Metal Injection — Earlier this month, Anthrax's Charlie Benante sold the drum heads he used to track several cover songs, including Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights" which ended up on a Ronnie James Dio tribute album. Turs out the band also covers of songs from... more info

Guardian Music — Metal bands fill stadiums and enjoy long careers, but get little attention in the media. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Guardian critic Alexis Petridis discuss whyHeavy metal is ignored by most of the media, despite groups who fill stadiums and w... more info

ContactMusic — Finding a new artistic director was always on the agenda for Christian Dior Raf Simons was appointed to the role at the fashion house last month - replacing John Galliano who was sacked in March 2011 following an anti-Semitic rant - and although Dio.... more info

Metalsucks — DIMEBAG  RONNIE JAMES DIO DAVE MUSTAINE  GLENN DANZIG EDDIE VAN HALEN MIKE PATTON MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN (military photo) RANDY RHOADS ZAKK WYLDE TOM ARAYA ALICE COOPER COREY TAYLOR DARON MALAKIAN BUZZ OSBOURNE CHINO MORENO GENE SIMMONS PAUL STANLEY... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Holy Diva This weekend in NYC offers you a plethora of tribute band options starting tonight (5/18) at Brooklyn Bowl where all girl tribute to Motley Crue "Girls Girls Girls" are sharing a bill with the female-fronted Dio tribute band... more info

Metal Injection — Yesterday, May 16th, was the two year anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's passing, and the metal world has never been the same since. The man gave us the devil horns, he gave us great tunes and most of all, by all accounts he was an awesome dude (... more info

Metalsucks — It’s hard to believe Ronnie James Dio’s death was already two years. There’s certainly been no shortage of RJD tributes during that timespan, but that’s an embarassment of riches; no amount of homages could possibly do the man and his legacy... more info

ContactMusic — Guitarist Vivian Campbell is reuniting with his former Dio bandmates to perform the groups early tracks at a handful of live shows The Def Leppard rocker has thrilled fans after announcing plans to play live with three other members of the heavy meta... more info

Metalsucks — Drummers! Y’know we love ‘em. Let’s have a looksee at some interesting drummer-related news that’s developed in the past day, shall we? Vinny Appice has been one of the most-rumored replacements for Bill Ward in Black Sabbath, and with good ... more info

Guardian Music — This standout track from the metal band's 1987 album, Among the Living, is the purest distillation of the spirit of the pitEveryone needs a hobby. Some people knit, some people garden, some people collect stamps. On occasion, they get together with l... more info