Metal Injection — Father Befouled - Sacriligeous Defilement Gwar - Zombies March Devoid - A Gods Lie Atheist - Fictitous Glide Enslaved - Ethica Odini Firewind interview Firewind - The Ark Of Lies Therion - Din Duke - Microman Forbidden - Dragging My Casket Pharoah - ... more info

Guardian Music — Kings Place, LondonMozart, Mozart everywhere. Midway through Radio 3's 12-day marathon, the station again teamed up with Kings Place, where the year-long Mozart Unwrapped festival is just getting going. And if the live broadcast offered Mozart in you... more info

Starpulse — Rocker Ronnie James Dio's cancer death could have been avoided, according to his Heaven & Hell and Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler. The bassist wishes his pal had seen a doctor earlier - beca... more info

ContactMusic — Tragic rocker RONNIE JAMES DIO's cancer death could have been avoided, according to his HEAVEN & HELL and BLACK SABBATH bandmate GEEZER BUTLER.The bassist wishes his pal had seen a doctor earlier - because Dio would still be alive if he had. Butler t... more info

ContactMusic — The luxury Encino, California home belonging to the late RONNIE JAMES DIO has been named the most desirable property placed on the Los Angeles market by famous musicians in 2010.The Heaven & Hell rocker died from stomach cancer last May (10) and his ... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers JANE'S ADDICTION have recruited TV ON THE RADIO's DAVE SITEK to replace DUFF MCKAGAN following his exit from the band last year (10).MCKagan quit as the group's bassist in September (10) after just five months and three low-key gigs and now S... more info

Metalsucks — We bid fuck off to 2010 tonight ,and that’s sad cuz this year contained the last days of  Type O Negative’s Peter Steele and metal’s Babe Ruth, Ronnie James Dio. We also have to prematurely turn the page on Paul Gray of Slipknot (see you in le... more info

411 Mania — This week we take a look at some of the big bands of black metal that emerged in the 90's: Darkthrone, Mayhem, Emperor, and Immortal. Plus we kick off our review of 1994 with a look at music from Black Sabbath and Dio! more info

411 Mania — From Ronnie James Dio and Slipknot's Paul Grey to Solomon Burke, Captain Beefheart, Malcolm McLaren of the Sex Pistols and more, the 411 Staff gives their tributes to those the music world lost in 2010! more info

Guardian Music — Whether as something to aspire to, or something to turn against, royalty has long been a goldmine of a subject for songwritersWe've had one of the biggest turnouts in recent history on the blog this week – there is clearly something special in the ... more info