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VINNY APPICE Teaches You How To Play DIO's 'Straight Through The Heart' And 'Stand Up And Shout' (Video)

Sawtooth has uploaded video footage of legendary drummer Vinny Appice teaching you how to play the intro fills to the DIO songs "Straight Through The Heart" and "Stand Up And Shout". Check out the clips below. In a 2015 interview with Decibel magazine, Appice explained how he and singer Ronnie James...

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LAST IN LINE Singer Says 'A Couple Of Guys' In DIO DISCIPLES Camp 'Are Dicks'

LAST IN LINE singer Andrew Freeman says that there are "a couple" of "dicks" in the DIO DISCIPLES camp who have prevented him from playing certain shows because of his involvement with Vivian Campbell. The DEF LEPPARD guitarist, along with drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain, was part of DIO...

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CARMINE APPICE's GUITAR ZEUS To Be Reissued

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice is scheduled to re-release his GUITAR ZEUS project, a compilation album featuring a who's who list of the best and world-renowned guitarists on the planet backed by his core band featuring Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER) on bass, Kelly Keeling (TSO, MSG) on voc...

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TRIXTER's STEVE BROWN On Playing With DEF LEPPARD: 'They're Like Family To Me'

TRIXTER's Steve Brown recently spoke to the 94.9 Jack FM radio station about the experience of filling in for both DEF LEPPARD guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell when they were faced with two completely different medical emergencies four years apart. Brown said: "I've been friends with those...

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LAST IN LINE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Landslide' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Landslide", the new video from LAST IN LINE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sophomore album, "II", which will be released on February 22, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKE...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says Immunotherapy Drug Is Controlling His Cancer

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke to Chronicle Live about his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed in 2013. "It's ongoing," he said. "I'm very fortunate insofar as three and a half years ago I came across some new clinical researc...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO On 'Judas' Success: 'We're Bigger In Every Country Than We Were The Album Before'

Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho prior to the band's November 28 concert at The Rockpile in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how producer Johnny Andrews became invo...

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It's Official: DEF LEPPARD To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has officially announced next year's inductees: DEF LEPPARD, RADIOHEAD, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, THE CURE, ROXY MUSIC and THE ZOMBIES will all join the class of 2019. This was the first time that DEF LEPPARD appeared on the ballot. DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott sa...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL On LAST IN LINE's Upcoming Tour: 'We'll Have More Of A Chance To Play Our Original Music'

Vivian Campbell spoke to Metal Express Radio about "II", the upcoming second album from his LAST IN LINE project, which will be released on February 22, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson. LAST IN LINE was...

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LAST IN LINE's Second Album, 'II', Due In February; Video For First Single, 'Landslide', Available

LAST IN LINE will release its sophomore album, "II", on February 22, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson. The official music video for the album first single, "Landslide", can be seen below. "'Landslide' wa...

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STEEL PANTHER's In-Progress New Album 'Sounds Awesome So Far,' Says SATCHEL

Guitarist Satchel of California glam favorites STEEL PANTHER has confirmed to Meltdown of the WRIF radio station that the band has commenced the recording process for its fifth album. The follow-up to 2017's "Lower The Bar" is once again being produced by Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with A...

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DEF LEPPARD Releases Music Video For Cover Of DEPECHE MODE's 'Personal Jesus'

DEF LEPPARD's official music video for the cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Personal Jesus" can be seen below. Guitarist Vivian Campbell said: "'Jesus' is the sort of classic song that can be interpreted in many ways, and as DEF LEPPARD has always been the kind of band that can blend genres, it was an easy...

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Members Of BAD BRAINS, MONSTER MAGNET And MURPHY'S LAW Pay Tribute To TODD YOUTH At New York City Memorial

A memorial for Todd "Youth" Schofield, the American guitarist best known for his work with WARZONE, MURPHY'S LAW and DANZIG, was held this past Thursday night (November 8) in New York City. The event took place at Niagara in Manhattan's Lower East Side, which, in its former life, was the infamous A7...

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MEGADETH's First-Ever 'Megacruise': More Details Revealed

Details for the inaugural Megacruise, the ultimate heavy metal music experience at sea hosted by metal pioneers MEGADETH, have been announced to preview the cruise's public on sale — kicking off today (November 7) at 1 p.m. ET. Departing out of Los Angeles aboard the Norwegian Jewel, the five-day/fi...

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Former DANZIG, WARZONE And MURPHY'S LAW Guitarist TODD YOUTH Dies At 47

Todd "Youth" Schofield (born 1971),the American guitarist best known for his work with WARZONE, MURPHY'S LAW and DANZIG, has died at the age of 47. Schofield's passing was confirmed by his FIREBURN bandmate Israel Joseph I, whom many may remember as the vocalist on the 1993 BAD BRAINS album "Rise"...