A representative for Ritchie Blackmore's (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) management company has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to refute a rumor that RAINBOW are in talks about reforming for a series of live shows. A report posted Wednesday (March 9) on The Dio Message Board indicated that Ronnie James Dio's wife Wendy's management company Niji Management is ...
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According to a posting on The Dio Message Board, RAINBOW may reform for a series of live shows after all. Word has it that Ronnie James Dio's wife Wendy's management company Niji Management may be looking at getting the members of the group back together for a number of live appearances. The lineup ...
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Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about DIO's new live CD, the companion to the "Evil Or Divine" DVD, and the band's upcoming touring plans, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: RockConfidential.com: The live CD, the companion to the "Evil Or Divine" DVD, is out now. Was ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to MetalForever.com about his new solo project, which currently remains unnamed. Several excerpts from the interview follow: MetalForever.com: I know that ICED EARTH is your main band and we'll get into that later in the interview. You and guitarist John Comprix have ...
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Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com has issued the following statement regarding the pasing of former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance: "If there's one person I really owe a debt to in my career it's Tommy Vance. It might be hard for those outside the U.K. to realize just how important Tommy was to the U.K. ...
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Classic works of horror, both film and fiction, are the primary inspiration behind the new FORCE OF EVIL album "Black Empire", scheduled for release on March 29, via Escapi Music. Virtually all the songs are directly based on works of horror. "Black Empire" is FORCE OF EVIL's second album. Denmark-based FORCE OF EVIL was formed ...
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SLAYER, CALIBAN, CHIMAIRA, DARK TRANQUILLITY, H20, IMMOLATION, MADBALL, METAL CHURCH, MURPHY'S LAW, PRIMAL FEAR, WITHIN TEMPTATION and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the festival is shaping up as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH AXEL ...
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Singer ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: A.C.T ACCEPT ANTHRAX BEHEMOTH BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BLACKFOOT CANDLEMASS CRUCIFIED BARBARA CRYSTAL EYES ...
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San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are currently offering a new "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Live in Tilburg, The Netherlands – End of the No Mercy Festival" was filmed by Walter Morgan of Deadly Embrace Productions in Tilburg, The Netherlands during the band's ...
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MESHUGGAH, ENTOMBED, METAL CHURCH and EPICA have been confirmed for the 2005 installment of the Waldrock Festival, set to take place on June 4 in Burgum, Netherlands. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: DIO DIMMU BORGIR SOILWORK BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ACCEPT MEGADETH EPICA MESHUGGAH METAL CHURCH ENTOMBED For more information, visit
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THE RODS (David "Rock" Feinstein, Gary Bordonaro, and Carl Canedy) will be getting back together for an exclusive show in Cortland at Mackenzy's (Bill Dallaire's new club on Main Street in Cortland, NY, formerly known as Escape) on Saturday, March 26, 2005. Opening for THE RODS will be (I-100 radio's official morning show band) NASTY ...
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According to a posting on Live 4 Metal, DIO's upcoming U.K. tour is being billed as "An Evening With Dio" tour and it will feature no opening acts. DIO will perform two live sets at each concert, including not only a host of classic songs from across his huge back catalogue, but also ...
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The MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG), featuring German guitar legend Michael Schenker (ex-SCORPIONS/UFO), have been confirmed for the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The festival lineup is shaping up as follows: Main Stage: MOTÖRHEAD (Headliner) DANZIG (Co-Headliner) MSG WARCRY ...
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MEGADETH and KOTIPELTO have been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air metal festival, set to take place June 9-11 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 9: SLAYER MASTODON MOKOMA Friday, June 10: DIO SONATA ARCTICA KOTIPELTO Saturday, June 11: MEGADETH SENTENCED TERÄSBETONI Ticket prices and full lineup will ...
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SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABORITAS have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. It will be Sammy's only appearance in Europe this summer, according to the festival's organizers. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as ...
