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DREAM THEATER – Signed John Petrucci Signature Guitar Up For Auction In Support Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 1, 2012
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Today (Saturday, December 1st) at 2:00pm PST, Julien’s Auction House in Beverly Hills, CA will be auctioning over 80 guitars with proceeds going to the RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. Guitars have been donated to the cause by SLAYER, DEF LEPPARD, CARLOS SANTANA, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI, BRIAN MAY, AEROSMITH and many more.

DREAM THEATER have donated a metallic orange Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature electric guitar, signed by the band members John Myung, James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, and John Petrucci, who has additionally inscribed “Dream Theater 10-20-2010.”

Check out the auction here.

 

STEVE VAI: Signed Ibanez Gio Guitar Up For Auction In Support Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 28, 2012
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On Saturday, December 1st at 2:00pm, Julien’s Auction House in Beverly Hills, CA will be auctioning over 80 guitars with proceeds going to the RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. Guitars have been donated to the cause by SLAYER, DEF LEPPARD, CARLOS SANTANA, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI, BRIAN MAY, AEROSMITH and many more.

Vai has donated a signed Ibanez guitar for the auction. It is an Ibanez Gio electric guitar signed on the black body “God Bless RJD! Steve Vai 10/10.”

Complete specs details can be found at this location.

Formed in honor of the legendary singer who lost his life to stomach cancer, The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund held their 2nd Annual Awards Gala/Halloween Spooktacular Event on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31st at Avalon in Hollywood, CA.

As previously reported, Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, known as 2CELLOS are back with a new music video and a brand new album. The music video for their first single is a powerful and intense rendition of AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ featuring Steve Vai. “Our fans love this song at our live shows and we really wanted to add it to the album,” says Stjepan. “It was very exciting to work with an amazing musician such as Steve and we really want to show the people that the cello can rock as hard as the guitar!” says Luka.

METALLICA: Signed ESP LTD EC-200QM Guitar Up For Auction In Support Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 17, 2012
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On Saturday, December 1st at 2:00pm, Julien’s Auction House in Beverly Hills, CA will be auctioning over 80 guitars with proceeds going to the RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. Guitars have been donated to the cause by SLAYER, DEF LEPPARD, CARLOS SANTANA, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI, BRIAN MAY, AEROSMITH and many more.

METALLICA have donated an ESP LTD EC-200QM electric guitar signed in 2010 by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo is up for auction at Julien’s Auctions. Go to this location to check out the guitar and for auction details.

Formed in honor of the legendary singer who lost his life to stomach cancer, The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund held their 2nd Annual Awards Gala/Halloween Spooktacular Event on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31st at Avalon in Hollywood, CA.

Metallica dedicated ‘Fade To Black’ to Ronnie James Dio when they played Pavilhão Atlantico in Lisbon, Portugal on May 18th, 2010:

RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund Guitar Auction Taking Place December 1st In Beverly Hills, CA

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 14, 2012
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On Saturday, December 1st at 2:00pm, Julien’s Auction House in Beverly Hills, CA will be auctioning over 80 guitars with proceeds going to the RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. Guitars have been donated to the cause by SLAYER, DEF LEPPARD, CARLOS SANTANA, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI, BRIAN MAY, AEROSMITH and many more.

Check out the auction details for the guitar donated by Slayer here.

Formed in honor of the legendary singer who lost his life to stomach cancer, The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund held their 2nd Annual Awards Gala/Halloween Spooktacular Event on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31st at Avalon in Hollywood, CA.

The Blairing Out show with Eric Blair caught up with DIO DISCIPLES at the event. Watch the interview below:

GLENN HUGHES, STEVE VAI, CHAD SMITH Recording ‘Highway Star’ For Re-Machined: A Tribute To DEEP PURPLE; Video Available

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 26, 2012
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More behind-the-scenes footage from the recently-released Re-Machined – A Tribute To DEEP PURPLE‘s Machine Head is available. A video featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, ex-DEEP PURPLE), guitarist STEVE VAI and drummer Chad Smith (CHICKENFOOT, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) talking about and recording the classic track ‘Highway Star’ for the album can be seen below:

Machine Head is cited as one of the influential masterpieces in the history of hard rock/heavy metal. Deep Purple’s sixth studio album was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Canada.

Re-Machined – A Tribute To Deep Purple’s Machine Head tracklisting:

‘Smoke On The Water’ – CARLOS SANTANA / JACOBY SHADDIX
‘Highway Star’ – CHICKENFOOT
‘Maybe I’m A Leo’ – GLENN HUGHES / CHAD SMITH
‘Pictures Of Home’ – BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
‘Never Before’ – KINGS OF CHAOS
‘Smoke On The Water’ – THE FLAMING LIPS
‘Lazy’ – JIMMY BARNES with JOE BONOMASSA
‘Space Truckin’ – IRON MAIDEN
‘When A Blind Man Cries’ – METALLICA
‘Highway Star’ – GLENN HUGHES, STEVE VAI, CHAD SMITH, LAUCHLAN DOLEY

STEVE VAI Guests On 2CELLOS Cover Of AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’; Video Available

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 24, 2012
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Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, known as 2CELLOS are back with a new music video and a brand new album.

The music video for their first single is a powerful and intense rendition of AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ featuring guitar great Steve Vai. “Our fans love this song at our live shows and we really wanted to add it to the album,” says Stjepan. “It was very exciting to work with an amazing musician such as Steve and we really want to show the people that the cello can rock as hard as the guitar!” says Luka.

The new album, entitled IN2ITION (pronounced Intuition) is produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin (PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER, KISS), and is set for international release on January 14, 2013 through Sony Masterworks.

Check out the 2CELLOS cover of ‘Highway To Hell’ with Steve Vai below: