The fifth episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Marco Mendoza (BLACK STAR RIDERS, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) and Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS, TALAS). ...
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Any Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival attendee surely would love to relive their treasured memories from their greatest hard rock and heavy metal festival experience over and over again — and now it's possible! Introducing "Mayhem: 2008-2013": a collection of dynamic and bold photos spanning the first six years of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem ...
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Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Scott Ian (ANTHRAX), Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR), Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, LAST IN LINE) and members of HALESTORM are among the musicians who ere interviewed at the March 17 exclusive VIP listening party for the Ronnie James ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC — performing on April 11 at the Milo Concert Hall in Novgorod, Russia can be seen below. PROJECT ROCK is putting the finishing touches on its debut album. The ...
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PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC — kicked off yet another tour of Russia earlier this month. Some fan-filmed footage can be seen below. PROJECT ROCK is putting the finishing touches on its debut album. The band's lead singer, ...
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Drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO, DIO DISCIPLES, Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE) was interviewed by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at the March 17 exclusive VIP listening party for the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" and awards gala at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. Check out the ...
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The fourth episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features David Ellefson (MEGADETH) and Doug "Dug" Pinnick (KING'S X, KXM). New episodes will debut every other Wednesday. ...
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"This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to Ronnie James Dio, sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 20 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on April 1 via Rhino. Ronnie James Dio is one of the most ...
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Belgian metal legends OSTROGOTH have announced their new lineup, featuring original members Mario "Grizzly" Pauwels on drums and Rudy "White Shark" Vercruysse on guitar, joined by singer Josey Hindrix, guitarist Dario Frodo and new bass player Stripe, who replaces the recently departed Marnix "Bronco" Van de Kauter. OSTROGOTH's latest incarnation made its live debut this ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's March 31 performance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise can be seen below. QUIET RIOT's new lineup — featuring vocalist Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, L.A. GUNS, ADLER'S APPETITE, RATT) — made its live debut on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2013) at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, Arizona. ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing on March 30 at Brewster Street Icehouse in Corpus Christi, Texas can be seen below (courtesy of Chris Ramon / GSXRC1300 on YouTube). The current touring lineup of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE includes bassist John Moyer (DISTURBED, ADRENALINE MOB), renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian ...
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German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS performed last night (Saturday, April 5) at the 2014 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The concert was one of several events which are highlighting the spectacular off-track celebrations that mark Bahrain International Circuit's (BIC) 10th anniversary. Longtime SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak did not perform with his bandmates at ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing on April 3 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. The current touring lineup of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE includes bassist John Moyer (DISTURBED, ADRENALINE MOB), renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy, known for his tours of duty ...
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PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and SCORPIONS — is putting the finishing touches on its debut album. PROJECT ROCK lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens told Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at the March 17 exclusive ...
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"This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to Ronnie James Dio, is likely to sell between 13,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on ...
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Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio is being tributed with the "This Is Your Life" album, featuring covers by some of rock's biggest artists. At the March 17 exclusive VIP listening party for "This Is Your Life" and awards gala at the Avalon in Hollywood, California, Artisan News asked Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Corey ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's March 28 performance at Pub 44 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida can be seen below. QUIET RIOT's new lineup — featuring vocalist Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, L.A. GUNS, ADLER'S APPETITE, RATT) — made its live debut on New Year's Eve (December 31, 2013) at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in ...
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14-year-old rock radio host Miles "The Shoe" Schuman recently conducted an interview with Geoff Tate, Robert Sarzo and Randy Gane from Geoff's version of QUEENSRŸCHE. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE now features Tate along with guitarist Kelly Gray (QUEENSRŸCHE 1998-2001), keyboardist Randy Gane and the band's ...
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Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, will guest on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio program tonight (Friday, March 28) at 7:00 p.m. EST. Wendy will discuss her Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life", which includes contributions by such metal heavyweights as METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD, SCORPIONS, ANTHRAX, and ...
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The third episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Mark Heylmun (SUICIDE SILENCE). New episodes will debut every other Wednesday. ...
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The latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast (hear audio below) features an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, LAST IN LINE). During the chat, he discusses his recent exit from KILL DEVIL HILL; recording new music with LAST IN LINE (which features remaining members of the original DIO ...
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GuitarWorld.com is hosting the exclusive U.S. premiere of Corey Taylor's new version of DIO's "Rainbow In The Dark". The track, which can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below, is taken from the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life", which will be released April 1. Joining Taylor on the song— ...
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The official East Coast listening party for for the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" will be held on Saturday, March 29 at 10:00 p.m. at Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The address is: Duff's Brooklyn 168 Marcy Avenue (between S 5th & Broadway) Williamsburg, New York For more information, visit
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METALLICA's nine-minute medley of four tracks, titled "Ronnie Rising Medley", that the group culled from the iconic metal singer's mid-Seventies band RAINBOW, is available for streaming using the SoundCloud widget below (courtesy of RollingStone.com). The medley is featured on "This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to Ronnie James Dio, which will ...
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Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, was interviewed by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at this past Monday's (March 17) exclusive VIP listening party for the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" and awards gala at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. ...
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Whitney Ullman of NJ.com recently conducted an interview with singer Geoff Tate of QUEENSRŸCHE. An excerpt from the chat follows below. NJ.com: There is a lot going on right now with the QUEENSRŸCHE name between the old band and the new band. Is there anything you want to tell fans about the current ...
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Former DIO drummers Vinny Appice and Simon Wright were interviewed by Artisan News at this past Monday's (March 17) exclusive VIP listening party for the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" and awards gala at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. Check out the report below. During the event, fans got to hear ...
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An exclusive VIP listening party for the Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" and awards gala was held last night (Monday, March 17) at the Avalon in Hollywood, California. Fans got to hear the entire album two weeks before they could buy it and there were very special live performances by HALESTORM, ...
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TomAroundTheWorld.com conducted an interview with Geoff Tate before the March 12 performance by his version of QUEENSRŸCHE at the Palace Theater in Syracuse, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is a performance clip of the song "Silent Lucidity". Geoff Tate — who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in 2012 ...
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More fan-filmed video footage of the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing on March 11 at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City can be seen below. Geoff Tate — who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in 2012 after fronting it for three decades — earlier in the month apologized to the group's fans for the ...
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