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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer Discusses New Setlist, Songwriting Process For New Album

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, DERRINGER). An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: At the beginning of the last tour you were playing for about two hours, but as the tour progressed you dropp...
August 4, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL Signing Session At Vintage Vinyl; Photos Available

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) signed copies of "Black Sabbath: The Rules Of Hell" earlier today (Saturday, August 2) at Vintage Vinyl in Ford, New Jersey. Check out photos at the Brooklyn Rocks musi...
August 2, 2008
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DÉTENTE: Footage From Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival Available

Video footage of the reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) and guitarist Michael Carlino (FEAR OF GOD) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — performing at the Headbangers Open Air f...
August 2, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD's MCCLAIN Featured On Collection Of Early DÉTENTE/CATALEPSY Recordings

Cognitive Records/MVD Entertainment Group has set a September 30 release date for the "History I" CD containing the original four-song demo from the California metal band DÉTENTE plus the demo from the post-DÉTENTE band CATALEPSY. According to a press release, "The original [DÉTENTE] four-song demo...
August 2, 2008
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MALEFICE Parts Ways With ANTICULTURE RECORDS

Rising British metallers MALEFICE have amicably parted ways with Anticulture Records, the label that issued the band's 2007 debut, "Entities". MALEFICE's second, as-yet-untitled album is now at final mix stage while the band puts the finishing touches to its new deal. The new CD was recorded by Well...
July 30, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Rules Of Hell' First-Week Sales Revealed

BLACK SABBATH's "The Rules Of Hell" box set has sold around 2,650 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "The Rules Of Hell" is a box set featuring all three of BLACK SABBATH's Dio-era studio releases ("Heaven And Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer")...
July 30, 2008
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Blood Farmers

Here's a blast from the past for ya. The self-titled debut album from BLOOD FARMERS was let loose upon the world by Hellhound Records in 1995 and continues to be praised by big boys like ELECTRIC WIZARD and CHURCH OF MISERY for its influence on the doom genre. Yet doom fanatics notwithstanding, how...
July 29, 2008
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HEAVEN AND HELL To Take Part In Live Listener Call-In Show On SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) will join Buzzsaw host Keith Roth on Sirius Satellite Radio for an hour-long live listener call-in show/question-and-answer session on Friday, August 1 from 1:00 p.m. E...
July 28, 2008
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TONY IOMMI Says HEAVEN AND HELL Has Written 'About Six Or Seven New Songs'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that HEAVEN AND HELL — featuring Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has started work on a new album, the group's first since "Dehumanizer" in 1992. In the wake of a new box set of BLACK SABBATH's Dio yea...
July 25, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH: Digital Versions Of 'The Rules Of Hell' To Include Three Bonus Tracks

According to a posting on the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, the digital versions of the BLACK SABBATH "The Rules Of Hell" box set being sold via iTunes and Amazon MP3 (among other digital music providers) will include three more tracks than the conventional physical copy. Thes...
July 19, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Rules Of Hell' Animated Trailer Available

A one-minute animated trailer for the forthcoming BLACK SABBATH "The Rules Of Hell" box set can be viewed below. According to a posting on the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, there is a version of BLACK SABBATH "The Rules Of Hell" box set being sold at Best Buy which is an exclu...
July 16, 2008
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DÉTENTE's ANN BOLEYN To Guest On KNAC.COM This Sunday

Singer Ann Boleyn (HELLION, DÉTENTE) will guest on KNAC.COM this Sunday, July 13 sometime between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Boleyn has been an industry fixture since the 1970s when she came to Los Angeles to perform with all-girl group THE RUNAWAYS. Soon after, she hosted her own radio show called "S...
July 10, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH: Best Buy Version Of 'Rules Of Hell' Box To Feature Bonus Live CD

According to a posting on the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, there is a version of the forthcoming BLACK SABBATH "The Rules Of Hell" box set being sold at Best Buy which is an exclusive. The majority of the box will be exactly the same as you can get everywhere else. There ...
July 8, 2008
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DÉTENTE Featuring ANN BOLEYN: Footage From TIDAL WAVE FESTIVAL Available

Capital Chaos has posted video footage of the reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) and guitarist Michael Carlino (FEAR OF GOD) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — performing the...
July 8, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH: Vintage Vinyl Signing Session Announced

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) will sign copies of their new box set, "Black Sabbath: The Rules Of Hell", at Vintage Vinyl in Ford, New Jersey on Saturday, August 2 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Due to...
July 3, 2008