front HEAVEN & HELL At RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Concert

On May 16, Ronnie James Dio passed away and the world of music mourned the loss of the greatest voice of heavy metal. Dio was a truly iconic figure in music, whose work with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO and most recently, HEAVEN & HELL defined a genre. HEAVEN & HELL was set to be ...

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JORN LANDE Talks About RONNIE JAMES DIO At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL; Video Available

Video footage of powerhouse Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ARK, THE SNAKES) talking about the passing of Ronnie James Dio and paying tribute to the recently deceased singer with one minute of silence during Lande's performance Thursday (June 10) at the Sweden Rock Festi...

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MASTERPLAN: 'Time To Be King' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Time To Be King", the new album from German/Norwegian melodic metallers MASTERPLAN, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #31 Sweden: #15 Switzerland: #45 "Time To Be King" was released on May 21 via AFM Records. The CD's first single, "Far From The End Of The World", wa...

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VIOLET SUN: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

"Loneliness In Supremacy", the debut album from VIOLET SUN, the new band led by PLATENS/ex-THY MAJESTIE vocalist Dario Grillo, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. Commented Grillo: "Many labels described the album as 'unclassifiable' and no one seems really interested to rel...

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MEKONG DELTA: Eight-Minute 'Wanderer' Preview Clip Available

An eight-minute preview clip for "Wanderer On The Edge Of Time", the new album from the legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Due on June 10 via AAARRG Records, the CD features the following track listing: 01. Intro - Concert...