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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Dismisses LAST IN LINE 'Cash-Grab' Accusations: 'I'm Certainly Not Doing It For The Money'

Vivian Campbell has laughed off the "cash-grab" accusations leveled at his LAST IN LINE project, saying that the band is barely making ends meet while on the road. "You're talking about flying Southwest, staying at a Holiday Inn Express, driving in a... van and eating cheese sandwiches every day," h...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Explains To BRIAN JOHNSON Why He Has 'No Problem Playing The Hits' (Video)

Legendary AC/DC singer Brian Johnson heads to Dublin to meet DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott on the AXS TV series "Brian Johnson's A Life On The Road", premiering this Sunday, October 6 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. During their conversation, Elliott reflects on DEF LEPPARD's "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" t...

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LAST IN LINE's Third Album Is 'Definitely In The Works,' Says VINNY APPICE

Vinny Appice has confirmed that LAST IN LINE has commenced the songwriting process for its third album. "We already got together in [Las] Vegas," the drummer told the "Ouch, You're On My Hair" podcast (hear audio below). "DEF LEPPARD were doing a residency at the Planet Hollywood, and we already sta...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says He Would Love To Play 'One Last Show' With VAN HALEN

In conjunction with a recent OC Weekly feature, rock legend Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, THE CIRCLE, CHICKENFOOT) spoke at length about his career with writer Clay Marshall. Some select interview "outtakes" follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On VAN HALEN: Sammy: "If there was ever going to be o...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS: How DEF LEPPARD Influenced Recording Process For 'The Nothing' Album

Jonathan Davis says that he turned to acts like ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, QUEEN and DEF LEPPARD for inspiration for the vocals on the latest KORN album, "The Nothing". "They all used to do these crazy, big vocal bits, recording 40 tracks of vocals and harmonies to stack them," Davis told Billboard....

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Vocalist Says He Knows 'Every Single Lyric' Of DEF LEPPARD's 'Hysteria' Album

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach recently spoke with France's United Rock Nations. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the first rock/metal album he purchased: Jesse: "It's definitely not massively heavy, but DEF LEPPARD '...

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CINDERELLA's TOM KEIFER Says 'Hair Metal' Term Is 'Just Ridiculous'

In a new interview with Billboard, CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer cited such acts as THE ROLLING STONES, LED ZEPPELIN, HUMBLE PIE and Janis Joplin as influences for his songwriting. "I don't consider my music metal — and the 'hair metal' term is just ridiculous," he said. "I like the term 'hard rock...

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SKID ROW Guitarist: 'We Work Harder Probably Than We Ever Did'

Dave "Snake" Sabo has credited SKID ROW's current vocalist, ZP Theart, with rejuvenating the band, two decades after its split with Sebastian Bach. Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throwing in the towel, the remaining members took a hiatus and went on to play briefly i...

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METALLICA's 'WorldWired' Tour Grosses $37 Million From Eight Shows

METALLICA has topped Pollstar's LIVE75 chart based on a sold-ticket average of 46,439 from the final six European performances on the band's "WorldWired" tour, as well as the two-night event with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the opening of San Francisco's Chase Center. Box offic...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Once Again Credits 'Strippers In Florida' With Making 'Hysteria' Album A Massive Success

During a recent interview with "The Mike & Carla Morning Show", DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen once again recounted how the band's three-decade-old, career-defining anthem "Pour Some Sugar On Me" started an explosion of over a million copies of the "Hysteria" album to be shipped in a single d...

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Listen To New STEEL PANTHER Song 'Gods Of P**sy'

"Gods Of Pussy", a new song from California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's fifth studio album, "Heavy Metal Rules", which will be released on September 27. The disc, which is described in a press release as a "heavy metal version of a se...

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DEF LEPPARD's Second Las Vegas Residency Is Being Filmed For DVD Release

DEF LEPPARD is filming its shows this weekend during the band's second Las Vegas residency at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for an upcoming DVD. No further details have yet been made available. At the opening concert of the residency on August 14, the band's 23-song set incl...

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LEE AARON To Release 'Power, Soul, Rock N' Roll' Live Album

Canadian rock icon Lee Aaron will release the first official live album of her long career exclusively on September 20 via Metalville Records. "Power, Soul, Rock N' Roll" was recorded during Aaron's 2017 German tour at the concerts in Balingen and Nuremberg and will be released as a CD-DVD set in di...

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EPIPHONE Announces New VIVIAN CAMPBELL 'Holy Diver' Les Paul Signature Guitar

Epiphone — the leader in affordable professional instruments — presents the new Vivian Campbell "Holy Diver" Les Paul Outfit, the debut signature model by Vivian Campbell, the iconic guitarist for DIO and DEF LEPPARD. The "Holy Diver" is based on Vivian's prized Les Paul used on DIO's classic albums...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Discuss Working With PEARL ADAY In New Trailer For 'Another State Of Grace' Album

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their fourth album "Another State Of Grace", on September 6 via Nuclear Blast. A new trailer for the disc in which frontman Ricky Warwick and bassist Robert Crane discuss working with Pearl Aday — ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's wife and Meat Loaf's daughter — can be see...