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ONE WITHOUT To Enter Studio Next Month

Gothenburg, Sweden-based, female-fronted rock/metal act ONE WITHOUT will enter the studio in July/August to begin recording its second album for a late 2010/early 2011 release. The follow-up 2009's "Thoughts of a Secluded Mind" will once again be mixed by Mattias Wänerstam (AVATAR, WITHIN Y) and mas...

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Y&T Frontman Interviewed At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL; Video Available

Y&T guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti was interviewed by CrankItUp.se backstage at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. Watch the chat below. Y&T's first studio album in 13 years, "Facemelter", was released in Europe on May 21 via...

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PETER DOLVING: I've Never Been This Excited About A THE HAUNTED Album Before

On May 31, Barry Anderson of Metal Storm conducted an interview with vocalist Peter Dolving of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED when the band played in Nottingham, England with SLAYER. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. THE HAUNTED will release a live DVD/CD, "Road Kill", in North America o...

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SOULFLY: Pro-Shot Footage Of ROCK IN RIO Performance Available

Professionally filmed video footage of SOULFLY's May 30, 2010 performance at the Rock In Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal can be viewed below (the footage originally aired on the Portuguese cable television channel SIC Radical). According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industr...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Public Memorial Service: First Photos, Video Footage

The first photos and fan-filmed video footage from Ronnie James Dio's public memorial service — which was held this afternoon (Sunday, May 30) at the Hall Of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, in Los Angeles — can be viewed below. More than 1,200 fans attended the event,...

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Y&T Frontman Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold'

Y&T guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti was interviewed on the May 29 edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. The program is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "I'm Coming Home", the new video from Y&T, is available for viewing below. The song comes off the band's first...

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Y&T Performs DIO Classic In San Francisco; Video Available

California rock veterans Y&T performed a cover version of the DIO classic "Rainbow In The Dark" on May 22, 2010 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California in honor of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) who passed away on May 16 after...

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Judge Rules For SYSTEM OF A DOWN In Royalty Dispute With AMEN Frontman

Courthouse News Service reports that a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that SYSTEM OF A DOWN does not owe royalties to a publishing company for its Grammy-winning song "B.Y.O.B." U.K.-based Maxwood Music claimed a 50 percent interest in the composition, saying it bought the rights from the song's a...

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REVOCATION's DAVID DAVIDSON Comments On RONNIE JAMES DIO's Passing

Stinky of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist David Davidson of Boston's REVOCATION on May 16, 2010 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. You can now watch the chat below. REVOCATION's latest album, "Existence Is Futile", landed at position No. 148 on the Top New Artis...

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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Discusses Recent Tour-Bus Scare; Video Available

Video footage of guitarist Dino Cazares of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY discussing the band's recent tour-bus scare can be viewed below. Also available is footage of the group's May 22, 2010 performance in Denver, Colorado (all clips produced by Superskum). FEAR FACTORY's tour bus nearly...

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FATAL SMILE's New Song To Benefit RONNIE JAMES DIO's Cancer Fund

Vocalist Blade of the Swedish hard rock band FATAL SMILE has issued the following update: "Two days ago Y [guitar] sent me a piano ballad he wrote while saddened by the horrible tragedy of Ronnie's [James Dio] passing due to cancer. That night I wrote the lyrics and melody to the song 'For The Last...

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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK Talks About Songwriting Process For Next Album

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: TESTAMENT currently working on a new album how has it been going and what can fa...

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Y&T Frontman: DIO's 'Kindness To His Fans And Commitment To His Art Was Exceptional'

Y&T guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "At this current moment in time this is very difficult for me as I'm extremely saddened by the news...

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JUDAS PRIEST, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, QUEENSRŸCHE Members Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

Members of JUDAS PRIEST, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, QUEENSRŸCHE, Y&T, TWISTED SISTER and WHITESNAKE are among the musicians who paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) during yesterday's (Monday, May 17) special edition of "Ed...

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STORMZONE: 'Wasted Lives' Video Released

"Wasted Lives", the new video from the Irish band STORMZONE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Death Dealer", which was released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. Formed in 2005 in Belfast by vocalist Harv (John Harbinson...