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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs IRON MAIDEN On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of IRON MAIDEN's "The Evil That Men Do" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly had a cold during the show's taping, but managed to move on to the next ro...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: OZZY Has Always Hated Me When I Was In BLACK SABBATH

Heath McCoy of the Calgary Herald recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On fans' speculation that Ozzy's wife, manager and reputed control freak, Sharon Osbourne, is to...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs DEEP PURPLE On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of DEEP PURPLE's "Perfect Strangers" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly reached the final round of the competition, having received 86 percent of the...

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The Spitfire Collection

First and foremost, let it be known that the stone-cold zero (NA) rating above has nothing to do with TESTAMENT as a musical entity, or about the music on this CD. You'd have to be a dick not to show some respect for their (ahem) legacy — they're one of the few bands of their ...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Guest On 'Chaos' This Sunday

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band made up of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — will be the special guests on Full Metal Jackie's "Chaos" metal show on Indie 103.1 FM this Sunday night (March 11). You can li...

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GEEZER BUTLER: It's Time To Get The Hair Dye Out

Legendary bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL) has issued the following update: "Well, it's almost here, time to get the hair dye out. We're [HEAVEN AND HELL] all rehearsed and ready to go. Canada, and eventually the world, here we come! As you may have heard, the band is called 'H...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Dio Years' E-Card Available

An e-card for the forthcoming BLACK SABBATH "best-of" collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", can be accessed at Rhino.com. The e-card includes a full version of the new SABBATH song "The Devil Cried", tour dates, and information on SABBATH ringtones and merchandise. As previously reported, audi...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Computer-Generated Images Of Stage Set Available

The lighting designer for the HEAVEN AND HELL tour, Paul Dexter, has posted several computer-generated, photo-realistic images of the band's stage set for the current North American trek, which is scheduled to kick off this Sunday, March 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Check them out at this loca...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: New Audio Interview Posted Online

An 11-minute audio interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),conducted earlier in the month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). HEAVEN AND HELL's North American tour is scheduled to la...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Stage Set Revealed

Black-Sabbath.com has posted a photo of the HEAVEN AND HELL stage set, taken by Andre Bargmann, at this location. [UPDATE: Photo removed at request of band management.] HEAVEN AND HELL's North American tour is scheduled to launch this Sunday (March 11) in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band will k...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI: 'With Music You Shouldn't Have Any Boundaries'

Eden Munro of Canada's Vue Weekly recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On HEAVEN AND HELL: “People know that it's the same band that's called [BLACK] SABBATH. [We] originally started calling the tour the Heaven...

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VITAL REMAINS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

VITAL REMAINS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN BULL...

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Go Behind The Scenes On HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

Ronnie James Dio's personal assistant, Steve Mignardi, has started a blog on his MySpace page detailing behind-the-scenes events from the HEAVEN AND HELL tour, which is scheduled to launch this Sunday (March 11) in Vancouver, British Columbia. As previously reported, HEAVEN AND HELL will be the feat...

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KISS/ALICE COOPER Drummer ERIC SINGER: New Audio Interview Available

An hour-long MP3 containing a February 2007 interview drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) gave to the "Glenn Klausner Hour" radio show has been posted online at this location. ESP (ERIC SINGER PROJECT),the band featuring Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD),Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer: RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Singing Better Than He Has Ever Sung'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal drummerVinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Have you [HEAVEN AND HELL] started actual rehearsals yet? Vinny: We just started [Fe...