Vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): “It is a very sad day today…
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Eddie Trunk ? co-host of the VH1 Classic television program “That Metal Show” who has a long-running radio show, “Friday Night Rocks”, on New York’s Q104.3 FM ? has posted the following message on his official web site: “This is a blog I truly wish I was not writing.
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After months of strategy development, covert intelligence gathering, and nonstop live fire drills, Germany?s LIFELESS has readied its troops and will launch a worldwide invasion…
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1up.com is reporting that playable characters will be a thing of the past in the Guitar Hero franchise, according to the first details…
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TWISTED SISTER has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): “The members of TWISTED SISTER, along with millions of metal fans around the world, mourn the death of our friend Ronnie James Dio.
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British death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED have posted a new song from their upcoming album, Degenerate, on MySpace – click here to listen…
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Debbie Abono, a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area’s strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, VIO-LENCE, SKINLAB), passed away today (Sunday, May 16) at appoximately 9:59 a.m.
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Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: “Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m.
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On May 15, Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Josh Elmore and drummer Dave McGraw of San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION when the band played the Fox Theatre in Pomona, California as part of California Metalfest IV.
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LOUDNESS have announced tour dates for their native Japan in support of their new album, King Of Pain. Their schedule is as follows: June 26 – Fukuoka…
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According to Modern Drummer, drummer Joe Markowski (a.k.a.
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Vocalist/bassist John Gallagher of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN was recently interviewed by Metalkast’s Paul “The Rög” Rogne and Chris “Snakeskin” Townsend.
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ANGTORIA vocalist / ex-CRADLE OF FILTH backing singer Sarah Jezebel Deva has announced a live date for July 29th in Liverpool, UK at Zanzibar in…
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