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BLAZE BAYLEY to Perform IRON MAIDEN X-Factor Album in Its Entirety in November, 10 Shows in 10 Countries

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 10, 2025
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The Metal Voice recently spoke to Former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley in a live chat on The Metal Voice YOUTUBE CHANNEL. In the interview Blaze talked about his upcoming U.K. Tour where he will play his debut solo album ‘Silicone Messiah’ and a month later play a special IRON MAIDEN X- Factor album in its entirety.

In the chat Blaze was asked what songs in his era would he like to see Iron Maiden play on future tours that they have not done yet, he replied, “It’s a challenging question but I think I would like to hear the UNBELIEVER, it’s so good. I’m going to do a special Iron Maiden X- factor set in November (2025) for those shows I booked. 10 shows in 10 countries and I’m going to play the X factor completely. “

BLAZE BAYLEY RELEASES ‘SILICON MESSIAH’ 25TH ANNIVERSARY VINYL LP AND UK/EUROPEAN TOUR

After fronting Iron Maiden during the years 1994-1999, Metal Hall of Fame inductee, Blaze Bayley, started a solo career which has now amassed a formidable body of work, headed up by the iconic debut ‘Silicon Messiah’ and making a total of 12 full length studio albums, plus multiple live releases.

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the birth of ‘Silicon Messiah’, a 37 date tour of UK and Europe is confirmed for 2025 during which Blaze will also be promoting a special vinyl LP version of the album. This contains the original ten tracks produced by Andy Sneap, 180g double red and blue translucent vinyl, gatefold cover, and rejuvenated artwork.

The album is available to order now at the Blaze Bayley Webshop, together with a new tour T-shirt featuring the rejuvenated artwork, and a ‘fanpack’ consisting of the album on cassette tape with full colour artwork, two patches, pack of five plectrums and a sticker sheet. Official release date was 9th May 2025.

DORO to Release LEMMY Tribute Album in September 2025 w/ Alternate Takes & Mixes, Possibly on Jack & Cola vinyl

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 29, 2025
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Doro Pesch recently spoke to The Metal Voice about her upcoming Doro cruise, Lemmy tribute album, new dong Warriors of the sea and a new fossil named Ophiopetagno Doro, after her.

When asked about the Lemmy Tribute album
‘I want to do something for Lemmy because it would be his anniversary and it’s called ‘Rock to Death’ and that will come out in September (2025). I want to put on the album with all our duets. We did a couple of duets like ‘Love Me Forever’ a MotĂśrhead Classic and ‘Alone Again’. Also some MotĂśrhead covers like ‘Ace of Spades’ of course and ‘Rock and roll’. So I’m just in the middle of putting that together, in memory of Lemmy

When asked if there are unreleased songs
‘Actually all these versions, they are different versions than you could find on the records ,(alternate takes and mixes). It was funny, I went to the studio and I was checking out all kinds of bags when I’m doing a production I always have like big bags with like CDs and stuff. And back in the day cassettes. It was so funny underneath my bed there was a bag. And I didn’t even think of it I didn’t open it for a long time and that day before I went to the studio and I opened that bag and there were all these CDs and all our mixes like the two duets I did with Lemmy, in LA actually. Bob Kulick he was recording everything it was his studio and I found all these unreleased tracks. So this record will have a lot of unreleased mixes and tracks and um stuff you already know but it’s different versions. Alternate takes, alternate mixes because when we did our first duets ‘Love Me Forever’ and ‘Alone Again’ man I think we had 10 mixes and we couldn’t decide which one was the best. I want to put out a vinyl and maybe CD but definitely this vinyl and then a um a liquid filled vinyl with you know with Lemmys favorite drinks whiskey and cola so it will be probably Jack Daniel’s cola in a liquid filled vinyl. We are just uh checking it out how we can do it and I think there’s a way we found a company. So that’s something really special so you know and you can actually put a little hole in it and then check it out it’s definitely Jack Daniel’s and cola. ‘

