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DOUG ALDRICH Says Working With RONNIE JAMES DIO Was 'A Great Experience'

Guitarist Doug Aldrich, who was a member of DIO for a short period between 2002 and 2006, spoke to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" about his contributions to the band's "Killing The Dragon" album. "I only wrote two songs with [Ronnie James Dio] on that, 'cause he had already written [the res...

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VINNY APPICE Recalls Seeing JIMMY BAIN's Dead Body: 'He Went Out As A Rock Star'

During a brand new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", legendary drummer Vinny Appice spoke about the tragic January 2016 passing of his LAST IN LINE bandmate Jimmy Bain aboard the "Def Leppard Hysteria On The High Seas" cruise. The 68-year-old bassist, who had also played with DIO and RAINBOW,...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'There's Not Another Band Like DEF LEPPARD And There Probably Never Will Be'

The "Animal House Radio Show" recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he thinks DEF LEPPARD should have been inducted into the Rock And R...

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Guitarist CHRIS CAFFERY Says His New Metal Supergroup SPIRITS OF FIRE 'Would Definitely Love To' Tour

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) recently spoke with Kara Uhrlen of "The Pure Rock Shop" — a program on the Washington, Pennsylvania radio station 91.7 FM WNJR — about SPIRITS OF FIRE, his new band with Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, DIO DISCIPLES),Steve DiGiorgio (TE...

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Who Are The DIO DISCIPLES 'Dicks'? TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Responds To LAST IN LINE Singer's Comments

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he "doesn't understand" Andrew Freeman's recent comment that "a couple of guys" in the DIO DISCIPLES camp are "dicks." DIO DISCIPLES is made up of former members of DIO, along with a rotating lineup of singers, including Owens. Freeman, who formed LAST IN LINE in 2012 wi...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Once Again Defends RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'No One's Ever Really Toured Like That' Before

Tim "Ripper" Owens has once again defended DIO DISCIPLES' decision to go on the road with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio, saying that the tour will be a chance for fans to celebrate the legendary heavy metal vocalist's life. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was cre...

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Watch LAST IN LINE Perform In Sacramento

Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's January 20 concert at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California can be seen below. LAST IN LINE will release its sophomore album, "II", on February 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bas...

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WENDY DIO Wants RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary To Show 'The True, Real RONNIE'

Wendy Dio, wife and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, spoke to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" about her plans to produce a documentary that will cover Dio's career from his early days with ELF to his final project, HEAVEN & HELL. She said at last Wednesday's (January 23) Hall Of Heavy M...

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STRYPER Frontman Reveals Guest Musicians For New Solo Album

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has commenced recording his next solo album. The follow-up to 2016's "One Sided War" will arrive this summer via Rat Pak Records. Among the guest musicians who will appear on Sweet's new disc are QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre, guitarists Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE, N...

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THE THREE TREMORS Feat. TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, SEAN PECK And HARRY CONKLIN: 'Wrath Of Asgard' Video

"Wrath Of Asgard", the new video from THE THREE TREMORS, the project featuring acclaimed heavy metal singers Tim "The Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin (JAG PANZER) and Sean "The Hell Destroyer" Peck (CAGE, DEATH DEALER, DENNER/SHERMANN),can be s...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary In The Works, New Hologram To Hit The Road In May

Wendy Dio, wife and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, has confirmed that there are also plans to produce a documentary that will cover Dio's career from his early days with ELF to his final project, HEAVEN & HELL. She told The Metal Voice at this past Wednesday's (January 23) Hall Of Heavy Metal...

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Watch LAST IN LINE Perform New Single 'Landslide' In San Jose

Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's January 17 concert at The Ritz in San Jose, California can be seen below. LAST IN LINE will release its sophomore album, "II", on February 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKEN and FOREIGNER bassist Je...

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STEVE VAI, BILLY SHEEHAN, RIKKI ROCKETT, DOUG ALDRICH, Others To Perform At 2019 'Ultimate NAMM Night'

"Ultimate Jam Night", the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the Whisky A Go Go, presents its second annual show at NAMM dubbed "Ultimate NAMM Night - The Power Of Music" on Saturday, January 26 at the Hilton Anaheim California Ballroom. The show is sponsored by DW drums, Ampeg, M...

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VINNY APPICE Says LAST IN LINE And DIO DISCIPLES Are 'Two Different Things'

Vinny Appice says that none of the members of DIO DISCIPLES were in the original DIO band "where all the important albums or songs were written." Launched in 2011, DIO DISCIPLES is made up of former members of DIO, along with a rotating lineup of vocalists, including ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripp...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'I Am A Dick'

Tim "Ripper" Owens has responded to Andrew Freeman's recent comment that "a couple of guys" in the DIO DISCIPLES camp are "dicks." DIO DISCIPLES is made up of former members of DIO, along with a rotating lineup of singers, including Owens. Freeman, who formed LAST IN LINE in 2012 with original DIO m...