CHEAP TRICK singer Robin Zander, who recently expressed interest in filling in as AC/DC's frontman while Brian Johnson is battling hearing loss, was asked in a brand new interview with Radio.com if he is curious to hear what the legendary Australian hard rockers sound like with Axl Rose. Zander responded: "Uh, yeah, I'm ...
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GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose made his live debut as the temporary frontman for AC/DC on Saturday night (May 7) in Lisbon, Portugal, and by all accounts Rose delivered a triumphant vocal performance as fill-in for regular vocalist Brian Johnson even if he was still confined to a chair onstage due to the broken ...
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Todd Kerns, the bassist for Slash's backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, has told Ear Of Newt that he is a "massive supporter" of Duff McKagan and a partial reunion" of the classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES. He added: "You know, I saw them in [Las] Vegas. I saw the first ...
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Austrian black metallers BELPHEGOR have apologized to their fans in Russia after thee of the band's concerts in the country were canceled due to "heavy opposition and censorship." BELPHEGOR and NILE were scheduled to play five shows in Russia in April as part of "The Flaming Arts Festival 2016". But the tour got off to ...
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Helmuth Lehner, the frontman of the Austrian black metal band BELPHEGOR, was allegedly assaulted by a Russian orthodox activist when the group arrived at the Saint-Petersburg airport for a concert with NILE. A video clip posted on the Ria Katyusha YouTube channel (see below) shows Anatoly Artyukh, the local chair of the Orthodox Christian nationalist ...
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GUNS N' ROSES has just kicked off the first of two shows at Las Vegas's new T-Mobile Arena and a fan in attendance is streaming the concert via Ustream (see below). GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose is performing tonight's show with a broken bone in his foot, an injury he reportedly sustained ...
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According to The Boston Globe, MEGADETH stopped by the Berklee College of Music before the band's March 21 concert at the House Of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts to "shred with students." The musicians were invited to the school, which is located in the Fenway neighborhood, by Bass Department chair Steve Bailey to check ...
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German metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY have just released their ninth studio album, "War Brigade", via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at the Prophecy & Music Factory Studios with singer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis once again sitting in the producer's chair. Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY) was responsible for the mix at the Studio Fredman ...
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Video footage of former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 and his solo band THE CREATURES — Ian Ross on bass and Rodger Carter on drums — performing on March 8 at 12th and Porter in Nashville, Tennesee can be seen below. The hour-long concert features musical styles ranging from heavy metal ...
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"Making Monsters", the new video from former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jonny Coffin and Matt Zane and contains live footage that was edited and directed by Zane. "Making Monsters" will appear on John 5's new solo album, "Guitars, T!ts, And Monsters", ...
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German metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY will release their ninth studio album, "War Brigade", on March 18 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at the Prophecy & Music Factory Studios with singer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis once again sitting in the producer's chair. Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY) was responsible for the mix at the ...
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In a brand new radio interview with radio DJ Eddie Winters, '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford opened up about what she has described in her newly released memoir as an abusive relationship with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. The former RUNAWAYS member said (hear audio below): "Tony Iommi was my idol, him and Ritchie ...
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A teaser for "Making Monsters", the new video from former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, can be seen below. The full clip, which was directed by Jonny Coffin and Matt Zane, will make its online debut on March 1. "Making Monsters" will appear on John 5's new solo album, "Guitars, T!ts, ...
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In her new memoir, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", the former lead guitarist of THE RUNAWAYS opens up about her wild life on the '80s music scene — including dalliances with Jon Bon Jovi, Eddie Van Halen and BLACK SABBATH guitar legend Tony Iommi. According to the New York ...
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"Behind The Nut Love", the new video from former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, can be seen below. Originally recorded for his 2005 album "Songs For Sanity", this new version of the song was recorded with John 5's band, THE CREATURES (Ian Ross and Rodger Carter), and is available anywhere digital ...
