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DAVE LOMBARDO, SAMANTHA MALONEY Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!

Canadian blues rock singing sensation Sass Jordan, SLAYER's Dave Lombardo, former HOLE/MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Samantha Maloney and world-renowned drummer Jojo Mayer have been added to the lineup of musicians taking part in "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!", which will take place on...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON To Perform Entire 'Lock Up The Wolves' Album In Norway

Guitarist Rowan Robertson (DC4, ex-DIO) will take part in a special Ronnie James Dio tribute concert with QUEENSTOWN on January 21 at Verdens Teateret in Sandefjord, Norway. He says, "This gives me the chance to play some of these great songs live and visit Norway before the new DC4 CD is released....

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VINNY APPICE Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO On 'Focus In The Mix With Denise Ames' (Video)

Denise Ames recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) for "Focus In The Mix With Denise Ames" TV show. Vinny answered viewer questions about Ronnie James Dio and shared personal stories about the late singer. Check out the chat below. Recent gu...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says RONNIE JAMES DIO's Death Could Have Been Avoided

Bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) has told AOL's Noisecreep that his bandmate Ronnie James Dio's (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) death could have avoided — if only the legendary singer had seen a doctor earlier. "All the doctors said if he'd have gone in [for...

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BIG NOIZE Schedules One-Off California Show

BIG NOIZE — the band featuring vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) — has scheduled a one-off show on January 27 at Brixton in Red...

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AMON AMARTH Drummer Interviewed On 'Rög's Talkin' DrumZ: The Video Show'

Drummer Fredrik Andersson of Metal Blade recording artists AMON AMARTH and THIS ENDING was interviewed for the first episode of "Rög's Talkin' DrumZ: The Video Show", a program all about drumming and the featured artist. It features in-depth questions focusing on drumming, a history piece on Fredrik...

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Ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Joins Forces With Former MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer

Guitarist/vocalist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TENET, ZIMMER'S HOLE) and drummer Justin DiPinto (INSATANITY, MALEVOLENT CREATION, PYREXIA) have joined forces with two members of the American death/thrash metal band VICIOUS CIRCLE — Vinny DiBianca on guitar and Mel Leach on bass — to form a brand...

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BLACK SABBATH: Deluxe Edition Of 'Dehumanizer' Due In February

According to the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, Universal/Sanctuary has set a February 7 release date for the deluxe edition of BLACK SABBATH's "Dehumanizer". Originally issued in 1992, the LP was the first SABBATH effort to feature the vocals of the late, great Ronnie James Di...

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GUNS N' ROSES, SCORPIONS, ANTHRAX, RATT, CINDERELLA Drummers To Pay Tribute To JOHN BONHAM

Due to the overwhelming success and positive feedback from the audience and drummers at the first "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same" John Bonham tribute show on September 25, 2010, Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton agreed to look into doing it again. The problem was Tichy would be on tour next year with...

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ROB HALFORD, JOE ELLIOTT, RUDY SARZO, CARMINE APPICE Discuss MTV's Early Years In New Book

Greg Prato, the author of such books as "Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music", "Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" and "A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon", has a new title that is now available for purchase. ...

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VINNY APPICE: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Jason Wellwood of Hellbound.ca recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Interview Part 1: Interview ...

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TONY IOMMI Recording Second Song For Armenian Fundraising Efforts

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL's Tony Iommi is currently laying down guitar on a second track to raise money to rebuild a music school in Armenia. He says, "I'm really excited with what we have produced." In an early 2010 interview, Iommi stated about his Armenian fundraising efforts, "We did an al...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'Live At Hammersmith Odeon' To Be Released On 3LP 180-Gram Vinyl

Heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH have joined the club — Metal Club, that is. BLACK SABBATH's "Live At Hammersmith Odeon", a three-LP 180-gram vinyl with a triple gatefold packaging, will be released on January 11, 2011. This release will be limited to 3,000 numbered copies and is a Metal Club exclu...

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Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell

It has been thirty years since the release of BLACK SABBATH's landmark album "Heaven and Hell", the first with vocalist Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, ELF, DIO) and a turning point in both the band's career and the direction that heavy metal would take in the '80s. The equally brilliant, heavier/darker...

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Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987

Another in what is sure to be a long line of posthumous recordings from the storied career of Ronnie James Dio, "Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987" is a terrific performance document from DIO's performances at the Monsters of Rock festivals. Nothing shabby or thrown-together here, the two-di...