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Public Memorial Service For RONNIE JAMES DIO To Be Held On Fifth Anniversary Of His Death

A "most beautiful memorial service" for legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) was held on the fourth anniversary of his death — Friday, May 16 — at his gravesite at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills cemetery in Los Angeles. According to his wife a...

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ARCH ENEMY's ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ, MICHAEL AMOTT Talk 'War Eternal' (Video)

A 14-minute video interview with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz and guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish / American / Canadian metallers ARCH ENEMY about the band's ninth studio album, "War Eternal", can be seen below. "War Eternal" will be released in North America on June 10 via Century Media Records. T...

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DOWN's 'IV - Part Two' EP Cracks U.S. Top 25

DOWN's new EP, "Down IV - Part Two", sold around 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 23 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous EP, "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP", opened with around 12,000 units in September 2012 to land ...

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Video: DOWN Performs At ROCK ON THE RANGE

XplicitConcerts has uploaded video footage of DOWN performing the song "Eyes Of The South" on May 16 at the Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. Check it out below. DOWN's video for the song "We Knew Him Well", which features the band tearing up the track in close quarters, was directed by...

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AVATAR's JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM Speaks To ROCK 105.5 At ROCK ON THE RANGE (Video)

Tina Smash of the Jacksonville, North Carolina radio station Rock 105.5 conducted an interview with vocalist Johannes Eckerström of Swedish metallers AVATAR at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held May 16-18 at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat...

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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR Guests On 'One On One With Mitch Lafon' (Audio)

Vocalist Michael Starr of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER was interviewewed for episode 14 of "One On One With Mitch Lafon". You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. STEEL PANTHER's third album, "All You Can Eat", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its...

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SUICIDE SILENCE, WE CAME AS ROMANS Members Featured In Latest Episode Of FUSE's 'Metalhead To Head'

The eighth episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Eric Choi (WE CAME AS ROMANS) and Alex Lopez...

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GEOFF TATE Gets Songwriting Inspiration From Truck Stops

Stephanie Webb, the entertainment reporter and film/TV critic at WZZM 13, conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate before his May 15 solo show at the Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can now watch the chat at WZZM13.com. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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WAMI Project Featuring VINNY APPICE, DOOGIE WHITE, MARCO MENDOZA: 'One More For Rock 'N' Roll' Video

WAMI, the brand new project featuring vocalist Doogie White (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO) and bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) alongside 16-year-old Polish guitarist Iggy Gwadera, released its debut album, "K...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER To Undergo Neck Surgery In September

On May 14, Groovey of Groovey.TV conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer at Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what he plans to do during ICED EARTH's break following the band's appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Au...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO Discusses Upcoming Album 'Do You Wanna Start A War?' And 'Sexy' First Single 'Lights Go Out'

Nic and Big J of the Boise, Idaho radio station 100.3 The X Rocks conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho at this year's Rock On The Range festival, which was held May 16-18 at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. F...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: How I Found My Own Identity As A Vocalist

RockScene.com recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how he found his own identity as a vocalist, Anselmo said: "I don't think I started maturing as a vocalist 'till I was 15. And then after I sta...

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JOURNEY Guitarist NEAL SCHON: 'So U' EPK Available

Guitar legend Neal Schon has joined forces with bassist Marco Mendoza (BLACK STAR RIDERS, TED NUGENT, WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) and drummer Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, STEVE VAI, HARDLINE) to create a unique body of work with jazz and blues-inspired virtuosic hard rock playing, entitled "...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Joins PAMELA MOORE, RONNY MUNROE On Stage In Seattle (Video)

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton joined female vocalist Pamela Moore — who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II" — on stage this past Saturday night (May 17) at Studio Seven in Seattl...

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ALICE COOPER Says His Covers Album Will Not See Light Of Day Until 2015

Michael Christopher of Vanyaland recently conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Vanyaland: Let's talk about the film. There have been so many run-of-the-mill documentaries over the years on musicians. What convinced you that "Supe...