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DIO Drummer To Appear At Charity Event This Saturday

DIO drummer Simon Wright will appear at the Rock The Toy Box VII benefit at Harper's Bar & Grill in Northridge, CA this Saturday, December 2, 2006. Simon will sit in with THUNDHERSTRUCK (tribute to AC/DC) at 9:00 p.m. and will be signing photos at the merch booth after the show, with all proceed...

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DC4: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Los Angeles-based hard rock band DC4, featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN, BIRD OF PREY) on drums, and Matt Duncan on bass, has set the tentative track listing for its new album, due in earl...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'The Dio Years' Release Will Be A Single-Disc Collection

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus new addition Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — was interviewed earlier in the week in England by VH1 Clas...

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Exclusive: HEAVEN AND HELL Recruits VINNY APPICE For Upcoming Tour, SABBATH Collection

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal that drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) is currently in the U.K laying down drums on the two new tracks that will be included on BLACK SABBATH's forthcoming collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". In addition, Appice will be manning the drums on the...

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DEATHCHAIN: Guitarist's Illness Forces Helsinki Cancellation

Finnish death/thrash metallers DEATHCHAIN have issued the following update: "We've been forced to cancel our show at Gloria, Helsinki [on Saturday, November 25]. B. Undertaker [guitar] is suffering from heart infection and bronchitis and the doctor's orders where loud and clear: He must rest and tak...

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TWISTED SISTER's OJEDA, SNIDER Cover THE BEATLES: Video Available

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda's video for his cover of the BEATLES classic "Eleanor Rigby" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip, which was shot on May 4, 2006, also features an appearance by TWISTED frontman Dee Snider, since he was responsible for laying down the lead vocal tracks...

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SKID ROW, TWISTED SISTER, DIO, RATT Classic Hits To Be Delivered With 'Songs You Know'

SKID ROW, TWISTED SISTER, WHITE LION, RATT and DIO are among the artists whose music is included in an arrangement beween Rhino Entertainment — Warner Music Group's (WMG) division that oversees the corporation's vast archive of audio and video assets — and Verizon Wireless by which its customers wil...

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GEOFF TATE, JACK FROST: Audio Interviews, Concert Photos Posted Online

TakingMetal.com has posted episode 110 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This special episode reports on QUEENSRŸCHE's VH1 Save The Music benefit concert at the New York City Hard Rock Café this September. Features include an interview with guitarist Jack Frost (SEVEN WITCHES, THE BRONX CASKET COMPA...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Had A Very Artistic Kind Of Upbringing'

Dave Harrison of Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: X-Press Online: Where did the idea to combine classical music and rock guitar come from? Yngwie: I was the youngest member of my family,...

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TWISTED TOWER DIRE: 'Back To Running At Full Steam Again'

Virginia's "classic metal" act TWISTED TOWER DIRE has issued the following update: "As many fans might know, TWISTED TOWER DIRE vocalist of nine years Tony Taylor has officially left the band and is now singing for German metal band CUSTARD. He is still like a brother and TWISTED TOWER DIRE wishes h...

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DC4 Booking Shows For The Spring

Los Angeles-based hard rock band DC4, featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN, BIRD OF PREY) on drums, and Matt Duncan on bass, are looking to book shows in the southwestern U.S. for 2007. Accor...

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TRACY G's EPIC To Play Acoustic Show In Hollywood

EPIC, the new band featuring former DIO/WWIII guitarist Tracy G, has scheduled it first first acoustic set at "On The Rox" on Saturday, November 25 at 9:00 p.m. "On The Rox" is the club just upstairs from The Roxy at 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood, California 90069 (sharing the same parking lot...

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SOUL DOCTOR Signs With METAL HEAVEN

Berlin-based hard rock band SOUL DOCTOR has inked a long-term record deal with Munich-based label Metal Heaven. The band is currently in the studio working on their as-yet-untitled new album, tentatively due next summer. SOUL DOCTOR has released three successful studio albums since 2001 and establis...

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ALTARIA To Support HAMMERFALL In Finland

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA will open for HAMMERFALL on the following dates: Jan. 11 - Tavastia - Helsinki, FIN Jan. 12 - Tampere - Pakkahuone, FIN ALTARIA recently posted its video for the song "Frozen Hearts" at YouTube.com. The clip features footage from the band's European tour with SONATA...

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VINNY APPICE, RHINO BUCKET To Perform At SANDY WEST Tribute Concert

According to Rockdetector.com, Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO),RHINO BUCKET and Chuck Wright (QUIET RIOT) are among the musicians that are scheduled to perform at a tribute concert to late THE RUNAWAYS drummer Sandy West, who passed away on October 21 after a long battle with lung cancer. The sho...