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TONY IOMMI To Attend BLACK SABBATH's 'Heavy Metal' Bench Event In Birmingham

Tickets for a VIP ceremony in Birmingham, England when BLACK SABBATH will be honored with a "heavy metal" bench have sold out within 36 hours of going on sale. Fans reacted quickly after news that the specially designed bench is to be presented to the band on Saturday, February 9 at a commemorative...

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Watch METALLICA, FOO FIGHTERS, MILEY CYRUS, ADAM LEVINE Pay Tribute To CHRIS CORNELL At 'I Am The Highway' Concert

METALLICA and FOO FIGHTERS are among the artists that performed Wednesday night (January 16) at the Chris Cornell tribute concert at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. A number of pop stars also appeared at the event, billed as "I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell", such as Miley Cyrus,...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On Tonight's CHRIS CORNELL Tribute Concert: It's Exciting Just To See What's Gonna Happen'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Forbes about the band's participation in the Chris Cornell tribute concert taking place tonight (Wednesday, January 16) at the Forum in Los Angeles. "It's a chance to get together and maybe for some people get a little bit of resolve and have a moment that cele...

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VINNY APPICE Teaches You How To Play DIO's 'Straight Through The Heart' And 'Stand Up And Shout' (Video)

Sawtooth has uploaded video footage of legendary drummer Vinny Appice teaching you how to play the intro fills to the DIO songs "Straight Through The Heart" and "Stand Up And Shout". Check out the clips below. In a 2015 interview with Decibel magazine, Appice explained how he and singer Ronnie James...

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OBITUARY Bassist On Next Studio Album: 'There Are Some Riffs Kicking Around'

Earlier this month, bassist Terry Butler of Florida death metallers OBITUARY spoke to Mammoth Metal TV about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2017's "Obituary" album. He said: "There are some riffs kicking around, and we've actually been talking when we wanna get...

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Engineer For BLACK SABBATH's '13' Looks Back On Sessions That Resulted In Band's Final Album

Engineer, producer and musician Mike Exeter recently spoke to Australia's "The Void With Christina" about his work on BLACK SABBATH's reunion album, "13". The first SABBATH effort in 35 years to feature founding members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler was written over an 18-month period...

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BLACK SABBATH To Be Honored With 'Lifetime Achievement Award' From Recording Academy

BLACK SABBATH is among the artists who will receive a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award next year. According to the Recording Academy, the Lifetime Achievement Award honors musicians who have "made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording" over the deca...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL On LAST IN LINE's Upcoming Tour: 'We'll Have More Of A Chance To Play Our Original Music'

Vivian Campbell spoke to Metal Express Radio about "II", the upcoming second album from his LAST IN LINE project, which will be released on February 22, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson. LAST IN LINE was...

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DEADLAND RITUAL Feat. GEEZER BUTLER, MATT SORUM, STEVE STEVENS: 'Down In Flames' Video

"Down In Flames", the first video from DEADLAND RITUAL, the new band featuring bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),guitarist Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL, VINCE NEIL),drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and singer Franky Perez (APOCALYPTICA),can be seen below. The song, which was p...

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GEEZER BUTLER Joins Forces With MATT SORUM, STEVE STEVENS In DEADLAND RITUAL

Bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),guitarist Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL, VINCE NEIL),drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and singer Franky Perez (APOCALYPTICA) have joined forces in a new supergroup called DEADLAND RITUAL. DEADLAND RITUAL is scheduled to appear at the Hellfest fe...

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VINNY APPICE On Bands Doing Farewell Tours: 'Sometimes It's The Time To Give It Up And Actually Retire'

In a recent interview with WSOU, veteran rock drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) spoke about the spate of iconic rock and metal bands announcing farewell tours in recent years, including KISS and BLACK SABBATH. He said: "I've heard a lot of [farewell-tour announcements], and th...

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IAN GILLAN Joined BLACK SABBATH After Getting Drunk With TONY IOMMI And GEEZER BUTLER

Ian Gillan spoke to SiriusXM about "Born Again", his first and only studio collaboration with BLACK SABBATH, which was recorded at Richard Branson's Manor Studios in Oxfordshire and then released in August 1983. One of SABBATH's most poorly reviewed efforts, "Born Again" began with a bender at the B...

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BLACK SABBATH Could Be Honored With Bridge In Birmingham

Celebrating 50 years of BLACK SABBATH, West Side business development and the city of Birmingham, England have proposed a new landmark immortalizing the founding fathers of heavy metal in the heart of Birmingham's city center most dynamic and entertaining destination, Broad Street. The idea for the...

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4th Annual 'Bowl For Ronnie' Celebrity Bowling Tournament Raises $74,000 For 'Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'

The fourth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling tournament, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, held on Thursday, October 25 at Pinz bowling center in Studio City, California, was once again sold out in advance. This year's event brought in its largest amount yet —...

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FEVER 333 To Release 'Strength In Numb333rs' Album In January

FEVER 333 will release its new album, "Strength In Numb333rs", on January 18, 2019 via Roadrunner/333 Wreckords Crew. The album is led by the incendiary new single "Burn It", which is streaming today at all DSPs and is joined by an official music video, directed by FEVER 333 vocalist Jason Aalon Bu...