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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

DEVILDRIVER/COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara was interviewed on the May 18-20 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio...

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SHINEDOWN Bassist Interviewed On 103.9 THE X (Video)

103.9 The X (WXEG),the Active Rock-formatted radio station based in Dayton, Ohio, conducted an interview with bassist Eric Bass of the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rock/post-grunge band SHINEDOWN at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held May 18-20 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Col...

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TONY IOMMI Says He Was 'Extremely Nervous' Before This Past Weekend's BLACK SABBATH Concert

Original BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler performed live together for the first time in seven years on Saturday night (May 19),playing an intimate show at the 3,800-person O2 Academy in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham, England. The show, which serv...

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BILL WARD: My BLACK SABBATH Bandmates 'Stopped Talking And Corresponding With Me Some Time Ago'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released the following statement: "Dear SABBATH fans and musicians, "I have read Geezer's [Butler, BLACK SABBATH bassist] statement of May 19, 2012 titled 'Heavy Heart.' Out of respect for the Birmingham gig, I wanted to wait 24 hours before releasing this stateme...

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BLACK SABBATH Live In Birmingham: The First Reviews Are In

BLACK SABBATH played a hometown concert last night (Saturday, May 19) at the intimate 3,800-capacity O2 Academy in Birmingham, England as a warm-up show for the band's appearance at the Download festival at Donington next month. Reviews of last night's concert can be found by following the links bel...

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KILL DEVIL HILL's VINNY APPICE Interviewed On 'Mars Attacks' Podcast (Audio)

The latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast features an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). Vinny talks about what it was like to put KILL DEVIL HILL together, the challenge of getting the perfect sound on the band's debut albu...

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VAN HALEN Singer: 'The Band Is Getting Along Famously, Better Than We Have In Quite Some Time'

VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has released a videotaped message for the fans explaining the reasons for the postponement of 31 of the band's concerts — starting from their July 7 show at Uncasville, Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena through their September 25 concert at Milwaukee's Bradley Center. U...

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BLACK SABBATH: BILL WARD Asked Us To Remove His Images From Official Web Site

Original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ozzy Osbourne (vocals) and Geezer Butler (bass) have released the following statement: "At the request of [original BLACK SABBATH drummer] Bill Ward, through his attorney, so as to not give the public the wrong impression about his involvement in t...

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BLACK SABBATH Plays First Show In Seven Years

BLACK SABBATH performed earlier tonight (Saturday, May 19) at the intimate 3,800-capacity O2 Academy in Birmingham, England as a warm-up for the band's upcoming appearance at the Download festival. According to various fan reports, the setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Into The Void 02. Under...

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BLACK SABBATH: Birmingham Concert Setlist Revealed?

Kamran Haq, concert promoter at Mutiny Events, has tweeted a picture of what he claims is the setlist for tonight's (Saturday, May 19) BLACK SABBATH headlining performance at the 3,800-capacity O2 Academy in Birmingham, England. Kamran writes, "I'm at the show! Setlist was in front of me so grabbed...

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UNISONIC: More Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the rehearsal sessions for UNISONIC's current tour can be seen below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Mey...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH Has Been Rehearsing With Drummer TOMMY CLUFETOS

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has released the following statement: "I feel sad to see the SABBATH reunion becoming a bit of a soap opera on the Internet. "It has been a very tough year for us as a band, having announced our reunion plans, only for Tony [Iommi, guitar] to be diagnosed with lym...

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JOE LYNN TURNER, STEVE AUGERI Taking Part In 'Legends: Voices Of Rock' Tour

Millions and millions of fans all over the world have enjoyed the amazing music from classic rock bands such as JOURNEY, TOTO, CHICAGO, DEEP PURPLE, STARSHIP, RAINBOW and FOREIGNER. The songs that truly are the soundtrack of generations. Imagine that you could see a live concert with not only one bu...

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BILL WARD Removed From Photos On BLACK SABBATH's Official Web Site

Drummer Bill Ward has been removed from all the photos on the homepage and gallery section of BLACK SABBATH's official web site after he announced that he was unable to to reach a contractual agreement with his bandmates about participating in their upcoming reunion shows. In response to the move, T...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist On Tomorrow's Hometown Gig: 'Rehearsals Are Finally Finished'

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has issued the following statement in regards to the band's homecoming concert tomorrow night (Saturday, May 19) at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, England: "Well, rehearsals are finally finished, and now for the nervous part, playing our hometown gig. Since it is a...