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ASESINO To Perform At California Record Store
ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — will perform live at the Blue Meannie Records store in El Cajon, CA on Saturday, January 27 at 1:00 p.m. Also scheduled to appear are BROKEN FOUND...January 19, 2007
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GEEZER BUTLER Confirms (Sort Of) That HEAVEN AND HELL Will Perform Only DIO-Era Material
Former BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has responded to a report that HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH...January 18, 2007
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PROTOTYPE Song Featured On 'Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam'
Los Angeles-based progressive thrash metal band PROTOTYPE has issued the following update: "Activision's latest release in the Tony Hawk franchise, 'Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam' for the Nintendo Wii gaming system, features the PROTOTYPE track 'Synthespian' from their 2006 Nightmare Records release 'Con...January 18, 2007
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HEAVEN AND HELL To Play Only DIO-Era BLACK SABBATH Songs On Tour
HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — has confirmed to TotalRock that it will only be playing songs f...January 18, 2007
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TESLA's JEFF KEITH Wins ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION Award: Interview, Photos Available
TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith was presented the Evie Award by Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) founder / St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa at ARF's 16th annual Stars to the Rescue gala on January 6, 2007 at the Dean Lesher Regional Center in Walnut Creek, California. The Evie Award is given to thos...January 17, 2007
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KROKUS: Video From First-Ever Greek Gig Posted Online
Metal Zone has uploaded a video taken from the first-ever KROKUS live show in Greece, which took place last Friday, January 12 in Athens at Anclub. Check it out at this location. As previously reported, a 20-minute audio interview with KROKUS vocalist Marc Storace, conducted last fall by Norway's Me...January 17, 2007
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THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT To Release EP In April
Southern California hard rock quartet THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT — featuring P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel — will release an EP on April 10 in both CD and digital-distribution formats. Entitled "Arena", it is actually a re-release of their first EP (originally released in 2004),with the addition of t...January 17, 2007
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MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA To Perform LED ZEPPELIN
Darcy Pohland of WCCO.com reports that the Minnesota Orchestra is scheduled to perform a special, "one night only" program of the songs of LED ZEPPELIN at the Target Center in Minneapolis on March 3 at 8 p.m. Michael Sutton, a violinist with the orchestra, spent most of his work day rehearsing Schub...January 16, 2007
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QUIET RIOT Guitarist Schedules NAMM Appearance
QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi will appear at Paul Reed Smith Guitars NAMM booth on Saturday, January 20 at 1:00 p.m. as part a press conference to be held by company founder Paul Reed Smith himself. The conference will include the debut of many of Paul Reed Smith's new models for 2007, as well as...January 15, 2007
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1349 Guitarist Comments On Touring With CELTIC FROST
Dr. Abner Mality of Wormwood Chronicles recently conducted an interview with guitarist Archaon of Norwegian black metallers 1349. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Wormwood Chronicles: CELTIC FROST is such a legendary band in the underground. When you first met them, were you overawed...January 15, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Adds Signature To Special Guitar
According to Sheffield Today, DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage will add his signature to a custom-designed guitar to be auctioned off at Christie's in London later this month for the Sheffield Children's Hospital Appeal. The guitar is one of 19 designed by Sheffield craftsman Tony Tomlinson, who is a...January 14, 2007
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Ex-ATOMKRAFT Guitarist Says TONY DOLAN Is Pushing A One-Sided View Of Band's History
Former ATOMKRAFT/current AGANKAST guitarist Rob Matthew has responded to ATOMKRAFT frontman Tony Dolan's (ex-VENOM) recent online posting claiming that Matthew is "disrespecting" all past and present members of ATOMKRAFT by piecing together the band's "unofficial biography" which Dolan insists is "f...January 14, 2007
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RONNIE JAMES DIO: BILL WARD's 'Commitments' Prevented Him From Touring With HEAVEN AND HELL
Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) and Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH) of HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band also featuring SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler and ex-DIO/SABBATH drummer Vinny Appice. A couple of excerp...January 13, 2007
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VITAL REMAINS Completes Work On New Album
U.S. legends of epic black death metal VITAL REMAINS have just returned home from Mana Recording Studio in Florida where they completed work on the follow-up to 2003's "Dechristianize" with Glen Benton of DEICIDE onec again handling lead vocals. Commented VITAL REMAINS rhythm guitarist Tony Lazaro:...January 12, 2007
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HEAVEN AND HELL To Play Helsinki In June
HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — will play a headling show at Jäähallissa in Helsinki, Finland o...January 12, 2007
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