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The long-awaited autobiography from heavy metal music icon Ronnie James Dio, the powerhouse voice of ELF, Ritchie Blackmore‘s RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and his longtime namesake band DIO, was recently by published by Permuted Press in the U.S. and Canada and Constable in the U.K. and is now set for publication in a number of other countries and languages. Co-written with British music journalist Mick Wall and Dio‘s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio, “Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography” is now available at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com or wherever books are sold. “Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography” debuted at #12 on Publisher’s Weekly‘s Hard Cover/Non-Fiction Best Sellers last week, its first week of release. Next up will be its Augu...

AEG Presents, a global leader in concerts and live events, announced today that it will be requiring proof of vaccination for entry into its owned and operated clubs, theatres, and festivals. The decision comes on the heels of the dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases as the delta variant spreads throughout the United States. AEG Presents is either an owner or partner in such iconic venues and festivals as New York’s Webster Hall and Brooklyn Steel, The Roxy and El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, The Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas, Firefly Music Festival, Day N Vegas, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Coachella Music & Arts Festival, among others. The vaccination policy, limited only as required by law, will be in full effect nationwide no later than October 1, 2021. Severa...

In a new interview with Yahoo!‘s Lyndsey Parker, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke about the negative response he gets from some of his fans every time he shares his pro-vaccine stance on Twitter. “It’s been politicized,” he said. “The gentleman who was in office, the former president [Donald Trump], I knew before the political world. It’s the same person I knew before; the stripes of a tiger don’t change. And the unfortunate thing is that… Look, we all lie to some extent, but what happened the last four years was beyond anything I ever thought imaginable from people who had lots of power — not just him, but the administration, everybody. And unfortunately, that disease — The Big Lie notwithstanding — has really infected a large portion of t...

Former SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo says that he knew six months ago that he wasn’t going to be returning to the band. Although Rizzo‘s departure from SOULFLY wasn’t officially announced until Saturday (August 7), it was widely speculated that he was out of the group two days earlier when it was revealed that FEAR FACTORY‘s Dino Cazares will play guitar for SOULFLY on the band’s upcoming U.S. tour, which kicks off on August 20 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rizzo addressed his split with SOULFLY in a new interview with Sofa King Cool. Regarding the fact that he went out and got a job doing home renovations during the pandemic to make ends meet, Rizzo said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It basically was a survival thing. I did what I had to do. And a...

Megan Thee Stallion has shared yet another freestyle, this time rapping over a familiar beat from a couple of years ago. The rapper took to Twitter to announce, “Was re-inspired by this beat so here’s another freestyle to it.” The song sparked a number of debates between fans online trying to decide if her original freestyle on the beat reigned supreme over the latest release. When a fan mentioned this, Megan took to Twitter to respond, “Idk why IG kept deleting this but I just told Ju to send it to me so I could do a new freestyle.” The fish-eye visuals for the clip see the artist dancing and twerking in front of a film as she spits, “I don’t announce my moves / I like to keep shit private / Just know a b*tch been working when I been too silent,” she spits.” In a recent interview, Megan a...

Justin Bieber is keeping himself busy this summer, releasing hit after hit. Nigerian artists, Wizkid and Tems recently dropped an instant summer Afrobeat hit titled, “Essence”. Now the song gets a new remix, this time with a feature with Bieber himself. Bieber hops on the track for a verse marking the first official project Wizkid and Bieber have collaborated on together. However, the two have been fans of one another for a long time. In 2016, JB shared a remix of Drake‘s Wizkid-featuring track “One Dance” on OVO Sound Radio. Prior to the release of the remix, the Nigerian superstar teased “something special” was coming up. Bieber took to Instagram to thank the artist, “Thank u for letting me jump on the song of the summer.” The sultry Afrobeats/R&B track was first released in October ...