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RONNIE JAMES DIO Talks About SABBATH, ELF And Current State Of The Music Business

Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about the new DIO album "Master of the Moon" and his views on the world and the current state of the music business. Several excerpts from the interview follow: RockConfidential.com: You've seen a lot of things in your career. What's your opini...

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New DEREK SHERINIAN Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By ZAKK WYLDE, JOHN SYKES

Former DREAM THEATER/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN keyboardist Derek Sherinian will release his fourth solo album, "Mythology", on November 9 via InsideOut Music. Special guests include Zakk Wylde, Steve Stevens, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather, Simon Phillips, John Sykes, Tony Franklin, Marco Mendoza, Brian Ti...

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TONY IOMMI's Daughter To Support GLENN HUGHES On U.K. Tour

An audio clip of the new GLENN HUGHES track "Soul Mover" has been made available for download at this location. Appearing with Glenn on the recording are RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and ex-JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro. "Soul Mover" was recorded at the So...

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MANTAS Guitarist Comments On Bassist's Departure

MANTAS guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (ex-VENOM) has commented on the departure of bassist Tony Dolan from the group's ranks. Citing an "unfortunate and irreconcilable situation" as the reason for the split, Jeff went on to say that "Tony is and always will be my closest friend and this is in no way a...

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TRAVERS & APPICE: Myrtle Beach Show To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

TRAVERS & APPICE, the new band featuring guitarist Pat Travers, VANILLA FUDGE drummer Carmine Appice, and bassist T.M. Stevens, will have their Sept. 26 gig at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, North Carolina filmed for release on DVD. In other news, TRAVERS & APPICE will be teaming up wit...

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Bassist TONY DOLAN Quits MANTAS, Blames Record Company Politics

Bassist Tony Dolan (ex-VENOM, ATOMKRAFT) has officially left MANTAS, the new band led by ex-VENOM guitarist Mantas. "After short deliberation, I have been forced to walk away from MANTAS owing to the decision from the [group's record] label, Demolition Records, to hinder and obstruct the [MANTAS] de...

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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Forced Out By Radical Islamists

Popbitch.com is reporting that the Iraqi metal band ACRASSICAUDA have fled to Jordan after threats by radical Islamists in Iraq, prompting the web site to remark, "So U.S. and U.K.: well done for the new, free, liberal Iraq." Back in August, The Wall Street Journal published an article describing AC...

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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS Completes Japanese Clinic Tour

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current RING OF FIRE singer Mark Boals recently completed his vocal clinic tour in Japan with "great success," according to a posting on his web site. "He did the clinics for three days; one each at the M.I. Japan schools of Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo before his performance...

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DOHENY: Audio Player Posted Online

DOHENY, the California-based band formed by ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and former PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden, have launched an audio player featuring their demo tracks "Watching It All Burn" and "Drive Me" at this location. As previously reported, DOHENY rec...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Vermilion Pt. 1' Video Available For Download

SLIPKNOT's video for their new single, "Vermilion Pt. 1", has been uploaded at UrbanChaosVideos.com. The clip for "Vermilion Pt. 1" was shot in Los Angeles in late August and was directed by Tony Petrossian and Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown),co-directors of the "Duality" video. The concept of the "Ver...

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STATETROOPER's NWOBHM Roots Run Deep

STATETROOPER, the reunited British hard rock outfit fronted by former MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) singer Gary Barden, have drafted Tony O'Hora on bass guitar, a man better known for his roles as frontman for outfits such as thrashers ONSLAUGHT, NWOBHM veterans PRAYING MANTIS, '80s rockers HIGHWIRE,...

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IOMMI/HUGHES: 'DEP Sessions' Audio Samples Posted Online

Sanctuary Records has uploaded an e-card for the previously unreleased Tony Iommi collection of songs featuring ex-DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH singer Glenn Hughes. Entitled "The 1996 DEP Sessions", the CD's final version — due on September 28 — was previously said to be "quite markedly different" to t...

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OZZY OSBOURNE And TONY IOMMI Helping With Cancer Research

BLACK SABBATH members Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi took part in an all-star signing of an Epiphone Tony Iommi Signature G-400 electric guitar. All of the members of BLACK SABBATH signed the Epiphone guitar which was scheduled to be auctioned at the Huntsman Cancer Institute Golf Classic in Salt Lake...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Rejects Internet Reports: 'I Am Not Dead'

Tim Higgins of Des Moines Register is reporting that SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has rejected Internet reports declaring his death. A prank — fueled by the Internet and radio — led many to believe that Taylor, who also fronts STONE SOUR, had died this week. "First it was an overdose, than a fatal...

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THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT: Complete 'Arena' EP Available For Free Download

THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT, the new band formed by ex-P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel, have made their debut EP, "Arena", available for free download exclusively at their web site. The free Internet version includes new art and two bonus tracks not found on the original release. "We decided that the bes...