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METAL CHURCH Cancels 2024 Tour Dates Due To KURDT VANDERHOOF's 'Ongoing Back Issue'

METAL CHURCH has canceled its previously announced 2024 tour dates due to "an ongoing back issue" suffered by guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof. Earlier today (Monday, January 21),Vanderhoof released the following statement via METAL CHURCH's social media: "Dear Friends (Kurdt here). As some of you may ha...

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Report: RICHIE SAMBORA And JON BON JOVI To Reunite At MusiCares 'Person Of The Year' Gala Next Month

According to Roger Friedman's Showbiz 411, founding BON JOVI guitarist Richie Sambora will be on hand when Jon Bon Jovi is honored as the 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year on Friday, February 2 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The BON JOVI frontman is the honoree of the 33rd annual Person Of Th...

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ACE FREHLEY Films Music Video For New Song 'Walkin' On The Moon'

This past weekend, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley shot a music video for the song "Walkin' On The Moon" from his upcoming solo album, "10,000 Volts". The clip was filmed with Wreck'd Productions at the company's studio in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. The 11-track "10,000 Volts" LP was produced by...

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Watch: FOO FIGHTERS Joined By JACK BLACK For Cover Of AC/DC's 'Big Balls' In New Zealand

Actor and TENACIOUS D singer Jack Black joined FOO FIGHTERS on stage on Saturday (January 20) at Auckland, New Zealand's Mount Smart Stadium to perform a cover of the AC/DC classic "Big Balls". Also appearing with Black, who is currently in New Zealand filming the "Minecraft" movie, and the FOO FIGH...

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VINCE NEIL Was All 'In' When MÖTLEY CRÜE Canceled Its Retirement In Order To Do 'The Stadium Tour': 'I Thought It'd Be Fun'

Vince Neil says that he immediately embraced the idea of MÖTLEY CRÜE canceling its retirement to headline a U.S. stadium tour. CRÜE fans who shelled out for the band's 2014/2015 "farewell" tour were led to believe that the group would never return after playing its final concert on December 2015 at...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'I Don't Think I'll Ever Really Understand DAVID LEE ROTH'

During an appearance on a recent episode of "The Hook Rocks" podcast, Joe Satriani spoke about the upcoming summer 2024 tour with vocalist Sammy Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Jason Bonham that will focus largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Asked why he thinks this tour has come together...

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ZEBRA Announces 2024 Tour Dates; New Album, Reissue Of First LP And Documentary In The Works

ZEBRA will celebrate its 49th year together with all original members, Randy Jackson, Felix Hanemann and Guy Gelso, touring extensively across the country. Twelve new U.S. ZEBRA dates have been announced, with more to be added shortly. Dates include a very special weekend with ZEBRA at the Fillmore...

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ACE FREHLEY On Upcoming '10,000 Volts' LP: 'It's One Of The Best Albums I Ever Did'

In a new interview with VRP Rocks, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke about his upcoming solo album, "10,000 Volts". The 11-track LP was produced by Ace and Steve Brown (TRIXTER) and will be released on February 23, 2024 via MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music). "I'm very happy with the wa...

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MERCYFUL FATE Announces New Bass Player BECKY BALDWIN

MERCYFUL FATE has recruited Becky Baldwin as its new bass player. The Birmingham, England-based musician previously toured with MERCYFUL FATE in the fall of 2022 as the temporary replacement for Joey Vera who was unable to make the dates due to a scheduled conflict with his longtime group ARMORED SA...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Blasts SAMMY HAGAR Over His 'Constant Spew Of Diarrhea Vitriol'

David Lee Roth has bizarrely accused Sammy Hagar of spewing out constant "diarrhea vitriol" in his direction after being "sex probed" by aliens. In a video posted to YouTube titled "The Ballad Of Popsicle Sam", Roth referenced Hagar's belief that a pair of aliens tapped into his mind through some ki...

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REVOLUTION SAINTS Feat. DEEN CASTRONOVO, JEFF PILSON And JOEL HOEKSTRA: 'Changing My Mind' Music Video Released

REVOLUTION SAINTS, the band led by JOURNEY vocalist/drummer Deen Castronovo, will release a new album, "Against The Winds", on February 9, 2024 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up 2023's "Eagle Flight" sees Castronovo once again joined by fellow rockers bassist Jeff Pilson (known for his work wit...

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SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL: 'I Have Nothing But Respect For SEBASTIAN BACH'

In the latest installment of his YouTube video series in which he answers questions submitted by fans, SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall was asked how he feels about being constantly compared to the band's classic-era frontman Sebastian Bach. The 36-year-old Swedish-born vocalist responded (as transcrib...

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Watch: JAMES KOTTAK Remembered As 'Humble Man' By Community In His Original Hometown Of Louisville

WHAS-TV, a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, has uploaded a three-minute video report on the passing of former SCORPIONS and KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak, who was born and lived in the city until 1987. Kottak died on January 9 in Louisville. He was 61 years old. No cause of death has...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Guitarist DENNIS STRATTON Finds AOR Home With LIONHEART: 'I've Never Been A Straight Heavy Metal Guy'

By David E. Gehlke Few have gotten more out of a year in a band than Dennis Stratton. The guitarist joined IRON MAIDEN in 1979, played on the band's 1980 self-titled debut, then was replaced by Adrian Smith the same year. His stint in MAIDEN has currently provided him with an active career playing w...

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SCOTT STAPP Announces March 2024 'Higher Power' Solo Tour Dates

CREED singer Scott Stapp has announced the first leg of the "Higher Power" tour, a run of intimate theater dates to celebrate the release of his fourth solo album, "Higher Power". The shows will take place a month before CREED reunites for the first time in over a decade. Tickets go on sale this Fri...