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Video footage of ASESINO — the death metal/grindcore project featuring FEAR FACTORY/DIVINE HERESY guitarist Dino Cazares and FEAR FACTORY/ex-STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) — performing a cover version of the SLAYER classic "Angel Of Death" on December 18, 2015 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. ASESINO ...
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Canadian rock legends RUSH will release their "R40 Live" concert film on November 20. A performance clip of the song "Xanadu", taken from "R40 Live", can be seen below. All roads have led to this. Forty-one years in the making, RUSH's "R40 Live" tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning with the ...
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Canadian rock legends RUSH will release their "R40 Live" concert film later this month. A performance clip of the song "Subdivisions", taken from "R40 Live", can be seen below. All roads have led to this. Forty-one years in the making, RUSH's "R40 Live" tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning with the ...
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Delores Rhoads, the mother of legendary OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Randy Rhoads, has reportedly died at the age of 95. Said Ozzy in a statement: "I am deeply saddened to hear of Mrs. Rhoads passing. She was a wonderful woman and will be missed. I have no doubt she is reunited with her son Randy." Delores ...
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Canadian rock legends RUSH will release their "R40 Live" concert film later this month. A performance clip of the song "Tom Sawyer", taken from "R40 Live", can be seen below. All roads have led to this. Forty-one years in the making, RUSH's "R40 Live" tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning with ...
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Canadian rock legends RUSH will release their "R40 Live" concert film in November. A performance clip of the song "The Spirit Of Radio", taken from "R40 Live", can be seen below. All roads have led to this. Forty-one years in the making, RUSH's "R40 Live" tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning ...
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Canadian rock legends RUSH will release their "R40 Live" concert film in November. A performance clip of the song "Closer To The Heart", taken from "R40 Live", can be seen below. All roads have led to this. Forty-one years in the making, RUSH's "R40 Live" tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed that he is working on his second book. Mustaine autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir", which came out in August 2010, landed at position No. 15 on the New York Times "Hardcover Nonfiction" best sellers list. The book was released in the U.S. via HarperCollins's It Books imprint (focusing ...
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All roads have led to this. Forty-one years in the making, RUSH's "R40 Live" tour took a very real journey back through time. Beginning with the grand design: a state-of-the-art stage set that pivots, rolls and dives, and brings "Clockwork Angels" in to bombastic, colorful life before marching stridently back in time (through theatre stages, ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl told Q magazine that he is doing his own physical therapy for his broken leg along with what the doctors ordered. Grohl said: "Ever since I started playing the drums, my right calf muscle has been twice the size of my left from stomping ...
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According to 9news.com, an alternate juror wore a METALLICA "Ride The Lightning" shirt — featuring an image of a man being executed in an electric chair — while listening to evidence Thursday (July 23) in a Centennial, Colorado courtroom meant to help decide whether to sentence to death James Holmes, who is accused ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl told Rolling Stone that he's making progress in his recovery from the broken leg he sustained last month when he fell from a stage in Sweden, saying, "I'm starting to do a little bit of rehab exercise and the cast is off. The swelling's ...
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JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo was high on an overdose of methamphetamine at the time of his June 14 arrest on charges that he assaulted a woman, it was revealed during a bail hearing. According to the Statesman Journal, an Oregon judge has denied bail for Castronovo, who was arrested again on June 29 ...
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One of Los Angeles' most iconic concert venues, the Hollywood Bowl, launched its 94nd season with the 2015 Opening Night Concert, featuring ever-popular and long-enduring rock band and recent Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame inductees JOURNEY, Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m. JOURNEY — original members Neal Schon (guitars, backing vocals) and Ross Valory (bass, ...
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According to The Pulse of Radio, photos taken of Dave Grohl in London for the first time since the FOO FIGHTERS frontman broke his leg in a stage fall in Sweden have surfaced online. The pictures show Grohl walking out of his London hotel on crutches with his injured leg in a cast. He was ...
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