SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will release their new album titled "Living The Dream" on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. The group unleashed "Driving Rain" — the first single off "Living The Dream" — today, to radio. Listen to "Driving Rain" below. Slash describes the ...
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According to IQ Magazine, GUNS N' ROSES has broken the attendance record for a hard rock/heavy metal act at Gothenburg, Sweden's Ullevi Stadium. The band's July 21 concert was attended by 64,289 people, surpassing the record previously set by METALLICA (63,036 attendees). Pollstar previously reported that the 2016 and 2017 legs of GUNS ...
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A teaser for the official video for "Driving Rain", the new single from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Living The Dream", which will be released September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records in partnership with Roadrunner. "Living The Dream" ...
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It's been four years since we last heard new music from Slash. But the guitarist has hardly spent that time relaxing — far from it, in fact. First, there was an 18-month, 20-country world tour in support of the second SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS album, 2014's "World On Fire", which saw the ...
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THE GUESS WHO is responsible for countless rock classics, which still retain a major presence on rock radio — "American Woman", "No Time", "These Eyes", etc. The band is set to return on September 14 with its latest album, "The Future Is What It Used To Be", released via Cleopatra Records (available in CD, vinyl, ...
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California heavy rockers HIGH ON FIRE have set "Electric Messiah" as the title of their eighth studio album, due in October via Entertainment One. The band has been busy in the studio since February putting the finishing touches on yet another blistering LP. In a brand new interview with DCHeavyMetal.com, HIGH ON FIRE ...
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During an appearance on the latest episode of "Jon's Untitled Podcast", SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon was asked if he has plans to work on more solo material as a follow-up to last year's "Love Song" standalone single. He responded (hear audio below): "Actually, I'm still working on some more of my own solo stuff. So ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' entire July 13 concert at Otkritie Arena in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" ranks as the fourth-highest grossing tour of all time, based on Billboard's Boxscore archives. The trek, which launched in April 2016, topped the $475 million mark in ...
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The term "supergroup" gets thrown around on a regular basis these days. However, "Generation Axe" undisputedly brings together some of the greatest guitarists of all time. Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi once again will join together to tour North America to stage 32 appearances across the country. Beginning on ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has completed work on his debut solo album. The disc was mixed by producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with ALTER BRIDGE, Slash and SEVENDUST, among many others. Baskette wrote in a social-media post: "There are no words to describe the sense of excitement and accomplishment of ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ was recently interviewed by Southeast Wreck Metal. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how the group came to support METALLICA on the initial North American leg of the "WorldWired" tour: Johnny: "Before we finished 'The Stage', we were opening an ...
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The GUNS N' ROSES "Appetite For Destruction" 3D vinyl is officially licensed and offered in a limited edition of only 1987 through KnuckleBonz, Inc. Each 3D vinyl statue is hand-painted and comes with a certificate of authenticity printed on the back. Created to capture some of the most iconic images in album art, this 3D ...
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Vinnie Paul Abbott told Metal Hammer in an interview that he wanted GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album, "Appetite For Destruction", played at his funeral. The former PANTERA drummer explained: "I'd really want to choose an album that was a goddamn good time, like fuckin' GUNS N' ROSES. I'd want people to celebrate ...
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GUNS N' ROSES members Slash and Duff McKagan have paid tribute to former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, who died on Friday (June 22) at the age of 54. Slash wrote on Twitter: "Tragic news about Vinnie Paul today. He was one of the warmest people I knew. A truly good & fun friend. We're ...
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SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS will release a new album titled "Living The Dream" on September 21 via Slash's own label, Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2014's "World On Fire" is Slash's fourth solo album, and third with his band THE CONSPIRATORS, which features Myles Kennedy on vocals, ...
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SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS will release their new album, "Living The Dream", on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records in partnership with Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2014's "World On Fire" is Slash's fourth solo album, and third with his band featuring Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums), Todd Kerns ...
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FOO FIGHTERS surprised fans earlier tonight (Thursday, June 14) during their performance at Florence, Italy's legendary Firenze Rocks festival by bringing out GUNS N' ROSES members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan. The rock legends joined forces to perform a larger-than-life rendition of the GN'R classic "It's So Easy". GUNS N' ROSES will play a ...
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GUNS N' ROSES has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the latest European leg of the band's "Not In This Lifetime" tour. The video, which can be seen below, shows at breakneck speed how Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and the rest of the GN'R crew prepare before hitting the stage at performances, including Download festival ...
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According to The Blast, Slash has asked a judge to sign off on a settlement that would entitle his estranged wife Perla Ferrar to over $6.6 million as part of their pending divorce. In the proposed settlement, Slash agreed to pay Ferrar $100,000 per month in spousal support until she dies or remarries, ...
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Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Steven, who played with GN'R from 1985 to 1990, was famously kicked out of the band for his rampant drug use. And although ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES performing the VELVET REVOLVER cover "Slither" and the early GN'R track "Shadow Of Your Love" at this year's Download festival, which took place this past weekend at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England, can be seen below. VELVET REVOLVER featured GN'R members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum alongside ...
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GUNS N' ROSES played its song "Shadow Of Your Love" live for the first time in more than 30 years last night (Wednesday, June 6) during the band's concert at Dyrskuepladsen in Odense, Denmark. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Last month, "Shadow Of Your Love" landed at position No. 31 ...
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SEVENDUST vocalist Lajon Witherspoon says that after the band parted ways with longtime label TVT Records, the courting process from other record companies "was like having a whole bunch of girlfriends all of the sudden that liked you." SEVENDUST eventually landed with Rise Records, who, according to Witherspoon, has given the band such a strong ...
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A massive music lineup led by NINE INCH NAILS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GODSMACK and DEFTONES has been announced for the fifth annual Louder Than Life as the festival expands to three days — Friday, September 28, Saturday, September 29, and Sunday, September 30 — at Champions Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Louder Than Life features a selection ...
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GUNS N' ROSES played a cover version of VELVET REVOLVER's "Slither" live for the first time at the opening show of the summer 2018 European leg of the "Not In This Lifetime" tour Sunday night (June 3) in Berlin, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. A 15-second video clip of ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin opened up about his private life to The Wall Street Journal reporter Neil Shah after the latter contacted Stradlin about why he was not part of the current GN'R reunion. Stradlin, who has not given an interview in years, exchanged e-mails with ...
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Phil Mogg has confirmed that next year's 50th-anniversary tour with UFO will be his last as the frontman of the long-running hard rock band. Consequently, it seems almost certain that at that point they will cease to exist. UFO were formed in London in 1968 and Mogg is their only ever-present member, performing on all ...
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Izzy Stradlin has blamed his non-involvement with the GUNS N' ROSES reunion tour on the fact that he and the other guys in the band were unable "to reach a happy middle ground through the negotiation process." While GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" trek features the "classic era" lineup of singer Axl Rose, ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has spoken out against cell-phone use at concerts, saying that there's "something really magical that happens when" you are not experiencing live performances through a "little four-inch screen." Erna made his comments while speaking to "The Eddie Trunk Podcast" about Yondr's technology, which has been employed by performers ranging ...
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