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CRAIG GOLDY Is Collaborating With JEFF PILSON On Material For Debut DIO DISCIPLES Album

Craig Goldy has revealed to "Talking Metal" that he has been collaborating with fellow former DIO member Jeff Pilson on the material for the debut DIO DISCIPLES album, tentatively due next year. "That's where the new-era stuff really comes from — the connection between me and Jeff," Craig said (hear...

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MOTÖRHEAD Members LEMMY, PHIL CAMPBELL, 'FAST' EDDIE CLARKE, WÜRZEL Featured On LEADER OF DOWN's Debut

LEADER OF DOWN, the brainchild of Grammy-nominated former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Michael "Würzel" Burston and bass player Tim Atkinson, will release its debut album, "Cascade Into Chaos", on September 28 via Cleopatra Records. LEADER OF DOWN was formed in 2008 by Würzel and Atkinson, who busied themsel...

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CRAIG GOLDY Once Again Defends RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'Money Is Not The Main Purpose'

Craig Goldy says that he understands why some people have such a hard time embracing the Ronnie James Dio hologram. Goldy joined DIO during the "Sacred Heart" tour in 1986 after original guitarist Vivian Campbell was fired from the band following a contentious business disagreement with the singer a...

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TRIXTER Guitarist STEVE BROWN Says He Received 'One Day's Notice' To Fill In For DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN

TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown and bassist P.J. Farley recently spoke with Meltdown of the Detroit radio station 101 WRIF. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's early days: Steve: "Our [debut] record came out in May of 1...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Says He Voted For DONALD TRUMP: He 'Loves His Country' And 'Wants To Get Rid Of The Bulls**t'

Former DIO guitarist Craig Goldy says that he hopes President Donald Trump will "get a chance to really show people what he's all about" because he believes that the billionaire real estate mogul "loves his country" and "wants to get rid of the bullshit." The current DREAM CHILD and DIO DISCIPLES ax...

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LAMB OF GOD Releases Animated Video For Cover Of MINISTRY's 'Jesus Built My Hotrod'

Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have released the Heath Bradley-directed animated video for their cover version of the MINISTRY song "Jesus Built My Hotrod". The track is taken from LAMB OF GOD's covers album, "Legion: XX", which was released under the BURN THE PRIEST banner on May 18 via N...

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Ex-DIO Keyboardist CLAUDE SCHNELL Once Again Denounces RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It Isn't About RONNIE Anymore'

Former DIO keyboardist Claude Schnell has once again denounced the Ronnie James Dio hologram, saying that it "it isn't about" the singer anymore. The legendary heavy metal frontman died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyeillusion and made it...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Doesn't Have 'Many Happy Memories' From Making Of DIO's 'Sacred Heart' Album

Vivian Campbell says that he doesn't have "many happy memories" from the making of DIO's third album, saying that the record marked "the beginning of the end for the original DIO band." Campbell, bassist Jimmy Bain, drummer Vinny Appice and singer Ronnie James Dio worked together on the first three...

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DEF LEPPARD And JOURNEY's 2018 Tour Has Already Grossed $50 Million In Ticket Sales

DEF LEPPARD's current North American co-headlining tour with JOURNEY has already surpassed $50 million in sales, based on box office totals from 33 shows reported to Pollstar. More than half a million fans have seen the veteran rock bands play so far on the 58-city tour, which launched on May 21 at...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says Latest Tour With JOURNEY 'Has Been Epic'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke with Andy Preston of the West Palm Beach, Florida radio station 98.7 The Gater. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On touring with JOURNEY: Vivian: "It's been epic. It's been re...

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EVANESCENCE's 'Synthesis Live' DVD, Blu-Ray Due In October

On October 12, 2018, Eagle Vision will release EVANESCENCE's "Synthesis Live" on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD and digital formats. Recorded late last autumn during the band's critically acclaimed "Synthesis" tour, the concert was captured in state-of-the-art 4K by director P.R. Brown and produced by Craig Zio...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist On Touring Life: 'We Like To Play As Many Shows As We Can Get In During The Week'

LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell has told The Daily Gazette in a new interview that his band tries to avoid having many non-show days on tour because "days off are expensive. You're still paying for the bus and the crew," he explained. "Those costs don't stop because you're not playing. We like to...

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SKINDRED Announces 'That's My Jam' U.S. Tour

Welsh "ragga metal" band SKINDRED has announced its return to North America in support of its new album, "Big Tings", which features the active rock radio smash "That's My Jam". The trek kicks off September 26 in Jacksonville, Florida and runs through October 12 in Tempe, Arizona. Support on the to...

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LAMB OF GOD's JOHN CAMPBELL: 'I Respect The Hell Out Of SLAYER For Going Out On Top'

In a new interview with NewHampshire.com, LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell was asked for his opinion about the fact that SLAYER is calling it quits after completing one final world tour. "I respect the hell out of SLAYER for going out on top," he said. "They are in amazing form on this tour. If I h...

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VINNY APPICE Doesn't Listen To Any Modern Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Bands

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice has told Slovakia's RockHard magazine that he doesn't listen to any modern hard rock and heavy metal bands. "I don't listen to anything," he said (see video below). "You know why? Because I'm always playing. Playing… I've got my band LAST IN LINE with Vivia...