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ROBERT PLANT: No New HONEYDRIPPERS Album Release Planned

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that the death of Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun in December put the kabosh on a new HONEYDRIPPERS album Robert Plant planned to record this year. Plant tells Billboard.com that he and Ertegun began talking about the project — a follow-up to the platinu...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: BILL WARD's 'Commitments' Prevented Him From Touring With HEAVEN AND HELL

Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) and Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH) of HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band also featuring SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler and ex-DIO/SABBATH drummer Vinny Appice. A couple of excerp...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Play Helsinki In June

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — will play a headling show at Jäähallissa in Helsinki, Finland o...

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It's Official: DOWN To Tour North America With HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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EMERALD SUN Confirms Release Date For New Album

Greek power metal band EMERALD SUN will release its as-yet-untitled second album on March 23, reportedly via Limb Music Products & Publishing (LMP) (although the label has not yet been officially confirmed by the group). The CD will feature by re-recorded versions of songs from the band's first...

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DOWN Records Tribute To THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS; Lyrics Revealed

Ross Karpelman, who plays keyboards for DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Ans...

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SLAYER To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'; 'Die-Hard' Fans Needed

Los Angeles thrash titans SLAYER will appear on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Friday, January 19. According to a MySpace bulletin, SLAYER is looking for "die-hard" fans to be part of the "Kimmel" mini-concert. The band will play between three and five songs (including their Grammy-nominated track...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Issues 'Open Letter' To UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Head Coach

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) has released the following "open letter" to Charlie Weis, the current head coach of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team: "Okay Charlie, at this point I am going to assume that you haven't spoken to the Giants' orga...

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Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist To Perform Tracks From Solo Album At Sherman Oaks Gig

According to All About Jazz, former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Phil Soussan and friends will perform tracks from Phil's recent release "Vibrate" at Cafe Cordial in Sherman Oaks, CA on January 10, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. Cafe Cordial is located at 14015 Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks (Tel: 818-789-1985). Soussan'...

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ROBERT PLANT To Recreate THE HONEYDRIPPERS For U.K. Benefit Shows

Britain's's Express & Star reports that Robert Plant will recreate his group THE HONEYDRIPPERS in one of two major coups for a Dudley club. JBs host the former LED ZEPPELIN frontman and return of THE HONEYDRIPPERS on Valentine's Day. It is unclear who will be in THE HONEYDRIPPERS' lineup, but th...

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P.O.D.: Video Interview With Ex-Guitarist JASON TRUBY Posted Online

A recent five-minute video interview with former P.O.D. guitarist Jason Truby has been posted online at this location. Truby left P.O.D. last month prior to the band's announcement that his predecessor, Marcos Curiel, would be returning to the group. Truby, who replaced Curiel back in 2003, said his...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Frontman Promises 'A New Album Of Songs And A World Tour Of Tears'

According to MTV.com, Billy Corgan has updated fans on the progress he's been making with the forthcoming SMASHING PUMPKINS comeback LP. In a posting to the band's MySpace page, the singer promised that the reunited band would be touring in 2007 in support of a new album, which will also be in store...

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Former BLACK SABBATH, QUIET RIOT, DIO Members Join Forces In 3 LEGGED DOGG

Judging by the bandmembers' resumes, it's understandable to assume that 3 LEGGED DOGG would reflect old-school '80s metal. After all, its members are veterans of such world renowned metallic institutions as RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO, QUIET RIOT, DAVID LEE ROTH, and BONHAM. But upon hearing the qui...

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SCORPIONS Drummer, TOMMY LEE's Sister Schedule KOTTAK Dates

KOTTAK (formerly KRUNK),the band featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Ratchitt, (a.k.a. former KINGDOM COME and current SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak),his wife Athena (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee) on drums, and Rev Jones (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) on bass, has lined up the following da...

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Vocalist STEVE WHITEMAN: KIX 'Is Still A Nice Big Cash Cow'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with FUNNY MONEY/ex-KIX frontman Steve Whiteman. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How do you feel the music FUNNY MONEY creates compares to the music you recorded with KIX? Steve: "Well, initially, on all of the previous FUNNY MON...