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RONNIE JAMES DIO Aces First Chemo Treatment With Flying Colors

Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) was diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer and is currently receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic. His wife/manager Wendy Dio has issued the following update on Ronnie's condition: "Well, it ha...

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STATIC-X Frontman Interviewed In Australia

Morgan of Melbourne, Australia's "1700" conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Wayne Static of California metallers STATIC-X during the band's recent tour of Australia. Watch the chat below. Wayne Static is currently focusing on his PIGHAMMER solo project which will tentatively release its d...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: New Video Interview With PHIL LABONTE Posted Online

El Vato Loco of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with vocalist Phil Labonte of Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS when the band played the Empire in Sacramento, California on December 5, 2009. Watch the chat below. "Forever In Your Hands", the latest video from ALL THAT REMAINS, was filmed...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN To Collaborate With BLACK WIDOW's CLIVE JONES

Clive Jones of classic U.K. progressive rockers BLACK WIDOW and former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin recently met (see photo below) and are planning to work together soon. BLACK WIDOW is currently recording its reunion album, "Sleeping With Demons", for a 2010 release. The band's original female...

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GIRLSCHOOL's KIM MCAULIFFE Interviewed On U.K.'s ROCK RADIO

Rock Radio conducted an interview with Kim McAuliffe, guitarist/vocalist from veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL, at this past weekend's Hard Rock Hell festival at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player belo...

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PERSEFONE Signs With KOLONY RECORDS

Andorran symphonic death metal band PERSEFONE has inked a deal with Italy's Kolony Records. The group's third album, "Shin-Ken", will be released in early February 2010. According to a press release, "Shin-Ken" "is based upon ancient Japanese war stories, and it's a tour de force [in] the melodic an...

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CINDERELLA Guitarist Interviewed On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Jeff LaBar, guitarist for classic hard rockers CINDERELLA and new hard rock supergroup FREAKSHOW, was the special guest on the November 20-26 edition of the nationally syndicated radio program "Hard Rock Nights". Jeff recounted the early days of CINDERELLA, how he joined the band and the first major...

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NACHTMYSTIUM's BLAKE JUDD Interviewed In Montreal

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with Blake Judd of Illinois-based extreme metallers NACHTMYSTIUM before the band's November 21, 2009 performance in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the chat below. NACHTMYSTIUM has been confirmed for for next year's Roadburn festival, set to take place April 15-18...

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SEBASTIAN BACH/RIOT/HALFORD Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Checks In

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, RIOT, FATES WARNING, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update "Been a while since I updated you on my goings on but I thought I'd put this up now before I leave town and hit the road all the way through early February with only a Christmas/New Year's break in...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG: First-Ever Solo Album Due Next Week

As lead guitarist for MEGADETH in the '80s and Brazil's Badi Assad in the '90s, Jeff Young toured the world and immersed himself in the observation and study of diverse musical cultures. On his first-ever solo release, which will go on sale at CDBaby.com next week, he serves up a global enchilada of...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Taps LAST EMPIRE/WILD DOGS Singer

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have recruited vocalist Brian Allen (LAST EMPIRE, MALICE, WILD DOGS) as the replacement for the recently departed Ronnie Stixx. Allen (pictured below) was suggested to VICIOUS RUMORS founder Geoff Thorpe by WILD DOGS/DR. MASTERMIND mainman Matthew T. M...

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RIOT Parts Ways With Singer TONY MOORE

RIOT has parted ways with vocalist Tony Moore. Commented the singer: "First of all, I have to thank everyone who came out to see us in Texas, Sweden, Spain and Japan. It was sweeter than ever 20 years later. "I'm extremely sad to report that those will probably be the last shows I ever do ...

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Vocalist RONNIE STIXX Quits VICIOUS RUMORS

Vocalist Ronnie Stixx has announced his departure from San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS. In a posting on his MySpace page, he writes, "It's official — I have quit VICIOUS RUMORS due to unfair conditions and very shady acts from certain members [of the] band. "This may come to no surpr...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Drinking Beer And Playing Guitar, That's How I Became The Man I Am Today'

Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com's Poparazzi has posted the second part of his interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),conducted before and after the guitarist's solo performance and question-and-answer session on Tuesday (December 1) at Singapore's Changi Prison Complex. A...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST II

Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will headline the second night of next year's Hammerfest II festival, set to take place March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ATTICA RAGE BELLIGERENCE CARS...