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ULI JON ROTH Says Quality Of Rock Journalism 'Has Really Dropped'

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock conducted an interview with legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth prior to his April 13 concert at The Arcada in St. Charles, Illinois. You can watch the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he's surprised b...

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ULI JON ROTH Says Most Of Today's Music Is 'Pretty Blatantly Uninspired'

Legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth was asked in a recent interview with Rock 100.5 WNNX-FM for his opinion on the state of guitar playing today. He responded (hear audio below): "The general technical standard has definitely gone up. You can now hear a guitar player playing fast arpeggio runs i...

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GEORGE LYNCH Cancels Appearance With DOKKEN At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

George Lynch has been forced to cancel his appearance with DOKKEN at this weekend's M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland. The guitarist explained in a statement: "Due to my continued pneumonia, I will regrettably have to cancel my upcoming my appearance this Friday at the Dallas Guitar Show as wel...

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Video: ACCEPT Performs With Orchestra In Saint Petersburg, Russia

German/American metallers ACCEPT launched the "Symphonic Terror Tour" on April 20 in Wuppertal, Germany. The trek sees the band accompanied by a symphony orchestra, presenting such ACCEPT anthems as "Princess Of The Dawn", "Breaker", "Fast As A Shark" and "Metal Heart", as well as to newer songs lik...

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Hear SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer SERJ TANKIAN's Cover Of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's 'Godzilla' Feat. BRENDON SMALL + GENE HOGLAN

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's cover version of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's classic "Godzilla" can be heard below. The song will appear on the upcoming soundtrack album for "Godzilla: King Of The Monsters". According to Rolling Stone, the members of DETHKLOK, from the show "Metalocalypse", includin...

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ULI JON ROTH: 'I Stopped Listening To Music A Long, Long Time Ago'

Legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth says that he hasn't checked out any new music for a number of years. "I was never a great listener, except for at the very beginning," he told Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station in a new interview (hear audio below). "I self-taught music – like, buckets...

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Listen To New ACCEPT Song 'Life's A Bitch'

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT have released a special seven-inch vinyl single, featuring a brand new studio track titled "Life's A Bitch" as well as "Restless And Wild (Live at Wacken 2017)" on the B-side. You can now listen to "Life's A Bitch" below. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann comments:...

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ACCEPT To Release New Song, 'Life's A Bitch', On Friday

On Friday, April 19, German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT will release a special seven-inch vinyl single, featuring a brand new studio track titled "Life's A Bitch" as well as "Restless And Wild (Live at Wacken 2017)" on the B-side. Pre-order now at this location. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann comme...

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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO Has Begun Writing His Memoir

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello has commenced work on his memoir. The book, which does not yet have a release date, is being written with Joel McIver, the bestselling author of more than two dozen books on rock music, including "My Life With Deth" from Bello's ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE bandmate, MEGADETH bas...

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ACCEPT Recruits Bassist MARTIN MOTNIK

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT have announced the addition of Martin Motnik on bass and Ava-Rebekah Rahman on violin as the band prepares to launch the "Symphonic Terror" tour on April 20 in Wuppertal, Germany. Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Motnik has been playing music since he was sev...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says '80s Rock Bands Had Their Own 'Identifiable Sound'

Former MTV VJ Alan Hunter conducted an interview with ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach at the 80s In The Sand music festival, which was held last November in the island paradise of Punta Canta, Dominican Republic. The chat, which will premiere this coming Sunday (April 14) as part of AXS TV's all-n...

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TONY IOMMI And IAN GILLAN To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Rock Aid Armenia' In Yerevan

According to Mediamax, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi will visit Armenia in June to mark the 30th anniversary of the Rock Aid Armenia charity project. The visit and celebration of the anniversary are being organized by the Mediamax Media Company and DoSomething...

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DEMONS & WIZARDS Feat. JON SCHAFFER And HANSI KÜRSCH: Summer 2019 North American Tour Announced

DEMONS & WIZARDS, the side project of ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch, will embark on the "A Magical Encounter With Demons & Wizards" North American headline tour in the summer. The band will hit the road starting August 17 in Los Angeles and will wrap up the...

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BRUCE DICKINSON To Perform At 50th-Anniversary Celebration Of JON LORD's 'Concerto For Group And Orchestra' In Quebec City

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will perform on November 21 at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of late DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord's "Concerto For Group And Orchestra". Also scheduled to appear are conductor Paul Mann, a close...

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Former TNT Singer TONY MILLS Diagnosed With Cancer, Says His Latest Album Will Be His 'Last Written Work As An Artist'

Former TNT vocalist Tony Mills has been diagnosed with cancer. The British-born singer appeared on three studio albums from TNT — 2007's "The New Territory", 2008's "Atlantis" and 2010's "A Farewell To Arms" — before exiting and being replaced by a returning Tony Harnell. Mills, who suffered a heart...