Legendary NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band SATAN will reunite in their original "Court In The Act" lineup (including BLITZKRIEG singer Brian Ross and SKYCLAD's Graeme English and Steve Ramsey) for a one-off performance at the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. The complete list ...
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Ronnie James Dio has confirmed in a radio interview that bassist Jeff Pilson (ex-DOKKEN) will be rejoining DIO in the studio next month for the recording of the group's new album, tentatively due in late June/early July through Spitfire Records. "It's a real wonderful, comfortable situation for Jeff to come in," Ronnie said during a ...
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KNAC.com is reporting that bassist Jeff Pilson (ex-DOKKEN) will be reuniting with former bandmates in DIO to record the group's as-yet-untitled new album. Pilson replaces Jimmy Bain, who recently exited the band. Frontman Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Craig Goldy, drummer Simon Wright and Pilson will be entering the studio in April to record ...
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Former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson has posted several sound clips from the forthcoming WAR & PEACE album, "The Walls Have Eyes", due on April 19 through Z Records. As previously reported, the track listing will include an exclusive European bonus track — a version of DOKKEN's "Walk Away" performed with a string quartet. "The Walls ...
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San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are offering live "bootleg" videos for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "These are in very limited quantities and will feature the band in different eras," according to a post on the site. "There will be just one pressing of each tape, so get ...
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Phil Campbell (MOTÖRHEAD), Jimmy Bain (ex-DIO, RAINBOW), and Nick Menza (ex-MEGADETH) are among the special guests scheduled to perform on Friday, March 19 at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. The occasion is the birthday party of DARK32 rhythm guitarist D*stortion, who has requested an all-star tribute to the life of Mutly Pillbox, D*stortion's ...
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DIO bassist Jimmy Bain has officially left the band, according to KNAC.com (originally reported here in January). No replacement has been named at the present time. Ronnie James Dio commented, "Jimmy has chosen to follow his own career path, and we wish him well." Ronnie, guitarist Craig Goldy and drummer Simon ...
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Former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson has posted the following message on his official web site: "The WAR AND PEACE CD is being mastered today, so should have some sound clips up soon. There will probably be clips up on the Z Records website as well, I'll try and make our clips different — for variety. ...
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DIO are scheduled to enter the studio in April to record the follow-up to 2002's "Killing The Dragon", tentatively due in the summer. Speaking to HeavyMetalRadio.net, Ronnie James Dio had the following to say about the upcoming CD: "This is not a concept piece, although as usual, it has that kind of texture in the ...
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Hollywood's Virgin Megastore will host a celebrity book signing for the rock & roll cookbook, "Food That Rocks", on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the authors, Cindy Coverdale (wife of WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale) and Margie Lapanja, many of the book's contributors will be there signing copies of the book ...
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WAR & PEACE, the band led by former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson, have confirmed that a total of 14 tracks will now be featured on their forthcoming album, "The Walls Have Eyes", due on April 19 through Z Records. The track listing will include an exclusive European bonus track — a version of DOKKEN's "Walk ...
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RAUNCHY, DIONYSUS, MNEMIC and MYSTIC PROPHECY are the latest bands confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. The following is a list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival: AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ARCH ENEMY BAL-SAGOTH BÖHSE ONKELZ BRAINSTORM CANNIBAL CORPSE ...
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DIO, IN FLAMES, BESEECH, CHAOSBREED, TROLLHEIM'S GROTT and CHARON are the latest bands confirmed for Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place July 16-18 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki, Finland. The previously announced co-headliner KING DIAMOND will NOT be performing at this year's festival (as first reported
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The following update was posted at DIO's official web site: DIO will release the live "Sacred Heart" performance on DVD March 23 on Rhino Records. The disc will feature bonus interviews with Ronnie James Dio (vocals) and Craig Goldy (guitar). Ronnie and company are hard at work on the new record. Looks like the band ...
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SATYRICON will play a very special exclusive set with Nocturno Culto of DARKTHRONE at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. The list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ARCH ENEMY BAL-SAGOTH BRAINSTORM BÖHSE ONKELZ ...
