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Win Chance To Perform With JON OLIVA'S PAIN

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, DIONYSUS and NOSTRADAMEUS will embark on their European spring tour beginning March 30. JOP will be heading up a series of fan contests for select shows. The first contest has begun and will give three fans/guitarists the chance to perform live on stage with the Mountain King! Offi...

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CRIMSON GLORY To Co-Headline BAY AREA ROCK FEST; MOB RULES And BALANCE OF POWER Added To Lineup

Bay Area Rock Promotions has announced the return of CRIMSON GLORY as the co-headliner of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, set to take place on May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco. CRIMSON GLORY's appearance will mark the return of "Astronomica" vocalist Wade Black by playing for the first...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'Mob Rules': Every Home Should Have One

The BLACK SABBATH album "Mob Rules" is featured in the "Every Home Should Have One: Albums You Should Own" section of this month's Classic Rock magazine. Record producer Andy Sneap says, "You have to give a lot of credit to Tony Iommi's guitar playing on this record… Listen to the double-tracking an...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'The Dio Years' Cover Revealed!

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal the final cover art for BLACK SABBATH's forthcoming "best-of" collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". Check it out at this location. The first comprehensive introduction to the band's legacy, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" features a dozen classic studio recordings, p...

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Cleveland Metal Bands Unite For College Radio Station Benefit

Cleveland college radio station WJCU will host a benefit concert this Saturday, February 17 to kick off their 2007 annual Radiothon fundraiser. The concert takes place at the Jigsaw Saloon in Cleveland, Ohio. Performing will be five of Cleveland's best underground metal bands — SOULLESS, GROUND ZERO...

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Seller Of GEORGE LYNCH's Guitar Says Ex-DOKKEN Guitarist's Recollection Is Incorrect

The eBay seller of George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) "Mr. Graffitti" ESP guitar, which Lynch claimed was "lost due to mysterious circumstances that involved some kind of theft," has issued a response to Lynch's "inflammatory comments" concerning the instrument being "lost or stolen." The seller, wh...

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GEORGE LYNCH: 'Stolen' Mr. Graffitti Guitar Surfaces On eBay

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has released the following message: "The guitar I called 'Mr. Graffitti' was lost due to mysterious circumstances that involved some kind of theft. I have searched for this guitar and considered it a lost cause for the years since it has been gone...

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UFO Drummer Forced To Sit Out Tour; DIO's SIMON WRIGHT Steps In

Legendary hard rockers UFO have issued the following update: "We are very sorry to announce that last Wednesday Andy Parker [drums] broke his ankle by slipping on a wet floor. After two hospital appointments Andy had surgery today and now has a plate and some screws in his ankle. Needless to say, he...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drawing Huge Interest From Fans

Launch Radio Networks reports: Fan interest in the BLACK SABBATH reunion, under the name HEAVEN AND HELL, has been huge. The band's tour, which starts March 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, is Number One on the Top 50 list for the concert industry trade magazine Pollstar, indicating that more peop...

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THRESHOLD To Film 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams' Video

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD will travel to Leipzig, Germany next week to shoot a video for the song "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams", taken from their forthcoming album "Dead Reckoning". The song has been edited by producers/bandmembers Karl Groom and Richard West at Thin Ice Studios down from...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Dio Years' Collection Details Revealed

Together for a short but memorable time — a trio of studio albums, a classic live album, and a couple of tours — the second coming of BLACK SABBATH began in 1979 when founding members Tony Iommi and Terry "Geezer" Butler were joined by Ronnie James Dio. The former singer of ELF (and later RAINBOW .....

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VINNIE PAUL: Listen To The Drum Tracks From HELLYEAH'S Upcoming Album

Wanna hear some kick-ass Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) drum tracks from HELLYEAH's upcoming album before the self-titled CD even comes out? Then join HELLYEAH's mobile mob to receive exclusive Vinnie Paul drumtones for your mobile phone. These bad-ass tones are taken directly from the upc...

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Frozen Summer

This one grew on me, which basically means that after the first couple of spins it seemed nothing more than mediocre, radio-friendly rock pablum and turned into something more palatable. Maybe it had something to do with beginning the listening sessions only hours away from the SLAYER show. Who know...

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DEADLOCK Putting Finishing Touches On Third Album

German metalcore act DEADLOCK is currently putting the finishing touches on its third album, "Wolves", with Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, NIGHTRAGE, RAUNCHY) and Peter "Ziggy" Siegfredsen (MERCENARY, ILLDISPOSED, HATESPHERE). The CD was recorded during September-November by band's mastermind Sebastian Re...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says It Has Been 'Really Hard' Re-Learning DIO-Era BLACK SABBATH Songs

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL bassist Geezer Butler. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: When did you first hear about [the possibility of a HEAVEN AND HELL tour]? Geezer: I knew that Tony [Iommi] met...