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DIO Schedules UK Dates

DIO, the band fronted by the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),has scheduled two dates in the UK in May: May 27 - Carling Academy - Birmingham, England May 28 - Astoria - London, England For more information, visit Seetickets.com. DIO's last r...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist To Guest On Tonight's 'Friday Night Rocks'

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry will be the featured guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM tonight (Friday, February 15) beginning at 11:00 p.m. EST. If you live in the U.S., you can listen to the show live on the Internet at this location. Two of Perry's ...

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VOODOO SIX: 'Faith' Video Posted Online

VOODOO SIX, the UK band formed by former DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, has posted the video for its new single, "Faith". The clip, which was shot last month with director George Chin, can be viewed below. VOODOO SIX played its first show of the year on January 19 at the Purple Turtle in Camden, ....

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BILLY SHEEHAN Working On New Solo Album

Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) has issued the following update: "I'm in the middle of a new solo CD right now — just finishing guitars. Bass parts are done, and the drums (done first, of course) were done by Ray Luzier [KORN, ARMY OF ANYONE, DAVID LEE ROTH] a few .....

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PAPA ROACH: New Album To Be Produced By JAY BAUMGARDNER

Jay Baumgardner, veteran producer and head of NRG Studios, has been tapped to produce and mix the new PAPA ROACH album this spring. PAPA ROACH returns to its roots with Baumgardner, and is looking to duplicate the energy brought together for the band's debut album, "Infest", which remains the group'...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce New Singer

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) to the group's ranks. "Ronnie showed up and blew the band away with his powerful voice," stated guitarist Geoff Thorpe. "The first night he sang with us it was like h...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Schedules More Appearances With TAB THE BAND

The month of March will be rockin' as select Hard Rock Café locations around the globe will host the March on Stage live music series by high-caliber iconic and emerging artists, featuring performances by TAB THE BAND, one of today's hottest emerging bands. Beginning Friday, February 29, TAB THE BAN...

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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL Details Revealed

This year will mark the tenth anniversary of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, the largest and most successful metal festival in the United States. This year's show, presented by ESP, Randall, EMG, and exclusive magazine presenter Metal Maniacs magazine, will take place the weekend of Apr...

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SANCTIFICATION Preparing To Record New Album

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has recruited Tony Laureano (DIMMU BORGIR, ex-NILE, ANGELCORPSE) to lay down the drum tracks for its upcoming CD. The recording sessions will take place this spring at the A...

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Classic Rock Digital Radio Station PLANET ROCK To Close

According to BBC News, GCap Media, the UK's biggest commercial radio broadcaster and owner of Classic FM, will close digital radio station Planet Rock as it focuses on key outlets. Planet Rock, which broadcasts classic rock music, has had rock stars such as Ian Anderson, Tony Iommi, Fish, Gary Moore...

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Reunited BLOOD FEAST To Perform In Brooklyn This Weekend

Reunited New Jersey thrashers BLOOD FEAST will perform at Europa in Greeenpoint, Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, February 16. Also scheduled to appear are ANNUNAKI, SACRIFICIAL BLOOD and IPSISSIMUS. BLOOD FEAST's lineup for the concert will include original members Kevin Kuzma (ANNUNAKI) on drums an...

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SERJ TANKIAN: New Audio Interview Available

Italian magazine Metal Shock conducted an interview with SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian during his current tour in support of the 2007 solo album, "Elect the Dead". During the chat, Tankian said, among other things, that people coming to his shows understand this is a solo tour, not a SYSTEM O...

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TNT Singer To Release New Solo Album In April

According to MelodicRock.com, mixing is underway for the new solo album from TNT/ex-SHY singer Tony Mills, entitled "Vital Designs". Co-written with UK guitarist Neil Hibbs from Salisbury and Eric Ragno from Los Angeles, the CD was constructed between October 2006 and February 2007 and is currently...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist And His Sons Interviewed; Video Available

NBC 30's Yvonne Nava spoke with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry and two of his sons ahead of their concert tonight (Friday, February 8) at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. Watch the interview at this location. For more than 35 years, Perry has been traveling the world with his band AEROSMITH. Fr...

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TNT: Norwegian Dates Announced

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have scheduled the following dates: Feb. 29 - GB Baardshaug - Orkanger, Norway Mar. 01 - Norsk Rock Cafe - Brekstad, Norway Mar. 07 - Køff Arena - Løten, Norway More shows will be announced soon. TNT will enter the studio in May to begin recording its new album for...