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OZZY Says Original BLACK SABBATH Members Are Talking About Possible Reunion, Studio Album

Ozzy Osbourne tells ABC News Radio that he and fellow original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward "are in the talking process" regarding a reunion which will include the recording of a new studio album. Osbourne stressed, however, that nothing is definite yet, in part beca...

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WARRIOR SOUL: Early Albums To Be Re-Released On Limited-Edition White Vinyl

White-vinyl versions of the WARRIOR SOUL albums "Last Decade Dead Century" (1990),"Drugs, God And The New Republic" (1991) and "Salutations From The Ghetto Nation" (1992) will be released on January 24 via Livewire/Cargo. The albums are limited to 500 copies each. For more information, go to this l...

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WINO To Play Acoustic Show In Los Angeles This Saturday

The legendary Scott "Wino" Weinrich will perform a solo acoustic set this Saturday, January 15 at the Volcom store in Los Angeles. At this special one-off show, Wino will play tracks from his first-ever collection of acoustic anthems on his new solo album, "Adrift". The show is FREE to the public, b...

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QUEEN: 'Bohemian Rhapsodies' Book Due Later In The Year

Rock N Roll Books/SCB Distribution has announced the acquisition a new QUEEN title, to be published later this year. "Bohemian Rhapsodies: True and Authorized Tales By Queen Fans & Celebrities", by Robyn Dunford, is — according to the publisher — "officially authorized" by QUEEN's camp and will...

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Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL Looks Back On 2010

Former TNT and current TONY HARNELL & THE MERCURY TRAINvocalist Tony Harnell has issued the following update: "2010 was definitely better than 2009 by a long shot! I continued healing from my mother's passing and my own health scare and subsequent surgery in spring 2009. It knocked me down for a...

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CLUTCH Prepares For MOTÖRHEAD Tour, Unveils Details For 'Blast Tyrant' Double-Disc Reissue

Maryland rockers CLUTCH will tour North America with the legendary band MOTÖRHEAD and special guest VALIENT THORR. The trek kicks January 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the House of Blues and wraps on March 11 ending in Los Angeles, California at Club Nokia LA Live. In addition to the shows with MOTÖRHE...

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CINDERELLA, BRITNY FOX Featured In 'All Ages Sunday' Film

When L.A.'s Sunset Strip exploded musically in the '80s, a metal scene began to build on the other side of the States in the city of brotherly love. Home to legendary venues like the Empire Rock Club, the Trocodero, Bonnie's Roxx, and The Galaxy, Philadelphia and South Jersey bolstered a strong loca...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Widow Recounts His Final Days

Kory Grow of Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with Wendy Dio, the widow and manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, RAINBOW, ELF). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Revolver: We were really honored to have [Ronn...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Members Remember PETER STEELE In New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine

Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine recently sat down with TYPE O NEGATIVE members Josh Silver (keyboards),Johnny Kelly (drums) and Kenny Hickey (guitar) to remember the band's lost leader, Peter Steele, who died in April. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Revolver: A couple of years ago, Pet...

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Wife: PAUL GRAY 'Wasn't Just A Drug Addict'

Brenna Gray, the widow of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray, has paid tribute to her late husband in the new issue of Revolver magazine, which remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. Paul Gray's body was found on May 24 in a hotel room in a Des Moines, Iowa suburb. A coroner ruled ...

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'Close Friend' Of Late PANTERA Guitarist Found Dead In Oakland Hills

According to the San Jose Mercury News, a 40-year-old woman who fell into alcohol abuse and depression after the 2004 onstage shooting death of "close friend" "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) was found dead in the Oakland, California hills on Friday. The nude body of Jill Marie Abbott...

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WARRIOR SOUL To Enter Studio In January

WARRIOR SOUL will enter the studio in January to begin recording its new album. No further details are currently available. WARRIOR SOUL's first album in 15 years, "Destroy The War Machine", was released in March through FRW Records. The eight-song album, which was originally made available in 2008...

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New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine Pays Tribute To Hard Rock And Metal's Fallen Heroes

As we bid farewell to a year full of tragedy, the new issue of Revolver magazine — available on newsstands everywhere on December 21 — remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. The cover features a stunning painting by legendary comic-book artist J.G. Jones (Superman, Batman, Wan...

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OBSCURA Guitarist CHRISTIAN MUENZNER Working On Instrumental Solo Album

Guitarist Christian Muenzner of German progressive death metallers OBSCURA is working on an instrumental guitar record for a tentative spring release. The album will feature Hannes Grossmann (OBSCURA, BLOTTED SCIENCE) on drums, Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, ICED EARTH) on bass and Daniel Galmarini...

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AXL ROSE Is 'Greatest Lead Singer Of All Time,' According To New Poll

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has been voted the greatest lead singer of all time by readers of MusicRadar.com, ahead of such legendary vocalists as Freddy Mercury, Robert Plant, Ronnie James Dio, John Lennon and Bruce Dickinson. MusicRadar.com says: "The public have spoken. Forget the caricature...