Dio's classic Holy Diver album to get 'super deluxe edition' reissue
Dio's 1983 classic Holy Diver is to get a deluxe re-release this summer, ahead of what would have been the singer's 80th birthday
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Dio's classic Holy Diver album to get 'super deluxe edition' reissue
Dio's 1983 classic Holy Diver is to get a deluxe re-release this summer, ahead of what would have been the singer's 80th birthday
Deftones will play their UK and European tour dates without Stephen Carpenter
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Brand new Serj Tankian song to feature on metal AF video game Metal: Hellsinger
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Coheed And Cambria announce UK and European tour dates for October
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Watch 'Kiss' rock and roll all nite in teaser for Neil Bogart biopic Spinning Gold
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Alexisonfire release the dazzling Sans Soleil from upcoming album Otherness
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Watch Nirvana's Kurt Cobain at his most carefree, jamming a punk classic with Mudhoney in 1992
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Les Claypool reflects on Metallica audition: "I didn't fit and they saw that"
Primus frontman Les Claypool recalls auditioning for the role of Metallica's new bassist following the tragic death of Cliff Burton
Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell release touching statements on fifth anniversary of Chris Cornell's death
"To all of his fans - please know he loved you as much as you love him"
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