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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 The band's debut album, "Embryonic Anomaly", which was originally made available by the band earlier this year, will be re-released on March 1, 2011.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...

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WENDY DIO Says HEAVEN & HELL Should Carry On Under Different Name

Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, has told VH1 Radio that she encourages the surviving members of HEAVEN & HELL — Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice — to work together again under a different moniker. "I don't know what they're doing right now,...

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HEAVEN & HELL's 'Neon Nights' DVD Lands On 'Top Music Videos' Chart

HEAVEN & HELL's "Neon Nights" DVD — which captures the historic four-man army performing at the Wacken Open Air festival on July 30, 2009 — sold 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 6 on the Top Music Videos chart. The CD version of "Neon ...

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GUS G.: Landing OZZY Gig Is 'Beyond Any Biggest Honor A Guitar Player Can Have In Heavy Metal'

Away Team recently conducted an interview with FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Away Team: You're following in the footsteps of some legendary guitarists in guys like Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, and Zakk Wylde. Those guys all had their own unique...

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OVERKILL Bassist's THE BRONX CASKET CO. Signs To EONE MUSIC

THE BRONX CASKET CO., the side project of OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni and SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost, has inked a worldwide deal with eOne Music. "I am totally psyched to be working with eOne for the new BRONX CASKET release!" says Verni. "They did an amazing job with the OVERKILL record and...

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DEATH ANGEL Director, Bandmembers Discuss Making Of 'Truce' Video

"Truce", the new video from San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in Los Angeles with director Robert Sexton (SOULFLY, THE DWARVES, MONDO GENERATOR, AMEN). Sexton previously worked with DEATH ANGEL on the clip for the track "Dethroned" off the the ban...

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Ex-TESTAMENT/FORBIDDEN Guitarist GLEN ALVELAIS Relaunching BIZARRO Project

San Francisco, California-based guitarist Glen Alvelais (LD/50, TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN) has issued the following update: "LD/50 has finished playing a handful of shows in both California and Nevada. The response from the people that seen us was very positive. This is just the beginning for LD/50 and w...

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VINNY APPICE's Personal Playlist

Mog Music Network recently asked legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) to create a personally curated playlist for the site's curiosity-satisfying- and audio-streaming pleasure. His selections were as follows: 01. MOTÖRHEAD - "Orgasmatron" 02. YES - "Long Distance Ru...

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DAVE LOMBARDO, STEVE SMITH To Perform At Guitar Center's Drum-Off Finals

Guitar Center's Drum Off finals, the culmination of the world's largest drum competition, has announced a lineup of special performances by music's most legendary drummers, hosted by Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION). Headlining the show — which will take place on Saturday, January 8 at The Music B...

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Drummer MIKE TERRANA Interviewed At KAVARNA ROCK FEST (Video)

Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA TURUNEN, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) at Bulgaria's now-traditional Kavarna Rock Fest, which took place July 23-25, 2010 at the Black Sea coast's town stadium. You can now watch the chat bel...