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How STEVEN TYLER Inspired SCOTT STAPP's New Single, 'Purpose For Pain'

Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum songwriter, vocalist, and frontman Scott Stapp spoke to iHeartRadio heritage rock station WJRR about his new single, "Purpose For Pain". The song, which was released last Friday, is taken from the CREED frontman's upcoming album, "The Space Between The Shadows",...

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MATT SORUM Found Out About GUNS N' ROSES Reunion 'About When Everybody Else Did'

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum says that he learned about the partial reunion of the band's classic lineup around the same time as "everybody else did." The 58-year-old musician, who has also played with THE CULT, VELVET REVOLVER and HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, is not involved with GN'R's hugely su...

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ANVIL's LIPS Is Still Waiting For 'A Real Break'

Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL says that he believed from the beginning that the band's documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", would have the kind of impact that it ended up having. "I knew immediately, because it wasn't some jackass with a video camera," h...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Be Joined By CHAD KROEGER, JOE SATRIANI, MICHAEL ANTHONY At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure VI' Benefit Concert

Sammy Hagar has announced the lineup for the sixth annual "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" benefit concert, set to take place on May 15 at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Artists performing at "Acoustic-4-A-Cure VI" include (in alphabetical order): Tom Johnston (THE DOOBIE BROTHERS),Chad Kroeger (NICKELBACK),Lu...

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SLASH, JOE SATRIANI, BRIAN MAY, JOE BONAMASSA, Others React To Death Of DICK DALE

Slash (GUNS N' ROSES),Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT),Brian May (QUEEN),Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER),Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),Brian Wilson (BEACH BOYS) and Stevie Van Zandt are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of Dick Dale. The guitar...

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AEROSMITH Shares Video From 'Deuces Are Wild' Rehearsals

AEROSMITH has shared video footage from the rehearsal sessions for its "Deuces Are Wild" Las Vegas residency. The legendary rockers recently announced 17 additional dates for their headlining residency at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort. America's all-time top-selling rock 'n' roll band will...

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THE MUTE GODS Launch New Single 'One Day', Featuring RUSH's ALEX LIFESON

THE MUTE GODS, featuring Nick Beggs (STEVEN WILSON, STEVE HACKETT),Roger King (STEVE HACKETT) and Marco Minnemann (THE ARISTOCRATS, THE SEA WITHIN),will release their third studio album, "Atheists And Believers", on March 22. The official music video for the track "One Day", which features Alex Li...

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STEVEN WILSON Calls GRETA VAN FLEET A 'Terrible Band' And A 'Third-Rate Impersonation Of LED ZEPPELIN'

British musician and progressive rock pioneer Steven Wilson has blasted GRETA VAN FLEET, calling the Michigan rockers "a terrible band" that is nothing more than a "third-rate impersonation of LED ZEPPELIN." Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the...

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NANCY WILSON Says 'It's Time' For HEART To Tour With Other Female Artists

HEART's Ann Wilson has denied that the lineup of band's upcoming "Love Alive" summer tour is the result of the wave of female empowerment sweeping through the nation right now. "We just chose the best artists," she told SiriusXM's Jim Shearer at this past Thursday's (March 7) "Love Rocks NYC" all-st...

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STEVEN TYLER Doesn't Rule Out 'American Idol' Return

Steven Tyler has told HollywoodLife that he would be willing to come back to "American Idol" as a mentor, seven years after his departure from the show. "It depends on who's on with me," the AEROSMITH singer said. "I really think that Randy [Jackson] was — maybe people would say he was good for his...

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Former AEROSMITH Guitarist JIMMY CRESPO Out Of ICU, Remains Hospitalized After Fall

Former AEROSMITH lead guitarist Jimmy Crespo is "doing much better," several days after injuring his head in a fall. Jimmy, who is best known as the man who replaced Joe Perry in AEROSMITH from 1979 to 1984, is expected to be released from the hospital "soon." Earlier today, former L.A. GUNS singer...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Recalls GUNS N' ROSES' 'Pretty Ferocious' First Rehearsal: 'It Was On; You Could Tell Immediately'

During this year's Upfront Summit, an invitation-only technology conference that took place in Los Angeles in late January, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed by Milana Rabkin Lewis, the co-founder and CEO of digital music distribution company Stem Disintermedia Inc. The full convers...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL Defends 'Lords Of Chaos' Movie: 'It's Really Well Done'

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has defended the "Lords Of Chaos", saying that it's a "really well-done" movie that offers up a "trivialized" version of the events it is based on. The film, which chronicles the outrageous crimes committed by a few Norwegian black metal bands and their hangers...

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Watch HEART's ANN And NANCY WILSON Perform Together For First Time In Three Years At 'Love Rocks NYC' Event

HEART's Ann and Nancy Wilson took the stage together for the first time in three years last night (Thursday, March 7) at the "Love Rocks NYC" all-star benefit at New York City's Beacon Theatre. The third-annual event "raises money for God's Love We Deliver — which provides curated meals for those li...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Has 'Relaxed Attitude' About Making New Solo Album

Guitarist Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS, POISON, MR. BIG) has told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" that he is working on material for a possible new solo album. "I think that's what's happening," he said. "I just have such a relaxed attitude about it, which I think is kind of good. Only 'cause I have so...