| Dio died of stomach cancer on the morning of Sunday, May 16, at the age of 67. His wife and manager Wendy issued a statement saying, "Today my heart is broken . . . Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever." |  |
| Dio was renowned throughout the world as one of the greatest and most influential vocalists in heavy metal history.
Previously Unheard RONNIE JAMES DIO Chat Posted Online – May 19, 2010 Read more and hear chat here –>Blabbermouth.net |
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J. TECH - May - 19th
J. TECH - Apr - 15th
| TYPE O NEGATIVE members Josh Silver (keyboards), Kenny Hickey (guitar) and Johnny Kelly (drums) have released the following joint statement: "It is with great sadness that we inform you that TYPE O NEGATIVE front man, bassist, and our band mate, Peter Steele, passed away last night of what appears to be heart failure."Ironically Peter had been enjoying a long period of sobriety and improved health and was imminently due to begin writing and recording new music for our follow-up to ‘Dead Again’, released in 2007. | |
| "The official cause of death has yet to be determined pending autopsy results. "The funeral services will be private and memorial services will be announced at a future date.
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J. TECH - Mar - 9th
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By Darren Murph Mar 9th 2010 We’ll just come right out and say it: Guitar Hero and Rock Band should watch their back, ’cause there’s a better-than-decent chance that Power Gig will be all the rage this holiday season. Seven45 Studios is a heretofore unheard of upstart with roots in First Act, and unlike the vast majority of game developers, these guys actually have a direct hand in the production of the software and hardware associated with this package. They’ll be designing the Power Gig video game series (Rise of the SixString is only the first installment) as well as the guitars, drums and microphones in-house, and given the First Act roots, you know you’ll be getting instruments of higher quality than what’s on the market today. Oh, and yes, we didn’t misspeak when we pluralized "guitars" and mentioned those other two devices. |
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Read more and view photos here –>Engadget.com |
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J. TECH - Aug - 13th
By Bob Tourtellotte Aug 13, 2009
Legendary guitarist and inventor Les Paul, who pioneered the design of solid body Gibson electric guitars that bore his name, died Thursday at a New York hospital of complications from pneumonia. He was 94. The rock ‘n’ roll icon was playing regular gigs at a New York City nightclub as recently as a few months ago until he began battling a series of illnesses that put him "in and out of the hospital," his attorney Michael Braunstein said."At 94, it’s hard to fight a lot of stuff," Braunstein said. "He’s a historical person. He certainly has left his mark here on Earth and had many, many friends."Paul had been a dominant force in the music business since World War Two. He and wife Mary Ford enjoyed a string of hits in the 1940s and 1950s that included "Mockin’ Bird Hill" and the influential "How High the Moon," which featured some of Paul’s recording innovations, such as multi-layered tracks.
Read more here –>Link
J. TECH - May - 30th
Ozzy Osbourne has filed a lawsuit against his BLACK SABBATH bandmate Tony Iommi, claiming that Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the band’s name in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Osbourne is suing Iommi for a 50 percent interest in the "Black Sabbath" trademark, along with a portion of Iommi’s profits from use of the name. The Manhattan federal court suit also charges that Osbourne’s "signature lead vocals" are largely responsible for the band’s "extraordinary success," noting that its popularity plummeted during his absence from 1980 through 1996. In a statement released this afternoon (Friday, May 29),Ozzy says about his decision to sue Iommi, "It is with great regret that I had to resort to legal action against my long-term partner Tony Iommi, but after three years of trying to resolve this issue amicably, I feel I have no other recourse.
Read more here —>Link
J. TECH - Apr - 30th
Download all the tracks from Dawn of War II, completely free of charge.
By GameSpy Staff | Apr 30, 2009
THQ and Relic have released the Dawn of War II soundtrack for free. Available on the game’s official site, folks can either download all 20 tracks in one file or stream them individually. They’ve also included a soundtrack cover graphic, so those of you who want pretty pictures on your Ipods and Zunes have nothing to worry about. Also on the site is a fairly detailed explanation of how the soundtrack came together, written by Audio Lead Jason Ross. He notes that because of the way the adaptive music engine in DoW 2 works, players were "likely only hearing half the music." And because of the way they are edited and mixed for the game, they are not the way the composers intended. So, if you want to hear them how they were intended to be heard, get your download on.
Read more here –>Link
Official Game website here –>Link
J. TECH - Apr - 27th
America’s first-ever hard rock and heavy metal music award show will be broadcast on MTV2 as a one-hour special debuting Saturday, May 2. The ultimate evening of heavy music featured performances from MEGADETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, HATEBREED, ALL THAT REMAINS and SUICIDE SILENCE, along with a very special DJ set from SLIPKNOT’s Corey Taylor to kick off the event. The night ill culminated with rock legend Ozzy Osbourne being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Several interview clips with Mustaine about the awards show, the lack of respect given to metal by the Grammys, the next MEGADETH album and more, can be viewed Here.
J. TECH - Apr - 27th
Rob Halford known in the Metal world as a multi-gold and platinum producer, songwriter, vocalist which has graced the world’s largest stages for decades leading with his solo acts HALFORD and FIGHT, as well as the legendary JUDAS PRIEST has now ventured into the apparel business. With an eye on defining consumer-fashions for today’s rock and roll lifestyles, Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford are pleased to debut a new garment entity: Metal God Apparel. With pre-sale beginning today and shipments commencing June 15, 2009, Metal God Apparel will debut dozens of new, edgy-designs this year for youth, teens, men and women. Metal God Apparel reproduced on custom-dyed, cotton tees integrating the newest fashion technology — resulting in an extremely attractive, lightweight, soft-to-touch, active-wear for today’s global music audiences. …blabbermouth.net
Visit www.MetalGodApparel.com for more details.
J. TECH - Nov - 21st
By Blabbermouth.net Nov. 20, 2008
Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music conducted an interview earlier today (Thursday, November 20) with frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION.
DESTRUCTION recently uploaded the song "Urge – The Greed Of Gain" featuring solos from Gary Holt (EXODUS) and Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) alongside that of DESTRUCTION’s own Mike Sifringer.
Commented DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer: "This is my favorite track on [the latest DESTRUCTION album] ‘D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.’! First of all a big ‘CHEERS’ to my three guitar heroes for the killer job! But I do not only love this thrashing tune cause of the amazing contribution from our good friends Jeff and Gary, also cause the track stands for an upgrade of our sound without losing the edge and our old school roots. Looking forward to play that new stuff live!"
Listen to the chat in two parts here—>Link.
J. TECH - Nov - 12th
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By Blabbermouth.net Nov. 12, 2008 Paul Friswold of the Riverfront Times recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. On the criticism that METALLICA’s new album, "Death Magentic", is over-compressed: The music lacks dynamic range, and is marred further by harsh digital clipping, an undesirable noise introduced during mastering: |
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"Well, it’s like this: There are people who just expect perfection from us. And I totally get that. And when it falls short of their standards of perfection, they’re going to complain. And I totally get that, too. I do hear a bit of clipping here and there. It was more a Rick Rubin [producer] sort of decision rather than the band decision, because he thought it made it sound a little bit more lively and dynamic, and we kinda gave him the benefit of the doubt on that. And you know, to me, when I crank the album when I’m driving, it’s not an issue for me. But then again — my ears are kinda fried, too, bro. Read more here —>Link |
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