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DIO Artist MARC SASSO Discusses 'This Is Your Life' Cover Artwork

Heavy metal artist Marc Sasso (DIO, HALFORD, ADRENALINE MOB) recently completed the cover art and package design for the new Ronnie James Dio tribute CD, "This Is Your Life". The cover art, which depicts many of heavy metal's greatest icons charging into battle, was a labor of love for the artist wh...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Featured In New GUITAR CENTER Commercial

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield is featured in a new commercial for Guitar Center, the largest chain of musical instrument retailers in the world. The 30-second clip was cut from a longer video that the retailer filmed to accompany a cover story about METALLICA in Guitar Center's catalog, Dustin H...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED Interviewed By SROmaginc.com (Audio)

SROmaginc.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked what was the most difficult thing about jumping into a band like GUNS N' ROSES that was already so enormously popular, Dizzy told GlideMagazine.com...

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METALLICA Performs THE BEATLES, DEEP PURPLE, RARE EARTH, OZZY Covers At MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit (Video)

METALLICA performed a four-song acoustic set last night (Monday, May 12) at the 10th anniversary MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. This year's honorees were BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne and Village Studios owner and CEO Jeff Greenberg. Also performing were Keb'Mo...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Celebrates 50th Birthday In Style

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER frontman Maynard James Keenan actually turned 50 back on April 17, but got around to celebrating his five decades on Earth this past weekend (May 10 and May 11) with two concerts at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. A PERFECT CIRCL...

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MIKE PORTNOY Weighs In On QUEENSRŸCHE Settlement, Calls It The 'Right' Outcome

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the settlement singer Geoff Tate reached with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name, which gives Geoff sole ability to perform "Operation: Mindcrime" and "Operation: Mindcrime II" in their entirety. Portnoy, who co-founded...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED Interviewed By THE FRONT ROW REPORT (Audio)

Reggie Edwards of The Front Row Report recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked what was the most difficult thing about jumping into a band like GUNS N' ROSES that was already so enormously popular, Diz...

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PROJECT ROCK Featuring Ex-Members Of PRIEST, AC/DC, OZZY: 'Here's To Us' Performance Footage

Video footage of PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC — performing its first-ever original song, "Here's To Us", on April 18 at Izvestia Hall in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The studio version...

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DIO: 'Strange Highways' Performance Clip From 'Live In London: Hammersmith Apollo'

On May 13, Eagle Rock will release DIO's "Live In London: Hammersmith Apollo" on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD and digital formats. Filmed at London, England's Hammersmith Apollo on December 12, 1993, this previously unreleased concert film captures the then newly reformed DIO band on the last night of their Eu...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED Interviewed By SIGHT OF SOUND (Audio)

Sight Of Sound recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked what was the most difficult thing about jumping into a band like GUNS N' ROSES that was already so enormously popular, Dizzy told GlideMagazine.co...

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Video: JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Performs 'Bark At The Moon' In Barcelona

Fan-filmed video footage of RED DRAGON CARTEL performing the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Bark At The Moon" on May 10 at Salamandra in Barcelona, Spain can be seen below. RED DRAGON CARTEL is the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee. RED DRAGON CARTEL's self-titled debut alb...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN's 'Lohtu' Song For Finnish LIVE AID Project: Official Video

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has composed a theme song for the Finnish Live Aid ULS2017 project. The aim is to collect 3 million euros for the construction of a new pediatric hospital in Helsinki. The project will culminate in a huge Live Aid ULS2017 concert...

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ALCATRAZZ, Ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, ADLER'S APPETITE Members Featured On New BIG SWEDE Single

Swedish producer/artist known as Big Swede will release his new rock single, "Rock Star", on May 15. The release includes a remix and features Johnny Griparic (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT),Patrick Stone (ADLER'S APPETITE) and Howie Simon (ALCATRAZZ). "I have used these guys on a lot of tracks and now was the...

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METAL CHURCH Singer RONNY MUNROE: 'Electric Wake' Solo Album Artwork, Track Listing

The cover artwork (by Rainer Kalwitz) for "Electric Wake", the forthcoming third solo album from METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe, can be seen below. Due in late June via Rat Pak Records, the CD will feature guest appearances by George Lynch (KXM, LYNCH MOB, ex-DOKKEN),Dave Rude (TESLA),Pamela M...

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WENDY DIO Talks To ALICE COOPER About 'This Is Your Life' Tribute Album (Audio)

Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, was interviewed on a recent edition of Alice Cooper's radio show, "Nights With Alice Cooper". You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Ronnie James Dio is one of the most beloved figures in rock history. H...