As posted on Doro’s social media

‘New song dropped today! ‘Warriors Of The Sea’ is out now! Check it out! ‘Warriors Of The Sea’ is an anthem for all you pirates, at sea and on land, wherever you like to rock out. A song for all the metal cruises and summer festivals. The live premiere is on my Doro Metal Queen Metal Cruises on the Rhine on May 31st and June 1st. There are still a few tickets left for June 1st! Don’t miss this! Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4mrLBLE Listen to ‘Warriors Of The Sea’ on your favorite streaming platform’

Rock For Ronnie 2025 Report w/ Wendy Dio, Doug Aldrich, Simon Wright, Doug Pinnick, Ricky Warwick & More

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 24, 2025
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For The Metal Voice former Anthrax singer Neil Turbin reported at this years Rock for Ronnie 2025.

Artists were asked about their thoughts on the late Ronnie James Dio.

Artists Remembering Ronnie Report include: Wendy Dio, Doug Aldrich (Dead Daisies, Dio, Whitesnake), Simon Wright (AC/DC Dio), Doug Pinnick (Kings X), Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy), Mike Mangan (The Cult), Richard D’Argenzio and  Kathy D’Argenzio Rhoads, Bjorn Englen ( Yngwie Malmsteen), Scott Warren (Dio) and Marten Andersson (Lita Ford)

This year’s ROCK FOR RONNIE Concert in the Park fund-raiser, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), was on Sunday afternoon, May 18, 2025,  at the outdoor space adjacent to the Autry Museum of the West in Griffith Park.

ROCK FOR RONNIE, an afternoon of live rock music, silent and live auctions, food trucks and fun geared to the entire family, celebrates the memory of the late singer who succumbed to gastric cancer in 2010.

100% of the net proceeds from the ROCK FOR RONNIE will go to the Dio Cancer Fund, which is now in its 14th year of raising awareness and much-needed funding for cancer prevention, education and research for a cure. The organization also hosts the annual Bowl for Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party in November.

JOHN BUSH Says: “ARMORED SAINT has a new record coming out in 2026”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 20, 2025
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For Canada’s The Metal Voice former Anthrax Singer Neil Turbin spoke to Armored Saint/ Ex-Anthrax singer singer John Bush at the Rock for Ronnie 2025 concert on Sunday, May 18 at Autry Museum in Griffith Park  for Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund. 

When asked about how busy Armored Saint has been touring in the last few years
“Well  we did a lot of work last year. We played the with WASP, we did that run twice and then we did some shows with Queensryche a couple years back. We’re doing some dates in Britain with WASP which is going to be amazing as we get to play at Hammersmith Odeon, which I’ve never done. It’ll be fun. And then we’re doing like 10 shows with Michael Schenker here on the West Coast into Texas and  then we’re putting a record (New Armored Saint) record out next year So new Saint record will come out next year.”

When asked if he is doing more shows today with Armored Saint then when he was in Anthrax
“Well I mean we did a lot. What happened was when I left Anthrax I also had a daughter and so it was like to me it was synergy for me to stay home and help raise my kid and and take a break from being on the road all the time and  and I welcome that.  And then after they grew up, now my daughter will be 21 this year my son’s 18 and they just don’t care if I’m around, I shouldn’t say that of course they do. But my daughter’s in college in Ohio . She came to the show when we played in  Columbus which was killer right and her and a bunch of friends that kept the crowd going. So it’s all fine  it’s better to tour now as they’re older and I didn’t miss a lot of their life and that was important to me.”

When asked about a poorly attended Dio show where Anthrax was on the bill at the Greek Theater in LA
” I was a very disappointing of the attendance of that show. It was Dio and Anthrax (on the bill) and it still was as poorly attended.  I say that candidly cuz I’m honest about stuff but it was disappointing cuz I love the Greek theater  as it is one of my favorite venues in the world. And I was like what the why is it empty this is ridiculous? ” 

Sebastian Bach: “I have never listened to any SKID ROW Singer ever”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 19, 2025
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For Canada’s The Metal Voice former Anthrax Singer Neil Turbin spoke to Ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach at the Rock for Ronnie 2025 concert on Sunday, May 18 at Autry Museum in Griffith Park  for Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund. Bach was headlining the fundraiser benefit concert.

