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ZAKK WYLDE To Launch New GIBSON Guitars At Sydney In-Store

Zakk Wylde, legendary guitarist for OZZY OSBOURNE and founder of the heavy metal band BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, will appear at Allans Music store in Sydney, Australia on December 3 for the launch of his new Gibson guitars, the Les Paul BFG, Les Paul Bullseye and Buzzsaw, and the latest addition, the Grav...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Talks About Performing With JAMES HETFIELD, Touring With METALLICA

Metallic Doormat conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Demmel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD at this year's Hellfest, which was held on June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The chat has now been posted online and can be viewed below. MACHINE HEAD recently recorded a version of...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO On The Future Of HEAVEN & HELL, DIO

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: When you reunited with Tony [Iommi] and Geezer [Butler], were you...

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TONY MARTIN's Bassist JAMIE MALLENDER Releases Solo Album

This summer, former BLACK SABBATH vocalist Tony Martin should have been undertaking a three-month tour of the USA and Canada and was then scheduled to play several dates in Brazil. As was widely reported in the rock press at the time, the tour was pulled the night before the band were due to fly. Li...

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ZAKK WYLDE Recording Cover Of PANTERA's 'Suicide Note' For Upcoming DIMEBAG Tribute

Zakk Wylde is recording a version of PANTERA's "Suicide Note Pt. 1" for the forthcoming "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) tribute album. The collection, which is being put together by U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine for a special issue that will coincide with the five-year anniversary of D...

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HADES Members To Perform Covers As SCREAMING METAL; Second Show Announced

HADES members Alan Tecchio, Dan Lorenzo, and T. Coombs will team up with the "Talking Metal" duo, John Ostronomy and Mark Strigl, to perform once again as SCREAMING METAL, a metal cover band. SCREAMING METAL will be jamming songs by JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, AC/DC and others at t...

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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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SONIC ALTAR To Work With HEAVEN & HELL Producer On Debut Album

New Zealand-based hard rock/heavy metal group SONIC ALTAR will record its debut album with U.K. producer Mike Exeter (BLACK SABBATH, CRADLE OF FILTH, IAN GILLAN) starting in late November. Commented guitarist Tom Duffy: "[We are] completely over the moon to be working with someone of that caliber. W...

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VINNY APPICE To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, November 15 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location. Vinny Ap...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks About Split With OZZY OSBOURNE; Video Available

Video footage of Zakk Wylde talking to the Artisan News Service about his split with OZZY OSBOURNE can be viewed at this location. When asked in a recent interview with MusicRadar.com how he came to be fired from Ozzy's band, Wylde stated that Ozzy and his wife, Sharon, "said, 'Zakk, son, we need .....

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SLASH's New Single To Feature OZZY OSBOURNE; More Guest Singers Revealed

Mistress Carrie of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF has posted the following message on her official blog: "One of the benefits of being the Music Director of WAAF is hearing new music WAY before anyone else! "Today I got a chance to hear some of the new Slash [VELVET REVOLVER/...

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TONY IOMMI On BBC's 'Rock Show With Daniel P Carter'; Audio Available

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi was interviewed on last night's (Monday, November 9) edition of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P Carter". The program is now available for streaming for seven days this location. (Note: The Iommi interview begins around the 44-minute mark.)...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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ZAKK WYLDE Shredding With PUBLIC ENEMY In 'DJ Hero' Game

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) has laid down a guest guitar solo on the track "Bring The Noise 20XX" from PUBLIC ENEMY, which is featured on DJ Hero (Activision),an all-new interactive music experience in which your goal is to showcase your scratching and mixing skills with the hel...

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STEVE GRIMMETT Says He Was Being Considered For Singer Position In MAIDEN, PRIEST And SABBATH

British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett has told Classic Rock magazine that he nearly joined not one, not two… but three legendary bands. Grimmett, who made his name with GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT and LIONSHEART, said, "When Bruce Dickinson left IRON MAIDEN, I sent them a demo. But never heard anyt...