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GUNS N' ROSES' North American 'Not In This Lifetime' Stadium Tour Has Grossed $117 Million

According to Billboard.com, GUNS N' ROSES' North American "Not In This Lifetime" summer stadium tour grossed a whopping $116.8 million with over one million tickets sold, a staggering amount for a rock band in 2016. The trek kicked off on June 23 and included 25 concerts in 21 stadiums, wrapping on...

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IZZY STRADLIN Says He Isn't Involved With GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Because 'They Didn't Want To Split The Loot Equally'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has dismissed singer Axl Rose's explanation for why he isn't involved with the band's reunion tour as "bullshit." While GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" tour features the "classic era" lineup of Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan — with t...

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MICHAEL SWEET Says AEROSMITH, POISON Members Making Country Music Is 'Hard Pill To Swallow'

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet recently took aim at hard rock musicians who have made moves into the country genre in the video for his new solo single, "Radio". The clip finds members of Sweet's solo band — including musicians who have played with WHITESNAKE and Slash — in cowboy hats, dreaming of...

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AXL ROSE And DUFF MCKAGAN Discuss GUNS N' ROSES Reunion Publicly For First Time In Brazilian TV Interview (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES members Axl Rose and Duff McKagan were interviewed on tonight's (Sunday, September 4) edition of "Fantástico", the Brazilian weekly news magazine which airs on Globo TV. You can now watch the chat at Globo.com. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what the drivin...

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AEROSMITH's JOEY KRAMER: 'As Far As I Know, There Is No Farewell Tour'

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer has told CultureMap that his bandmate Steven Tyler's announcement on "The Howard Stern Show" that AEROSMITH would be embarking on a farewell tour in 2017 came as news to him. "As far as I know, there is no farewell tour," Kramer said. Asked why Tyler told Stern there wo...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Is Not Interested In Making Country Album

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy Osbourne was asked if he would ever consider making a country album, like other rockers — including AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and STAIND's Aaron Lewis — have done. He said: "Not me, thank you. Personally, I think you should stick to what you know best...

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GUNS N' ROSES' North American 'Not In This Lifetime' Stadium Tour Sold Over Million Tickets

GUNS N' ROSES' North American "Not In This Lifetime" summer stadium tour reportedly sold over one million tickets, with the band being presented a special plaque for the occasion after concluding the trek on Monday in San Diego, California. According to Page Six, GUNS N' ROSES celebrated the end of...

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GILBY CLARKE On GUNS N' ROSES' 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour: 'I Don't Know If You Can Really Call It A Reunion'

During a brand new interview conducted this past Saturday (August 20) at the first annual Pistons & Pin-Ups Car Show N' Concert in Chatsworth, California, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was once again asked for his thoughts on the reunion of long-estranged GN'R singer Axl Rose and g...

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STEVEN ADLER Performs With GUNS N' ROSES At Second Dodger Stadium Concert (Video)

Drummer Steven Adler performed with GUNS N' ROSES for the third time on the "Not In This Lifetime" reunion tour earlier tonight (Friday, August 19) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, where he once again joined the group onstage to play drums on "Out Ta Get Me" and "My Michelle". Adler pre...

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The Fallen Sun

You often see polls out there asking metalheads to drum up their votes for best unsigned bands on the scene. Somebody throw SLUDGEHAMMER's name into the hat and be quick about it. SLUDGEHAMMER is one of a thousand or so hybrid metal bands vying for attention, but in their case, attention is well-de...

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GUNS N' ROSES Plays First Hometown Show At Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium: Video, Photos

The partly reunited classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES hit Dodger Stadium Thursday night (August 18) for the first of two hometown shows as part of the influential hard-rock band's "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Three separate reviews of the concert can be found at the links below: * Los Angeles Times *...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO To Release 'Live Unbound' In September

A televised performance of the MILES DAVIS ELECTRIC BAND in the late '90s led guitarist Alex Skolnick to New York City, where he immersed himself in the jazz world. For the past decade, Skonick has led a double life as a member of TESTAMENT, the seminal thrash metal band he joined at the age of ...

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ALICE COOPER's GLEN SOBEL Talks About Filling In For MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE (Video)

Nick D'Virgilio of Sweetwater recently conducted an interview with with drummer Glen Sobel (ALICE COOPER). You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he came to fill in for MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee at five shows on the Vince Neil-fronted band's "The Final Tour" last October, Glen said: "[Tommy] had...

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ALICE COOPER Says JOE PERRY 'Was Not Ready' For HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' Grueling Touring Pace

Alice Cooper has commented on his HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES bandmate Joe Perry's recent backstage collapse, saying that the guitarist "was not ready" for the rigors of the band's busy and physically demanding touring schedule. "It scared the hell out of me," Cooper tells Rolling Stone about the July 10 inc...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL Gets Emotional When He Sees Pictures Of LEMMY

On August 5, Kaaos TV conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell and the singer of PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS (formerly PHIL CAMPBELL'S ALL STARR BAND),Neil Starr, at Vauhtiajot in Seinäjoki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...