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STEVEN TYLER Is 'Not Sure' If AEROSMITH's Upcoming Tour Will Be Band's Farewell

Steven Tyler has stopped short of saying AEROSMITH's upcoming tour will mark the band's last-ever live performances but has acknowledged that the group's days on the road may be numbered. Last month, AEROSMITH announced what was being billed as the band's "farewell" tour of Europe — with an opening...

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AEROSMITH Explains 'Aero-Vederci Baby!' Tour Name

Last month, AEROSMITH announced what was being billed as the band's "farewell" tour of Europe — with an opening stop in Israel thrown in for good measure. The group announced the 2017 "Aero-Vederci Baby!" European tour on November 14, posting on its Aerosmith.com site: "AEROSMITH will return across...

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PEARL JAM, JOURNEY, YES, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

PEARL JAM, JOURNEY, YES and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA are among the 2017 inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Also being inducted at next April's ceremony will be folk legend Joan Baez and the late hip-hop star Tupac Shakur. CHIC's Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence...

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SEBASTIAN BACH 'Would Welcome' Autobiographies From Other Members Of SKID ROW's Classic Lineup

During a brand new interview with Las Vegas Weekly, ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was asked if he has sent a copy of his long-awaited autobiography, "18 And Life On Skid Row", to his former bandmates. He responded: "I would need their address to do that, which I don't have. [Laughs] All I ...

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Video: BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Amarillo, Texas

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's RATT performing on December 9 at Azteca Music Hall in Amarillo, Texas can be seen below. Blotzer earlier in the month refuted Warren DeMartini's claim that the drummer has been expelled from the RATT partnership and therefore no longer has an interest in t...

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BLOTZER's Attorney: DEMARTINI, PEARCY And CROUCIER 'Do Not Have Permission' To Call Themselves RATT

Bobby Blotzer has refuted Warren DeMartini's claim that the drummer has been expelled from the RATT partnership and therefore no longer has an interest in the band's name. At the end of last month, three members of RATT's classic lineup — DeMartini, singer Stephen Pearcy and bassist Juan Croucier —...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Vows To Continue Touring With His Version Of RATT: 'Don't Believe Everything You're Hearing'

Drummer Bobby Blotzer has vowed to continue "Ratt -N- Rolling in December and onward" with his version of RATT despite the fact that he was expelled from the partnership which owns the RATT name and brand. Less than a month ago, a judge ruled against Blotzer with respect to whether bassist Juan Crou...

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RUSH Announces Donation To Gord Downie Brain Cancer Research Foundation

Earlier this month, Canadian Music Week announced that the members of RUSH would be the 2017 recipients of the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award at Canadian Music Week in April. Part of this prestigious Humanitarian award includes $40,000 to be made to the recipient's charity of choice. The me...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Travels To Japan For CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS

AEROSMITH co-founding member and rock icon Joe Perry took time off from his work with AEROSMITH and the HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES to be on hand last week (November 11) as the Classic Rock Awards 2016 made their debut in Tokyo, Japan. "I've been a fan of Classic Rock magazine for many years and appreciate w...

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ARNEL PINEDA Hopes JOURNEY Gets Inducted Into ROCK HALL So He Can Finally Meet STEVE PERRY

Current JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda says that he hopes the band will get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year so that he can finally get to meet his idol, former JOURNEY vocalist Steve Perry. "I'm longing to at least shake his hand," Arnel told a TMZ cameraman at the Los ...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Says RATT Fans 'Love' His New Version Of The Band

On November 12, Metal Gods TV conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer backstage at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales, Gwynedd. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing in the U.K. for...

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AEROSMITH Announces 'Aero-Vederci Baby!' 2017 European Tour

AEROSMITH will embark on a European tour in May. Dubbed "Aero-Vederci Baby!", the 17-date trek will launch in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17 and wrap up in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 5. Frontman Steven Tyler says: "AEROSMITH just got done ripping through South America like true ambassadors of rock. T...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Says His Version Of RATT 'Replicates' The Band's 'Catalog With Such Great Integrity'

On November 12, Uber Rock's Mark Ashby conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer backstage at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales, Gwynedd. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his version of RATT, which recently announced the addition of M...

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Video: MIKE TRAMP Performs WHITE LION Classics In Oslo

Fan-filmed video footage of former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp performing on November 10 at Hard Rock Cafe in Oslo, Norway can be seen below. Tramp will release his tenth solo album, "Maybe Tomorrow", in February 2017 via Mighty Music/Target Group. Tramp states about the follow-up to 2015's "Nomad"...

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JOURNEY Keyboardist Says STEVE PERRY Has To Front Band At ROCK HALL Induction

According to The Pulse Of Radio, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain says that if the band ends up getting the final nod for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall OF Fame, former lead singer Steve Perry needs to come back and perform with the group. Perry left JOURNEY in 1998 rather than be forced int...