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BLACK SABBATH's 'Live At Hammersmith Odeon' To Be Released On 3LP 180-Gram Vinyl

Heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH have joined the club — Metal Club, that is. BLACK SABBATH's "Live At Hammersmith Odeon", a three-LP 180-gram vinyl with a triple gatefold packaging, will be released on January 11, 2011. This release will be limited to 3,000 numbered copies and is a Metal Club exclu...

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CHICKENFOOT's CHAD SMITH Considers Himself 'Lucky, Fortunate And Grateful'

Amy Kelly of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, CHICKENFOOT, CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: There was a rumor that you weren't going to continue with CHICKENFOOT....

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Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell

It has been thirty years since the release of BLACK SABBATH's landmark album "Heaven and Hell", the first with vocalist Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, ELF, DIO) and a turning point in both the band's career and the direction that heavy metal would take in the '80s. The equally brilliant, heavier/darker...

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Victims of the Modern Age

How about giving it up for Arjen Lucassen? The versatile, multi-talented musician hit the target dead center with "Victims of the Modern Age" by assembling a star-studded cast and making an album that flirts with the progressive in all the right places, but always stays rooted in the fundamentals of...

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AURORA BOREALIS: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Maryland-based death/black metallers AURORA BOREALIS recently entered Nightsky Studios to begin recording their sixth album, "Timeline: The Beginning And End Of Everything", for a tentative early 2011 release. The CD, which is being produced by the band's guitarist/vocalist Ron Vento, will mark the...

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JASON BONHAM Interviewed By 'Classic Rock Revisited' (Audio)

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with drummer Jason Bonham about JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE — which celebrates the life and music of Jason's father, the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. Pa...

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VINNY APPICE Interviewed On CHOM-FM's 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) was interviewed for on the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show using the audio player below. Appice told "Metal Shop"'s Ralph Cartel in a recent new interview that he has la...

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WHIPLASH Rejoined By Drummer TONY SCAGLIONE

New Jersey thrashers WHIPLASH have announced the return of the group's original drummer, Tony Scaglione, after an amicable split with Joe Cangelosi (KREATOR),who played on the group's "Ticket To Mayhem" (1987),"Insult To Injury" (1990) and "Unborn Again" (2009) albums. WHIPLASH is a three-piece po...

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VINNY APPICE, RUDY SARZO, JIMMY BAIN Featured On WILL WALLNER/VIVIEN VAIN Debut

Los Angeles-based hard rock artists Will Wallner (guitar) and Vivien Vain (vocals) are putting the finishing touches on their debut album featuring an all-star lineup of guest musicians. The duo have written and recorded several songs and are in the process of recording the final tracks for their de...

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VINNY APPICE Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO In New Interview

Sea Of Tranquility recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sea Of Tranquility: Ronnie's [James Dio] passing has been hard on the entire hard rock and metal community, probably more s...

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VINNY APPICE Interviewed On WRIF 101.1 FM (Audio)

Meltdown of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Appice told "Metal Shop"'s Ralph Cartel in a recent new interview that he has l...

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RINGS OF SATURN Signs With UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS

Northern California extremists RINGS OF SATURN have inked a deal with Unique Leader Records. The band's debut album, "Embryonic Anomaly", which was originally made available by the band earlier this year, will be re-released on March 1, 2011. The CD was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Bo...

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VITAL REMAINS Forced To Cancel Shows

U.S.-based death/black metallers VITAL REMAINS have issued the following update: "It is with great regret that we have to inform all of our fans and promoters that we will not be able to play the shows that we had scheduled for this weekend and the second week of December due to the unexpected bomb...

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TONY IOMMI Continuing To Write New Material

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi recently revealed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has begun work on new material with the hopes of launching the "next phase" of his career alongside longtime SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL bandmate/bassist Geezer Butler. Iommi has since is...

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DEATH Tribute DVD Due In December

The long-awaited DVD featuring footage from the Quebec City, Quebec, Canada benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner — which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial — will be released on December 7. The show featured a performance by the local DE...