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Ex-VENOM Frontman TONY DOLAN Becomes Tour Manager For CHAMBERED

Former VENOM and current ATOMKRAFT bassist/vocalist Tony Dolan has become the official tour manager of the Wilmington, NC-based "melodic hardcore metal" band CHAMBERED. Dolan and CHAMBERED vocalist Steve Bates have become close personal friends and after CHAMBERED signed with BreakThru Artist Manage...

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One Man's Quest To Honor OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH

A British BLACK SABBATH fan by the name of Garry Raybould has been running a campaign to honor the four original members of SABBATH for quite some time now. He has collected thousands of signatures on a hand-written petiton to create a "Walk of Fame" in the heart of downtown Birmingham, England, whi...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Guest On New LIBERTY N' JUSTICE CD

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE have announced that former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach will be making a guest appearance on their new CD, entitled "Soundtrack of a Soul". Sebastian is featured on the track "Another Nail", which was co-written by Bach, Mike Layne, Justin Murr, and Keri Kell...

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TONY MARTIN: Japanese Version Of 'Scream' To Include 'Rap-Metal' Track

According to a posting at Black-Sabbath.com, the Japanese version of former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin's upcoming solo album, "Scream", will include a bonus track, entitled "Unbearable". Said Martin, "It's wacky!!!! I wrote it with my other son Sam and it's a really modern rap-metal track. L...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Discusses New Solo Album

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin will release his second solo album, "Scream", on November 18 via MTM Music. "Scream" features legendary drummer Cozy Powell (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE) on "Raising Hell" as well as songwriting contributions by another SABBATH member, Geoff Nicholls....

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO Working On Debut Solo Album

Veteran hard rock drummer John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER) has inked a deal with Finland's Lion Music for his first solo album, tentatively due in 2006. "This is going to be a sick one," Macaluso writes on his web site. "I have all the best players I know guest p...

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BILL WARD Talks About Influences, BLACK SABBATH's Early Days

All About Jazz ecently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. A few excerpts from the chat follow: All About Jazz: Who were some of your early influences as a musician? Bill Ward: "Childhood, all me influences were, say, between the time that I can remember, which would have be...

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EIDOLON: MEGADETH Guitarist Issues New Album Update

EIDOLON guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH) has posted the following update on the band's official web site: "Here is an update to let you know where we stand with the progress of recording the new EIDOLON album, 'The Parallel Otherworld'. "All that is left now are two bass tracks, my solos and Nils' [...

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BLACK SABBATH: BILL WARD's 2005 Drum Kit Revealed

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's official web site has been updated with the following message: "We often get many requests here at BillWard.com asking what Bill plays. What snare drums, what cymbals, etc... Well, we finally have an answer to these requests online. [Here] is a thumbnail for a diagr...

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TONY IOMMI Comments On Possible Collaboration With RONNIE JAMES DIO

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has issued the following statement regarding the reports that vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, ex-RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) will be collaborating with Iommi on two tracks for an upcoming project tentatively dubbed "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years": "We’d like to thank We...

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GLYDER Complete Work On Debut Album

New Irish rockers GLYDER have completed work on their debut album with legendary producer Chris Tsangarides. The band are currently working out the label details for the CD, which is tentatively due in early 2006. GLYDER recently opened for THIN LIZZY in Ireland and will be touring with THE ANSWER i...

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DIO Management: 'RONNIE Is Not Rejoining BLACK SABBATH'

A representative at DIO's management company, Niji Management, Inc., has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the reports that Ronnie James Dio will be collaborating with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi on two tracks for an upcoming project tentatively dubbed "Black Sabbath:...

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ASESINO To Replace THE AGONY SCENE On Last Three 'Blackest Of The Black' Dates

ASESINO, the death metal/grindcore project featuring ex-FEAR FACTORY/BRUJERIA guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals),will reportedly be replacing THE AGONY SCENE on the the last three dates of the "Blackest of the Black" tour. THE AGONY SCENE were apparently forced...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO To Collaborate With TONY IOMMI On New BLACK SABBATH Project

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has revealed during an interview with BBC Radio 2's "Masters of Rock" program that he will once again be collaborating with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. "At this particular point — if all doesn't fall through, and I doubt that it will — Tony Iom...

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WINTERSTRAIN Sign With Z RECORDS

Z Records has announced the signing of the Norwegian melodic hard rock band WINTERSTRAIN. According to a press release, the group have "a unique sound, as different inspirations color their music. People might find traces of RUSH, MARILLION, RAINBOW, SHADOW GALLERY, MAGNUM and JOURNEY, not to mentio...