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JOE LYNN TURNER, CARLOS CAVAZO, VINNY APPICE, PHIL SOUSSAN Join Forces In BIG NOIZE

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has been working on helping to put together the "supergroup" BIG NOIZE for several months. With the line-up now shored up, BIG NOIZE will travel to Nashville late August/early September to film a DVD. The band incl...

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VELVET REVOLVER, DEFTONES, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Featured On BEATLES Compilation

On October 24, 2006, Restless Records will release "Butchering The Beatles" — featuring the biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever — THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their uniqu...

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CARMINE APPICE Says SHARON OSBOURNE Is 'Ruthless'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE). Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Any truth to the rumors that you auditioned to replace Peter Criss...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Perform With QUEENSRŸCHE In Los Angeles

Ronnie James Dio will appear on stage with QUEENSRŸCHE on October 5 at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles to sing his part of Dr. X on the song "The Chase" from the "Operation: Mindcrime II" album. Commented Dio: "I've been asked to reprise my performance as Dr. X on the 'Operation Mindcrime II'...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL On Early Years

Gibson.com reports: From pioneering British metal band SWEET SAVAGE to DIO and WHITESNAKE to DEF LEPPARD today, Vivian Campbell rode rock 'n' roll from the violent streets of Belfast to L.A.'s Sunset Strip. Now, with "Yeah!", DEF LEPPARD's joyful tribute to their early influences, he comes full circ...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Wants To Sue DEMIRICOUS For Plagiarism

Metal Maniacs magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER members Kerry King and Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Maniacs: Kerry, you're notorious for keeping up with many of thew new extreme bands… Kerry: "I like to know more about who we should be tou...

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SEVEN WITCHES: 'Years Of The Witch' DVD To Arrive Next Month

SEVEN WITCHES, the East Coast-based band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost and ex-HADES frontman Alan Tecchio, will release its first-ever DVD, "Years of the Witch", on September 26 via Screaming Ferret Wreckords. Led by Frost, SEVEN WITCHES is one of the most consistent heavy metal ban...

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

3 LEGGED DOGG, the new band featuring guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT),bassist Jimmy Bain (DIO, RAINBOW),vocalist Chas West (BONHAM, LYNCH MOB),guitarist Brian Young (DAVID LEE ROTH),and drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH),has inked a deal with Perris Records. The band's self-titled a...

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Former DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERSTON Joins DC4

Los Angeles-based hard rock band DC4 has announced the addition of Rowan Robertson to a lineup that also includes brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass. Rowan is best known for nailing down the lead guitar spot with...

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TRACY G's EPIC Shoots 'Strange Blessings' Video

EPIC, the new band featuring former DIO/WWIII guitarist Tracy G, shot a video for the song "Strange Blessings" on July 29 in Burbank, California at Center Stage. The track comes off the band's recently completed 13-song CD, "Metaphor", the musical direction on which has been described by Tracy as "h...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES, IRON MAIDEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Pay Tribute To VAN HALEN

Deadline/Cleopatra Records has just released "'80s Metal Tribute To Van Halen", a collection of VAN HALEN covers performed by some of the biggest hard rock stars of the '80s metal scene. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Paul Di'Anno (IRON MAIDEN) – "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Lo...

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TREASURE LAND Returns With A Vengeance

TREASURE LAND, the Swedish progressive metal band who released two highly acclaimed CDs in 1997 and 1998, has returned with a vengeance. After some years of writing new songs, producing other bands, writing guitar books, and doing clinics, guitarist Jonas Hörnqvist reformed TREASURE LAND with a new...

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WHITESNAKE Signs European Deal With SPV; New Live Album Due In November

Steamhammer/SPV has announced the signing of WHITESNAKE, one of the greatest and most acclaimed hard rock acts of all time. November 3, 2006 in Germany and November 6, 2006 in Europe will see the arrival of WHITESNAKE's new double live album, "Live ... In The Shadow Of The Blues", capturing for post...

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EAGLE ROCK Sells SPITFIRE RECORDS

In its first move under its new name of Redux Records, the company formerly known as Sheridan Square Entertainment has acquired the 200-album Spitfire Records catalog from Eagle Rock Entertainment. The Spitfire catalog includes BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, TWISTED SISTER, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MA...

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Come What(ever) May

Before we got all mixed up with eighteen million different subgenres of metal, there was just one single genre: heavy metal (or hard rock),a musical space marked by a significantly harder edge than the mothership of rock and roll but also a field wide open to many different sounds and styles. Thus...