In a brand new interview with the "Drummer Nation" show, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about what it has been like reuniting with his bandmates for their first U.S. tour in more than four years. "It's been a lot of fun so far," he said (see video below). "It's kind of crazy. I mean, I ...
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Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have uploaded short video clip of the band playing a new riff in their rehearsal room. Check it out below. Asked about the new riff by Nivens of the 98.9 The Rock radio station at this past weekend's (Saturday, June 3) Rockfest at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, VOLBEAT frontman ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has recruited Andy Sanesi to play drums in his solo band. Bach says: "Andy Sanesi was recommended to me by my friend Adam Jones from the band TOOL. Andy Sanesi is the drummer who replaced Terry Bozzio in the incredible Los Angeles band MISSING PERSONS. He is a great ...
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It's been nearly 30 years since cult thrashers BLOOD FEAST dropped an album. In that time, the equally obscure splatter flick of the same name from Herschell Gordon Lewis has finally been reissued to gore hounds. Originally known as BLOODLUST, the band enjoyed a modest run with New Renaissance Records, which gave the band exposure ...
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The reunited RATT, featuring three members of the band's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — "would love" to complete the follow-up to the group's latest studio album, 2010's "Infestation". Pearcy, Croucier and DeMartini have played several shows so far this year after reforming in 2016 in the ...
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Decibel Geek TV has uploaded video footage of the reunited RATT, featuring three members of the band's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — performing on May 28 at the Rocklahoma festival, which took place at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. Check ...
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The reunited original lineup of the California rock band ADEMA — vocalist Mark Chavez, vocalist/guitarist Tim Fluckey, guitarist Mike Ransom, bassist Dave DeRoo and drummer Kris Kohls — played its first comeback show last night (Wednesday, May 24) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can ...
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POISON bassist Bobby Dall has admitted to Rolling Stone that he was upset when singer Bret Michaels first started going on the road as a solo artist and playing POISON's songs. "Yeah, if I'm being honest," said Dall, "I think it'd bother anybody. And if anybody in the band tells you otherwise, I'd ...
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Michael Poulsen of Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT has confirmed that the band has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to last year's "Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" album. "I'm always inspired, and we already have certain new songs written," he told the 99.7 The Blitz radio station at this past weekend's Rock ...
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Quality multi-camera video footage of Joe Lynn Turner's April 28 performance at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be seen below (video produced by George S Pogacich). Joe Lynn Turner last year slammed Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material with a new group ...
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In a brand new interview with Parade, Bret Michaels was once again asked if fans can expect to hear any new music from POISON. He responded: "Going into the studio, we'd know everyone was also going in different directions in their life. For me, the best thing would be to just write a ...
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ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has confirmed that he and BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch are working on material for the long-awaited third album from their side project DEMONS & WIZARDS. DEMONS & WIZARDS was launched in 1997 and has released two full-length albums so far: 2000's self-titled effort and 2005's "Touched By The Crimson ...
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As was the case for the recently completed U.S. shows, legendary U.S. heavy/doom metal band PENTAGRAM will play its previously booked European tour dates this summer without frontman and founding member Bobby Liebling. PENTAGRAM explains in a statement: "Bobby called on April 17 saying he had been admitted to the hospital. He called again on ...
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Puck Hcky — the custom hockey apparel brand making big moves in the music world — recently shook things up with the announcement of Snoop Dogg's Snoop X Puck: A Blazin Hot Collection. This month, Puck Hcky is going back to its heavy metal roots by signing on with two forefathers of thrash: TESTAMENT and ...
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The original lineup of the California rock band ADEMA — vocalist Mark Chavez, vocalist/guitarist Tim Fluckey, guitarist Mike Ransom, bassist Dave DeRoo and drummer Kris Kohls — has reunited and is writing material for a new album, to be recorded later in the year. The reactivated group will play its first comeback show on Wednesday, ...
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Tigman of the Q103 radio station in Albany, New York recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's current co-headlining tour with DEF LEPPARD: Rikki: "It's been great, honestly. We get along with both TESLA and ...
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Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have announced the addition of drummer Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) to the group's ranks. Even though Ron Lipnicki had been part of OVERKILL's lineup for more than a decade, the drummer was absent from the band's last few tours, with OVERKILL's longtime drum tech, Eddy Garcia, stepping ...
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Chef Brian Tsao, known for his stint on Food Network's "Beat Bobby Flay" and "Chopped", as well as his heavy metal persona on the web series "Taste Of Metal", is hosting "Small Bites Of Hope", a pop-up culinary event benefiting the non-profit organization Hope For The Day. To celebrate Mental Health Awareness month in May, ...
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Rikki Rockett says that there has been "talk" about POISON writing and recording "at least one" new song. POISON's last album of new material was 2002's "Hollyweird". Back in 2007, they released "Poison'd", an album of covers. During an appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106), Rockett was asked if there ...
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The newly reunited RATT, featuring three members of the band's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — performed on April 29 at M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. As before, Pearcy, Croucier and DeMartini ...
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The newly reunited RATT, featuring three members of the band's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — performed at the Theatre Of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 27. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. As before, Pearcy, Croucier and DeMartini were joined ...
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On Thursday, April 20, legendary U.S. heavy/doom metal band PENTAGRAM played the first of its previously announced four U.S. shows without frontman and founding member Bobby Liebling in Baltimore, Maryland. All lead vocals at the gig were handled by PENTAGRAM's guitar player Victor Griffin. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy ...
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POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" in a new interview about the possibility of the band ever returning to the studio to write and record a new album of all-original material. He said: "I really wish that we would… I've been wanting to do that from the ...
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Seann Nicols (a.k.a. Sheldon Tarsha), former frontman of QUIET RIOT and current singer for Bobby Blotzer's version of RATT, has released a solo single called "Road Rage", along with a brand new lyric video. The track — originally slated for release as part of the "Road Rage" album Nicols recorded with QUIET RIOT — has ...
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Legendary U.S. heavy/doom metal band PENTAGRAM will play its previously announced four U.S. shows at the end of April without its frontman and founding member Bobby Liebling. All lead vocals at the gigs will be handled by PENTAGRAM's guitar player Victor Griffin. Griffin, bassist Greg Turley and drummer Pete Campbell have released the following statement ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES singer John Corabi was interviewed on a recent installment of the "Music Mania" podcast. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about his seven-year stint (2001-2008) as the rhythm guitarist in RATT, Corabi said: "I had a great run with RATT. I needed to do ...
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POISON bassist Bobby Dall has told The Washington Times that he is reluctant to sign many items of memorabilia for "fans" he believes to be professional autograph seekers, only to see those same articles sold online at exorbitant prices. "I'm not going to sit there and sign 30 things for someone to get ...
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Tommy Bolin will be inducted into the South Dakota Rock And Roll Music Association Hall Of Fame on Saturday, April 22 at the Ramkota Exhibition Hall in Sioux Falls. "Tommy is being inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Spirit of Music recipient," Johnnie Bolin, the younger brother of Tommy Bolin, explained to
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Fan-filmed video footage of POISON's reunited original lineup — Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett and C.C. DeVille — performing on April 14 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as part of its North American tour with DEF LEPPARD can be seen below. POISON's setlist was as follows: 01. Look What The Cat Dragged ...
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