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Metallica To Cover Dio, Deep Purple Songs For Compilations

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 20, 2012 | Releases

Just from looking at Garage Days Re-Revisited and Garage Inc., you can tell Metallica enjoy covering their influences. Soon they’ll be covering two more: Dio and Deep Purple. In an interview with Metal Hammer, Metallica’s James Hetfield revealed that...

In Case You Need More Proof That The Grammys Are Flawed

by Zach Shaw | Feb 10, 2012 | Award Show Battles

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be taking place in LA this Sunday, February 12. And without fail, The Grammys proved how ignorant they really are in regards to metal music once again when they announced the nominations for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.” As it...

Mike Portnoy’s Flying Colors Announce Details Regarding Debut Album

by Zach Shaw | Jan 11, 2012 | Super MegaGroups

With so much happening with Adrenaline Mob, we almost completely forgot about Mike Portnoy’s other projects. In fact, it’s been a while since we’ve last heard anything about the ex-Dream Theater drummer’s project with Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs), Neal Morse...

Dave Grohl And Rob Halford Pick Songs For Ronnie James Dio Tribute Album

by Zach Shaw | Jan 10, 2012 | Tributes

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv6cr59gE4I[/youtube] Back in February of last year, Ronnie James Dio’s widow Wendy revealed that she was putting together an all-star tribute album to the late metal legend. At the time, she confirmed that artists like Rob...

Former Deep Purple Keyboardist Diagnosed With Cancer

by Zach Shaw | Aug 9, 2011 | Hoping For The Best

Earlier today, former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord revealed that he was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer. He released the following statement on his blog: “I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting...
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