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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist NIKKI SIXX Is Working With 'Badass Team' To Get In Shape For 'The Stadium Tour'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that he is working with a "badass team" to get him in shape for the band's upcoming "The Stadium Tour" with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS. The rocker, who underwent two rotator cuff surgeries in the past couple of years, admitted that he...

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DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB And LITA FORD To Team Up For 2020 U.S. Tour

DOKKEN, LITA FORD and LYNCH MOB will join forces for a U.S. tour in 2020. The trek will also include what is being billed as a "special encore performance" featuring Don Dokken and George Lynch. An early admat for the tour was posted to DOKKEN's social media, along with the following message: "Comin...

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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT And MICK THOMSON Named World's Best Heavy Metal Guitarists

SLIPKNOT's Jim Root and Mick Thomson have been named winners of this year's Music Radar poll for "Best Metal Guitarists In The World." The pair received over 17,000 votes, beating out such names as James Hetfield (METALLICA); James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch (KORN); Olavi Mikkonen and Jo...

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ROB HALFORD: No New JUDAS PRIEST Music In 2020

In a brand new interview with Meltdown of Detroit radio station WRIF, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if fans can expect to hear new music from the band in 2020. "Probably not, no," he responded. "But we're starting work [on new material]. And like I've always said, it'll be ready when it'...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Manager Says Some Members Are Working With A Trainer And A Nutritionist To Prepare For Upcoming Tour

Why did MÖTLEY CRÜE scrap its contractual agreement to never tour again just four years after the band's farewell trek? The answer is simple, according to Allen Kovac, who has been managing the band for 26 years: a renewed interest in the band thanks to the success of the Netflix biopic "The Dirt",...

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Original BULLETBOYS Talk Up Reunion: 'It's Like Déjà Vu'

During an appearance on this past Thursday's (December 12) episode of "Trunk Nation: L.A. Invasion" on SiriusXM, the original platinum-selling BULLETBOYS lineup of Marq Torien (vocals),Mick Sweda (guitar),Lonnie Vencent (bass) and Jimmy D'Anda (drums) opened up about their decision to reunite for...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Releases 2019 Music Video For 'Looks That Kill' Featuring Footage From 'The Dirt'

MÖTLEY CRÜE has released a 2019 music video for the "Shout At The Devil" album song "Looks That Kill", with additional footage from the band's biopic "The Dirt". Check it out below. "The Dirt", based on CRÜE's 2001 New York Times bestselling autobiography, debuted in March on Netflix. The film's sta...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, METALLICA, SEX PISTOLS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Block Figure Toys Available

Brokker, a Japanese company that specializes in crafting 85mm music figurines, has released new collections from METALLICA, SEX PISTOLS and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. METALLICA: These figures are accurate models of the band circa 1986, the year the group's third album, "Master Of Puppets", was releas...

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It's Official: Original BULLETBOYS Lineup Reunites For More Than 50 Shows, New Music

It's official: the original platinum-selling BULLETBOYS lineup, featuring Marq Torien, Mick Sweda, Lonnie Vencent and Jimmy D'Anda, is returning in 2020! The hard rockers will kick off the reunion with a hometown gig on December 30 at their old haunt, the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood. Aside from...

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Original BULLETBOYS Lineup To Perform At Kentucky's '80S ROCK THE DAM FEST

The original lineup of BULLETBOYS — presumably consisting of Marq Torien (vocals),Mick Sweda (guitar),Jimmy D'Anda (drums) and Lonnie Vencent (bass) — is being advertised as one of the performers at the third annual '80s Rock The Dam Fest, set to take place July 25, 2020 at Beaver Dam Amphitheater...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announces Rescheduled Dates For North American Tour With OBITUARY, LORD DYING

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's North American headlining tour, with special guests OBITUARY and LORD DYING, originally scheduled for December but canceled "due to sudden unforeseen circumstances," has been postponed until February and March 2020. The new dates are as follows: Feb. 26 - Rialto Theatre - Tucso...

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ALICE COOPER: 'LEMMY's Idea Of Not Drinking Was Not Drinking A Bottle Of Whiskey Each Night'

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper, whose HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES supergroup has paid tribute to Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD by performing "Ace Of Spades", was asked by Kerrang! magazine what his personal tribute to Lemmy would be. He responded: "If he were alive, Lemmy would certainly be a Vampire. He'd probably be...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Says He Knew MÖTLEY CRÜE's Retirement Wouldn't Last

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott says that he knew MÖTLEY CRÜE would eventually renege on its 2014 "cessation of touring" contract. "Five years ago, I kind of sniggered into my cup of coffee, like, 'Yeah, right.'" Elliott recalled in a new interview with Rolling Stone. "I told Nikki [Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE...

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DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON And JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS: 'The Stadium Tour' Details Revealed

The world's most iconic and celebrated rock legends will hit the road together next summer for a coheadlining tour so massive that it could only be held in America's biggest stadiums. "The Stadium Tour" featuring DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, with POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS will hit sele...

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SLIPKNOT, SOUNDGARDEN, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, STEEL PANTHER Members Among Guests On BRIAN POSEHN's 'Grandpa Metal' Album

Comedian/actor/ writer Brian Posehn will release his new comedy/metal album, "Grandpa Metal", on February 14, 2020 via Megaforce Records. Produced, engineered and mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER),the disc features guest appearances from some of metal's finest, including Brendon Small (D...