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HEAVEN & HELL's GEEZER BUTLER Discusses 'The Devil You Know'

Justin Donnelly conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) on Friday, April 17. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the writing and recording process for HEAVEN & HELL's debut album, "The Devil You Know": "All togeth...

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ANVIL Frontman Interviewed By Former EXODUS Bassist

Former EXODUS bassist Michael Butler, who currently hosts the "Rock and Roll Geek Show", recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL. The chat is now available for streaming and/or download at this location. According to indieWIRE...

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GEEZER BUTLER: 'If We'd Written This Album With OZZY, We'd Still Be Working On The First Track'

HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has told Decibel magazine that working with singer Ronnie James Dio is a hell of a lot easier than working with Ozzy Osbourne. "Ronnie's a songwriter in his own right — he's got tons of ideas," the bassist said. "Whereas Ozzy... in the old days,...

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FALL OF EMPYREAN Signs With GRAU RECORDS

Tempe, Arizona-based "melodic and emotional doom/death metal" band FALL OF EMPYREAN has inked a four-album deal with Germany's Grau Records. The group's first release for Grau will be the band's long-delayed third full-length CD, "A Life Spent Dying", which was completed in 2007 with Ryan Butler of...

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LANDMINE MARATHON Hits The Road, Announces Recording Plans

Arizona death/grind quintet LANDMINE MARATHON is taking a break from writing its Prosthetic Records debut to hit the road for a brief tour, which kicks off tonight (April 10) in Chicago. From there, the band will continue heading east until they reach the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival next...

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DAVID SHANKLE GROUP Announces New Bassist

DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG),the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle, has announced the addition of bassist Brent Sullivan (WINTER KILL, MINDWARP CHAMBER, NDX) to the group's ranks. The band's lineup is now as follows: David Shankle (MANOWAR) - Guitar Kyle Michaels (MASI, RAVAGE, GEEZER...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Audio Samples Of Entire 'The Devil You Know' Album Available

Audio samples of all 10 tracks that appear on "The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — are available for streaming at the German online recor...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD To Guest On BBC RADIO 1's 'Rock Show With Daniel P Carter'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will be interviewed on BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P Carter" this coming Monday night, April 13 between 12 midnight GMT (7:00 p.m. EST) and 2:00 a.m. GMT (9:00 p.m. EST). The program will also be available for seven days at this location. 39 years after ...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Write Autobiography

According to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has begun writing his autobiography. It will "not be centered around myself so much as me telling my life story through the stories of those around me," he is q...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Interview Clips From 'The Devil You Know' Bonus DVD Available

The Best Buy-exclusive version of "The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will be available as a CD+DVD featuring a bonus disc containing 22...

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HEAVEN & HELL: BEST BUY Version Of 'The Devil You Know' To Include Bonus DVD

The Best Buy-exclusive version of "The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will be available as a CD+DVD featuring a bonus disc containing 22...

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HEAVEN & HELL To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest on Friday, May 1 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickin...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN, CHESTER BENNINGTON Caught Doing 'Crank' On Camera

Iconic rock superstars Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE) and Chester Bennington (LINKIN PARK) appear in on-camera roles in the upcoming release "Crank: High Voltage", opening in theaters nationwide on Friday, April 17. Chester Bennington first appeared in the series as a nasal spray-inha...

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LEMMY On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'; Video Available

On the latest episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show", Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Creeps") and Don Jamieson ("Inside The NFL", "Dice Undisputed", "Meet The Creeps") sit down for tea with Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and, after pushing aside a tea pot a...

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DÉTENTE Seeking New Guitarist

Reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — have issued the following update: "DÉTENTE is seeking a solid professional guitarist to fill out the line...