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ICED EARTH Singer TIM OWENS Comments On MATT BARLOW's Return To Metal Scene

IcedEarth.com checked in with Tim Owens this week to get a brief update on the current events taking place in the ICED EARTH world including the U.K. fall tour in support of HEAVEN AND HELL as well as his comments on news this week that former ICED EARTH vocalist Matthew Barlow has returned ...

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3 LEGGED DOGG Shoots 'Give And Take Away' Video

The members of one of the more promising hard rock supergroups to come along in recent times, 3 LEGGED DOGG, recently took time out of their busy schedules to shoot the inaugural video, "Give and Take Away", from their debut album, "Frozen Summer", for Perris Records. Shot in Los Angeles, CA, the cl...

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STRATOVARIUS, LORDI, NIGHTWISH Members To Write Songs For Finnish 'Idols' Winner

According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS),Tomi Putaansuu (a.k.a. Mr. Lordi; LORDI),Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT),Janne Joutsenniemi (SUBURBAN TRIBE),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA) and Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI) are among the metal musicians who will contrib...

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DEATHCHAIN: 'Cult Of Death' Release Date, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish death/thrash metallers DEATHCHAIN will release their third album, "Cult of Death", on May 28 via Dynamic Arts Records. The track listing is as follows: 01. Deathammer 02. Hour of the Exorcist 03. Pit of the Possessed 04. Serpent of the Deep 05. In the Crypt of Vengeance 06. Witchstorm 07. Ne...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Thrilled With New DIO-Era Anthology

Launch Radio Networks reports: BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is thrilled with the band's latest release, which spotlights the time when Ronnie James Dio was the singer. It's called "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", and in addition to a selection of material from the past, the album also has three...

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BLACK SABBATH, SHADOWS FALL, STATIC-X First-Week Sales Revealed

SHADOWS FALL's Atlantic Records debut, "Threads of Life", sold just over 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 46 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially less than the 39,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "The War Within"...

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Former DIO Guitarist Announces New Singer For GOADED

Former DIO/WWIII guitarist Tracy G has recruited vocalist Jason Witte for the revamped version of his band GOADED. Commented Tracy: "We are writing songs. The first three songs came out REALLY cool." As previously reported, Tracy's band THE TRACY G GROUP is working on new tunes will soon announce ne...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Guest On SIRIUS' 'Bloody Roots'

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — will be the featured guests on this week's "Bloody Roots" on Sirius Satellite Radio. "Hear first hand accounts of the difficult...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: 'A Journey In Rock' DVD Details Revealed

According to a posting at the DEEP PURPLE fan site TheHighwayStar.com, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan's new six-hour autobiographical DVD, "Highway Star – A Journey in Rock", offers a thorough, compelling and infectious look at Ian's professional career — which in 2006 reached its 40th anniversary. T...

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Brazil's GENOCÍDIO To Release First DVD

Brazilian metal legends GENOCÍDIO — featuring Murillo Leite (guitar and vocals),W. Perna (bass),Dennis Decurion (guitar) and Fábio Moyses (drums) — will release their first DVD, entitled "Probations", later this spring through Voice Music (Brazilian distribution via Universal Music). The disc will...

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The Dio Years

Few debates make me as nauseated as the one concerning the worthiness of the Ozzy Osbourne versus Ronnie Jame Dio BLACK SABBATH lineups. While it is true (in my mind) that the Ozzy-era lineup cannot be touched from the standpoint of musical trailblazing and the writing of legendary tunes, to say tha...

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RUDY SARZO, PAMELA MOORE Help Promote DONATE LIFE ROCKS CONCERT

Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO),Tommy Asakawa (WARRIOR),Steve Lynch (AUTOGRAPH) and Pamela Moore (voice of "Sister Mary" on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" and last year's epic sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II") are among the musicians that have taken part i...

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BENEDICTUM: Live Cover Of SABBATH Classic 'Heaven And Hell' Posted Online

San Diego-based female-fronted power metallers BENEDICTUM have posted their version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven and Hell", recorded last December during the band's European tour as the support act for DORO. Check it out on the official BENEDICTUM MySpace page. BENEDICTUM's acclaimed Locomot...

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Finnish Heavy Metal Singer Wins 'Idols' Competition After Performing SCORPIONS, SONATA ARCTICA

22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen was crowned the winner of the the national TV talent show "Idols" Friday night (April 6) after singing four songs — including SCORPIONS' "Still Loving You", SOUNDGARDEN's "Black Hole Sun" and SONATA ARCTICA's "Full Moon" — during the competition's...

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BLACK SABBATH: Three Chapters From 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' Biography Available Online

Rockdetector.com, the world's biggest rock and metal database with over 56,000 band pages, is now hosting no less than three chapters of Garry Sharpe-Young's acclaimed BLACK SABBATH biography "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" at this location. Described by Black-Sabbath.com as the "SABBATH bible," Garry's bo...