Legendary rocker Alice Cooper kicked off his summer run with three shows in Michigan this weekend before joining MÖTLEY CRÜE's final tour as a very special guest on July 2, running through late November. The trek marks the debut of Alice's new guitarist Nita Strauss, who was recently ranked #1 on Guitar World's list of ...
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All Axess has uploaded a couple of video guitar lessons from THE IRON MAIDENS' Nita Strauss, who recently joined Alice Cooper's touring band. The first lesson is in improvisation in the key of "A" major. The breakdown of the lick allows different approaches and voicing of playing the first 8 notes of the ...
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Guitarist Nita Strauss, who recently joined the ALICE COOPER band as the replacement for Orianthi, says that she is "honored and excited" to have been chosen to tour with the legendary rocker. Strauss, a longtime Ibanez signature series endorsee who made her name with THE IRON MAIDENS, FEMME FATALE and LA Kiss, will hit the ...
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"Tin Soldier", the new video from WINGER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Better Days Comin'", which will be released on April 18 in Europe and April 22 in North America via Frontiers Records. Fans who preorder the album now from iTunes will receive instant downloads of "Rat ...
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"Midnight Driver Of A Love Machine", the new video from WINGER, can be seen below. The clip portrays the band on a live stage performing the opening track of their forthcoming album, "Better Days Comin'", to be released on April 18 in Europe and April 22 in North America via Frontiers Records. Fans who preorder ...
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"Rat Race", the new video from WINGER, can be seen below. The clip, which was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee with director Jason Green, alternates between black-and-white performance footage and color montages of life's daily rat race. "In this day and age, how quick you think, hard you try, no matter how fast you run, someone ...
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One of the most misunderstood hard rock bands to come out of the '80s is returning with its first album in five years. WINGER — Kip Winger on vocals/bass, Reb Beach on guitar, John Roth on guitar and Rod Morgenstein on drums — will release "Better Days Comin'" in North America on April 22 via ...
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SIN CITY SINNERS' brand new CD, "A Sinners Christmas 2", was made available on November 26 at TheSinCitySinners.com and iTunes and includes guest performances by Tiffany, Mark Kendall (GREAT WHITE), Frank Dimino (ANGEL), Ron Keel (KEEL) and Paul Taylor (WINGER) This will be SIN CITY SINNERS' fifth CD release and it includes the brand new ...
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Rock 'n' roll fans were treated with a once-in-a-lifetime experience at a charity concert to raise money for music education. Alice Cooper, all of the members of KISS, Rob Zombie, EUROPE and dozens of other rock legends came together at THE Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada and performed for thousands of fans at the Orleans ...
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Alice Cooper, Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Rob Zombie and all four members of KISS are among the musicians who performed last night (Thursday, December 5) at a phenomenal concert and live auction to raise money for the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. They played with '80s and ...
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Releasing one CD in a month would be too easy for SIN CITY SINNERS, so hot off the heals of their "Divebar Days Revisited" disc, the SINNERS will unveil the brand new "A Sinners Christmas 2". "A Sinners Christmas 2" will be available on November 26 at TheSinCitySinners.com and iTunes and includes guest performances by ...
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"Coming Home", the new video from Irish metallers STORMZONE, can be seen below. The track was recorded specifically for U.S. rock and metal radio stations and is not included on the band's new album, "Three Kings". It deals with life in hostile environments and thoughts and memories of family, friends and loved ones helping to ...
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Alice Cooper, Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Rob Zombie, Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) and all four members of KISS are among the musicians who will perform at a phenomenal concert and live auction to raise money for the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy on Thursday, December 5 at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. They ...
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Irish metallers STORMZONE will release their fourth album, "Three Kings", on September 2 via the U.K. label Metal Nation Ltd. The official video for the CD's title track can be seen below. Formed in 2006, STORMZONE originally signed to U.K. hard rock label Escape Music. 2007 saw this company release the band's debut album, "Caught ...
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DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has paid tribute to Grammy-Award-winning mix engineer Mike Shipley who passed away last week. Shipley worked with DEF LEPPARD on a number of albums, including "Pyromania", "Hysteria", "High N' Dry" and "Adrenalize". Said Elliott: "I'm devastated to hear of the passing of Mike Shipley. He was a fantastic engineer and ...
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A new two-minute trailer for the forthcoming "Hair I Go Again" "documentary" can be seen below. Film synopsis: "The year was 1985. Thousands of miles away from the sonic debauchery of the Sunset Strip, a group of teenage friends shared aspirations of glam rock grandeur. Rising from the ashes of countless garage jams and taking ...
