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HEAVEN & HELL's NYC Signing Session Leaves A Few People Disappointed

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — took part in a signing session and meet-and-greet yesterday (Wednesday, August 26) at Sam Ash in New York City (located on W. 48th Street) begi...

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MALEFICE Frontman Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with vocalist Dale Butler of British metallers MALEFICE at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the chat below. MALEFICE's sophomore album, "Dawn Of Reprisal", was released in Ma...

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HEAVEN & HELL Schedules New York City Signing Session

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will take part in a signing session and meet-and-greet on August 26, 2009 at Sam Ash in New York City (located on W. 48th Street) beginning at...

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DIO: I Don't Hear OZZY Doing 'Heaven And Hell' So Why Should I Sing OZZY-Era Songs?

U.K.'s Absolute Radio conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) when HEAVEN & HELL played the Sonisphere festival on August 1, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the 10-minute chat below....

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Former ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist MIKE STARR Schedules Los Angeles Concert

Former ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Starr will perform live at the Dragonfly in Los Angeles, California on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. Starr will appear with his VH1 "Celebrity Rehab"/"Sober House" band, which he has dubbed SUPPASTARR. The music will consist of ALICE IN CHAINS hits. SUPPAST...

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BILL WARD Says 'Musical Difference' Was The Main Reason He Dropped Out Of HEAVEN & HELL

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward was interviewed on this past Friday's (August 7) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed and edited by BLABBERMOUTH.NET for clarity). On why he pulled out of his inv...

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Grand Union

Funny that all this attention is paid to a blues band by the metal press by virtue of its label home when there are tons of other worthy blues artists out there to which Joe Metal Fan will never be exposed. But that's neither here nor there and has nothing to do with the merit ...

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ICARUS WITCH To Open For HEAVEN & HELL In Cleveland

Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH will open for HEAVEN & HELL on Saturday, August 22 at the Nautica Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio. The band will hit the stage around 7:00 p.m., with COHEED AND CAMBRIA scheduled to go on right after them. Commented ICARUS WITCH in a statement, "This con...

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HEAVEN & HELL Kicks Off North American Tour In Vancouver; Setlist Revealed

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — kicked off its North American tour last night (Friday, August 7) at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group's s...

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DÉTENTE: Multi-Camera Video Clip From Last Year's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Posted Online

New high-quality, multi-camera video footage of reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — performing the song "Holy War" on July 25, 2008 at the He...

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DÉTENTE: New Album Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Decline", the forthcoming album from reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — can be viewed below. The cover was painted by...

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GINGER Goes Solo In Los Angeles; Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger's two recent Los Angeles solo shows (Viper Room on July 16 and the El Rey on July 17) can be viewed below. The singer's backing band for the concerts included Billy Morrison (CAMP FREDDY, CIRCUS DIABLO, THE CULT) and Michael Butler (JETBO...

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HEAVEN & HELL Selects Next Single

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has selected "Follow The Tears" as the next single from the group's new album, "The Devil You Know". HEAVEN & HELL's June 16, 2009 concert...

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BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL Bassist Comments On MICHAEL JACKSON's Passing

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler has issued the following statement regarding the passing of pop music legend Michael Jackson, who died yesterday (Thursday, June 25) at age 50: "Saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Michael Jackson. He truly was, and always will be, a t...

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HEAVEN & HELL's METALWAY Cancelation: Video Footage Of DIO's Speech Available

Video footage of HEAVEN & HELL frontman Ronnie James Dio explaining to the audience at last night's (Sunday, June 21) Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain that the band would not be able to perform because guitarist Tony Iommi was "very, very ill" can be viewed below. Sergi Ramos of The Metal Ci...