Tag Archives: Doug Aldrich

Doug Aldrich on The Dead Daisies moving forward with Glenn Hughes

Posted by on October 28, 2019

The Dead Daisies have embarked on their next chapter as Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, ex-Black Sabbath) replaced John Corabi and Marco Mendoza. Since the initial announcement, the supergroup has unveiled the new song “Righteous Days,” to introduce their new sound. We caught up with guitarist Doug Aldrich to discuss their overall change, the future of […]

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Doug Aldrich says he has an unreleased Ronnie James Dio demo recording

Posted by on August 29, 2017

Guitarist Doug Aldrich, who played with Dio between the years 2002 and 2006, revealed there are previously unreleased tracks from Ronnie James Dio’s demo recording. The songs appear to be during the sessions for Magica II & III, originally set as sequels to 2000’s Magica. The piece remained incomplete following Dio’s death in 2010. However, […]

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GN’R members Richard Fortus, Dizzy Reed leave The Dead Daisies; Doug Aldrich in

Posted by on January 28, 2016

While all of the articles about the reunion between Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose and guitarist Slash have focused on those two, as well as Duff McKagan, many were wondering who would make up the rest of the lineup. Eddie Trunk said he’d heard that current guitarist Richard Fortus would remain in the band. That […]

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Randy Rhoads tribute to feature Serj Tankian, Tom Morello, and more

Posted by on January 12, 2015

In just 25 years, on Ozzy Osbourne first two solo albums and a stint in Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads cemented himself as one of the best and most imitated guitarists in metal. And while the guitarist’s life was tragically cut short in 1982, he’s getting his due via a tribute album (and no, we’re not […]

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Revolution Saints (Whitesnake, Night Ranger) release video

Posted by on December 9, 2014

Revolution Saints, a band featuring former and current members of Whitesnake (Doug Aldrich), Night Ranger (Jack Blades) and Journey (Deen Castronovo) have released a video from their forthcoming debut album, coming out on February 24th. It can be viewed here.

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Today in Metal: ‘Killing the Dragon’ by Dio turns 13 years old

Posted by on May 21, 2014

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcuPnkG-mM[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 13 years ago today, Dio took us on his second-to-last magical journey with his own band with the release of Killing the Dragon. This was Dio’s second to last album under the name […]

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New Dio tribute album “This Is Your Life” features Metallica, Rob Halford, Anthrax, and more

Posted by on February 6, 2014

We’ve seen a few different tributes to Ronnie James Dio ever since he died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010, but this is a doozy. A new all-star tribute album titled This Is Your Life is coming via Rhino set to release on April 1, 2014 (and if you think it’s April Fools, the mob rules). […]

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Stryper frontman Michael Sweet to duet with Dave Mustaine’s daughter, pen book

Posted by on January 28, 2014

Last year was a comeback of epic proportions for Christian rock band Stryper. Their album, No More Hell to Pay, sold nearly 10,000 copies in it’s first week, and was actually a nice return to form for the band. Now lead singer Michael Sweet is making the most of 2014 by announcing not only a solo […]

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