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Irish metallers STORMZONE will release their fourth album, "Three Kings", on July 22 via the U.K. label Metal Nation Ltd. The official video for the song "Night Of The Storm", taken from the forthcoming CD, can be seen below. Formed in 2006, STORMZONE originally signed to U.K. hard rock label Escape Music. 2007 saw this ...
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Several days after the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in 6 games to win the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup for the second time in four seasons, several Blackhawks players accompanied it to Tinley Park, Illinois, where Canadian rock legends RUSH were playing. Daniel Carcillo, a left winger for the Blackhawks, carried the Stanley Cup ...
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MusicOff.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Reb Beach (WHITESNAKE, WINGER). You can now watch the chat below. Frontiers Records will release WHITESNAKE's "Made In Britain/The World Record" in Europe on July 5 and in North America on July 9. The album will be released in Japan on June 19 via Ward Records. During 2011, ...
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London progressive metallers THE SAFETY FIRE will release their second album, "Mouth Of Swords", on September 3 in North America via InsideOut Music. Tommy Rogers from touring partners BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME has provided guest vocals on one track. Commented vocalist Sean McWeeney: "Since our first album, we've all concentrated more on having awesome ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to ESPN's "Mint Condition" about being featured in the "Heavy Metal Autographs" insert set as part of the 2013 Topps Archives baseball set. The 10-card autograph set will be one of three additional insert sets to the previously announced 2013 Topps Archives release. There will be a standard version ...
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Irish metallers STORMZONE will release their fourth album, "Three Kings", on July 22 via the U.K. label Metal Nation Ltd. Formed in 2006, STORMZONE originally signed to U.K. hard rock label Escape Music. 2007 saw this company release the band's debut album, "Caught In The Act", in Europe where its impact gained the band attention ...
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Tony LaBrie of the Banana 101.5 radio station in Flint, Michigan recently conducted an interview with Kyle Kruger, Jon Tanner and Steve McClure, the people behind the forthcoming "Hair I Go Again" "documentary." You can now watch the chat below. Film synopsis: "The year was 1985. Thousands of miles away from the sonic debauchery of ...
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The Topps baseball-card publisher has announced the "headliner" in its forthcoming "Heavy Metal Autographs" insert set as part of the previously announced 2013 Topps Archives baseball set: GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose. It will be Rose's first fully licensed trading card appearance and his first certified autograph as he has nothing listed in the ...
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Video footage of Jordan Rudess' (DREAM THEATER, DIXIE DREGS) collaboration with Rod Morgenstein (WINGER, DIXIE DREGS, STEVE MORSE) at the Korg booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show as the duo reunited to perform the EMERSON LAKE & PALMER 1971 classic "Tarkus" can be seen below. AOL's Noisecreep ...
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Topps baseball-card publisher has added the "Heavy Metal Autographs" insert set to the previously announced 2013 Topps Archives baseball set. The cards will be limited to 25 copies and printed on metal. Featured musicians include: * Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW) * Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE) * Kip Winger (WINGER) * Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE) * ...
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A three-and-a-half-minute trailer for the forthcoming "Hair I Go Again" "documentary" can be seen below. Film synopsis: "The year was 1985. Thousands of miles away from the sonic debauchery of the Sunset Strip, a group of teenage friends shared aspirations of glam rock grandeur. Rising from the ashes of countless garage jams and taking a ...
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Norwegian hard rockers AVENTYR have inked a deal with Mighty Music. The band's debut album, "Driven", will be released on January 28, 2013. The CD was recorded between January and August 2012 in the band's hometown of Førde and was mixed by Beau Hill (ALICE COOPER, EUROPE, WINGER). In 2011 AVENTYR released the EP "Trouble" ...
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Italian metallers ECHOTIME have inked a deal with logic(il)logic Records. The band's debut album, "Genuine", will be released in late December. According to a press release, ECHOTIME "is inspired and influenced by artists such as DREAM THEATER, SYMPHONY X, KAMELOT, QUEEN, Ronnie James Dio, Jorn Lande, PAIN OF SALVATION, CIRCUS MAXIMUS and WINGER. It tries ...
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The third annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards 2012 rocked the Joint on August 26 at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Vegas Rocks! Magazine celebrated its eighth anniversary in a big way as the rock 'n' roll royal red carpet was rolled out for some of the biggest stars in the music ...
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