Bach talked about Ronnie James Dio, his current album and spoke briefly about Skid Rows other singers 
When asked who he thought was the best singer (other than himself) Skid Row had in their career he replied,” I would need to hear them sing and I have never listened to any of them ever. Why would I listen to that?

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org) was founded in memory of the legendary singer, who lost his life to gastric cancer in 2010.  A privately funded 501(c)(3) public charity, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised over $2 million since its inception. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research, the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, and other cancer research projects. Since 2016, the Dio Cancer Fund has committed funds to support the research of Dr. David Wong and his team at the UCLA School of Dentistry in developing a simple, non-invasive saliva test for the early detection of cancer.   

 100% of the net proceeds from the ROCK FOR RONNIE will go to the Dio Cancer Fund, which is now in its 15th year of raising awareness and much-needed funding for cancer prevention, education and research for a cure.  The organization also hosts the annual Bowl for Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party in November.  

Drummer Mark Zonder Recalls Attempt to Recruit Ronnie James Dio for Warlord: “We Showed Up at His Door”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 16, 2025
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The Metal Voice recently spoke live with Drummer Mark Zonder on Youtube. Zonder talked about the new A-Z that will be coming out June 6, 2025 via Metal Blade.

Also to commemorate the 15 year passing of Ronnie James Dio Zonder also told the story on how Warlord tried to get Ronnie James Dio to sing for the band.

When asked about trying to recruit Ronnie James Dio for Warlord
“Warlord was always looking for a singer and you know that we lived in the same town (as Ronnie James Dio) and we had a friend of ours, who was a road guy who lived at Warlord Manor with us who worked for David Lee Roth but in Van Halen and or Dio. We figured out where he (Ronnie James Dio) lived and we showed up at the door. Ronnie was very nice and we left him a tape (of Warlord) and that was that. We apologized profusely (To Ronnie) he wasn’t expecting (us to be at door) and his reaction was basically one of those things like “Oh god someone else at my door.” You know one of those kind. He wasn’t rude, he wasn’t nasty, he wasn’t mean, he didn’t say “Come on in dude let’s have a beer.” We just tried to do as much as we could do and it’s like “Hey why not the worst that can happen is what happened.”

The band known as A-Z began when Zonder started working on material in early 2020 with a clear vision for the band he wanted to put together: “I was thinking beer commercials, car commercials and Cobra Kai. I wanted a very accessible band that would appeal to the masses,” he says. The band’s name—standing for Alder thru Zonder—was an easy choice that would never pigeonhole the lineup’s sound. “What I liked is that it did not limit what someone would think of the band,” says Zonder. “If we named the band Scary Serpent it would give a certain direction and didn’t want people to prejudge us.”

The band members are legendarily prolific, which allows for an amazing dynamic where, as Zonder explains, “when you find the right guys, you just let them do whatever they want. Everybody’s a seasoned pro and all the different ingredients come together, make it what it is.” That live and recording experience allows A-Z’s to instinctively how not to step on each other musically.”

The band known as A-Z began when Zonder started working on material in early 2020 with a clear vision for the band he wanted to put together: “I was thinking beer commercials, car commercials and Cobra Kai. I wanted a very accessible band that would appeal to the masses,” he says. The band’s name—standing for Alder thru Zonder—was an easy choice that would never pigeonhole the lineup’s sound. “What I liked is that it did not limit what someone would think of the band,” says Zonder. “If we named the band Scary Serpent it would give a certain direction and didn’t want people to prejudge us.”

The band members are legendarily prolific, which allows for an amazing dynamic where, as Zonder explains, “when you find the right guys, you just let them do whatever they want. Everybody’s a seasoned pro and all the different ingredients come together, make it what it is.” That live and recording experience allows A-Z’s to instinctively how not to step on each other musically.”

A-Z lineup:
Ray Alder – Lead and Backing Vocals
Philip Bynoe – Bass Guitar
Nick Van Dyk – Guitars
Simone Mularoni – Lead Guitars
Jimmy Waldo – Keyboards
Mark Zonder – Drums