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Former DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON Working With BILLY RAY CYRUS

Los Angeles hard rock act DC4 will take its "American Megarock Show" on the road for a quick run through the American Southwest from August 23 to August 26, with shows in Nevada and Arizona. "We haven't been to Arizona in a while so we are looking forward to killing it out there!" says drummer ...

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THIN LIZZY Guitarist's Memoir Due In November

Omnibus Press has set a November 16 release date for THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham's memoir, "The Boys Are Back in Town". The book was co-written with journalist Harry Doherty and is expected to give the inside story of the band's days on the road. Official description of the 160-page paperback...

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Sweden's IMPERA To Release 'Legacy Of Life' In October

Swedish hard rockers IMPERA will release their debut album, "Legacy Of Life", in October through the U.K. label Escape Music. The CD was produced by Lars Chriss of LION'S SHARE. According to a press release, IMPERA "consists of solid musicians who have earned their wings through hard work with an im...

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CENTURY MEDIA Artists Back On SPOTIFY

Century Media Records and its associated labels InsideOut Music, Superball Music and People Like You Records have announced that their entire repertoire is now available on Spotify. "Spotify offers great tools to discover new artists. We feel that this is essential for our promising newcomers. In th...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: New Video Interview Posted Online

GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with the influential and legendary British hard rock band TYGERS OF PAN TANG on July 21 at the SOS Festival at at Radcliffe Civic in Manchester, England. You can now watch the chat below. TYGERS OF PAN TANG will release a brand new album, "Ambush", on September...

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EYES SET TO KILL Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Having spent the last couple years on the independent grind, Phoenix-based rock group EYES SET TO KILL has decided to return to the indie label fold and have inked a deal with Century Media Records. Frontwoman Alexia Rodriguez explains, "For the past two years, we have been touring around the world...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Release 'Ambush' In September

The influential and legendary British hard rock band TYGERS OF PAN TANG will release a brand new album, "Ambush", on September 24, celebrating a landmark year in the band's history. "Ambush" features 11 tracks of handsomely crafted melodic rock, recorded and produced by Chris Tsangarides who produce...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY: New Video Interview With JOHN FRED YOUNG

Aftonbladet journalist Mattias Kling conducted an interview with drummer John Fred Young of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY at this year's edition of the Getaway Rock festival, which is being held July 5-6 in Gävle, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. BLACK STONE CHERRY in February release...

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VINNY APPICE Explains VIVIAN CAMPBELL's Hostility Toward RONNIE JAMES DIO

Jeff Cramer of the Stone Cold Crazy blog recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Stone Cold Crazy: Out of all the people who played with [Ronnie James] Dio, the one who seems...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'I'm Very Proud Of The Records I Made With DIO'

DEF LEPPARD/ex-DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell was interviewed earlier in the month on the "Hines' Side Show" on the Springfield, Missouri radio station US 97. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On get...

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MEGADETH Bassist Talks About 'David Ellefson Rock Shop' App (Video)

Jay Donovan of TechCrunch recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson about the new David Ellefson Rock Shop app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. You can watch the chat below. The David Ellefson Rock Shop app brings David Ellefson's "Rock Shop" YouTube series to iPad, iPhon...

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LACONIC Signs With SWIMMING WITH SHARKS RECORDS

Phoenix, Arizona's LACONIC has inked a deal with Swimming With Sharks Records. The band's new album, "For The Life Of One", was recorded by notable producer Ben Schigel (CHIMAIRA, DROWNING POOL, BREAKING BENJAMIN). Fans of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, AS I LAY DYING, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and ALL THAT REMAI...

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Former BLACK SABBATH And DIO Members To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With THE SOUTHERN CROSS

Before legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio died in May 2010, his former guitarist Rowan Robertson got in touch with a Norwegian drummer, Rick Hagan, and started talking about doing a few shows featuring the material from Rowsn's period in DIO, which Ronnie had not played for 20 years. With...

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LEMMY: 'The Best Rock And Roll Has Always Pissed Off Parents'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD founder, bassist and principal songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revited: One of my favorite scenes in the ["Lemmy"] movie is where you talk about how you...

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THIN LIZZY To Support GUNS N' ROSES On U.K. Tour

THIN LIZZY will support GUNS N' ROSES on their upcoming U.K. tour. Commented THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham: "To tour with a band the caliber of GUNS N' ROSES is an honor and a privilege. Being on the road with a great band who are also great friends is the perfect way to go. It'¹s ...