California metal veteransAGENT STEELpaid tribute to legendary heavy metal singerRonnie James Dioby performing a medley of"Children Of The Sea"(BLACK SABBATH),"Last In Line"(DIO) and"Stand Up And Shout"(DIO) on June 7 at the House of Blues in Hollywood. They also closed out their set with a cover version ofJUDAS PRIEST's"The Ripper".

Video footage of the performance can be seen below.

AGENT STEELrecently released a new song,"Tomb Of Ra", featuring lead vocalistRick Mythiasin(STEEL PROPHET). The track was recorded and engineered byBill Metoyerand mixed and mastered byBernie Versailles.

AGENT STEELcanceled its reunion performance with singerJohn Cyriisat the 14th annualKeep It Truefestival - which took place April 29-30, 2011 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany.AGENT STEELguitaristJuan Garciasubsequently released a statement in which he blasted "false rumors in the press" thatRick Mythiasinwas the new singer ofAGENT STEEL, insisting thatRicksimply "filled in" forJohn Cyriisat the inaugural70,000 Tons Of Metalcruise and "did a tremendous job."

He added, "When we reunited with original vocalistJohn CyriisforThrash Domination 2010in Japan, our intention was that as long as things were moving in a positive working direction that we would forge ahead and perform reunion shows in 2011. As of now, we have reached the inevitable fork in the road; having worked unimaginably hard into making this recent reunion a solid reality, a difficult situation has turned much more complicated which has forced the cancellation ofAGENT STEELat theKeep It Truefestival in Germany."

Cyriisappeared onAGENT STEEL's first three releases -"Skeptics Apocalypse"(1985),"Mad Locust Rising"(1985) and"Unstoppable Force"(1987).

AGENT STEEL's fifth album,"Alienigma", was issued byMascot Recordson August 31, 2007.

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