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SAMMY HAGAR And MICHAEL ANTHONY Launch 'Van Hagar' Social Media Pages

Former VAN HALEN members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have launched Instagram and Facebook pages dedicated to the Hagar era of VAN HALEN. The rockers, who are current bandmates in THE CIRCLE, announced the creation of the new social media pages in separate video messages on Wednesday (June 16). H...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Albums 'Operation: Mindcrime' And 'Empire' Due Next Week As Definitive Box Set Collections

On June 25, Capitol/UMe celebrates two landmark progressive metal albums by QUEENSRŸCHE. The breakthrough collection "Operation: Mindcrime" and its successful follow-up, "Empire", will be released in multiple formats. In addition to the original versions remastered for CD and 180-gram vinyl 2LP, bot...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Tribute Concert 'Definitely Should Happen'

In a June 14 interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Wolfgang Van Halen discussed his plans to eventually organize a tribute show in honor of his father, Eddie Van Halen, who died last October. "I definitely think that would be a great thing to do," he said (as transcribed by BLAB...

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Australian Rockers THE SCREAMING JETS Announce 30th-Anniversary Re-Release Of 'All For One'

In 1990 five blokes from Newcastle called THE SCREAMING JETS took the Australian music scene by the scruff of the neck and gave a red hot shake. Before they had even signed their first record deal with rooArt Records, THE SCREAMING JETS had already clocked up more than 200 live shows, won the "Tripl...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Releases First New Music In Close To A Decade

Legendary RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson and Epiphone present the new Alex Lifeson Epiphone Les Paul Standard Axcess electric guitar. Created by Lifeson and the luthiers at Epiphone in Nashville, Tennessee, the Alex Lifeson Epiphone Les Paul Standard Axcess is now available worldwide at Epiphone.com. T...

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ALEX VAN HALEN's Stage-Played 1980 Drum Kit Sells For $230,000 At Auction

An Alex Van Halen-owned drum kit, which he used during VAN HALEN's 1980 "Invasion" tour, sold for $230,400 at an auction held this past weekend by Julien's Auctions. Alex's custom-designed Ludwig drum kit, stage-played on over 100 shows, made history once again as the first and only drum kit of the...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN's Charvel Art Series Guitars Sell For $210,000 At Auction

A collection of five Charvel Art Series guitars that had been stage-played and signed by the late guitar icon Eddie Van Halen sold for $210,225 at an auction held this past weekend by Julien's Auctions. Two black-and-yellow Bumblebee-inspired models sold for $38,400 and $41,600, a red-and white-Fran...

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Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES Didn't Know His Version Of LYNYRD SKYNYRD's 'Simple Man' Would Be Received The Way It Was

During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Breaking Absolutes With Peter Orullian" podcast, former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and current LIGHT THE TORCH singer Howard Jones spoke about how he came to record his popular cover version of LYNYRD SKYNYRD's "Simple Man". His performance of the track has be...

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Former ANGRA Singer ANDRÉ MATOS: Final Trailer For 'Maestro Of Rock' Documentary

The final trailer for "André Matos: Maestro Of Rock", the forthcoming documentary about former ANGRA singer André Matos, can be seen below. Due on on September 14 on what would have been André's 50th birthday, the film will include never-before-seen footage from his personal archives and interviews...

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ERIK RUTAN Releases HATE ETERNAL Guitar Book Via SHEET HAPPENS

CANNIBAL CORPSE and HATE ETERNAL guitarist Erik Rutan has teamed up with Sheet Happens Publishing to deliver the complete guitar transcription of 10 HATE ETERNAL songs. "Best Of Hate Eternal Vol. 1" is out now. The 162-page tab book spans across all of the band's releases. This book comes with a cop...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Shoots Down Rumor VAN HALEN Recorded 60 Songs During 'A Different Kind Of Truth' Sessions

In a new interview with Songfacts, Wolfgang Van Halen, who became VAN HALEN's bassist in 2006 at the age of 15, was asked which songs he had the most hand in writing on 2012's "A Different Kind Of Truth", the sole VAN HALEN studio album he played on. He responded: "'Stay Frosty' was an idea Dave [Le...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN To Host New SiriusXM Show, 'Top Of The Pack'

Wolfgang Van Halen will host a new SiriusXM show, "Top Of The Pack", honoring some of the biggest acts in classic rock. According to Rolling Stone, the program will launch June 11 at 5 p.m. ET on Sirius XM's Classic Rewind on channel 25, as well as on the SXM App. New episodes will air monthly. In t...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Play First-Ever Rock Concert At Las Vegas's Allegiant Stadium

GUNS N' ROSES will play the first-ever rock concert at Las Vegas's Allegiant Stadium on Friday, August 27. The show is part of the band's U.S. tour, which kicks off on July 31 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Support on the trek will come from Wolfgang Van Halen's MAMMOTH WVH. Tickets for the Vegas concert...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Explains How He Ended Up Replacing MICHAEL ANTHONY In VAN HALEN

In a new interview with SPIN, Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about how he dealt with all the negativity he was subjected to online after it was announced he was stepping in for Michael Anthony on VAN HALEN's reunion tour with David Lee Roth. He said: "Looking cynically on paper, as a kid replacing a longt...

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Watch RUSH's GEDDY LEE And ALEX LIFESON Present 'Humanitarian Award' To THE TRAGICALLY HIP

RUSH legends Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson presented THE TRAGICALLY HIP with the Humanitarian Award at last night's Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys. The popular Canadian band broke up in 2018 after death of frontman Gord Downie at age 53 from brain cancer. RUSH drummer Neil Peart al...