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HEAVEN AND HELL: New Album Tentatively Due In March/April

According to legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi, the upcoming album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Iommi, Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is tentatively scheduled for release in March/April via Rhino. The group's fir...

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16: Two More New Songs Posted Online

Legendary sludge misanthropes 16 have posted two more tracks — "So Broken Down" and "Man Interrupted" — on their MySpace page. The songs come off the group's new album, "Bridges To Burn", which is scheduled for release on January 20, 2009 (January 26 internationally) through Relapse Records. 16, whi...

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BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART Announces Lineup Changes For Upcoming Tour

Vocalist Tony Gambino of Canada's BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART has confirmed that drummer Frank "Da Bird" will not be touring with the band when they hit the road later this month as part of the Terminatour with LOVE HATE HERO, AGRACEFUL, KARATE HIGH SCHOOL and KIROS. "[Ian] Slater [keyboards] is going...

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HELL WITHIN: 'Very Big Announcements' On The Way

Guitarist Tony Zimmerman of Massachusetts-based metallers HELL WITHIN has issued the following update: "First off, HELL WITHIN would like to thank all of our fans for all of the support that was given to us on this long year and a half of straight touring. It was great to hang and to throw down with...

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MARTIN WALKYIER To Complete Work On HELL Album

Martin Walkyier, known by many as the vocalist of SABBAT, SKYCLAD, THE CLAN DESTINED and the recently reformed HELL, and cited by many as the founder of folk metal, will finish the vocals on the HELL "Human Remains" album and take the LP out on the road this summer, accompanied by Kev Bower, Tony Sp...

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GIRLSCHOOL: More Dates Announced

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 16 - Bologna, Italy - Sottotetto Sound Club Jan. 17 - Teramo, Italy - Village Live Club Mar. 12 - Madrid, Spain - Gruta 77 Mar. 13 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo Mar. 14 - Vitoria, Spain - Helldorado May 02 - .....

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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...

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JOE LYNN TURNER To Guest On EDDIE TRUNK's 'Friday Night Rocks'

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be the featured guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM on Friday, January 9. If you live in the U.S., you can listen to the show live on the Internet between 11:00 p.m....

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SCOTT WEILAND: New Video Interview Available

Chicago's Q101.1 (WKQX-FM) radio station conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland prior to his December 18, 2008 performance at the 15th annual "Q101 Twisted" event at the House of Blues in Chicago. Watch the five-minute chat below. Weiland's second sol...

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RIOT's 'Thundersteel' Lineup To Tour Europe In June

The 1988 "Thundersteel" lineup of RIOT has reformed and is planning on hitting the road in Europe in June 2009. A new studio album featuring the same musicians is also in the works. As previously reported, RIOT has been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009...

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DIO Says Upcoming HEAVEN AND HELL CD Is 'A Real Good Blend Of What This Band Has Represented'

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the upcoming album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Dio, Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums). The group's first LP since SABBATH's "Dehumanizer" (19...

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NEMESEA: 'No More' Video Available

"No More", the first-ever video from the Dutch female-fronted gothic rock outfit NEMESEA, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by D'iMages, which has previously worked with AFTER FOREVER, AYREON and STREAM OF PASSION, among others. The song comes off the band's second album, "In Control", which...

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PAPA ROACH: 'Lifeline' Available Here

The song "Lifeline", which will probably be the first "official" single from PAPA ROACH's forthcoming "Metamorphosis" album, is available for streaming below. PAPA ROACH recently released a new single and video, "Hollywood Whore" (see clip below),at the group's official web site. The track is taken...

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Former KORN Guitarist Holding Auditions For Touring Band

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has issued the following update: "I am very happy and excited to announce that over the Christmas holidays I will be holding closed auditions for potential band members to hit the road with in 2009. If all goes well with the auditions, look for an announcemen...

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SCOTT WEILAND Interviewed On KROQ; Video Available

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland was interviewed on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ prior to his December 14, 2008 performance at the annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Gibson Amphitheatre in L.A. Watch the chat below. Weiland's second solo album, "Happy In Ga...