This competition to win a copy of David 'Rock' Feinstein's excellent new album 'Bitten By The Beast' has now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered this competition.  If you weren't a winner this time then better luck next time.

Question: Which famous city did the band The Rods hail from?

Answer: New York

The lucky winners have now been drawn at random by an independent party from the rock n' roll top hat and we're excited to announce that the lucky winners  names are Cesare Apolito from Italy and Damir Martinko from Hungary.

Thanks to our good friends at Niji Entertainment Group and the Publicity Connection for helping us to make this competition possible.

David 'Rock' Feinstein is well known as a former member of Ronnie Dio & The Prophets, The Electric Elves, Elf, and of course the legendary rock band The Rods.

The album was released on 22nd November 2010 and this nine-track disc will be available as a deluxe digipak and will certainly be of interest to metal fans worldwide.

In addition to being the first release by Feinstein on the Niji Entertainment Group label, the album also features the very last ever vocal by the late and great Ronnie James Dio (Feistein's cousin), on the head-banging anthem 'Metal Will Never Die'.

Feinstein explains "I feel like it was meant for me to write 'Metal Will Never Die', and it was meant to be that Ronnie James Dio should sing it!  Whatever power it was that brought the two of us back together musically, I am so thankful for.  Now, 'Metal Will Never Die' means more to me than any other song that I have written in my whole career as a songwriter and musician.  I can't wait for the world to hear it!"

You can find out more about this release at www.bittenbythebeast.com. 

Win a copy of 'Dio At Donington' double CD

This competition to win a copy of 'Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 deluxe digi-pak has now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered this competition.  If you weren't a winner this time then better luck next time.

Question: What was Ronnie James Dio's real name?

Answer: Ronald James Padavona

The lucky winners have now been drawn at random by an independent party from the rock n' roll top hat and we're excited to announce that the lucky winners  names are Roar Nedregaard from Norway and Georg Loegler from Germany.

Thanks to our good friends at Niji Entertainment Group and the Publicity Connection for helping us to make this competition possible.  

On November 8th, the double disc set, 'Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' will be released through Niji Entertainment Group Inc.   The first disc was recorded at the first-ever UK performance by Dio's solo group, while on tour supporting their classic debut, 'Holy Diver.'  The set-list does a superb job reflecting Dio's debut (featuring such classics as "Rainbow in the Dark," and "Stand Up And Shout,"), as well as classics from both Rainbow and Black Sabbath including "Man on the Silver Mountain," and "Heaven and Hell," - resulting in a thorough retrospective of Dio's career, from Rainbow to Black Sabbath to solo hits.

The second disc of 'Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' features guitarist Craig Goldy's debut - recorded in 1987, in support of the 'Dream Evil' album, and contains highlights from Dio's career.  'Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' will be the very first release from the Niji Entertainment Group (which was formed by Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager, Wendy Dio, in early 2010).

The set will be released as a deluxe digipak including a booklet filled with rare photographs and liner notes, and original replica all access laminates from both shows. Ronnie was the executive producer on the Donington project, and was very much looking forward to the release.   

The Niji Entertainment Group have just started the official Dio webstore, which will give fans worldwide opportunity to purchase t-shirts, limited edition items, and CD's/DVD's that fans have been requesting. http://officialronniejamesdiowebstore.com .

Check out our review of this release *here*

Sunset Strip legends L.A.Guns get re-loaded with the re-issue of their 'Shrinking Violets' album.  L.A. Guns are the debut signing of guitar virtuoso Steve Vai's Favored Nation's new Hard Rock / Metal division, Favored Nation/Jiboom.  This 'Shrinking Violet' deluxe re-issue includes not only a wealth of the band's biggest hits including 'Rip And Tear', 'Never Enough' 'One More Reason' and 'The Ballad Of Jane', but also never-before heard, bonus, live tracks.  The album has also been completely re-packaged with smokin' new artwork.

This competition to win a signed copy of the L.A.Guns deluxe digi-pak has now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered this competition.  If you weren't a winner this time then better luck next time.

Question: Name the father and son duo that appear on this album.

Answer: Tracii Guns & Jeremy Guns

The lucky winners have now been drawn at random by our independent party from the rock n' roll top hat and we're excited to announce that the lucky winners names are Franz Cosyns from Denmark and Alex Duffy from Northern Ireland.

You can find out more about the band and this re-released album 'Shrinking Violets' here - www.lagunsofficial.com .  

Thanks to our good friends at Favored Nations Entertainment and The Publicity Connection for making this competition possible!

Triple Grammy award winning guitarist Steve Vai is due to release his latest new album 'Where The Other Wild Things Are' on 12th April 2010, via his own Favored Nations Entertainment imprint.  The 12-track album is the second companion CD to be released alongside the 2009 concert film 'Live In Minneapolis: Where The Wild Things Are', which is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray.  

