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Producer ROB CAVALLO Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO

Producer Rob Cavallo (GREEN DAY, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, PARAMORE, FLEETWOOD MAC) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Ronnie was the first major artist to take me seriously as an A...

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Former VENOM Roadie Accused Of Child Rape

Former VENOM drummer Tony "Abaddon" Bray has told U.K.'s Sunday Sun that child rape suspect and ex-roadie Martin Smith was a "loner" who thought he was better than everyone else. Smith worked for VENOM for a short time in the mid-'80s, but was fired by the group just two weeks after ...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has posted the following message onhis official blog: "This past weekend, we lost Ronnie James Dio, not only one of the best singers in hard rock and heavy metal, but someone who was polite, well spoken and gentlemanly, something of an anomaly in a genre where 'bad-...

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PENTAGRAM's 'Relentless' Inducted In DECIBEL Magazine's 'Hall Of Fame' Series

PENTAGRAM's legendary, genre-defining offering "Relentless" is the latest album inductee in Decibel magazine's prestigious "Hall of Fame" series, which explores landmark albums in the badass pantheon of extreme music. In an interview with J. Bennett for the story, frontman Bobby Liebling recalls a p...

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JASON NEWSTED On Leaving METALLICA: 'It Took 10 Years For Me To Decompress'

Tony Hicks of the Contra Costa Times recently conducted an interview with bassist Jason Newsted's (VOIVOD, METALLICA, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) about Jason's first exhibition of original art, which is being held until June 27, 2010 at Micaëla Gallery (49 Geary Street, No. 234) in San Francisco, California...

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CARMINE APPICE: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Was The Best Heavy Metal Singer To Ever Live'

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT) has released the following statement regarding the passing of Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "I've known Ronnie since his days with RAINBOW. He was the best heavy metal...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD 'Extends Positive Thoughts' To All Those Who Loved DIO

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "My wife and I have sent our condolences and have felt very sad with the news of Ronnie's passing. "We wish to...

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AC/DC's 'Iron Man' Continues European Chart Reign

According to Billboard.com, AC/DC's "Iron Man 2" (Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment) release, which consists of catalog material from the mid-1970s onwards, sees its fourth week at No. 1 of the European Albums chart. "Iron Man 2" continues to hold sway in Austria and the Belgian region of Flanders,...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Massachusetts-based metallic juggernauts THE ACACIA STRAIN entered Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts on April 14 with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris to begin recording the follow-up to 2008's "Continent". The fifth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making o...

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GEEZER BUTLER: 'RONNIE Really Was A Special Person, Blessed With A Unique Voice And Presence'

Bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "It's impossible to express in mere words the relationship Ronnie and I, Wendy and my...

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Ex-TNT Singer TONY HARNELL: DIO 'And His Voice And Music Will Carry On'

Powerhouse vocalist Tony Harnell (TNT, WESTWORLD, MORNING WOOD, STARBREAKER) has posted the following message regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Since yesterday I have been thinking about how much this man impacte...

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OVER THE RAINBOW Members Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

OVER THE RAINBOW members Greg Smith (formerly of RAINBOW; 1994-1997),Joe Lynn Turner (formerly of RAINBOW; 1980-1984),and Bobby Rondinelli (formerly of RAINBOW; 1980-1983) have issued separate statements regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL...

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QUEEN Guitarist: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Was One Of The Creators Of The Genre Of Heavy Metal'

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has posted the following message on his web site regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "It's a shock to hear that Ronnie has gone. Even though we had all known he was battling with cancer for...

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TONY IOMMI: RONNIE 'Loved What He Did, Making Music And Performing On Stage'

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi has released the following statement regarding the passing of his bandmate, legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Yesterday 16th May my dear, dear friend Ronnie James Dio passed away at 7....

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RAVAGE Frontman: 'The Metal World Will Never Be The Same'

Al Ravage, the singer of Boston, Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE, has posted the following message regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "The metal world will never be the same. Ronnie James Dio has died. "I remember f...