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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Releases 'The Storm' Single (Audio)

RAINBOW has released a new digital single, "The Storm", via Minstrel Hall Music. The song, which can be streamed below, is said to be "a rocked-up remake" of an old BLACKMORE'S NIGHT track from the album "Fires At Midnight", which was issued back in 2001. Last month, RAINBOW issued a newly recorded...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Remembered On Ninth Anniversary Of His Death

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, died of stomach cancer nine years ago (May 16) at the age of 67. Dio was renowned throughout the world as one of the greatest and most influential vocalists in heavy metal histo...

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DEEP PURPLE Announces Summer/Fall 2019 U.S. Tour

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will embark on the 2019 U.S. leg of their "The Long Goodbye" tour in late summer. The month-and-a-half-long trek will kick off on begins on Septeber 3 in Riverside, California and wrap on October 19 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It will be mark DEEP PURPLE's first...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW To Release 'The Storm' Single This Month

RAINBOW will release a new digital single, "The Storm", on May 17 via Minstrel Hall Music. The song is said to be "a rocked-up remake" of an old BLACKMORE'S NIGHT track from the album "Fires At Midnight", which was issued back in 2001. Last month, RAINBOW issued a newly recorded version of its song...

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URIAH HEEP Guitarist On Touring With JUDAS PRIEST: 'You've Got Two Bands On The Top Of Their Game'

URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box recently spoke with Jackson Heaton of the Atlanta radio station Rock 100.5. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On touring with JUDAS PRIEST: Mick: "We can't wait. I think when you look at it, PRIEST r...

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THE WILDHEARTS Release NSFW Video For 'Let 'Em Go'

British rockers THE WILDHEARTS have released a NSFW video for their new single, "Let 'Em Go". The song is taken from the band's first full-length studio album in 10 years, "Renaissance Men", which was released on May 3. THE WILDHEARTS comment: "'Let 'Em Go' is a song about ridding your life of wanke...

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DEEP PURPLE's Former Accountant Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Nearly $3 Million

According to SurreyLive, DEEP PURPLE's former accountant was sentenced to six years and four months in prison for stealing £2.2 million (approximately $2.87 million) from two companies that managed the band's royalties. Dipak Rao, who worked for the band between 1992 and 2014, diverted large sums of...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Releases New Version Of 'Black Sheep Of The Family' (Audio)

RAINBOW has released a newly recorded version of its song "Black Sheep Of The Family". You can check it out below. The original recording of "Black Sheep Of The Family" — a cover of a track by the band QUATERMASS from 1970 — was included on RAINBOW's debut album, 1975's "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow"...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW To Release New Version Of 'Black Sheep Of The Family' This Month

RAINBOW will release a newly recorded version of its song "Black Sheep Of The Family" on April 26. The original recording of "Black Sheep Of The Family" — a cover of a track by the band QUATERMASS from 1970 — was included on RAINBOW's debut album, 1975's "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". Like the rest...

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DAVID COVERDALE Looks Back On DEEP PURPLE's 'Ugly' ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

David Coverdale says that "it was an obscenity" that ex-DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore wasn't allowed to join his former bandmates at the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smo...

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BRIAN MAY Says He Would Have Hated It If Someone Else Had Inducted DEF LEPPARD Into ROCK HALL

DEF LEPPARD was finally inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last Friday night (March 29) — 14 years after the British rockers first became eligible. The 34th annual ceremony took place at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center and saw DEF LEPPARD inducted by QUEEN's Brian May. Speaking to Sir...

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DAVID COVERDALE Has No Time For His Ex-Bandmates In DEEP PURPLE: 'I'm Happy They'll Remain Ex-Colleagues'

David Coverdale says that the current lineup of DEEP PURPLE "prevented" Ritchie Blackmore from joining his former bandmates onstage during the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke O...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Says It Was 'A No-Brainer' To Ask BRIAN MAY To Induct Band Into ROCK HALL

Brian May, guitarist and co-founder of QUEEN, will induct DEF LEPPARD into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at the 34th annual ceremony, which takes place tonight (March 29) at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center. "It was a no-brainer for us," singer Joe Elliott tells the New York Post of asking May...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Creates Soundtrack For 'Black Knight: Sword Of Rage' Pinball Machines

ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and DETHKLOK's Brendon Small have composed and performed the legacy sound package for the third game in Stern Pinball, Inc.'s Black Knight franchise, Black Knight: Sword Of Rage. Says Ian: "Metal and pinball? Yes please. Soundtrack to this killer machine by me." The iconic pinbal...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST To Release 'Revelation' Album In August

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project will release its second studio album, "Revelation", on August 23 through Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Michael Schenker and Michael Voss and was recorded and mixed by Voss at Kidpool Studio Greven & Kidwood Studio...