Sammy Hagar says that he "doesn't regret anything" about his relationship with late MONTROSE legend Ronnie Montrose, explaining that he tried desperately to be friends with the guitarist before Ronnie took his own life on March 3, 2012. Sammy and Ronnie co-founded MONTROSE in the early 1970s, releasing a self-titled album in 1973 and "Paper ...
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Mascot Label Group's Music Theories Recordings and Neal Schon have announced the release of "Vortex" on June 23. The 2-CD all-instrumental album utilizes rock as its foundation, while also embracing elements of jazz, classical and world music in an 18-track stunning, sonically explosive collection of original compositions. The release is dedicated to Schon's best friend ...
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According to Yahoo! Autos, legendary rocker Sammy Hagar is still waiting for the $1.4 million Ferrari LaFerrari that he custom-ordered in white with black and beige accents while touring the Maranello factory for the first time. "Last October, I went to Italy to visit Ferrari with my wife, Kari, and the folks there ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has offered his thoughts on VAN HALEN's "Live: Tokyo Dome In Concert", the first live album from the band to feature David Lee Roth on vocals. Hannon said in a posting on his web site: "Okay, after all the flames have settled down from people burning up David Lee Roth's vocals ...
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Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar says that the band's new live album, "Tokyo Dome In Concert", contains "some pretty rough vocals" from David Lee Roth. Released last week, "Tokyo Dome In Concert" is VAN HALEN's first live album with Roth and it reportedly features no vocal overdubs. Speaking to the Las Vegas ...
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Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKEN FOOT, MONTROSE) and James Hetfield (METALLICA) will take part in the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert benefiting the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Joining Hetfield and Hagar on Friday, May 15 at The Masonic in San Francisco are special guests (in alphabetical order): Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS), ...
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THE CIRCLE, the combo consisting of legendary rocker Sammy Hagar alongside Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson will release a concert album, "At Your Service", on May 19 in both digital and physical packages. Recorded live on tour in 2014, this release documents the blistering performance of a band on fire performing hits from ...
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In a new interview with The Washington Times, VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen revealed that the band came up with the idea of issuing a new live album after his first two ideas for a release didn't come to fruition. "We were trying to figure out what to do since we didn't ...
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THE CIRCLE, the combo consisting of legendary rocker Sammy Hagar alongside Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson will release a concert album, "At Your Service", on May 19 in both digital and physical packages. Recorded live on tour in 2014, this release documents the blistering performance of a band on fire performing hits from ...
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THE CIRCLE, the combo consisting of legendary rocker Sammy Hagar alongside Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson will release a concert album, "At Your Service", on May 19 in both digital and physical packages. Recorded live on tour in 2014, this release documents the blistering performance of a band on fire performing hits from ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, guitarist Eddie Van Halen spoke about the status of VAN HALEN during a visit last week (Thursday, February 12) to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. When Rolling Stone asked the rocker about current plans for the band, he said, "I'd love to make a ...
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Eddie Van Halen spoke on Thursday, February 12 at L.A.'s Smithsonian's National Museum Of American History and Zocalo Public Square as part of the ongoing "What It Means To Be American" program. The Dutch-born Van Halen discussed his American journey, "his role in creating one of the biggest American rock bands of all time, how ...
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Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN) is joining up with Envisage Radio Group (ERG), which produces other popular radio shows "Rock All Night" and "Nuglife Radio". Hagar's new program, titled "Sammy Hagar's Top Rock Countdown", will start off in the second quarter of 2015 as a weekly countdown where Sammy will count down lists ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, Ultimate Classic Rock has posted a list of potential drummers for AC/DC should Phil Rudd be unable to return to the band — assuming, of course, that the group even wants him back. Although nothing official has been announced, Rudd is still the drummer for AC/DC until ...
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A spectacular lineup including some of the biggest names in rock has been announced for the fifth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, set to take place May 2-3, 2015 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. The mid-Atlantic's biggest rock festival will feature performances from SLIPKNOT, KORN (marking a ...
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2014 was a massive year at BLABBERMOUTH.NET. With more than one hundred million page views originating from all corners of the globe, not to mention millions of shares and external social media impressions, "staggering growth" seems the appropriate term here. From rants and raves to absurdities and tragedies, below is a compilation of the top ...
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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith "would love to make another record" with the CHICKENFOOT project despite singer Sammy Hagar's recent assertion that he didn't "see any reason" to make a new album. During a Twitter question-and-answer session with Rolling Stone magazine, Smith was asked what his thoughts were on the future ...
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VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has offered up some festive cheer from Diamond Dave's Tiki Bunker. Check out his brand new original two-minute track in the YouTube below. Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar recently revealed that he would be open to another reunion tour with the group despite being "miserable for the last ...
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Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani thinks the CHICKENFOOT project has "a couple of more records" left in its career despite singer Sammy Hagar's recent assertion that he didn't "see any reason" to make a new album. The band, which also included ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony andRED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, has not made ...
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The first two episodes of "Brewing Up Lite Roast", a three-part series of videos showing footage from the making of legendary rocker Sammy Hagar's (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) first-ever acoustic album titled "Lite Roast", can be seen below. "Lite Roast" was released on October 14 via Mailboat Records. Joining Sammy on the CD is Vic ...
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Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar will appear in animated Fox show "The Simpsons" this coming Sunday, November 23 at 8/7 CT. He will guest star in the season 26 episode "Covercraft". In the episode, a midlife crisis leads Homer to pick up the bass guitar and join other Springfield fathers in a cover band that becomes ...
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Ten years ago, Sammy Hagar reunited with VAN HALEN for a tour that ended acrimoniously, and it turns out that was the last time he spoke to the some of the guys in the band. Asked by VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner if he still keeps in touch with his former bandmates, Hagar said: "I ...
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VH1 Classic's syndicated radio show "On Tap With Nik Carter" (web site) conducted an interview with legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT) at last week's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour event in Hollywood. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to clarify the recent comments he made to Rolling ...
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Ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar was asked by VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner at this week's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour event in Hollywood if he knew anything about reports — which have since been debunked — that his former bandmates are currently mixing the follow-up to "A Different Kind Of Truth". "I ...
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Hosted by UK-based Classic Rock magazine, the 10th annual Classic Rock Awards — the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour — celebrated some of the most influential and respected musicians in rock at the Avalon in Hollywood Tuesday night (November 4). A plethora of icons, innovators and straight-up legends attended the event and were honored with ...
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CHICKENFOOT frontman Sammy Hagar has clarified the recent comments he made to Rolling Stone magazine where he was quoted as saying that he thinks the rock supergroup is finished making albums. The band, which also included ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and guitar hero Joe Satriani, ...
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In a brand new interview with The Rocktologist, CALIFORNIA BREED bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes was asked if drummer Jason Bonham will return to the band at some point in the future. "No, Jason won't be returning," Glenn replied. "His other commitments were getting in the way of his CALIFORNIA BREED schedule." He continued: "I ...
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CHICKENFOOT frontman Sammy Hagar has told RollingStone.com that he thinks the rock supergroup is finished making albums. The band, which also included ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and guitar hero Joe Satriani, has not made a CD in three years and Hagar doesn't see one in ...
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In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, legendary rocker Sammy Hagar was asked if he could see any scenario where he would play with VAN HALEN again. "I would play with anybody that loves me and that I love," Hagar replied. "That would include VAN HALEN, but the love's not there ...
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Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar says that he is having such a great time performing with THE CIRCLE, a combo consisting of Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, that he doesn't "even see a reason to make a record" with the group. THE CIRCLE "rocks" a setlist spanning four decades — including hits from MONTROSE, ...
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