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THE LIZARDS To Tour with IAN HUNTER BAND And UFO

Hot off the heels of a successful tour of Europe, Scandinavia, Greece, and Turkey, opening for ex-DEEP PURPLE bassist Glenn Hughes, hard rockers THE LIZARDS will be performing a series of gigs with the IAN HUNTER BAND (ex-MOTT THE HOOPLE) and heavy metal legends UFO. THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Ron...

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Bassist RUDY SARZO Recounts OZZY OSBOURNE/RHOADS Era

Former QUIET RIOT/OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rudy Sarzo spoke to Greg Prato of Billboard.com about his upcoming book, "Off the Rails - My Adventures in the Land of Ozz", which will include a first-person account from his personal day-by-day diary of events while touring with Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoad...

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Bassist RUDY SARZO: I Am Not Leaving DIO

Bassist Rudy Sarzo, who has played with such hard rock heavyweights as WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, has shot down rumors that he may be leaving DIO in order rejoin WHITESNAKE as the replacement for the recently departed Marco Mendoza. In a statement posted on DioMessag...

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Take Part In Experimental 'Quiet' Concert

The Associated Press is reporting that EAGLES OF DEATH METAL took part in an experimental "quiet" rock concert Monday, when about 100 people at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wore miniature radio receivers to hear unamplified music. The crowd at the concert was advised to wear earplugs attached to a...

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DIO, DOMINE And ONKEL TOM Confirmed For Italy's TRADATE IRON FEST

DIO, DOMINE and ONKEL TOM have been confirmed for the Tradate Iron Fest, a five-day event set to take place June 1-5 at Campo Sportivo in Tradate (VA),Italy. The billing for the festival is shaping up as follows: Wednesday, June 1: MERQURY BAND (QUEEN tribute) EUROSMITH (AEROSMITH tribute) Thursday...

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DAMN 13 Announce New Record Deal, Line Up Tour Dates With MOTÖRHEAD, C.O.C.

Toronto's DAMN 13, the brainchild of former MONSTER VOODOO MACHINE frontman Adam (Doom) Sewell, are set to kick off a slew of Canadian dates opening for MOTÖRHEAD and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. In celebration of their 30th anniversary, MOTÖRHEAD kicked off a full North American tour last month. The ba...

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QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Guitarist Records Track For 'Domino' Movie

QUIET RIOT/BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist Alex Grossi has recorded guest lead guitar on a song that will be featured in the upcoming film "Domino", starring Keira Knightley, Christopher Walken and Mickey Rourke, among others. The track was written by BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist Anthony Focx. Direct...

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ADLER'S APPETITE Guitarist Talks About Singer JIZZY PEARL's Departure

ADLER'S APPETITE guitarist Keri Kelli (VINCE NEIL, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT) recently spoke to StevenAdler.net about singer Jizzy Pearl's departure from the group and QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow's allegations that Steven Adler is involved in illegal activities while on tour, among other topics. A co...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO, RUDY SARZO To Guest On TWISTED SISTER Guitarist's Solo Album

Legendary singer Ronnie James Dio and renowned bassist-for-hire Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, DIO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) are among the confirmed guests on the upcoming solo album from TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda. Dio reportedly sings on one track, while Sarzo appears on two...

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Ex-SPINESHANK Singer Says His New Band Is 'Heavier Than Anything I Have Ever Done'

Former SPINESHANK frontman Jonny Santos has issued the following update on his SILENT CIVILIANS project: "Just wanna update everyone on what's happening. As of right now, we have about 13 songs written and we are still going strong six days a week. We want to apologize for the time we are taking, bu...

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RUDY SARZO's Book On Early OZZY OSBOURNE Touring Days Due In September

Veteran hard rock bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, DIO) has a (what looks to be) very promising book being released in September which will include a first-person account from his personal day-by-day diary of events while touring with Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads in the e...

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MOONSTONE: More Audio Samples Posted Online

MOONSTONE, the project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini, has posted several new samples from the upcoming CD at the official web site, www.moonstone.it. Described as "genuine British-oriented '70s classic rock," not a million miles removed from the likes of FREE, JIMI HENDRIX and DEEP PURPLE, t...

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CINDERELLA, QUIET RIOT, RATT, FIREHOUSE: More Tour Dates Announced

According to Pollstar, CINDERELLA will be playing the following dates this summer as part of the "Rock Never Stops" package, also featuring QUIET RIOT, RATT and FIREHOUSE: Jun. 17 - Kelseyville, CA @ Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa Jun. 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre Jun. 22 - Lemoore, CA @ Th...

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GAIA EPICUS 'Break' Contract With SOUND RIOT RECORDS

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "GAIA EPICUS has broken the contract with Sound Riot Records. After this last episode with the label we have decided to end the contract with them. SR has broken too many parts of the contract and we...

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QUIET RIOT Frontman: 'STEVEN ADLER Is Brain-Dead'

QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow recently spoke to Maximum Metal about the new QR lineup, reasons for their prior breakup, the new live CD, Randy Rhoads material, "Bad Boys of Metal" tour, the Blackie Lawless/Frankie Banali issue and reality shows. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the...