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RIKKI ROCKETT Believes BRET MICHAELS 'Would Prefer Not To Deal With' Other Members Of POISON

In a brand new interview with Sleaze Roxx, POISON and DEVIL CITY ANGELS drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about the formation of THE SPECIAL GUESTS, the new band featuring Rikki alongside fellow POISON members Bobby Dall (bass) and C.C. DeVille (guitar),plus vocalist/rhythm guitarist Brandon Gibbs (CHEAP...

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SHINEDOWN And BREAKING BENJAMIN To Join Forces For U.S. Co-Headlining Tour

SHINEDOWN and BREAKING BENJAMIN will join forces for a co-headlining U.S. tour this fall. The cross-country trek kicks off on October 16 at Wichita, Kansas's Intrust Arena and continues until the tour finale on November 24 at Portland, Maine's Cross Insurance Arena. Tickets go on sale to the general...

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DAVE GROHL Featured On New BL'AST! EP 'For Those Who've Graced The Fire'

Santa Cruz hardcore band BL'AST! has inked a deal with Rise Records. The group has just released a two-song EP, "For Those Who've Graced The Fire", featuring BL'AST!'s first new music in over 20 years. Joining core BL'AST! members Clifford Dinsmore and Mike Neider in the band's current lineup are Ni...

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Y&T Frontman DAVE MENIKETTI's Signature Wines To Be Unveiled Next Week

Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti's two new signature wines will be unveiled on the evening of Tuesday, August 11 at Testarossa Winery in Los Gatos, California. Meniketti and his wife Jill (who is also Y&T's manager) will be there all evening from 5 to 9 p.m. This is a private event (by reservatio...

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Video: SAVATAGE, ADRENALINE MOB, NIGHT RANGER, Ex-WHITESNAKE Members Pay Tribute To RANDY RHOADS

Brian Tichy, creator of the "Randy Rhoads Remembered" celebration events and producer of the "Randy Rhoads Remembered Vol. I" CD (currently receiving stellar reviews),and his partner Joe Sutton held a "Randy Rhoads Remembered: Rhoads Across America" tour date on May 28 at 1150 Oak Bar And Grill in...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL Sets Release Date For 'Higher Truth' Solo Album, Announces North American Tour

Former AUDIOSLAVE and current SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell has announced a North American solo acoustic tour for fall 2015. The multi-city trek will give fans the chance to see Chris perform in an unplugged, up close and personal setting and will include songs spanning his entire career. Chris w...

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COAL CHAMBER And FEAR FACTORY To Join Forces For North American Tour

COAL CHAMBER and FEAR FACTORY will join forces for a North American tour this summer. Support on the trek will come from DEVIL YOU KNOW (select dates),JASTA (select dates),SAINT RIDLEY and MADLIFE (all dates). The tour kicks off July 24 in Tucson, Arizona and will wrap up on August 22 in Santa Ana...

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Songs from the Black Hole

You just never know what you're going to get from Tommy Victor and PRONG, who used to haunt commercial breaks on the original "Headbangers Ball" and continue to lure dubious listeners on the merits of the band's chomping riffs alone. Following their stout "Ruining Lives" from last year, PRONG droppe...

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GHOST Films New Music Video

Swedish occult rockers GHOST filmed a video for an as-yet-undisclosed new song earlier today (Sunday, May 3) in the Los Angeles area. According to Sweden Rock Magazine, GHOST will release its third album in late summer/early fall. The follow-up to 2013's "Infestissumam" was helmed by Klas Åhlund, a...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's ALEXI LAIHO Reveals Core Backing Band For Helsinki's Senate Square Performance

Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM is turning the Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland into an amazing metal arena. Alexi is composing a commissioned song for the Helsinki Festival, and he is inviting 100 electric guitarists to join him in performing it on the big stage on August 14 at...

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Updated: Three People Dead, Several Injured In Chile Building Collapse During DOOM Concert

Three people were killed and at least seven injured Thursday night (April 16) during a concert by the British crust punk band DOOM in Santiago, Chile. According to local media reports, the building where the concert was being held collapsed because the venue's capacity was exceeded by more than fift...

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Swedish Rockers GHOST Recruit 'New' Singer PAPA EMERITUS III, Prepare To Release Third Album

According to Sweden Rock Magazine, Swedish occult rockers GHOST will release their third album in late summer/early fall. The follow-up to 2013's "Infestissumam" was helmed by Klas Åhlund, a prolific songwriter, producer and guitarist who is also a member of the Swedish rock band TEDDYBEARS. As a so...

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THEORY OF A DEADMAN To Release 'Angel Acoustic' EP

Roadrunner/604 recording group THEORY OF A DEADMAN has announced the "Angel Acoustic" EP, a collection of acoustic performances of fan favorite THEORY OF A DEADMAN songs as well as an acoustic cover of TOVE LO's "Habits (Stay High)". The EP will be available for preorder via iTunes beginning April 2...

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LORDI Documentary 'Monsterman' To Receive International Premiere At DOXA Documentary Film Festival

"Monsterman", the Finnish documentary by director Antti Haase, will receive its international premiere on Saturday, May 9 at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. "Monsterman" tells the moving story of the heavy metal monster band LORDI which unexpectedly won the...

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DAVE LOMBARDO's PHILM: Documentary On Making Of 'Fire From The Evening Sun'

Director Rick Kosick has uploaded a seven-minute video documentary about the making of "Fire From The Evening Sun", the second album from PHILM, the band led by former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. Check it out below. PHILM features Lombardo alongside guitarist/vocalist Gerry Paul Nestler (CIVIL DEF...