The competition to win a copy of Steve Vai's new album 'Where The Other Wild Things Are' CD has now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered this competition.  If you were not a winner this time then better luck next time. Question: What was the name Steve's first solo album released in the 1984? Answer: Flex-able  The lucky winners names have now been drawn at random by our independent party from the rock n' roll top hat and we're excited to announce that the lucky winners names are Phil Darling from Suffolk and Helen Greenwood from Tyne & Wear.

2010 marks Steve Vai's 30th Anniversary in the music business, to find out more about Steve's forthcoming release and also his World Tour, check out his website - www.vai.com 

Thanks again to our good friends at Favored Nations Entertainment and The Publicity Connection for making this competition possible!

Win a signed Ibanez JEM77 Floral Pattern Guitar from Steve Vai!

Win a copy of Foreigner's 3 Discs Super Deluxe Edition of 'Can't Slow Down'

The competition to win a copy of Foreigner's new album 'Can't Slow Down' Super Deluxe Edition CD/DVD release has now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered this competition.  If you were not a winner this time then better luck next time. Question: Name the band's 1985 number 1 hit single. Answer: I Want To Know What Love Is The lucky winners names have now been drawn at random by our independent party from the rock n' roll top hat and we're excited to announce that the lucky winners names are Jodie Carswell from West Midlands and Solange Thomas from London.

Thanks again to our good friends at e-a-r Music and The Publicity Connection for making this competition possible!

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS AND A SIGNED ALBUM FOR DEAR SUPERSTAR!

The competition to win a pair of tickets for the bands show in Newcastle and also a signed copy of their latest album is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered this competition if you were not a winner better luck next time Question: Name the producer of the bands album 'Heartless'. Answer - Romesh Dodangoda The lucky winners name has now been drawn at random by our independent party from the rock n' roll top hat and we're excited to announce that the lucky winners name is Rob Herald from Newcastle. (shown far right on photo)

Thanks again to our good friends at Global Music for making this competition possible!

WIN A WICKEDLY COOL ORIGINAL ROCK T-SHIRT!!!

This competition's to win a fabulously cool original art-work rock t-shirt from our good friends at Saltyrockz.com has now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered this competition and checked our their website and t-shirts.

The lucky winners name has now been drawn at random by our independent party from the rock n' roll top hat and we're excited to announce that the lucky winners name is Valentina Scalia from Italy.

Congratulations to you, our good friends at Saltyrockz.com will be in touch with you shortly to arrange delivery of your t-shirt. 

Q - Which Legendary English rock star is wearing a Saltyrockz Bon Scott t-shirt on the site's gallery?

A - Joe Elliott from Def Leppard 

Thanks again to our good friends at Saltyrockz.com for helping to make this competition possible.  Remember even if you haven't been lucky enough to win a t-shirt in this competition then you can still purchase one from the site and be the envy of the rock community.  Wear it like a rock star!

WIN A SIGNED COPY OF SAXON'S NEW "INTO THE LABYRINTH" ALBUM

The competitions to win a singed copy of the brilliant new Saxon album 'Into The Labyrinth' has now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered the competition.  

The two lucky winners have now been drawn out of the rock n' roll top hat randomly by our independent party and the names of the two lucky winners are ... Steven Kurysko from Canada and Sean Hetherington from the UK.  Congratulations to you both and your CD's will be with you shortly.

Question: What is lead singer Biff Byford's real name? (i.e. the one he was born with!).

Answer: Peter Rodney Byford (although we also accepted Peter Byford as the correct answer).

Once again thanks to everyone who took part, keep checking back for more exciting competitions in future.  Special thanks once again goes out to our good friends at SPV Records and The Publicity Connection for making this competition possible.

WIN A COPY OF THE NEW 'ROCK S'COOL' VOLUME III DVD!!!

The competition to win a copy of the brand new totally rocking 'Rock S'Cool - A Spanking Good Clip Collection' DVD has now closed.  Thanks again to everyone who entered the competition. 

The two lucky winners have now been drawn out of Santa's Christmas Sack randomly by our independent Santa and the names of the two lucky winners are ... Guiseppina Consigli and Monica Guastella both from Italy.  Congratulations to you both your DVD's will be with you shortly.

Question: Name 3 of the Steamhammer/SPV roster artists that appeal on this compilation DVD.

Answers: any 3 from the following list of artists were acceptable: Whitesnake, Type O Negative, Iced Earth, Saxon, Helloween, Kamelot, Moonspell, Skinny Puppy, Kreator, Gamma Ray, Hatesphere, Angel, Rhapsody, Sepultura, Amplifier, Rollins Band, Zebrahead, Riverside, Symphony X, Unleashed.

Once again we'd like to thank our good friends at The Publicity Connection and SPV for providing us with these fabulous prizes. 

Thank you to everyone who's entered the many competitions we've held and congratulations to the winners.  

We'd also like to give a special thanks to our good friends at The Publicity Connection who made many of these competitions possible.

Please keep checking back as competitions are added regularly and the best of luck to everyone!