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ACHERON Officially Laid To Rest; Festival Appearances Cancelled

After 22 years of existence, black/death metal band ACHERON has officially calledit quits. The group has released five original full-length albums, three mini-CDs, one covers CD and a number of other underground releases. Commented mainman Vincent Crowley: "After a 22-year run, I am finally putting...

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DISTURBED Frontman Talks About New Album Title; Video Available

Chicago hard rockers DISTURBED will release their new album, entitled "Asylum", this fall via Reprise Records. The CD is the follow-up to the band's 2008 platinum effort, "Indestructible", which spawned the Active Rock smash single "Inside the Fire". Video footage of DISTURBED frontman David Draiman...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'Lost' 1986 Interview Posted Online

The heavy-metal world has lost one of its greats. Ronnie James Dio — who, in 1979, replaced Ozzy Osbourne as BLACK SABBATH's frontman — passed away Sunday at age 67 after a battle with stomach cancer. Twenty-four years earlier, the hard-rocking singer chatted with host Bob "Mr. Media" Andelman, then...

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HELLYEAH Interviewed At Iowa's LAZERFEST

HELLYEAH members Vinnie Paul Abbott (vocals) and Chad Gray (vocals) were interviewed on the Lazer 103.3 radio station at this year's Lazerfest, which took place Sunday, May 16 at Indianola Balloon Grounds in Indianola, Iowa. Watch the chat below. HELLYEAH features musicians from various other groups...

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METALLICA Frontman Interviewed On Mexico's 'Soundcheck'; Video Available

Claudio Rodríguez of the Mexican cable/satellite television network Telehit recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield for the "Soundcheck" program. The chat, which originally aired this week, can be viewed in two parts below. METALLICA sold out its 13-show Australian/New...

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ACCEPT Dedicates Classic Track To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Stockholm Concert

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT dedicated their classic song "Balls To The Wall" to Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) at tonight's (Thursday, May 20) concert at Debaser in Stockholm, Sweden. Prior to launching into the track, ACCEPT vocalist Mark Tornillo said fro...

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POWERGLOVE Signs With E1 MUSIC

Boston video game metal masters POWERGLOVE have signed a North American deal with E1 Music. The band will release a new full-length album this fall. "We are all extremely proud to announce E1 as our new label," the group says in a statement. "And really, what better label for us than one who is home...

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KORN Guitarist On DIO's Passing: 'What A Tragic Loss For The Metal World'

Earlier this week, Tim's TV conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. During the chat, Munky spoke about the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) on May 16 after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. Comme...

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OZZY Says He 'Sent Encouragement' To DIO After RONNIE Was Diagnosed With Cancer

Ozzy Osbourne told QMI Agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday before an afternoon news conference to promote his new solo album, "Scream", that Ronnie James Dio's ultimately fatal battle with stomach cancer hit close to home. "As soon as I heard I heard he had been diagnosed with cancer, I...

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RAMESSES To Release New Album In June

The psychedelic doom trio RAMESSES was spawned in the woodland of Dorset, England in 2003, and has been brutalizing its devoted fanbase ever since, unleashing a rash of EPs and demos, one full-length release, splits with NEGATIVE REACTION and UNEARTHLY TRANCE and more over the past seven years. They...

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CITY OF FIRE Debut To Be Released By CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

CITY OF FIRE, the band featuring FEAR FACTORY vocalist Burton C. Bell and bassist Byron Stroud, will release its self-titled debut album on August 24 via Candlelight Records. The CD, recorded at renowned Factory Studios in Vancouver in late 2008 with additional material completed in April of this ye...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN's 'Reptilian' Enters Norwegian Chart At No. 2

"Reptilian", the new album from Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 2. Commented mainman Obsidian C.: "We're very happy with the #2 position on the Norwegian charts and especially the fact that no other metal band i...

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EUROPE's JOHN NORUM Says He Nearly Recorded With DIO

EUROPE guitarist John Norum has told U.K.'s Classic Rockmagazine of plans he had to record with the late Ronnie James Dio. "I met Ronnie only recently, and he told me of a song he'd written that he was keen to have me play guitar on," he said. "We never got beyond talking about ...

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DIO Drummer SIMON WRIGHT: RONNIE 'Was Like A Father To Me'

Drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, RHINO BUCKET) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "[On Sunday] I lost my best friend. He was like a father to me. "I tried so hard to help him w...

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One Of RONNIE JAMES DIO's Final Recordings To Appear On DAVID 'ROCK' FEINSTEIN Album

One of the final recordings from legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),a rough-mix version of a track titled "Metal Will Never Die", has surfaced on YouTube and can be streamed below. (UPDATE: YouTube link was removed at Dio's management's re...