Some of the biggest vocalists in rock and metal are lined up to appear on a Ronnie James Dio tribute album, which should be released towards the end of the year. (more…)

WHO: Deep Purple

WHERE: London O2 Arena

WHEN: Wednesday, November 30 (more…)

A special charity show is being held at the Royal Albert Hall on July 8. (more…)

Black Sabbath? Cult heroes? You gotta be kidding. Everyone, but everyone, knows and admires the Sabs, right? Well, yes, they do. Indubitably. But perhaps not this particular incarnation of the band… (more…)

Four top musicians are teaming up next week, to record a charity song. (more…)

They toured with Queen and Black Sabbath, were hotly tipped by many in the mid-70s to become big news, and even had a management connection with Peter Grant. But Liverpudlians Nutz were destined to be consigned to features such as this, eventually failing to make the grade in the unforgiving yet all too forgetful world of contemporary music. Malcolm Dome looks back at what might have been. Check out all the other Cult Heroes. (more…)

Niger Planer, who was rhythm guitarist Den Dennis in Bad News, is to narrate Heavy Metal Britannia, a 90-minute documentary on the history of metal to be screened on March 5 by BBC 4. (more…)

Deep Purple are planning to record a new album early next year. But the band are in no rush. (more…)

Last week, Geoff Barton, Malcolm Dome and Dave Ling extolled the comparative virtues of Rainbow vocalists Joe Lynn Turner, Graham Bonnet and Ronnie James Dio, respectively. But one man was missed out – Doogie White. (more…)

Deep Purple were the surprise eleventh hour saviours of two European festivals when they agreed to replace Oasis in the wake of the Gallagher brothers’ well-publicised fracas. Read our previous report about Purple’s surprise shows here.

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