Candlelight Records, in cooperation with Metal Maniacs and Revolver magazines, has announced its first label tour for the United States. Set to kick off February 7 at B.B. King's in New York, the tour will feature Stockholm's ENTOMBED, New Orleans' CROWBAR with Florida-based PRO-PAIN and Minnesota's THE MIGHTY NIMBUS. ENTOMBED, earlier this year seeing the ...
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Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to Metal-Exiles.com about DIO's latest album, "Masters of the Moon" and the group's current lineup, among other topics. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal-Exiles.com: You have Craig Goldy back with you for this album, how much did he contribute to the new CD? Ronnie James Dio: "An ...
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Launch Radio Networks is reporting that the members of DAMN YANKEES will reunite at a benefit hosted by Alice Cooper next month. Guitarists Tommy Shaw and Ted Nugent, bassist Jack Blades, and drummer Michael Cartellone will play together at the fourth annual Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding show, which takes place December 18 at the Dodge ...
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Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (KISS, MEATLOAF) has finished producing an all-star tribute to IRON MAIDEN in honor of their 25th anniversary. Culling from his extensive contacts in the musician world, Kulick has assembled major hard rock and metal players to come together and put this tribute album together. All of the tracks ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke to Canada's ChartAttack.com about the group's recently released (in Europe) second retrospective disc, "Best of Def Leppard". The collection was set for release, shelved, then set for release with conditions, for North America in December. The group's record company, it seems, want a fresh original to use ...
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the new band fronted by former SAVATAGE singer Zachary Stevens, have completed work on their sophomore album, "Middle of Nowhere", due in late February 2005 through AFM Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Watching In Silence", "Middle of Nowhere" was produced by Stevens with Jim Morris and Dan Campbell and features the songwriting ...
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MOTÖRHEAD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "In September of 2004, the world of metal was shocked when the news was unveiled that Lemmy, MOTÖRHEAD's veteran frontman, had sustained an injury to his foot severe enough to cause the band to cancel their much anticipated tour of the United States. Lemmy ...
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Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has revealed in a posting on his web stie that his upcoming follow-up album to "Tattoos and Alibis" will feature a guest appearance by his former (SIC) bandmate Ciaran McGoldrick on bass. The CD, which is being recorded at Joe Elliott's (DEF LEPPARD) Joe's Garage studio in Dublin, will ...
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Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick is currently at Joe Elliott's (DEF LEPPARD) Joe's Garage studio in Dublin recording the follow-up album to "Tattoos and Alibis", tentatively due in April 2005. Elliott is producing the effort, which is scheduled to include a guest appearance by DEF LEPPARD lead guitarist Vivian Campbell. ...
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Due to "printing errors," Threeman Recordings (the Swedish label owned by the members of ENTOMBED) have been forced to postpone the release date of the THE MIGHTY NIMBUS debut album to November 15. The U.S. will receive the CD on February 8, 2005 via Candlelight Records USA. "The Mighty Nimbus" track listing: 01. Everything I ...
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LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has told Vancouver's Straight.com that he and his bandmates have been paying close attention to the presidential debates of the past few weeks. What they've seen isn't going to change their votes, though, mostly because they've already done their bit for democracy. Adler, singer Randy Blythe, guitarists ...
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ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "So far, asides from the mountain of old footage me and the Campbell Bros. are going through, I can tell ya one cool section that will be on the 'Annihilator: Ten Years In Hell' DVD (due for release ...
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Missy Baxter of The Courier-Journal is reporting that Ted Nugent will be signing autographs at the show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ATV Expo '04 & World's Fair, an outdoor sports trade show running through Sunday at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Lousville. Nugent also will be the guest ...
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In a recent interview with Rockdetector.com's Garry Sharpe-Young, Ronnie James Dio addressed the thorny issue of the bitter words flung his way by ex-DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell. "I don't really know the exact details of Vivian's grievance with me — I don't think anyone does, but he has been very ...
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THE MIGHTY NIMBUS, featuring members of SIXTY WATT SHAMAN and ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, will release their self-titled debut album on October 25 in Scandinavia, November 1 in the rest of Europe, and February 8 in USA, Canada and Mexico. The CD will be issued through Threeman Recordings (the Swedish label owned by the members of ENTOMBED) ...
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Bassist extraordinaire Barry Sparks (DOKKEN, ex-MSG, TED NUGENT) will be performing at the 2004 Fall Crawl in Tucson, AZ on October 16. "Fall Crawl is an annual event put on by the Tucson Weekly and sponsored by KLPX, KFMA, KCMT, Budweiser and other local sponsors," Barry writes on his web site. "The event begins at ...
