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British Prime Minister: I Love BLACK SABBATH

The Sun Online reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday revealed he is a huge fan of BLACK SABBATH. The PM requested one of the heavy metal group’s hits during a radio interview, saying: "It reminds me of my schooldays." The 1970 song, called "Black Sabbath", led many to believe Ozzy...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANATHEMA Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANATHEMA and TIGERTAILZ are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idropark in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 while the second installment will take place June 3...

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FOZZY Frontman Chats About Heavy Metal, THE POLICE Reunion; Video Available

Zach Selwyn of "Attack of the Show" recently chatted and sang with wrestler/FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho about heavy metal, THE POLICE reunion, his upcoming memoirs, and the rumors about his return to wrestling. Watch the interview at G4's The Feed. As previously reported, FOZZY's cover of the JUDAS...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Comes Face To Face With QUEEN ELIZABETH At Palace Bash

According to HelloMagazine.com, Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne was among a select group of female high-flyers coming face to face with Britain's leading lady on Wednesday (Feb. 14). Sharon charmed Queen Elizabeth with a perfect curtsey when they met at a Buckingham Palace reception for...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: New ZAKK WYLDE Audio Interview, Acoustic Performance Available

A 44-minute audio interview and acoustic performance featuring BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde, conducted earlier in the month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will support OZZY OSBOURNE on...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: More North American Tour Dates Announced

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has finalized the dates for its North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off early March. Support on the trek will come from SANCTITY (March 9 - April 8) and STRONG ARM DOWN (April 9-13). The complete itinerary is as follows: Mar. 09 - St. Petersburg, Florida @ The State T...

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ZAKK WYLDE Interviewed By Columbus' 99.7 THE BLITZ; Audio Available

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde stopped by the 99.7 The Blitz radio station in Columbus, Ohio earlier today (Wednesday, February 14) for "The Grego Show". He took part in an interview and an acoustic performance of the song "Spoke in the Wheel". Listen to an interview excerpt...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: New VINNY APPICE Audio Interview Available

A brand new audio interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH),conducted earlier this month by Sergi Ramos of The Metal Circus, has been posted online at this location. In the interview, Vinny speaks frankly about how Ronnie James Dio doesn't mind singing Ozzy...

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VELVET REVOLVER, THIN LIZZY, TRAMP'S WHITE LION Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

VELVET REVOLVER, THIN LIZZY and TRAMP'S WHITE LION have been confirmed to appear at this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 while the second installment will take plac...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drawing Huge Interest From Fans

Launch Radio Networks reports: Fan interest in the BLACK SABBATH reunion, under the name HEAVEN AND HELL, has been huge. The band's tour, which starts March 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, is Number One on the Top 50 list for the concert industry trade magazine Pollstar, indicating that more peop...

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'Metal: The Definitive Guide' Book Due In April

Garry Sharpe-Young's next book, a 608-page, 600,000-word treatise simply titled "Metal: The Definitive Guide", will be published in the U.S. on April 28 by Backbeat Books. Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST provided the foreword. He wrote, in part, "From its beginnings out of Birmingham, England in the lat...

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TONY IOMMI Doesn't Rule Out Recording Full Album With RONNIE JAMES DIO

Philip Wickstrand of MetalEater.com recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalEater.com: Now I know the question has already been answered in various outlets, but there's still a lot of people that aren't...

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RUDY SARZO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold' Tomorrow

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be the featured guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show tomorrow (Saturday, February 10). The program will also be available for download at this location. "Maximum Threshold" replays the shows on a "live feed" on M...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Records 'Latin' Version Of 'Practice What You Preach'; Audio Available

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, will release its new album, "Last Day In Paradise", on March 15 via Magnatude Records. The CD consists of seven original compositions along with three arrangements of hard rock "standards" (a concept upon which the trio has built...

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RUDY SARZO To Guest On KTLA-TV's 'Morning Show'

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be a special guest on KTLA-TV's "Morning Show" on Monday, February 19 between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. For more information, visit ktla.trb.com. Sarzo recently published a book, "Off the Rails", which includes a f...