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MANITOU Signs With METAL HEAVEN RECORDS

Finnish traditional heavy metal band MANITOU, which features in its ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, has inked a deal with Metal Heaven Records for the release of its third album. The CD is currently being recorded at SouthEastSounds Studio in Karhula, Finland with producer...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO On HEAVEN AND HELL: 'It's Just Like We Never Stopped'

Jenny Feniak of Sun Media recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his HEAVEN AND HELL bandmates: "We're kind of like locusts. We see each other just about every 12 yea...

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TONY IOMMI Discusses HEAVEN AND HELL In Latest GUITAR WORLD

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Guitar World magazine (May 2007). In the accompanying interview, conducted by Richard Bienstock, Iommi discusses the history of the SABBATH lineup that is currently touring under the HEAVEN AND HELL banner, and talks...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Live CD/DVD Coming This Fall

According to a flyer that was handed out at HEAVEN AND HELL's concert at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Sunday night (March 11),a HEAVEN AND HELL live CD/DVD is being planned for release in the fall. No further details are currently available. HEAVEN AND HELL — which is...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Vancouver Setlist Revealed; Video Footage, Photos Available

A low-quality video clip of HEAVEN AND HELL performing the song "After All (The Dead)" at the opening night of the band's world tour Sunday night (March 11) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has been posted online at YouTube.com. The group — which is made up of BLACK SAB...

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DC4's JEFF DUNCAN And ROWAN ROBERTSON To Guest On KNAC.COM Today

DC4's Jeff Duncan (also in ARMORED SAINT) and Rowan Robertson (ex-DIO) will be on KNAC.COM with The Junkman Monday, March 12 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. They will be discussing, as well as playing music from, the band's upcoming debut album, "Explode". This is the first interview with the two guitari...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs IRON MAIDEN On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of IRON MAIDEN's "The Evil That Men Do" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly had a cold during the show's taping, but managed to move on to the next ro...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: OZZY Has Always Hated Me When I Was In BLACK SABBATH

Heath McCoy of the Calgary Herald recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On fans' speculation that Ozzy's wife, manager and reputed control freak, Sharon Osbourne, is to...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' Performs DEEP PURPLE On National TV; Video Available

A video clip of 22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen performing a version of DEEP PURPLE's "Perfect Strangers" on the Finnish TV talent show "Idols" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Koivunen reportedly reached the final round of the competition, having received 86 percent of the...

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The Spitfire Collection

First and foremost, let it be known that the stone-cold zero (NA) rating above has nothing to do with TESTAMENT as a musical entity, or about the music on this CD. You'd have to be a dick not to show some respect for their (ahem) legacy — they're one of the few bands of their ...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Guest On 'Chaos' This Sunday

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band made up of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — will be the special guests on Full Metal Jackie's "Chaos" metal show on Indie 103.1 FM this Sunday night (March 11). You can li...

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GEEZER BUTLER: It's Time To Get The Hair Dye Out

Legendary bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL) has issued the following update: "Well, it's almost here, time to get the hair dye out. We're [HEAVEN AND HELL] all rehearsed and ready to go. Canada, and eventually the world, here we come! As you may have heard, the band is called 'H...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Dio Years' E-Card Available

An e-card for the forthcoming BLACK SABBATH "best-of" collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years", can be accessed at Rhino.com. The e-card includes a full version of the new SABBATH song "The Devil Cried", tour dates, and information on SABBATH ringtones and merchandise. As previously reported, audi...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Computer-Generated Images Of Stage Set Available

The lighting designer for the HEAVEN AND HELL tour, Paul Dexter, has posted several computer-generated, photo-realistic images of the band's stage set for the current North American trek, which is scheduled to kick off this Sunday, March 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Check them out at this loca...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: New Audio Interview Posted Online

An 11-minute audio interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),conducted earlier in the month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). HEAVEN AND HELL's North American tour is scheduled to la...