TESTAMENT was joined by MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren for its performance Friday night (December 6) at Knotfest Colombia in Bogotá. Dirk was filling in for regular TESTAMENT drummer Gene Hoglan, who couldn't make the gig for reasons that have not been disclosed. A short time after the concert, Dirk took to his Instagram to share ...
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Epiphone, the leader in affordable professional instruments presents the fourth Epiphone signature guitar from KISS guitarist Tommy "Spaceman" Thayer. The new, limited-edition Tommy Thayer Electric Blue Les Paul Outfit features a unique Electric Blue finish with mirrored pickguard, Seymour Duncan JB Humbuckers, and Grover Rotomatic tuners. All previous guitar collaborations with Tommy and Epiphone have ...
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Danko Jones — the guitarist/vocalist of the Canadian hard rock trio DANKO JONES — recently spoke with Loud TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's current trajectory: Danko: "Feedback [for] the last two albums has been pretty good, pretty ...
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Cleopatra Entertainment will release the German-produced documentary film "Come On Feel The Noize: The Story Of How Rock Became Metal" to VOD platforms on December 3 and a home entertainment DVD version on December 17. Written and produced by Thore Vollert and directed by Jörg Sonntag, the 90-minute documentary covers the origins of the metal ...
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Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has paid tribute to his successor, Eric Carr, calling him "a sweetheart of a man and a great drummer." Carr replaced Criss in KISS in 1980 and made his recording debut with the band on 1981's "Music From 'The Elder'" album. His final recording with KISS was "God Gave Rock ...
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Rock icon Gene Simmons, co-founder of KISS, has joined forces with Chuck Varabioff, a Canadian-based producer, to launch Titans Of Rock, a classic rock festival series, in Canada and the United States. The first festival is set to take place in Grand Forks, British Columbia August 6-8, 2020. Tickets are $125 per day or $300 ...
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Paul Stanley has credited his wife with helping him find his "key to a life filled with gifts" he "never imagined." The KISS frontman, who is a proud family man to four children, made the comments while celebrating his 14th wedding anniversary with Erin Sutton. Earlier today, Paul tweeted: "Fourteen Years Ago Today I married ...
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KISS's previously announced concert for great white sharks went ahead earlier today without the band's frontman, Paul Stanley. Although KISS canceled its Australian farewell tour after Stanley was diagnosed with a bad case of the flu, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer still performed for sharks and eight fans separated from them by a ...
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DETHKLOK, the stars of the Adult Swim series "Metalocalypse", performed this past Friday (November 15) as part of the Adult Swim Festival at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The show marked DETHKLOK's first live appearance since taking part in the 2014 edition of Festival Supreme in L.A. DETHKLOK played a 19-song set ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's daughter says that the family recently came very close to saying yes to a revival of the MTV reality show "The Osbournes", which followed the lives of the BLACK SABBATH singer and his family. "I'm not joking, every single year about every three months or so someone else gives us another offer and ...
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KISS has announced the last legs of its final tour, "End Of The Road". The initial tour announcement was met with huge fan demand for added shows, but "End Of Road" will officially come to a close on July 21, 2021 at a New York location yet to be named. Produced by Live Nation, the ...
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JAM Magazine has uploaded video footage of Ace Frehley performing the song "Rip It Out" on November 9 at Trees in Dallas, Texas. The clip, which was filmed by Metal Dave Media, can be seen below. Last fall, Frehley parted ways with the solo band that backed him on some of ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has sung the praises of JUDAS PRIEST four-stringer Ian Hill, calling him the "most formidable, probably iconic heavy metal bass player." Currently the longest-tenured member of PRIEST, Hill has long been overshadowed by frontman Rob Halford and the guitar tandem of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, with Hill found permanently planted ...
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Tommy Thayer, who joined KISS in February 2003, stepping into the boots the band's original guitarist, Ace Frehley, was asked in a new interview with The Rockpit what it it like putting on the "Spaceman"makeup for the first time, and what he thinks it will be like putting it on for ...
