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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE: Lighting Flares At Concerts Is 'A Celebratory Thing' For Greek People

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre says that lighting flares at stadium concerts and soccer games is a "very common" thing for the people of Greece and is meant to be a "celebratory" gesture. The 48-year-old Florida-based musician, whose wife hails from Athens, offered his comments just two days aft...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He 'Never' Got A Call From JUDAS PRIEST About Upcoming ROCK HALL Induction

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he never got a call from his former bandmates about them finally getting inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIES...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Got Spat On' And 'Booed' When He First Replaced OZZY OSBOURNE In BLACK SABBATH

Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne in BLACK SABBATH in 1980, recording the "Heaven And Hell" and "Mob Rules" albums, plus "Live Evil", before leaving in 1982. He rejoined the group 10 years later for an album called "Dehumanizer", and again teamed with the group under the HEAVEN & HELL bann...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Blasts 'Greek C**t' For Lighting Flare During Athens Concert: 'You F***ing C***sucker'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson blasted a fan as a "Greek cunt" and a "fucking cocksucker" for lighting a flare during the band's concert Saturday night (July 16) in Athens, Greece. The incident occurred as MAIDEN launched into the tenth song of its set, "The Number Of The Beast", at the Olympic...

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NITA STRAUSS Is 'Excited' About Her New Gig As DEMI LOVATO's Touring Guitarist

Former ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss says that she is "excited" about her new gig as a touring member of singer Demi Lovato's solo band. Nita made her live debut with Demi Thursday night (July 14) with a performance of Lovato's new single, "Substance" on ABC's Emmy Award-winning late-night sho...

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NITA STRAUSS Officially Joins DEMI LOVATO's Touring Band, Performs On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Former ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss has officially joined the touring band of singer Demi Lovato. Nita's new gig was first reported as a rumor on Monday (July 11) on the Metal Sludge web site. Nita made her live debut with Demi Thursday night (July 14) with a performance of Lovato's new singl...

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Ex-GHOST Member LINTON RUBINO Says 'Nobody Was A Hired Gun' While He Was In The Band

In a new interview with Rocking With Jam Man, PRIEST vocalist Linton Rubino, who played bass in GHOST as one of the Nameless Ghouls under the stage name Water, was asked if it was hard for me to be in a band like GHOST knowing that he was just a "cog in the machine" and that he could be replaced at...

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SHINEDOWN's 'Planet Zero' Tops All Four BILLBOARD Rock Album Charts

SHINEDOWN's "Planet Zero" has topped all four Billboard rock album charts in its first week of release: Top Hard Rock Albums, Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums. The set sold 50,000 equivalent album units, according to Luminate. Of that sum, 43,000 are via...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Shares Music Video For New Single 'Don't Pray For Me'

WITHIN TEMPTATION has released the official Jeb Hardwick-directed music video for the band's new single, "Don't Pray For Me". It is the fourth single of the band's independent releases and will lead up to WITHIN TEMPTATION's next studio album. In recent years, WITHIN TEMPTATION shifted its focus fro...

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Aviation Firm Of IRON MAIDEN Singer BRUCE DICKINSON Creating 100 New Jobs

Caerdav, a fully approved and certified Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and pilot training company owned by IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, is set to create 100 jobs following a £4 million investment from independent asset manager BOOST&Co, which will support Caerdav's growth ambition...

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Will POWERWOLF Ever Play North America? FALK MARIA SCHLEGEL Is 'Quite Sure It Will Happen'

By David E. Gehlke The prospect of touring North America is a double-edged sword for melodic European metal bands. While metal of this variety has maintained its validity in Europe, it remains on the fringe in North America, relegated to pockets of fans in major cities and uncertain prospects in the...

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Can SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH Guess Band's Songs Played Backwards? (Video)

In a new five-minute video from SiriusXM, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith tries to identify his band's songs after listening to 10 seconds of the music played backwards. Check out the clip below. SHINEDOWN's new studio album, "Planet Zero", was released on July 1. "Planet Zero"'s lead single "Planet Ze...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Teams Up With IRON MAIDEN For 'Legacy Of The Beast' In-Game Event

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has announced a major in-game collaboration with IRON MAIDEN's "Legacy Of The Beast" free-to-play mobile game. "Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast" needed a character that would fit perfectly into a story with Magma Beast Eddie, a scheming denizen of Hell itself, born of fire a...

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Rumor: NITA STRAUSS To Join DEMI LOVATO's Touring Band

According to Metal Sludge, former ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss is rumored to have joined the touring band of singer Demi Lovato. However, it should be noted that this information has not yet been corroborated by an official source. Lovato is about to hit the road in support of her eighth stud...

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NITA STRAUSS Exits ALICE COOPER's Band; Solo Festival Appearances Canceled

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has announced that she will sit out the legendary rocker's fall 2022 tour. She has also scrapped the festival dates her solo band had planned for the rest of the year. Earlier today, the 35-year-old Strauss issued the fol...