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Knoxville, Tennessee's PLACE OF SKULLS have announceed the addition of drummer Minnesota Pete Campbell (THE MIGHTY NIMBUS, ex-SIXTY WATT SHAMEN) to the group's ranks. Campbell "will be the drummer for the European tour dates," reads a posting on the group's web site. "No plans beyond that regarding the permanent position." PLACE OF SKULLS' previous drummer, ...
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The exact details of Ronnie James Dio's gardening accident of 2003 have come to light in an interview with Rockdetector.com editor Garry Sharpe-Young. Besides discussing the brand new DIO album "Master Of The Moon", how Rudy Sarzo has fitted into the new band unit and how the new songs were constructed, Garry broached ...
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MOTÖRHEAD have been forced to cancel their previously announced U.S. tour scheduled for September/October due to a foot injury suffered by vocalist/bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Lemmy injured his foot on stage about month ago while touring in Europe. Kilmister, ignoring the pain and against his European doctor's recommendation, completed the few remaining shows on the ...
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In a question-and-answer session with the Dio Message Board, former DIO keyboardist Claude Schnell discussed the often discussed and controversial exit of guitarist Vivian Campbell in 1986, "Prior to Vivian leaving, there was a slow and steady, yet very perceptible sense that he was drifting away from us," Claude explained. "As I recall, it was ...
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ANNIHILATOR mastermind Jeff Waters is in talks with three different companies about releasing the group's first-ever DVD. "The Campbell Brothers will be doing it so it will be a really entertaining DVD," Waters writes on the band's web site. "Well worth the 15-year wait for a video/DVD release from us. I will let you know ...
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SCUM OF THE EARTH, the new band led by ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs, have just begun editing the music video for their first single, "Get Your Dead On". The clip was shot over the course of a week on several locations in the Los Angeles area. The main character in a unique horror film currently ...
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SCUM OF THE EARTH, the new band led by ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs, will release their debut album, "Blah... Blah... Blah... Love Songs for the New Millennium", on October 26 through Eclipse Records. The album was written by Riggs with collaborative help from his friends and recorded at Belt of Orion Studios in Los Angeles. ...
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Vintage rock band RIVERDOGS, featuring guitarist Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD, ex-DIO, WHITESNAKE), are in the process of recording a new album. The group have six songs on tape, and are recording as schedules permit. Live performances are planned in Los Angeles and San Diego at the end of August to coincide with the 2004 NARM ...
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ReddKross.com is currently hosting the "forgotten heavy metal DIO master work" HEAR N AID — picked by VH1 as the "most metal moment" of all time during its recent "100 Most Metal Moments" special. Veteran vocalist Ronnie James Dio formed the HEAR 'N AID project in 1985 to raise money for famine relief all over ...
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Dependable as snow in winter, MOTÖRHEAD keeps releasing albums. The band has also stuck to a pretty reliable routine as far as the quality of those albums go, usually putting out one very good disc and then following it up with a mediocre offering. This pattern probably started with 1986's terrific "Orgasmatron" and has been ...
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DEF LEPPARD/ex-DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell has several shows lined up with RIVERDOGS, the band he was part of before he joined DEF LEPPARD in 1992. RIVERDOGS are currently recording tracks for a new album featuring the original line-up (Campbell, Rob Lamothe, Nick Brophy and Marc Danziesen). Upcoming RIVERDOGS shows: Aug. 18 - Hollywood, CA @ ...
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According to a posting at the group's official web site, MOTÖRHEAD are blazing into cyberspace with the introduction of MotorheadRules.com, the band's new Internet Access Service. With their new high-speed dial-up service, you can now get connected online and stay connected with Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Mikke Dee, and company while paying less each month for ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell will participate in a charity celebrity football/soccer match taking place on Sunday, June 27 in Carson (close to Los Angeles Airport) at the Home Depot Centre, as part of a musicians team playing against a team of movie/TV stars. Kick-off is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. All proceeds ...
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Apart from doing the occasional acoustic show, working with his side band CLOCK, doing some little bits with the RIVERDOGS and, of course, his DEF LEPPARD activities, guitarist Vivian Campbell has found time to work with yet another project: REDFELTPIG, a group of artists who improvise and record live, resulting in experimental music. REDFELTPIG was ...
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