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Legendary guitarist and record producer Bob Kulick has gone public with his dispute with his brother, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick. On Friday, Bob made a public post on his personal Facebook page as as well as on his Instagram accusing his brother of contributory "copyright infringement" over the sale of "Kulick Brothers" merchandise items, ...
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Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent says that he is open to the possibility of making an appearance during the band's "End Of The Road" tour. Vinnie joined KISS in 1982, replacing Ace Frehley. As the "Ankh Warrior," he toured with the group in support of "Creatures Of The Night", on which he played lead guitar ...
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On the final night of "Kiss Kruise IX", KISS's official cruise, Paul Stanley came onstage in his pajamas to answer questions from the children on board, share some Looney Tunes cartoons and read a special, kid-friendly bedtime story. According to Rock And Roll Garage, the chat revolved around a variety of ...
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KISS manager Doc McGhee says that all living former members of the band have been approached about taking part in the iconic group's final concert. KISS announced over the weekend that it will play its last-ever show on July 17, 2021, in New York City. It will be the finale of the two-and-a-half-year "End Of ...
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According to Ultimate Classic Rock, KISS has unveiled the first details of 75 new shows which will take place between February and October of next year. The new dates were listed on screens aboard this year's "Kiss Kruise", the annual event aboard Norwegian Pearl which set sail October 30 to November ...
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According to Ultimate Classic Rock, KISS has revealed that the last concert of its "End Of The Road" farewell tour will take place on July 17, 2021 in New York City. The band announced the details of its final performance prior to playing the second indoor show of this year's "Kiss ...
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KISS played the song "It's My Life" live for the first time during its set Friday night (November 1) aboard the "Kiss Kruise IX". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. The group' setlist was as follows: 01. Say Yeah 02. Larger Than Life 03. Strutter 04. Watchin' You 05. Got To ...
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Ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick rejoined his bandmates aboard "Kiss Kruise IX" this week to perform an acoustic version of "She" in the round. Check out video footage below. In 1984, Bruce joined KISS, where he remained as their lead guitarist for more than a decade, accompanying the band on the "Animalize" tour and continuing with ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's wife says that she has no regrets about the MTV reality show "The Osbournes", which followed the lives of the BLACK SABBATH singer and his family. The "fly-on-the-wall" TV series, which became the highest rated original program in MTV's history, started in 2002 and ended in 2005. The show chronicled Sharon Osbourne's battle ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley joined Sebastian Bach on stage on October 28 at Kruise Fest 2019 at Hilton Blue Lagoon in Miami, Florida to perform a couple of KISS classics, "Parasite" and "Deuce", as well as the Frehley track "Snow Blind". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Back in 2014, ...
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In a brand new interview with Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, Paul Stanley spoke about his continued partnership with fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons — this despite their seeming like extremely different types of people. Asked if things were "strange" between him and Gene after the release of Stanley's 2014 memoir, "Face The ...
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In a brand new interview with "Larry King Now" guest host Dennis Miller, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke about the band's tumultuous "Farewell Tour" in 2000, which Paul Stanley previous said was nothing more than an attempt by the group to "put KISS out of its misery" after years of ego clashes and disagreements over ...
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Southern rock legends MOLLY HATCHET have released a new digital single and music video for the song "Whiskey Man". The track is taken from the band's forthcoming live album, "Battleground", which will be released on November 29 through SPV/Steamhammer as 2CD digipak, 3LP gatefold version, download and stream. It's no secret that a lot of ...
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MACHINE HEAD played its new song "Do Or Die" live for the first time during its concert Wednesday night (October 16) at Gasometer in Vienna, Austria. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Released last Friday (October 11), "Do Or Die" has been described by some fans and media outlets as a ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has revealed the lyrical inspiration for his band's new song "Do Or Die". Released last Friday (October 11), "Do Or Die" has been described by some fans and media outlets as a "diss" track aimed at MACHINE HEAD's detractors, in particular those who have been critical of the band's last ...
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