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MEGADETH have been confirmed for the 2005 installment of the Waldrock Festival, set to take place on June 4 in Burgum, Netherlands. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are DIO, DIMMU BORGIR, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ACCEPT and SOILWORK. Ticket pre-sales will start on Saturday (Feb. 26). For more information, visit www.waldrock.nl. (Thanks: ...
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Reunited San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the 2005 installment of the Waldrock Festival, set to take place on June 4 in Burgum, Netherlands. No reason was given for the cancellation. Currently scheduled to perform at the festival are DIMMU BORGIR, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, ACCEPT and the ...
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Swedish metal webzine Metal Heart has uploaded 15 high-quality photos of MEGADETH performing at Arenan in Stockholm last Tuesday (Feb. 15). Check out the pictures at this location. As previously reported, MEGADETH have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. ...
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Former CROWN 10 guitarist/vocalist James Brady has started a new as-yet-unnamed project with bassist Eric Goldy (younger brother of DIO guitarist Craig Goldy) and drummer Frank Dolan (longtime friend and collaborator of ANNIHILATOR/EXTREME drummer Mike Mangini in his "Rhythm Knowledge" books). Commented James: "It's great to be back to doing what I love the most. ...
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Colorado-based power metal band JAG PANZER and the up-and-coming American death metallers LUPARA have been confirmed for the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. JAG PANZER will be playing their first-ever show in Mexico. They will make the trip ...
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Spain's WARCRY and England's SHADOWKEEP are the latest acts to be confirmed for the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Main Stage: MOTÖRHEAD (Headliner) (USA/UK) DANZIG (Co-Headliner) (USA) WARCRY (SP) ...
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ANTHRAX's legendary "Among the Living" lineup has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock festival, set to be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows: A.C.T ACCEPT ANTHRAX ("Among the Living" lineup) BEHEMOTH BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BLACKFOOT CANDLEMASS CRUCIFIED BARBARA CRYSTAL EYES ...
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DANZIG have been confirmed as the co-headliners, alongside MOTÖRHEAD, on the Main Stage of the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be held on Saturday, May 28 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin is the confirmed headliner on the second stage. The rest of the festival ...
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Sweden's SOILWORK and Switzerland's SAMAEL have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the festival is shaping up as follows: ACCEPT AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BEHEMOTH BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE DIO DREAM THEATER ENSLAVED GRAVE DIGGER IN ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine announced at Tuesday night's (Feb. 15) concert in Stockholm that the band will be playing at this year's Sweden Rock festival — presumably as the third headliner along with MÖTLEY CRÜE and ACCEPT. The 2005 edition of the Sweden Rock festival will be held June 9-11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The billing ...
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SLAYER, DIO, MASTODON, SONATA ARCTICA, SENTENCED, TERÄSBETONI, DREAMTALE and MOKOMA are the first bands confirmed for the Sauna Open Air metal festival, set to take place June 9-11 in Tampere, Finland. Ticket prices and full lineup will be announced in March. (Thanks: Timo Isoaho / Sonera Plaza) ...
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Yahoo! Music (formerly Launch) has uploaded a number of exclusive photos taken at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, California. Included on the site are pictures of Vinnie Paul (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN), Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY), Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS), Yngwie Malmsteen, Ronnie James Dio, as well as members ...
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Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE will embark on a U.S. tour alongside DANZIG, KATAKLYSM and TRIVIUM this week. The trek, which kicks off on Feb. 18 and runs through March 15, is the group's first official U.S. tour in support of "Ashes To Embers", their critically acclaimed debut album. EYES OF FIRE also just ...
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Bassist Joey Vera (ANTHRAX, ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) recently spoke to the Dio Message Board about the rumors that he was considered a possible replacement for Cliff Burton in METALLICA and reports that ANTHRAX are going to be performing at this year's Ozzfest with their "Among the Living" lineup, among other topics. Several ...
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