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'Rock of Ages' Metal Musical Scores Fives TONY Nominations

According to RollingStone.com, the hair-metal musical "Rock of Ages" — which is propelled by signature '80s rock anthems popularized by JOURNEY, TWISTED SISTER, JOAN JETT, PAT BENATAR, FOREIGNER, BON JOVI and REO SPEEDWAGON — received five Tony nominations this morning, including a nod for the prest...

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TRANSPORT LEAGUE Bassist To Sit Out First Reunion Show

The reunited Swedish heavy rock band TRANSPORT LEAGUE has issued the following update: "We are sad to announce that Ken Sandin [bass] will not be able to participate at our reunion show on May 15! The stand-in for Ken will be the actual former 'former' bass player of TRANSPORT LEAGUE, Johan Reivén....

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HEAVEN & HELL: North American Dates Announced

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will bring its wicked world tour to North America for a select number of shows this August. The band will start its summer headlining music fes...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Footage From San Bernardino Signing Session Available; More U.S. Dates Revealed

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — made a rare in-store appearance yesterday (Saturday, May 2) at Best Buy in San Bernardino, California. All four members of the group were on ha...

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PESTILENCE Frontman Interviewed At Norway's INFERNO Festival; Video Available

"Hammartid"'s Helle Stenkløv conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE at the first show of the band's recent European tour on April 9, 2009 at the Inferno festival in Oslo, Norway. Watch the chat in three part...

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HATEBREED Frontman: 'People Ask Me If I'm Going To Be Like LEMMY And Still Do It When I'm 60'

A new audio interview with HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta conducted by Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock is available for download at this location (MP3, 4 MB). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: Your longtime guitarist Sean Martin decided to leave the band whi...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Discusses Debut Solo Album; Video Available

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a new six-minute interview with powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). Watch the clip below. Owens will hold a listening party for his first solo album, "Play My Game", at Scorchers...

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TONY IOMMI On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) was frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, May 1) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk....

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ATHEIST: European Tour Dates Announced

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST and Atlanta, Georgia's GNOSTIC — the band featuring three members of ATHEIST — will team up with German death metallers OBSCURA for a number of European shows in August. Confirmed dates are as follows: Aug. 07 - Czech Rep Jaromer @ Brutal Assault...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Frontman Interviewed In Louisiana; Video Available

Buick McKane (a.k.a. Emily) conducted an interview with Tony Foresta, lead singer of the Richmond-based metal act MUNICIPAL WASTE, on April 23, 2009 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Watch the 10-minute chat below. MUNICIPAL WASTE has completed work on its fourth album, "Massive Aggressive", with producer Ch...

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RIOT's Reunited 'Thundersteel' Lineup Completes First Writing Session In 20 Years

The 1988 "Thundersteel" lineup of RIOT has reformed and is planning on hitting the road in Europe this summer. A new studio album featuring the same musicians is also in the works. Commented the band: "We've just concluded our first writing session as a band in almost 20 years and we're happy to say...

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HEAVEN & HELL: First U.S. Date Leaked?

The first date of HEAVEN & HELL's upcoming U.S. tour appears to have been leaked. According to a newsletter that was sent out by the PNC Pavilion in Cincinnati, Ohio, the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (d...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album

Steven K. of Swigged! recently conducted an interview with Tony Foresta, lead singer of the Richmond-based metal act MUNICIPAL WASTE. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Swigged!: It's been about two years since the release of "The Art of Partying". What has the band been up to since? Tony: Tour...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'Rockline' Appearance Available For Streaming

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — were the featured guests on the April 29 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. The program is now av...

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HEAVEN & HELL's TONY IOMMI: New Video Interview Posted Online

GetCloser.com has uploaded a new nine-minute interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH). Watch it at this location. (Note: Regardless of where you are located, you must "confirm" that you are in the U.K. in order to view the clip.) A two-minute excer...