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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Receive Posthumous 'Lifetime Achievement Award' From 'Syracuse Area Music Hall Of Fame'
According to Syracuse.com, legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, frontman for bands like RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO and ELF, will be posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award tonight (Thursday, March 6) from the Syracuse Area Music Hall Of Fame at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Syracuse....March 6, 2014
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KYNG: 'Burn The Serum' Cover Artwork Unveiled
Southern California rock trio KYNG will release its new studio album, "Burn The Serum", on April 15 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced by Andrew Alekel (FOO FIGHTERS, NO DOUBT, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, CLUTCH) and James A. Rota and was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. and Sword & Shi...March 6, 2014
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DEEP PURPLE: First Trailer For Deluxe Edition Of Seminal Live Album 'Made In Japan'
Universal Music has announced the deluxe release of DEEP PURPLE's seminal live album "Made In Japan" in multiple formats on May 19. The first in a series of trailers promoting the upcoming release can be seen below. Together with LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE has been referred to as th...March 6, 2014
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Japanese Version Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album To Include Bonus Tracks By STRYPER, DIO DISCIPLES
According to HMV.co.jp, "This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, will be released in Japan on March 26 in Japan with two bonus tracks: STRYPER's rendition of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and DIO DISCIPLES' take on DIO's "Stand Up And Shout". Ro...March 5, 2014
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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: Third Trailer For 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album
Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written And P...March 5, 2014
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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Talks To Finland's RADIO ROCK (Video)
Laura Vähähyyppä of Finland's Radio Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now watch the chat below. DREAM THEATER's latest, self-titled album (available for purchase here) sold around 34,000 copies in the United States in i...March 4, 2014
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KORN's SHAFFER, LUZIER Talks To Australia's SOUNDWAVE TV (Video)
Heavy music presenter Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV conducted an interview with KORN members Ray Luzier (drums) and James "Munky" Shaffer (guitar) during this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. KORN's eleventh studio album, "The Paradigm Shift" (Prospect Par...March 3, 2014
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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Composes Song For Finnish Live Aid Project
Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has composed a theme song for the Finnish Live Aid ULS2017 project. The aim is to collect 3 million euros for the construction of a new pediatric hospital in Helsinki. The project will culminate in a huge Live Aid ULS2017 concert...March 3, 2014
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GEOFF TATE: 'It's An Artistic Achievement Every Time I Complete A Record And Release It'
Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about the lukewarm response to "Frequency Unknown", the latest album from his version of QUEENSRŸCHE, Tate said: "I didn't...March 3, 2014
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Concert For Ronnie Montrose
The passing of Ronnie Montrose hit hard, in particular the heavy music community, which banded together the original lineups of MONTROSE and GAMMA plus scores of other guests to pay homage to Mr. Bad Motor Scooter himself. On April 27, 2012 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Ronnie Montrose a...March 3, 2014
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Into the Storm
Never let it be said Axel Rudi Pell isn't made of strong stock. It's prerequisite in this market, especially when you've hit the quarter century mark as Pell has. Having played in STEELER eons ago, Axel Rudi Pell proves time and again he's got the alloy of iron and carbon coursing through his veins....March 3, 2014
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Bazaar of Wonders
Russian prog duo STARSOUP has a simple mission statement: "to invite different cool musicians and make some good music". For Alexey Markov and Andrew Gryaznov's purposes, this means pushing their less-than-simplistic creations into concrete, if sometimes slow-cooked DREAM THEATER vehicles with an en...March 3, 2014
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Mary Jane
DEAD, WHITE AND BLUE is the raunchy rock playground of Russell (aka "Rusty") Workman, who reportedly worked with earlier bands in his native Arizona that opened for the likes of IRON MAIDEN, KORN and DIO. Workman was forced to put DEAD, WHITE AND BLUE on hiatus while serving a stint in the jug for d...March 2, 2014
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Bearings reissue
You often hear artists mention how, when all is said and done, the ultimate goal of their craft, be it audile or visual, is to leave their proverbial footprints upon Mother Earth. Before succumbing to prostate cancer in 2012, guitar legend Ronnie Montrose had well left his footprints behind. Ask his...March 2, 2014
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Bridge the Gap
Time and tide, as they say. It's been since 1979's "Lovedrive" that former SCORPIONS cohorts Michael Schenker, Herman Rarebell and Francis Buchholz were last together on record. Cool to see these guys allied once again in 2014 under the banner of MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK. The mere propositi...March 2, 2014
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