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HEAVEN AND HELL: More Tour Details Revealed

HEAVEN AND HELL members Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) and Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH) were interviewed by radio personality/VH1 Classic VJ Eddie Trunk on his "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (Friday, January 19). According to Joe Siegler of the BL...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Official Tour Announcement Coming Next Week

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The wait is very nearly over! The final pieces of the jigsaw are being put in place ahead of an official [HEAVEN AND HELL] tour announcement early next week with full details of all c...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Featured On HEINZ Anthology

According to Deep-Purple.net, former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is featured on the new HEINZ two-CD collection, "Just Like Eddie - The Anthology", which contans everything HEINZ ever recorded, including three previously unreleased tracks. The CD, which is being released to mark the 40th...

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LA WEEKLY Writer Reports On Recent EDDIE VAN HALEN Sighting

Ted E. Grau of the LA Weekly reports: "On a recent morning, as I was driving my beloved to work in Century City from North Hollywood, we stopped at a gas station on the corner of Coldwater and Ventura to load up on supplies (coffee, smokes, Bratz press-on tattoos, etc.) before heading up ...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Comments On Upcoming Greek Appearance

Vocalist Bruce Dickinson of the British heavy metal giants IRON MAIDEN has commented on the band's upcoming Greek show, which is set to take place in Athens on March 11. Says Dickinson, "Greece has always given us such great support and we understand that 'A Matter of Life and Death' was the No. 1 a...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'Every Now And Then, Life Tosses You Reminders That Nothing Is Certain'

TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update: "I haven't posted in a while, since I've been on tour with TSO, and had planned to write all about that. But last night, I got an e-mail with the awful news that the night before, Sean Webber had been struck...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Issues Statement On VAN HALEN ROCK HALL Induction

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has issued the following statement regarding this week's announcement that VAN HALEN will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "I was very excited and honored to learn that VAN HALEN would be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this March....

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SAMMY HAGAR Humbled By VAN HALEN's Election To ROCK HALL

Launch Radio Networks reports: Sammy Hagar has never been the shy, retiring type, but the official announcement that he'd been elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of VAN HALEN knocked him back on his heels. Hagar's been staying and playing at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico since t...

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KISS, DIO, TWISTED SISTER: More NAMM Appaearances Announced

Music Star Productions has announced several artist signings during the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, ESP) and Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) will a...

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It's Official: VAN HALEN To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that VAN HALEN, R.E.M., PATTI SMITH, THE RONETTES and GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 12 during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. To be eligible for induction, this year's class ha...

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Members Of ANTHRAX, TWISTED SISTER And OVERKILL To Join JIM BREUER At 'Comedy Steel'

Members of ANTHRAX, TWISTED SISTER and OVERKILL have been added to the lineup for "Comedy Steel", joining "heavy-metal comedian" Jim Breuer! Taking place at the Nokia Theater in New York's Times Square on Saturday, January 13, 2007, "Comedy Steel", hosted by radio personality DJ Eddie Trunk, will fe...

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VAN HALEN's New Publicist Is Looking Forward To Going On The Road This Summer

AVN.com reports that publicist Janie Liszewski has left the adult industry and her company High Profile Media to embark on a new chapter of her career. Effective immediately, Liszewski will be the exclusive PR rep for rocker Eddie Van Halen. "This new venture does not allow me to do publicity in adu...

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SLAYER, TWISTED SISTER, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: More NAMM Appearances Detailed

The following artist appearances have been scheduled for the EMG Pickups booth (# 4850) at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA: Friday, January 19: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: Ladies of EMG featuring: Mic...

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ROB ZOMBIE, TWISTED SISTER, QUEENSRŸCHE: NAMM Signing Schedule Announced

Samson Technologies has officially announced its 2007 Winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) signing schedule. Samson Technologies owns Samson Audio, Samson Wireless and Hartke Amps and is the U.S. distributor of Zoom effect pedals and processors. The schedule is as follows: Friday, J...

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Ex-VAN HALEN Bassist Attends Glendora's VILLAGE ART WALK; Photos Available

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony attended Glendora, California's annual Village Art Walk on December 8, 2006 to promote an interest in and appreciation of the arts. Michael took part in the festivities and had a collection of his basses on display at The Village Goldsmith, including the Jack...