The Dio version of Black Sabbath (aka Heaven and Hell) have announced U.S. tour dates. The band, which features Black Sabbath core members guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler performing with on-again, off-again member Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice, will launch the dates on April 22 in Phoenix, Arizona and will make 19 additional stops, ending in Holmdel, New Jersey on May 19.

The bill will also feature Megadeth, which will preview material from its upcoming album United Abominations, which hits May 8, and Machine Head, who release the epic, plundering The Blackening on March 27.

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The folks at Century Media have announced that Brand New Sin will begin their U.S. tour with Type O Negative on March 28th. Celtic Frost will join the tour on April 9th.

The band will also be performing at this year's South By Southwest in Austin TX. When asked about the upcoming shows singer John Altier said, "We are extremely excited to hit the road with the legendary Type O Negative. We thank Pete Steele and the rest of the guys for asking us to be a part of their first tour in nearly three years."

Get out your puke stained ball gown, the 2007 New England Hardcore Metal Fest lineup has officially been announced. The fest kicks off on 4/27 with headliners Dimmu Borgir, who will be joined by: 100 Demons, The Human Abstract, Satyricon, Walls of Jericho, and many others. On Saturday 4/28 Metal Blade proudly celebrates their 25th anniversary with performances by: Unearth, Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Goatwhore, and 2 dozen more bands from the label.

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