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HALESTORM's Cover Version Of DIO's 'Straight Through The Heart' Available For Streaming
HALESTORM's cover version of the DIO classic "Straight Through The Heart" is available for streaming below (courtesy of Loudwire). The song is featured on "This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, which will be released on April 1 via Rhino. Ronnie J...March 12, 2014
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DEEP PURPLE: 'Live In California 74' To Be Released On CD And Digital Formats
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the historic California Jam festival, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release DEEP PURPLE "Live In California 74" for the first time on CD and Digital Audio on April 1. By the mid-Seventies, DEEP PURPLE was one of the biggest-selling rock acts in America, and "Live...March 12, 2014
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NIGHTWISH's HOLOPAINEN Says FLOOR JANSEN Will Not Be Included In Songwriting Process For Next Album
Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's the plan for the next NIGHTWISH album? Tuomas: I have given myself some schedule...March 12, 2014
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SHEAR: New Song 'Hollow, Black & Cold' Available For Streaming
Finnish metal/rock act SHEAR will release its second album, "Katharsis", on March 24 in Europe and on April 1 in North America via Lifeforce Records. The artwork for the CD was created by TEXTURES bassist Remko Tielemans. Another song, "Hollow, Black & Cold", from "Katharsis" can be streamed in...March 10, 2014
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DEEP PURPLE: Extended Trailer For Deluxe Edition Of Seminal Live Album 'Made In Japan'
Universal Music has announced the deluxe release of DEEP PURPLE's seminal live album "Made In Japan" in multiple formats on May 19. An extended trailer promoting the upcoming release can be seen below. Together with LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE has been referred to as the "unholy trin...March 10, 2014
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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Receive Posthumous 'Lifetime Achievement Award' From 'Syracuse Area Music Hall Of Fame'
According to Syracuse.com, legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, frontman for bands like RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO and ELF, will be posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award tonight (Thursday, March 6) from the Syracuse Area Music Hall Of Fame at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse....March 6, 2014
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HIM: Early Catalog Digitally Reissued In U.S. Via THE END RECORDS
Early albums from Finnish "love" metallers HIM were recently digitally reissued via The End Records, with deluxe versions in multiple configurations to come this summer. The albums that have been reissued are the band's 1997 debut "Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666", 1999's "Razorblade Romance", 2001's "...March 6, 2014
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DEEP PURPLE: First Trailer For Deluxe Edition Of Seminal Live Album 'Made In Japan'
Universal Music has announced the deluxe release of DEEP PURPLE's seminal live album "Made In Japan" in multiple formats on May 19. The first in a series of trailers promoting the upcoming release can be seen below. Together with LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE has been referred to as th...March 6, 2014
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EPICA Guitarist Says 'The Quantum Enigma' Is 'Kind Of A New Beginning' For The Band
LiveReviewer recently conducted an interview with guitarist Isaac Delahaye of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LiveReviewer: First off, I would like to congratulate you on the new [EPICA] album ["The Quantum Enigma"]. It's turned out beautifully and I...March 5, 2014
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Japanese Version Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album To Include Bonus Tracks By STRYPER, DIO DISCIPLES
According to HMV.co.jp, "This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, will be released in Japan on March 26 in Japan with two bonus tracks: STRYPER's rendition of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and DIO DISCIPLES' take on DIO's "Stand Up And Shout". Ro...March 5, 2014
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BLACK STONE CHERRY: 'Magic Mountain' Cover Artwork Unveiled
Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will release their fourth album, "Magic Mountain", on May 6 (one day earlier internationally) via Roadrunner Records. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen below. The first single from "Magic Mountain", "Me And Mary Jane", hit radio waves last month to coincide...March 4, 2014
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CALIFORNIA BREED Featuring GLENN HUGHES And JASON BONHAM: Debut Album Details Revealed
Think of California and you think of brilliant color and bright sunlight. Think of a breed and it's all about bloodlines and brotherhood. Put the two together as CALIFORNIA BREED, and you have the most exciting new band of 2014, built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes,...March 4, 2014
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BELOW: New Song 'Portal' Available For Streaming
Swedish epic doom metal band BELOW will release its debut album, "Across The Dark River", on April 15 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at the end of 2013 at Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden with producer Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND). The first single from the reco...March 3, 2014
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Into the Storm
Never let it be said Axel Rudi Pell isn't made of strong stock. It's prerequisite in this market, especially when you've hit the quarter century mark as Pell has. Having played in STEELER eons ago, Axel Rudi Pell proves time and again he's got the alloy of iron and carbon coursing through his veins....March 3, 2014
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Surrender to No One
Give him credit, David T. Chastain never quits. Since the eighties, Chastain has slugged it out in the metal underground, never wholly capitalizing on his tenure and perseverance. Yet CHASTAIN the band has a strong following and loyalists will immediately flock to "Surrender to No One", which featur...March 3, 2014
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