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RONNIE JAMES DIO Thought He Was Suffering From Indigestion Seven Years Before He Died Of Stomach Cancer

Ronnie James Dio's widow Wendy Dio has spoken to the "Red Light District Show" about her decision to start the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, which was established after his death as a privately funded 501(c)(3) charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and educ...

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Former KISS Guitarist VINNIE VINCENT To Perform With FOUR BY FATE At Pre-'Kiss Kruise' Party In Miami

This October, sailing out of Miami, Florida, the eighth annual "Kiss Kruise" will take to the high seas with over 3,000 KISS fans aboard and ready to rock. Each year, in true KISS Army style, various fan-organized pre-Kruise parties and reunions are held in the city of departure. This year, eight-t...

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COREY TAYLOR Mourns Loss Of Grandmother Who Raised Him

Corey Taylor has paid tribute to his grandmother who has just passed away. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman shared a couple of photos of Thelma Taylor on Instagram and included the following message: "She was my hero. My rock. My everything. She raised me. Taught me to be kind but tough. Work an...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's 'Full-Blooded Mexican' Bandmate Defends Singer Over Accusations Of Racism

PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS and SUPERJOINT drummer José Manuel Gonzalez has defended the former PANTERA frontman over the incident more than two years ago when Philip Anselmo gave the right-arm salute and yelled a white-supremacist slogan at a California concert. At a January 2016 "Dimebash" ev...

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LAST IN LINE's ANDREW FREEMAN Teams Up With MIKE SLAMER For DEVIL'S HAND Project

DEVIL'S HAND is an exciting new project featuring the amazing talents of two outstanding musicians: famed producer/guitarist/songwriter Mike Slamer and singer Andrew Freeman of LAST IN LINE. The project's self-titled debut album will be released on December 7 via Frontiers Music Srl. Mike Slamer has...

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ENUFF Z'NUFF: 'Diamond Boy' Music Video

The official music video for "Diamond Boy", the title track of the new album from ENUFF Z'NUFF, can be seen below. The disc was released on August 10. ENUFF Z'NUFF is the living, breathing example of what a rock 'n' roll group should be. Now centered around bass player and vocalist Chip Z'nuff, ENU...

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DISTURBED Bassist: 'Our Goal Now Is To Lift Our Live Show To A Level That We've Never Done, An Unprecedented Level For Us'

DISTURBED bassist John Moyer spoke to Reno's Rock 104.5 radio station about what fans can expect from the only show the band has on its schedule so far for the rest of 2018, at the Austin City Limits music festival on October 13 in Austin, Texas. "It's not a DISTURBED show without pyrotechnics. So,...

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KROKUS To Embark On 'Farewell' Tour: 'We Will Keep Our Word And Pull The Plug At The End Of 2019'

KROKUS will embark on a "farewell" tour next year. The Swiss hard rock veterans announced their plan to pull the plug on their four-decade-plus career in a Facebook post, writing: "KROKUS shows have always been special and should stay that way. That's why we decided to stop when it's still really go...

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STEVE PERRY: 'I Was So Fortunate To Be In The Band JOURNEY'

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry spoke to the KQRS radio station about his decision to step away from the music business in the late nineties. "I was so fortunate to be in the band JOURNEY," he said (hear audio below). "It was a time of my life that I would not… I would do it again in a minute; I r...

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ZAKK WYLDE Believes That JUDAS PRIEST And IRON MAIDEN Will Eventually Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Zakk Wylde believes that most of heavy metal's legendary bands will eventually be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal groups like IRON M...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Slams UFO And SCORPIONS For 'Trying To Fool The Audience' With 'Farewell' Tours

Guitarist Michael Schenker and bassist Pete Way and have confirmed that they will not take part in UFO's 50th-anniversary celebration in 2019. Schenker, who first joined UFO in 1973 and last played with the band in 2003, told Classic Rock that "bands like UFO and the SCORPIONS are trying to fool the...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Front-Row Video Of Jones Beach Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of Ozzy Osbourne's September 8 concert at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: 01. Bark At The Moon 02. Mr. Crowley 03. I Don't Know 04. Fairies Wear Boots (BLACK SABBATH song) 05. Suicide Solution 06. No...

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URIAH HEEP Drummer Is 'Infuriated' By Classic Rock Radio Stations Who Won't Play Band's New Music

Drummer Russell Gilbrook of British hard rock veterans URIAH HEEP recently spoke with "The Classic Metal Show". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the high praise for the band's recent studio efforts: Russell: "It's a funny one...

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DOKKEN Rejoined By GEORGE LYNCH For GRAND ROCKTEMBER VI Concert (Video)

George Lynch joined DOKKEN members Don Dokken (lead vocals, rhythm guitar),Mick Brown (drums, backing vocals) and Chris McCarvill (bass, backing vocals) on stage this past Friday night (September 7) at the Grand RockTember VI festival at Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater in Hinckley, Minnesota to...

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VOIVOD Vocalist On Concept Behind New Album 'The Wake': 'History Repeats Itself, So It's Always Feeding Us'

Raw Cut Media conducted an interview with members of Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD about their forthcoming studio album, "The Wake". You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the concept behind "The Wake": Denis "Snake" Bé...