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WENDY DIO Wants KORN And AVENGED SEVENFOLD For RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album

Wendy Dio, the widow and longtime manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, HEAVEN & HELL),has revealed more information about the upcoming Dio tribute album, which is due next year. The collection, which will be released via Niji Entertainment Group...

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GWAR Frontman Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus was interviewed on the November 23-25 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. Inter...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time' 15-CD Box-Set Due In February

Save up your Christmas money for February when "A Traveler's Guide To Space And Time", a strictly limited-edition BLIND GUARDIAN box set with 15 CDs in 13 high-quality digipacks and only 8000 copies worldwide, is released. Germany, Austria and Switzerland have a release date of February 1, 2013 and...

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AMEBIX Calls It Quits

Cult British underground heavyweights AMEBIX have officially called it a day. Commented AMEBIX singer/bassist Rob Miller (a.k.a. The Baron): "To my deep regret, AMEBIX has now come to a point where we can no longer continue as a band. We have spent the past five years engaged in a process of resurre...

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IAN GILLAN: I'm Very Honored That METALLICA Were Influenced By DEEP PURPLE

On November 7, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he has heard METALLICA's version of the DEEP PURPLE track "When A Blind Man Cries", which appears on the the ...

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A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH To Release Sophomore Album In The Spring

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, the band featuring Brooklyn, New York native Sal Abruscato — who played drums on three TYPE O NEGATIVE albums ("Slow, Deep & Hard", "Origin Of The Feces", "Bloody Kisses"),as well as four LIFE OF AGONY releases ("River Runs Red", "Ugly", "River Runs Again", "Broken Val...

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NERO DI MARTE Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of experimental metallers NERO DI MARTE. Founded in Bologna, Italy in 2007, NERO DI MARTE will unveil its long-awaited self-titled release, a unique and experimental approach to structure, sound and atmosphere, in the spring of 2013. You can check out a t...

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SLASH Bassist TODD KERNS To Record Acoustic Album, EP

Slash may have closed the book on touring for this year, but his bassist Todd Kerns — who also fronts SIN CITY SINNERS — will join forces with Pledgemusic in December to bring you some new music. Todd will record an acoustic full-length of all-new solo material and an EP with some of his personal .....

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Temple Of Rock: Live In Europe' North American Release Date Announced

Michael Schenker's "Temple Of Rock: Live In Europe" that will be made available on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and as a limited deluxe edition containing all three formats on December 3 in Europe and January 15, 2013 in North America via Inakustik. This essential live rock'n'roll release includes songs perform...

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RUSH Leads Fan Voting For 2013 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

With about one week left to let fans' voices be heard for the first time on who deserves to get into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year, RUSH has pulled in nearly a quarter of the votes at 24.3%, followed by DEEP PURPLE at 17.1%. HEART is third with 12.4% ...

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DEMON LUNG Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of DEMON LUNG. The Las Vegas-based quartet, featuring guitarist Phil Burns, basisst Patrick Warren, drummer Jeremy Brenton and vocalist Shanda Fredrick, is set to begin recording its full-length debut in the coming weeks at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland,...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Has 'No Idea' If He Will Be Included In Possible PURPLE 'Rock Hall' Induction

Robert Cavuoto of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Guitar International: What was it like to be in the RAINBOW legacy and perform the Ronnie James Dio songs?...

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ARMORED SAINT Frontman Has 'Some Ideas' For Next Studio Album

In a brand new interview with KNAC.COM, ARMORED SAINT frontman John Bush was asked if the band's critically acclaimed 2010 release, "La Raza", be the only fresh music fans will see from the group for several years. "I've thought about some [working on some new] stuff," Bush said. "I have some ideas....

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TERRORIZER Magazine To Release 'Secret History Of Earache' Special Issue

The U.K.'s Terrorrizer magazine is honoring British extreme metal record label Earache Records with a very special "Secret History Of Earache" issue. Earache is currently celebrating 25 years of bringing extreme music to the masses, and what better way to round off the year than with a fitting tribu...

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DOWN Members Talk New EP, Touring And Looking Handsome (Video)

Vocalist Philip Anselmo and his DOWN bandmates recently visited the Loudwire studios to talk about their new EP, "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP"; touring; and looking handsome. Check out the footage below. "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP" sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of...