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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Reveals He Suffered Stroke That Left Him With Permanent Brain Damage

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner has opened up about the health issues and physical challenges he has faced in the three and a half years since experiencing an aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection while performing at the 2021 Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky. It took...

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STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION Announces 2025 European Tour Dates

BRITISH LION, the side project of IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris, will return to the stage in 2025 to play a set of European shows this summer, including a one-off date in England. They will then embark on a major headline tour of the U.K. this winter, which includes a five-night resid...

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RICHIE SAMBORA On Official BON JOVI Docuseries: 'The Questions That Were Coming At Me Did Not Demand Any Depth Of Answer'

In a new interview with "The Magnificent Others With Billy Corgan", former BON JOVI guitarist Richie Sambora confirmed that he was unhappy with the way he was portrayed in Hulu's "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story", the first-ever docuseries on the band's history with full cooperation from al...

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Black Light/White Noise

Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are clearly having a fantastic time making music together. Even more so than on their first, self-titled collaborative album, the IRON MAIDEN legend and his veteran solo artist partner (and former member of POISON and MR. BIG, and a current member of all-star crew THE...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Says JUDAS PRIEST Has Already Talked About Follow-Up To 'Invincible Shield': 'We'll Have To Wait And See'

In a new interview with Chile's PowerOfMetal.cl, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked if he and his bandmates have already commenced work on material for the follow-up to their "Invincible Shield" album, which came out a little over a year ago. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...

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Texas's THE SWORD Announces First European Shows In Ten Years

Texan heavy rockers THE SWORD have announced their first European tour dates since 2015, with the recently reunited band slating a trio of intimate club performances alongside festival appearances, including Copenhell, Freak Valley and Tons Of Rock. THE SWORD European tour dates: June 19 - Copenhage...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER: 'You Can Never Replace Someone Like K.K. DOWNING'

In a new interview with Andrés Durán of El Expreso Del Rock, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke about what it was like for him to join the band in 2011 as the replacement for original guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think you can never rep...

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RICHIE KOTZEN On 'Rewarding' Musical Partnership With ADRIAN SMITH: 'It's A Creative Conversation'

After their March 5 acoustic performance at Los Angeles's Grammy Museum, SMITH/KOTZEN principals Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith were interviewed by FOZZY frontman and professional wrestler Chris Jericho. Some excerpts appear below. On the origins of SMITH/KOTZEN: Adrian: "I always feel weird saying...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says New SMITH/KOTZEN Single 'Black Light' Was Nearly Scrapped: 'That Song Almost Didn't Survive'

During an interview following SMITH/KOTZEN's March 5 acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen revealed that "Black Light" — the group's current single and latest music video, and the co-title track of SMITH/KOTZEN's forthcoming second album "Black Li...

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ADRIAN SMITH On The 'Back And Forth' Of Writing With BRUCE DICKINSON: 'If You've Got Something, He'll Have Something Very Quickly'

In an interview following SMITH/KOTZEN's March 5 acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Adrian Smith (also of IRON MAIDEN) was asked about collaborating with Bruce Dickinson on the MAIDEN singer's solo albums "Accident Of Birth" and "The Chemical Wedding" in the...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says He's 'Quite Proud' Of POISON's 'Native Tongue': 'I Think We Made A Great Record' 

In an interview following SMITH/KOTZEN's March 5 acoustic performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen was given the chance to reflect on his brief stint in POISON, with whom he recorded the 1993 album "Native Tongue" after the departure of C.C. DeVille. "It's so...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Explains His Collaborative Process With ADRIAN SMITH: 'There Is A Bit Of A Method To Our Madness'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the Guitar Hang podcast, THE WINERY DOGS frontman and acclaimed solo artist Richie Kotzen spoke about his upcoming second collaborative album with IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith, "Black Light / White Noise", due on April 4 via BMG. Regarding how he a...

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Watch: RICHIE SAMBORA And PHIL X Perform BON JOVI's 'Livin' On A Prayer' At 'Rock For Responders' Benefit Concert

Former BON JOVI guitarist Richie Sambora and the man who replaced him in BON JOVI, Theofilos Xenidis, better known as Phil X, were among the performers at the Rock For Responders benefit concert, which was held on Thursday, February 27 at the Battleship IOWA Museum in San Pedro, California. Sambora...

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AEROSMITH Shares Official Video Recap Of STEVEN TYLER's 2025 'Jam For Janie' Grammys Viewing Party

AEROSMITH has shared an official video recap of singer Steven Tyler's sixth annual "Jam For Janie" Grammys viewing party, which was held on February 2 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. Check it out below. Tyler performed six songs at the event, which was sponsored by Janie's Fund,...

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ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN Release Music Video For 'Black Light' From Upcoming 'Black Light / White Noise' Album

BMG will release the second album by IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and THE WINERY DOGS frontman and acclaimed solo artist Richie Kotzen, "Black Light / White Noise", on April 4, 2025. Recorded at The House, Los Angeles, California, produced by Richie and Adrian and mixed by Jay Ruston, the ten-...