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HEAVEN AND HELL In Talks To Play India, Dubai

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the HEAVEN AND HELL tour: "The tour has been a huge success. We're probably as s...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Official 'Live From Radio City Music Hall' DVD Trailer Available

Black-Sabbath.com has uploaded the official trailer for the upcoming HEAVEN AND HELL "Live From Radio City Music Hall" DVD on YouTube. Watch the two-minute clip below. The cover artwork for the "Live From Radio City Music Hall" DVD and CD has been posted at Black-Sabbath.com. Fans lucky enough to sc...

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Report: Vintage Thrash Metal Is Back With A Vengeance, And It's Speaking Spanish

Phil Freeman of The Village Voice reports: For some reason, '80s-style thrash is making a major comeback in the metal underground, led by a wave of Latino-dominated bands from Southern California, Mexico, and South America. These new disciples are hardcore, sporting the Metallica-circa-'83 look — de...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: ADAM DUTKIEWICZ To Leave VANS WARPED TOUR

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's enigmatic guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has been forced to leave the band in the middle of its successful run as stand-out performers on the Vans Warped Tour due to health reasons. Adam underwent back surgery in early 2007. In order to fully recover, his doctors have advised leaving...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Video Interview With MIKE D'ANTONIO Available

A video interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio conducted recently by NotMTV.tv has been posted online at YouTube. Watch it below. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's video for the cover of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" has been posted on MySpace. The clip was shot in the Calistoga, California area t...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'Holy Diver' Video Posted Online

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's video for the cover of the DIO classic "Holy Diver" has been posted on MySpace. The clip was shot in the Calistoga, California area the weekend of June 16-17 with director Brian Thompson. Watch the video below. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's cover of DIO's "Holy Diver" was one of several ex...

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DIO, GREAT WHITE, XYZ Members Raise Money For Former KNAC Personality

Members of DIO, GREAT WHITE and XYZ came out to rock with local tribute bands METAL KNIGHTS, MASTERS OF REALITY and LIGHTS OUT to help raise much needed money for KNAC radio legend Tawn Mastrey at Martini Blues in Huntington Beach, California this past weekend. Just a few months ago it was announced...

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MANDY LION To Release New Album In October

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, WICKED ALLIANCE) has issued the following update: "As most of you already know, music producer Mickey James of Criss Angel fame is going to produce and co-write the next Mandy Lion CD. Mickey is easily the most talented producer I have ever worked with. The actual recordi...

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Report: Heavy Metal And Jazz Meet At The Extremes

Greg Burk of the Los Angeles Times reports: The common factors between metal and jazz? Technique: the wonderfully unnatural feats the human limbs and brain are forced to accomplish when running down riffs at quicksilver speed, or playing 11th chords in 11/8 time. Improvisation: Always at the root of...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'As Daylight Dies' Special Edition Track Listing Revealed

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's most recent album, the acclaimed "As Daylight Dies", will be given the special-edition treatment on August 28. This special edition CD/DVD will contain three videos and four previously unreleased tracks. The complete track listing for the release is as follows: 01. Daylight Dies...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'I'm Not Really That Impressed With Myself'

The West Australian recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). In January this year Dio was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk with fellow rock royalty, including GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and FRANK ZAPPA d...

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DRAGONFORCE To Re-Release Debut Album With Bonus DVD

U.K. extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE will re-release their debut album, "Valley of the Damned", in October. Entitled "Valley of the Damned - Remixed & Remastered", the new set will include a bonus DVD. The remixed debut and DRAGONFORCE's second album, "Sonic Firestorm", will also be availabl...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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MANDY LION: 'DON ARDEN Represented Everything This Industry Should Be About But Rarely Ever Is'

WWIII frontman Mandy Lion has issued the following statement regarding the passing of music mogul Don Arden (Sharon Osbourne's father),who died on July 21 at the age of 81: "I am sad to let everyone know that one of the greatest men I ever knew died on Saturday... "Don Arden was more than just ...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Spends Eight Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the eighth week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" has...