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STEEL PROPHET have set "Beware" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in Europe this summer through Massacre Records. U.S., Asian and South American release dates are still pending. "Beware" is scheduled to be recorded during March and will mark the group's first release to feature new vocalist Nadir D'Priest (ex-LONDON, D'PRIEST) and ...
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THE HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARS, the new band featuring Jeff Pilson (ex-DOKKEN, DIO) on bass, Chas West (ex-BONHAM, LYNCH MOB) on vocals, Alan Krigger (ex-GIUFFRIA, HOUSE OF LORDS) and Frankie Banali (W.A.S.P., ex-QUIET RIOT) on drums, and Carlos Cavazo (ex-QUIET RIOT) on guitar, will be performing at Paladino's (6101 Reseda Blvd.) in Tarzana, California on Friday, February ...
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Norwegian metallers GRIFFIN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. The list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ARCH ENEMY BAL-SAGOTH BRAINSTORM BÖHSE ONKELZ CANNIBAL CORPSE CATHEDRAL CHILDREN OF BODOM DEATH ...
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In a members-only Q&A with the DIO fan message board, bassist Jeff Pilson talked about his experience with the leadership dynamic in DOKKEN and DIO, two bands he was a part of for several years, "Well, DOKKEN is (at least when I was in the band) a leaderless democracy, which can be good ...
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Finland's EVEMASTER will enter the studio in late February to re-record their cult debut album, "Lacrimae Mundi" for a late summer release through Rising Realm Records. The reissue will include enhanced artwork and a bonus track, a cover of DIO's "We Rock". Drums on "Lacrimae Mundi" will be once again be handled by Jaska Raatikainen ...
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Jeff Pilson's (DOKKEN, MSG, DIO, WILD HORSES) WAR & PEACE have signed a deal with Z Records. The band's new album, "The Walls Have Eyes", is scheduled for release in April. "The Walls Have Eyes", which features a guest appearance by guitarist Alex Masi, contains the following track listing: 01. Calling 02. Reflections 03. No ...
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Former NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has responded to Zakk Wylde's infamous 2001 quote in which the OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist threatened to "kick [Grohl's] ass" because he wrote this cheese-dick song for OZZ that Zakk had to play on during the recording sessions for OSBOURNE's "Down To Earth" CD. In the November 2001 ...
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Former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin has announced the lineup for his new solo band, which is currently rehearsing for upcoming West Coast live dates. Joining Turbin in the new group are Izzy Diaz on drums, Steve Ornest on lead guitar, Dario Seixas on bass guitar, and Vernon Anderson on lead guitar. Check out a photo ...
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Ronnie James Dio has shot down the possibility of a RAINBOW reunion with him at the microphone. Back in April 2000 the singer confirmed to Classic Rock magazine that the idea had been discussed, with a British record company rep flying to guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's Connecticut base to discuss making what would have been the ...
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According to www.black-sabbath.com, the release date for the much-anticipated eight-disc BLACK SABBATH box set, "Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)", has been pushed back to April 27. The final box art can be viewed at this location. Retailing for $99.98, "Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)" will ...
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Brazilian hard rock magazine Whiplash has compiled an **updated** list of more than 140 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2003 and has posted it online at this location (scroll down the page). Some albums from 2002 were allowed, and the artists were asked to list anywhere from one to ten releases, ...
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Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul of Thailand's The Nation reports that the five members of KORN are expected to blow the minds of Thai heavy rock disciples who have waited for a long time to see their heroes play live in Thailand. And they are counting: in just seven days – next Saturday (Feb. 7) – the much ...
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Metal Sludge has posted an updated list of total sales figures for a variety of their favorite artists, according to Nielsen SoundScan (13 more bands have been added since the original list was published). Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they are misleading in the ...
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KOTIPELTO, the Finnish band led by former STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto, has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. The list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX BAL-SAGOTH BRAINSTORM BÖHSE ONKELZ CANNIBAL ...
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German hard rock singer Doro Pesch will reunite with her early band WARLOCK for a special reunion show at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. According to the festival's organizers, Doro will play a "best of" set, to be followed by a special performance with ...
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