RONNIE JAMES DIO ELF TUNES FROM EARLY 70’S
TRACK ONE: Ronnie told Lonn Friend for the liner notes for Dio Stand Up and Shout The Anthology that Hoochie Loochie Lady was… Elf, a kind of piano-based rock. We wanted […]
AVENGED SEVENFOLD AND BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE SECURED FOR UPROAR FESTIVAL. REMEMBER THOSE “HAIR OF THE DOG” GUYS…THEY’RE STILL ROCKIN’ NEW TUNEAGE. THE RONNIE JAMES DIO “STAND UP AND SHOUT” CANCER FUND HAS RAISED $450,000!!!
AVENGED SEVENFOLD will headline the second annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, set to kick off August 26 and run through October 15. Also scheduled to appear are THREE DAYS GRACE, SEETHER, BULLET FOR MY […]
ALL RONNIE, ALL DAY #3 – INTERVIEW WITH WENDY DIO, GEEZER BUTLER AND DAVID “ROCK” FEINSTEIN
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, died of stomach cancer one year ago on Monday (May 16) at the age […]
ALL RONNIE, ALL DAY #2: REVIEW “HEAVEN AND HELL – THE DEVIL YOU KNOW”
Being the final full length studio work of Ronnie James Dio’s career and the one year anniversary of his devastating death I felt it approporiate to finally write a review […]
ALL RONNIE, ALL DAY #1
Heavy Metal magazine announced today, the one-year anniversary of the death of Ronnie James Dio, that it will release the official soundtrack to its first web comic Gates later this […]
EXCITING NEW “METAL EVOLUTION THE SERIES” IN THE PIPE. NEW WARRANT VIDEO, THREE “LIVE” TOUR KICK OFF VIDEOS FROM WHITESNAKE
QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate will be interviewed on Tuesday, May 17 at Pondera winery in Woodinville, Washington by Banger Films for the forthcoming TV series “Metal Evolution: The Series”. The […]
REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARD SHOW PROMO FOR MAY 28TH BROADCAST
Highlights from the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards — which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California — will be broadcast on VH1 Classic […]
JOHN PETRUCCI SAYS MIKE PORTNOY’S OFFER TO REJOIN DREAM THEATER CAME TOO LATE. AUDIO STREAMS OF TWO SONGS FROM 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF “BLIZZARD OF OZ” AND “DIARY.” NO OZZFEST THIS YEAR.
Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and keyboardist Jordan Rudess about the departure of the band’s founding drummer Mike Portnoy and addition of Mike Mangini. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. […]
SIXX A.M. “THIS IS GONNA HURT” LANDS IN BILLBOARD TOP 10. VAN HALEN TO HEADLINE SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL. TIMELY “PRECIOUS NOW” VIDEO FROM NERANATURE
“This Is Gonna Hurt”, the sophomore album from SIXX: A.M. — the band consisting of Nikki Sixx (also of MÖTLEY CRÜE), DJ Ashba (also of GUNS N’ ROSES) and James Michael — […]
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