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First Look At New RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram For 'Dio Returns: The World Tour'

Live music's premier hologram production company Eyellusion has announced new and updated dates for "Dio Returns: The World Tour". Originally scheduled to kick off in Helsinki, Finland, the tour featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates will now begin in Bochum, German...

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IRON MAIDEN: Entire 'The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter' Performance Video Available Online

Warner Music will release IRON MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter" on November 17 worldwide (through BMG in the USA). This live recording comprises fifteen songs captured during "The Book Of Souls World Tour", which covered thirty-nine countries across six continents during 2016 and 2017, and...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Is Not Opposed To One Day Touring As A Hologram

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that he is not opposed to one day touring the world as a hologram. A Tupac Shakur hologram performed with Snoop Dogg at Coachella in 2012, and Cirque Du Soleil brought a holographic version of Michael Jackson to the stage. More recently, it was announced that a hol...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Discusses What He Will Miss About Being On The Road In 'The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter' Promo Clip

Warner Music will release IRON MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter" on November 17 worldwide (through BMG in the USA). This live recording comprises fifteen songs captured during "The Book Of Souls World Tour", which covered thirty-nine countries across six continents during 2016 and 2017, and...

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WENDY Dio Hopes RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Tour Will Hit U.S. Next Summer

Wendy Dio, wife and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, says that the hologram tour of her late husband will likely hit the U.S. in the summer of 2018. The hologram of Ronnie James Dio made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance...

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Former DIO Keyboardist SCOTT WARREN Admits RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram 'Raises Some Moral Issues'

Former DIO keyboardist Scott Warren admits that the upcoming Ronnie James Dio hologram tour "raises some moral issues" but believes that the legendary singer would "absolutely" have wanted to see the trek happen. The hologram of Ronnie James Dio made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival...

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ACCEPT Frontman: 'It's The Kiss Of Death Opening For AC/DC'

Corrine Brislin from Australia's Harvey Community Radio 96.5 FM recently conducted an interview with frontman Mark Tornillo of German/American metal veterans ACCEPT. You can listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the respons...

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Pro-Shot Video Of IRON MAIDEN Bassist's BRITISH LION Performing At WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Professionally filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION performing on August 5 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Harris told Mammoth Metal TV last year that the sophomore BRITISH LION disc would sound slightly diffe...

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DORO PESCH: 'The Fans Are Why I Get Out Of Bed Every Day'

The Jimmy Cabbs 5150 Interview Series conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch prior to her September 16 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, where she was celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of WARLOCK's "Triumph And Agony" album by performing the LP in it...

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HAMMERFALL To Release 'Glory To The Brave - 20 Year Anniversary Edition'

When HAMMERFALL released its debut album, "Glory To The Brave", twenty years ago, the five Swedes launched a true heavy metal revival overnight. While the mainstream still concentrated on grunge and the metal scene was dominated by especially black and gothic acts, this traditional metal record was...

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WENDY DIO Says There Are 'At Least Three' Unreleased RONNIE JAMES DIO Songs That May See Light Of Day

Wendy Dio, wife and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, has confirmed that there are "at least three" previously unreleased songs from the legendary heavy metal singer that may eventually see the light of day. Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and DIO, died of s...

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WARLORD Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL; New Album Due In 2018

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of legendary U.S. metallers WARLORD for the release of a new studio album in 2018. Long admirers of the band and having gotten to know drummer Mark Zonder through his work with GRAHAM BONNET BAND and the upcoming group SPIRITS OF FIRE (which also feature...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says DAVID ELLEFSON Helped Him Save His Marriage

During an interview with MagentaMusik 360's Sara Kelly-Husain at last month's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked how he has managed to keep his marriage together for more than two and a half decades. He jokingly said (see video below),"I think [my...

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SACRED REICH Frontman: DONALD TRUMP Is 'An Embarrassment To Our Country'

Frontman Phil Rind of veteran Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH has compared President Donald Trump to an "Oompa-Loompa," the pint-sized, orange characters depicted in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory", which was adapted from author Roald Dahl's 1964 "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory...

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IRON MAIDEN To Release 'The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter' In November

Warner Music will release IRON MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter" on November 17 worldwide (through BMG in the USA). This live recording comprises fifteen songs captured during "The Book Of Souls World Tour", which covered thirty-nine countries across six continents during 2016 and 2017, and...