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DAVID ELLEFSON: GEDDY LEE's Memoir Is 'One Of The Greatest Books Ever Written'

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has praised RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee's memoir, "My Effin' Life", calling it "one of the greatest books ever written". Released last November via HarperCollins, "My Effin' Life" explores not only Geddy's decades with RUSH, but growing up as the son of two...

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New Lizard Species Named After IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON

According to ReptilesMagazine.com, a new lizard species has been named after IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson. Named Enyalioides dickinsoni, the lizard was found in the Cordillera de Colán mountain range 460 miles north of Lima, Peru. Three localities are known to be home to this lizard species. i...

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SANTANA And COUNTING CROWS Announce 'Oneness' 2024 North American Tour

Grammy-winning Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana alongside Grammy- and Academy Award-nominated rock band COUNTING CROWS have announced they will hit the road together for the "Oneness" tour this summer. Carlos's eponymously named band will perform high-energy, passion-filled songs...

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DEE SNIDER Says 'Something Is Lost' When Bands Rely Too Heavily On Backing Tracks During Live Shows

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider says that "something is lost" when artists enhance their show by relying too heavily on backing tracks during their concerts. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technolo...

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ANGEL To Be Rejoined By Bassist FELIX ROBINSON On Select Shows

Classic ANGEL bass player Felix Robinson will reunite with original ANGEL members Punky Meadows and Frank Dimino for five shows in April. Rounding out the group's lineup will be current members Danny Farrow on rhythm guitar, Charlie Calv on the keyboards and Billy Orrico on drums. Also, after going...

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GARY MOORE Fans Launch Crowdfunding Appeal For Statue Campaign

Fans behind the campaign to erect a statue of guitar legend Gary Moore in his native city of Belfast have launched an online crowdfunding appeal on the 13th anniversary of the star's passing in 2011. The Wild Frontier Memorial Project has been raising money via tribute gigs in Dublin and Belfast but...

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Drummer RAY HARTMANN Pulls Out Of ANNIHILATOR's 'Alice In Hell' 35th-Anniversary Concert

Ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Ray Hartmann will not join his former band for the group's previously announced appearance at the Topfest in Slovakia this coming June. The show will celebrate the 35th anniversary of ANNIHILATOR's classic debut album, "Alice In Hell", with former ICED EARTH frontman Stu Block...

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Watch: MAMMOTH WVH Covers BON JOVI's 'Have A Nice Day' At MusiCares Gala Honoring JON BON JOVI

MAMMOTH WVH, the brainchild of former VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, performed a cover version of BON JOVI's "Have A Nice Day" at MusiCares Person Of The Year benefit gala honoring Grammy Award winner, 11-time nominee and founding BON JOVI member Jon Bon Jovi on Friday (February 2),two days...

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Watch: SAMMY HAGAR And ORIANTHI Cover BON JOVI's 'You Give Love A Bad Name' At MusiCares Gala Honoring JON BON JOVI

Sammy Hagar and Orianthi performed a cover version of BON JOVI's "You Give Love A Bad Name" at MusiCares Person Of The Year benefit gala honoring Grammy Award winner, 11-time nominee and founding BON JOVI member Jon Bon Jovi on Friday (February 2),two days before the Grammy Awards telecast. The 33r...

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SAMMY HAGAR And WOLFGANG VAN HALEN's MAMMOTH WVH To Share Stage At Tonight's 'Person Of The Year' Gala Honoring JON BON JOVI

Ex-VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar and MAMMOTH WVH, the brainchild of former VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, are among the artists who will perform at MusiCares Person Of The Year benefit gala honoring Grammy Award winner, 11-time nominee and founding member of American rock band BON JOVI, Jon...

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NORTH SEA ECHOES Featuring FATES WARNING's RAY ALDER And JIM MATHEOS: 'Unmoved' Single Available

NORTH SEA ECHOES, the new project featuring two members of the pioneering progressive metal act FATES WARNING, singer Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, will release its debut album, "Really Good Terrible Things", on February 23, 2024 via Metal Blade. The band is pleased to share the second taste...

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Watch: DAVID ELLEFSON Discusses NICK MENZA Documentary At NAMM 2024

The official trailer for the documentary film "This Was My Life: The Story Of Nick Menza" premiered on Saturday, January 27 at the Ellefson Coffee Co. booth the NAMM show inside the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The premiere was hosted by David Ellefson and Nick Menza's sister Do...

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MICK MARS Says One Song He Recorded With JOHN CORABI May Eventually See Light Of Day

In a recent interview with "Chris Akin Presents…", MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars was asked if any of the songs he recorded seven years ago with former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi will eventually see the light of day. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "There's maybe one song, if...

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BON JOVI, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JELLY ROLL, DAMIANO DAVID And More To Perform At 'Person Of The Year' Gala Honoring JON BON JOVI

Grammy Award-winning artists BON JOVI, Melissa Etheridge, Jason Isbell, Bruce Springsteen and Shania Twain, along with Grammy Award nominees Brandy Clark, Damiano David of MÅNESKIN, GOO GOO DOLLS, Jelly Roll, Marcus King, THE WAR AND TREATY and Lainey Wilson will perform at MusiCares Person Of The Y...

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With the kind of devastating virtuoso chops that lesser mortals would cheerfully kill for, there is always a danger that making music can be an exercise in technique alone. Technical death metal has certainly been guilty of disappearing up its own fundament from time to time, but when COGNIZANCE are...