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HEAVEN AND HELL: Calgary Video Footage Available

A number of video clips of HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — performing at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on March 14, 2007 have been posted online at...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE In Studio With Producer ZEUSS

Richmond's thrash monsters MUNICIPAL WASTE are currently in Planet Z studios in Massachusetts working on their as-yet-untitled new album, due on June 11 via Earache Records. The band's frontman, Tony Foresta, reports from the studio: "We're at Zeuss' studio, it's super laid back and we're having a g...

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OPETH Mainman Has 'Around A Dozen Of Song Ideas' For New Album

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has issued the following update: "Just a quick note to fill you (if you care) in on what's cooking and stuff....like that..... "Roundhouse/U.K. gig DVD: Well, the music is mixed and it sounds nothing less than awesome I must say. The film material is also edited and it...

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W.A.S.P.: 'Dominator' Audio Samples Available

Several audio samples from W.A.S.P.'s upcoming CD, "Dominator", have been posted online at this location. Due in the U.K. on April 16, Scandinavia on April 20, and the rest of mainland Europe on April 27 via Demolition Records, "Dominator" (view cover here) will feature the following track listing:...

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CYNIC Apologizes For MARYLAND DEATHFEST Cancellation

The reunited CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the cancellation of their appearance at the Maryland Deathfest, which is scheduled to take place May 26-27 at the Sonar i...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Support METALLICA In Vienna

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will support METALLICA on July 5 at Rotundenplatz in Vienna, Austria. HEAVEN AND HELL's March 30 con...

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RIOT: Rare Footage Of Original Lineup Posted Online

A promotional short film featuring the original RIOT lineup — Guy Speranza (vocals),Mark Reale (guitar),Jimmi Iommi (bass),Peter Bitelli (drums) and L.A. Kouvaris (guitar) — that was made for the band's foreign record labels has been posted online at YouTube. The two-part clip includes a a montag...

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METALLICA: JAMES HETFIELD's Protective Glove Being Auctioned

An autographed protective glove that was worn by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield after he suffered severe second- and third-degree burns to his left arm due to pyrotechnics during a 1992 concert is being auctioned via eBay. According to the seller — who claims to have worked for METALLICA in 1991...

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In Blood We Rock

This is the kind of review that makes a writer feel like a real asshole. Texas retro-rockers BLOOD OF THE SUN have an amazingly good thing going on here — instrumentally, they can't be touched. Big warm analog riffs, a keyboard player that throws in just the right amount of piano and Hammond B-3 org...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: New York City Show To Be Filmed/Recorded For Upcoming CD/DVD

Vocalist Ronnie James Dio told a fan on Thursday (March 15) that HEAVEN AND HELL's March 30 concert at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City will be filmed/recorded for the group's upcoming live CD/DVD, tentatively due this fall via Eagle Rock Entertainment. No opening acts are scheduled to app...

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Drummer TONY LAUREANO Offers Update On Various Musical Projects

Drummer Tony Laureano (NILE, ANGELCORPSE, DIMMU BORGIR),who will be hitting the road in North America this spring with 1349, has issued the following update: "I thought I'd point people towards a couple of new (and not so new) bands that I'm involved with. First off is OPHIDIAN. This is a new thing...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'Live At Hammersmith Odeon' Cover Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for the upcoming "Black Sabbath: Live At Hammersmith Odeon" CD has been posted online at Black-Sabbath.com. Due on May 1 via Rhino Handmade, the collection features Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice getting hot one December night in London during SABBATH'...

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MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For Bulgaria's KALIAKRA ROCK FEST

According to Pro-Rock, MOTÖRHEAD has been confirmed as one of the headliners of the traditional Bulgarian rock festival Kaliakra Rock Fest, which takes place every year in the coastal city of Kavarna. HEAVEN AND HELL — the band made up of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler,...

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BEHEMOTH, CYNIC, KATAKLYSM, VIRGIN STEELE Confirmed For Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL

BEHEMOTH, CYNIC, GORY BLISTER, KATAKLYSM and VIRGIN STEELE have been confirmed for the Evolution Festival, set to take place July 7 in Italy. More acts will be announced soon. BEHEMOTH recently started mixing its new album, "The Apostasy", at Dug-Out studios in Uppsala, Sweden with Daniel Bergstrand...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: 'Hanging With…' Air Dates/Times Announced

VH1 Classic will air "Hangin With: Heaven and Hell" — featuring interviews that VJ Eddie Trunk conducted with HEAVEN AND HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ronnie James Dio last November in Birmingham, England — on the following dates/times: Saturday, March 31 at 3:00 p.m. EST Saturday, Marc...