Throughout his forty-year music career, Bob Kulick has worked with an astonishing array of artists: from Meat Loaf to MOTÖRHEAD. From KISS to Michael Bolton. W.A.S.P. to Diana Ross as well as legends such as Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and Paul Stanley's first solo album and tour. After serving as a sideman and ...
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DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell will receive this year's Oh Yeah Legend Award. The award recognizes the exceptional contribution of a musician or music industry figure from Northern Ireland. The 54-year-old musician will be honored at an event at the Mandela Hall in Belfast on Saturday, November 11 which will run ...
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You're unlikely to find a phenomenon like Carmine and Vinny Appice a second time in the history of rock music. For more than forty years, the two brothers have been among the most sought-after and renowned rock drummers worldwide. Carmine and Vinny (each of them on his own) can be heard on numerous legendary albums ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock about the progress of the songwriting sessions for LAST IN LINE's upcoming sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2018. "We've got about half the record written," he said. "We'll do the rest over the summer. We have some shows in the States and ...
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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has announced details of its U.S. headline tour. Kicking off September 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the coast-to-coast trek will see the band traversing the U.S. through October in support of its new album, "Graveyard Shift", which landed at No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart earlier this year. For the ...
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Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell says that is "saddened" that he and Ronnie James Dio "never had a chance to make it up" after their bitter split three decades ago. Campbell and Ronnie James Dio worked together on the first three DIO albums 1983's "Holy Diver", 1984's "The Last In Line" ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach will appear at the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp featuring JUDAS PRIEST this September in Hollywood, California. Imagine yourself not only jamming with the Metal Gods from JUDAS PRIEST, but you will also rock out with Bach! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jam and perform with these rock ...
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Vinny Appice says that Ronnie James Dio would be "pissed off" if he was alive to see Gene Simmons attempt to trademark the so-called "devil's horns" hand gesture. The late BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW singer is widely credited with popularizing the symbol — a staple at rock concerts for decades — which the KISS bassist/vocalist ...
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Innovative art company SceneFour of Los Angeles has released the highly anticipated collection from legendary drummer Carmine Appice, titled "Purple". The grouping of compelling art images is yet another collaboration between an esteemed musician and SceneFour using the new technology of combining LED lights, cutting-edge photography and powerful drumming. The Appice collection is the newest ...
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Legendary drummer brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice are recording their first-ever studio album together, to be released in October under the band name APPICE. "After decades in this crazy music business, we will sit down for the first time and record songs together for an amazing new studio album," say Carmine and Vinny in a ...
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"Eternally Yours", the new video from MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, can be seen below. The track is taken from MOTIONLESS IN WHITE's new album, "Graveyard Shift", which was released on May 5 via Roadrunner. MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has been announced as lead support on the second leg of IN THIS MOMENT's "Half God Half Devil Tour". ...
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"Necessary Evil", a brand new song from MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, can be streamed below. The track, which features a guest appearance by KORN frontman Jonathan Davis, is taken from MOTIONLESS IN WHITE's new album, "Graveyard Shift", which was released today (Friday, May 5) via Roadrunner. Last fall, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE opened for KORN on their ...
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The third annual Ride For Ronnie motorcycle rally and concert, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, will be highlighted by a host of celebrity riders joining the motorcycle ride through the streets of Los Angeles County and an all-star jam spearheaded by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler during ...
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To mark fifty years of making records, legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice will unveil an art collection made from rhythm on June 1. In the short video below, Carmine discusses the creation process involved in building the collection's visuals. Carmine, who has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on the art collection, is ...
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Roadrunner recording group MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has premiered "Rats", the latest track to be released from their new album, "Graveyard Shift". The song, which made its premiere via BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter", is streaming now below. "Rats" follows MOTIONLESS IN WHITE's thunderous single "Loud (F*ck It)", which is currently #19 ...
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PROJECTED, the project featuring SEVENDUST members John Connolly (guitar) and Vince Hornsby (bass) alongside ALTER BRIDGE/CREED drummer Scott Phillips and guitarist/vocalist Eric Friedman (a.k.a. Erock; TREMONTI), will release its sophomore album later in the year via Rat Pak Records. A teaser video for the new disc is available below. PROJECTED's debut album, "Human", was released ...
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Legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on an art collection crafted from rhythm. Appice is the first drummer to embark on visual artwork utilizing Chromadepth, a color-centric formula that adds three dimensions into the visuals. Check out a trailer video below, and join the interest list at ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's March 31 performance at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO member Vinny Appice, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB. Playing bass for ...
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KING KOBRA had the world to gain and had it, almost. The band had drumming veteran Carmine Appice for a leader. It had an arsenal buffered by fleeting future stars: guitarist Mick Sweda in BULLETBOYS, bassist Johnny Rod in W.A.S.P. and guitarist David Michael-Phillips (aka David Henzerling) who later found himself running a full ...
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Multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's March 30 performance at Venu in Buffalo, New York can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO member Vinny Appice, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB. Playing bass for ...
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British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST are returning for "Vol. III - Hell Bent For Hollywood" this September 14-17 in Los Angeles, California, continuing the celebration of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp's 21st anniversary. Fresh out of the recording studio and before they hit the road for their world tour, this hard and heavy camp ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's March 25 performance at The Space At Westbury in Westbury, New York can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO member Vinny Appice, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB. Playing ...
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Earlier this week, DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell spoke to the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106) about his continuing battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma, with which he was diagnosed in 2013. He said: "[It's] the least of my concerns, as always. It's all good, just ongoing. I'm still doing ...
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Members of GUNS N' ROSES, AEROSMITH, KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, TWISTED SISTER and JUDAS PRIEST are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," who died Saturday at his home outside St. Louis. ...
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Now in its 21st year, Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp has announced its next camp, featuring Nancy Wilson of HEART along with special guests Steven Adler (GUNS N' ROSES) and Gregg Bissonette (DAVID LEE ROTH). It will take place June 29 - July 2 in Los Angeles, California. Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees ...
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Throughout his forty-year music career, Bob Kulick has worked with an astonishing array of artists: from Meat Loaf to MOTÖRHEAD. From KISS to Michael Bolton. W.A.S.P. to Diana Ross as well as legends such as Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and Paul Stanley's first solo album and tour. After serving as a sideman and ...
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Kris Engelhart of Backstage Axxess recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the current state of his health after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2013: Vivian: "I am still ...
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LAST IN LINE will enter the studio in September to begin recording its sophomore album for an early 2018 release via Frontiers Music Srl. Helming the disc once again will be Jeff Pilson, the veteran bassist and producer who has played with DIO, FOREIGNER, DOKKEN and T&N, among others. LAST IN LINE is the band ...
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Roadrunner recording group MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has unveiled its new single, "Loud (F*ck It)", which is taken from their anticipated label debut album, "Graveyard Shift". The track, which debuted on SiriusXM Octane, is streaming now accompanied by an official music video. "Graveyard Shift" is available for pre-order today at all DSPs and MotionlessInWhite.net, with all ...
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VintageRock.com conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) at last month's Hall Of Heavy Metal History induction ceremony at the Anaheim Expo Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked why he thinks the heavy metal genre has survived for nearly fifty ...
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