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TONY IOMMI's Guitar Tech Launches HEAVEN AND HELL Tour Diary

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's technician Mike Clement has posted the first installment in the HEAVEN AND HELL tour diary at Iommi's official message board. Mike first started keeping a diary for Iommi.com back in 2005 and his bits of backstage gossip and humorous tales from the road kept ever...

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HEAVEN AND HELL's VINNY APPICE Talks About New SABBATH Songs, Upcoming Tour

Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How did the idea of HEAVEN AND HELL come about? Did you get a phone call from Ronnie [James Dio]? Appice: I got...

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BLACK SABBATH: New Song 'The Devil Cried' To Be Released In Digital Form Next Month

According to Black-Sabbath.com, the new BLACK SABBATH track "The Devil Cried" will be released in digital form to the public via all digital retailers on Tuesday, March 13. The song was written and produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and singer Ronnie James Dio and was recorded with bassist Geezer Butl...

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GODSMACK: Another New SULLY ERNA Audio Interview Available

A 16-minute audio interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, conducted earlier in the month by Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). GODSMACK bassist Robbie Merrill and his wife Heather welcomed their first child, Nianni Chay Merrill, on Janu...

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WITH BLOOD COMES CLEANSING Signs With VICTORY RECORDS

Victory Records has announced the signing of Albany, Georgia's WITH BLOOD COMES CLEANSING. Commented guitarist Jeremy Sims: "We are excited about joining the Victory team. We feel that they believe in our music and will push us to a market that we were previously unable to reach. It is an honor to b...

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OCEANS OF SADNESS: Cover Of ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Them Bones' Posted Online

Belgian progressive metallers OCEANS OF SADNESS have posted their cover version of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Mirror Palace", due in April via Italy's Scarlet Records. The CD was produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, AMON...

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GODSMACK: New Audio Interview With SULLY ERNA Available

A 14-minute audio interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, conducted this past Tuesday (February 20) by Jim Bone of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA's WBSX-97.9X, has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 13 MB). GODSMACK bassist Robbie Merrill and his wife Heather welcomed their firs...

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1349 Confirmed For Norway's KARMØYGEDDON Festival

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have been confirmed confirmed for Norway's Karmøygeddon festival, set to take place May 4-5, 2007 in Haugesund. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 (NOR) BREED (NOR) COMMUNIC (NOR) DORO (GER) ENSIFERUM (FIN) KAMELOT (USA) KEEP OF...

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ROBERT PLANT Says That He And JIMMY PAGE Are Out Of Touch

According to Launch Radio Networks, Robert Plant says that, although there's no bad blood between him and LED ZEPPELIN co-founder Jimmy Page, the two have fallen out of touch. Plant spoke to Britain's Mojo magazine, who asked him if he and Page, who co-wrote most of the band's most popular material,...

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MY DYING BRIDE Parts Ways With Bassist, Drummer; Replacements Announced

U.K. doom metallers MY DYING BRIDE have issued the following update: "MY DYING BRIDE is sorry to have to say that on January 5, 2007 bassist Adrian Jackson left the band. He has pledged his future in America and has made it quite clear there is no room in his plans for MY DYING BRIDE. ...

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C-187 Featuring PESTILENCE, CYNIC Members: Band Photo Available

A new photo of C-187, the new band featuring former PESTILENCE mainman Patrick Mameli (guitar) alongside Tony Choy (bass; ATHEIST; ex-CYNIC),Sean Reinert (drums; CYNIC, ex-DEATH) and Tony Jelencovich (vocals; M.A.N, ex-TRANSPORT LEAGUE, MNEMIC),has been posted online at this location. Seven of the...

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1349 Confirms Band Lineup For Upcoming Tour

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have confirmed their lineup for the upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off late March. It is as follows: Ravn - Vocals Seidemann - Bass Archaon - Guitar Teloch - Guitar Tony Laureano - Drums The dates are: Mar. 23 - Crowbar, Tampa, FL Mar. 24 - Th...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Filmmakers Seek Middle Eastern Fans For Follow-Up Film

The makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" are seeking metal fans from Middle Eastern countries who are attending the Desert Rock Festival in Dubai, March 9-10, 2007, to appear in their follow-up film, "Global Metal". "We are excited about filming at Desert Rock and meeting with f...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Pays Tribute To BLACK SABBATH Guitarist

The current issue of Guitar World magazine includes an in-depth feature on Tom Gabriel Fischer, frontman of CELTIC FROST, who talks about how he started writing music. "I used to sit there and dissect BLACK SABBATH's music," he said. "I was interested in knowing why SABBATH sounded so dark compared...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist To Perform With ASESINO In Chile

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will reportedly join ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — on stage during their appearance at Galpón Víctor Jara in Santiago, Chile on Saturday, Apr...