HELSTAR Singer JAMES RIVERA On DIO’s Passing: ‘My Heart Is Severely Broken’

Vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, VICIOUS RUMORS) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): “I am still in disbelief over what has just happened to my mentor, Ronnie James Dio.
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Former PANTERA Manager’s Personal Memorabilia Collection Featured in Rock Auction

Rock fans and collectors get ready! Backstage Auctions Inc., the online boutique auction house specializing in authentic rock memorabilia from personal collections of legendary musicians and entertainment professionals, is opening the door to rock fans everywhere with The Vintage Pop & Rock Auction, May 16-23.
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METALLICA Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Lisbon Concert

METALLICA paid tribute to the late legendary vocalist Ronnie James DIO (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF) by performing the intro to BLACK SABBATH’s “Children Of The Sea” before dedicating the classic METALLICA track “Fade To Black” to the singer on May 18, 2010 at Pavilhão Atlantico in in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Travis Barker (briefly) updates on new Transplants album

Travis Barker has posted a brief update as work continues on a new album from The Transplants. The band is a collaboration between the prolific Blink 182 drummer, Tim Armstrong of Rancid and rapper “Skinhead Rob” Aston. Here are the relevant Tweets:

Recording some drums for a new song. Transplant$ album is coming out DOPE! Transplant$ is one of the bands i play in and we are recording an album.

The trio released two albums previously, Haunted Cities in 2005 and The Transplants in 2002.
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SLASH Talks About VELVET REVOLVER’s Split With SCOTT WEILAND

Legendary guitarist Slash recently spoke to Spinner about the circumstances that led to VELVET REVOLVER’s April 2008 split with lead singer Scott Weiland, putting one of music’s most successful supergroups on an indefinite hiatus and sending the two factions on a quest to recapture their place in the rock zeitgeist.
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