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TESLA's JEFF KEITH Reveals Lyrical Inspiration For Upcoming Single 'Time To Rock!'

TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith spoke to "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about the band's upcoming single, "Time To Rock!", which is scheduled to be released in August. He said: "We've been playing it live since June 11th when we played our home show here in Sacramento. So we played it live and we just kept it...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Got Spat On' And 'Booed' When He First Replaced OZZY OSBOURNE In BLACK SABBATH

Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH in 1980, recording the "Heaven And Hell" and "Mob Rules" albums, plus "Live Evil", before leaving in 1982. He rejoined the group 10 years later for an album called "Dehumanizer", and again teamed with the group under the HEAVEN & HELL bann...

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VINNY APPICE On The Legacy Of DIO's 'Holy Diver': 'The Word 'Can't' Wasn't In The Vocabulary'

By David E. Gehlke Ronnie James Dio would have turned 80 on July 10. It was a date recently recognized by the people in charge of his legacy, specifically, his wife/manager Wendy and former bandmates, who, aside from the unnecessary sparring between DIO DISCIPLES and LAST IN LINE, seem to all be ali...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says He Is 'Beyond Honored' To Take Part In Upcoming PANTERA Tour: 'It's A Celebration'

Zakk Wylde says that he is "beyond honored" to take part in the upcoming PANTERA tour. This past week, it was reported that Wylde and ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, along with PANTERA's surviving members, singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, will tour as PANTERA, headlining a number of maj...

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Watch: TED NUGENT Kicks Off Summer 2022 'Detroit Muscle' Tour In Clearwater, Florida

Ted Nugent kicked off his summer 2022 "Detroit Muscle" tour at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist was as follows: 01. Stranglehold 02. The Star-Spangled Banner 03. Gonzo/Klusterfunky 04. Snakeskin Cowboys 0...

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VENDED Feat. COREY TAYLOR's And SHAWN CRAHAN's Sons: 'Ded To Me' Single Out Now

VENDED, the band fronted by Griffin Taylor, the son of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor, has released a new single, "Ded To Me", ahead of its first-ever European dates. VENDED states about the track: "This song is unforgiving and uncompromising. We are back and better than ever. This is a...

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It's Official: ZAKK WYLDE And CHARLIE BENANTE To Tour With PANTERA's Surviving Members

First reported as a rumor by BLABBERMOUTH.NET last night, it has now been confirmed that ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante and OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde are the musicians who will join PANTERA's surviving members on a reunion tour. Wylde and Benante, along with singer Philip Anselmo and bassi...

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Rumor: PANTERA's 2023 Lineup To Include CHARLIE BENANTE And ZAKK WYLDE

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante and OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde are rumored to be the musicians who will join PANTERA's surviving members on a reunion tour in 2023. Although it was announced by Billboard on Wednesday (July 13) that singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown have signed with...

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It's Official: PANTERA's Surviving Members To Embark On Reunion Tour In 2023

According to Billboard, PANTERA's surviving members will embark on a reunion tour in 2023. Singer Philip Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown have signed with Artist Group International to book their North American dates. Dennis Arfa and Peter Pappalardo will be the responsible agents. "We are thrilled to...

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PRETTY MAIDS Singer RONNIE ATKINS Is Living His Life In Three-Month Intervals After Stage Four Cancer Diagnosis

PRETTY MAIDS singer Ronnie Atkins, who is battling stage four cancer, spoke about his condition during a new interview with Chaoszine conducted on July 8 at the Sauna Open Air in Tampere, Finland. Regarding his prognosis. Ronnie said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know about my own s...

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New LAST IN LINE EP To Include THE BEATLES Cover

LAST IN LINE drummer Vinny Appice spoke to Robert Cavuoto of Metal Rules about the status of the band's third studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We just finished the CD. Chris Collier, who mixes a lot of KORN stuff, he did our albums. He just finished the mix. And it sounds...

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Watch WENDY DIO Blow Out Candles For RONNIE JAMES DIO's 80th Birthday

Ronnie James Dio would have turned 80 years old on July 10. To celebrate this historic day, the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood hosted "At The Rainbow In The Dark", a special event for Dio family, friends, and fans, this past Thursday, July 7 from 7 p.m. to 9...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE On Being Open With Her Fans: 'I've Never Really Wanted To Hide Behind Some Veil'

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale joined Matt Pinfield for this week's episode of 95.5 KLOS's "New & Approved" show. Lzzy discussed the process of creating HALESTORM's recently released fifth album, "Back From The Dead", during the lockdown, including its difficulties. She told Matt how she wrote...

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JEFF KEITH Explains Why TESLA Decided To Perform New Single 'Time To Rock' Live Before Song's Official Release

In a new interview with the "Metal From The Inside" podcast, TESLA vocalist Jeff Keith discussed the band's decision to debut its new single, "Time To Rock" during a live performance in early June — weeks before the song's official release. "We wanted to play it live for our hometown crowd," he expl...

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Watch JOE LYNN TURNER Perform RAINBOW Classics At Finland's TUSKA Festival

Fan-filmed video of Joe Lynn Turner's July 2 performance at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. A couple of years ago, Turner once again slammed his former bandmate Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material wi...