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RON KEEL Is Planning To Perform Special BLACK SABBATH Set In Honor Of His Time With The Band

In a new interview with Rock Titan TV, singer Ron Keel once again spoke about the time he nearly joined BLACK SABBATH in 1984 while the legendary heavy metal act was looking for a replacement for Ian Gillan. "For the longest time, I didn't mention it until some books and web sites — the Internet — c...

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CARMINE APPICE: 'JOHN BONHAM Told Me I Was One Of His Influences'

In a new interview with the "Aftershocks" podcast, legendary drummer Carmine Appice was asked if it's important for him to keep the legacy of John Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) alive through his recordings and live performances. He responded (see video below): "Well, for me, it's different, because I was ar...

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CARMINE APPICE: METALLICA Is 'The Band That Really Created What You'd Call Heavy Metal'

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice spoke to Pete Pardo of Sea Of Tranquility about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. "Those days, nobody would touch us, because we were all dinosaurs," Carmine recalled. "A...

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CARMINE APPICE Pays Tribute To FRANKIE BANALI, Says It's 'Weird' To See QUIET RIOT Continuing Without Him

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice has reflected on the passing of QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on its breakthrough album, 1983's "Metal Health", the first heavy metal LP to top Billboard's album chart, died in August after a 16-month battle with...

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VANILLA FUDGE Releases Remastered Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Immigrant Song'

Legendary rockers VANILLA FUDGE have released a remastered version of their cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Immigrant Song" via Golden Robot Records. Check it out below. VANILLA FUDGE will release a new album in 2021, "The Supreme Vanilla Fudge", which will see them rework 10 songs from the legendary THE S...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART To Be Honored At MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL

LiveXLive, a global platform for livestream and on-demand audio, video and podcast content in music, comedy, and pop culture, recently announced that it has partnered with global publisher Modern Drummer to pay tribute to Neil Peart and drumming talent worldwide during the Modern Drummer Festival 20...

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VANILLA FUDGE To Release 'Remastered' Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Immigrant Song'

Legendary rockers VANILLA FUDGE have inked a deal with Golden Robot Records. To celebrate this announcement, the band will drop a remastered version of its cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Immigrant Song" on September 22. VANILLA FUDGE will release a new album in 2021, "The Supreme Vanilla Fudge", which wil...

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ROB HALFORD, GEEZER BUTLER, DAVE GROHL, Others Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On What Would Have Been His 78th Birthday

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late rock legend, will commemorate what would have been Dio's 78th birthday on July 10 with a video in which rock music celebrities talk about what Ronnie and his music has meant to them. Dio lost his months-long battle w...

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RON KEEL, VINNY APPICE And RUDY SARZO Cover BLACK SABBATH's 'Die Young': Official Music Video

The official music video for the song "Die Young" from EMERALD SABBATH, the ambitious epic rock and classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH, can be seen below. Founded and produced by Michael Suilleabhain, an Irish nuclear construction safety inspector, EMERALD SABBATH's "Ninth Star" disc features...

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Former DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON Teaches You How To Play 'Hey Angel' From 'Lock Up The Wolves' Album (Video)

Former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson has uploaded a video to his YouTube channel where he shows you how to play the song "Hey Angel" from the band's "Lock Up The Wolves" album. Check out the clip below. Two years ago, Rowan said that he "would love" to release songs that were written during the sess...

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Former DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON Teaches You How To Play 'Lock Up The Wolves' Title Track (Video)

Former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson has uploaded a video to his YouTube channel where he shows you how to play the title track of the band's "Lock Up The Wolves" album. Check out the clip below. Two years ago, Rowan said that he "would love" to release songs that were written during the sessions fo...

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VINNY APPICE Says ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Is 'A Joke'; RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Should Have Been Inducted'

Original DIO drummer Vinny Appice says that Ronnie James Dio "should have been inducted" into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The legendary heavy metal vocalist, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, died of stomach cancer 10 years ago at the age of 67. Vinny, who...

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VINNY APPICE Says RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Never Warmed Up' Before Going On Stage

Former DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL drummer Vinny Appice has confirmed to Professor Of Rock that legendary singer Ronnie James Dio "never warmed up" before hitting the stage. Appice recalled (see video below): "[Ronnie would be] backstage. Right before the show, I'd go to his dressing ro...

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VINNY APPICE Is 'Really Excited' About LAST IN LINE's Third Album

LAST IN LINE drummer Vinny Appice spoke to Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's third album. The follow-up to last year's "II" is tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined record label. "We were working on...

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CLAUDE SCHNELL Says His 2015 Dismissal From LAST IN LINE Was A Little Too 'Spinal Tap'-Like For His Taste

Former DIO keyboardist Claude Schnell has criticized the way he was fired from LAST IN LINE, saying it "was a little disingenuous for guys that I had been friends with for three decades." LAST IN LINE was formed in 2012 by founding DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell, drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimm...