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It's Official: No DESERT TRIP Festival This Year

According to Billboard, the Desert Trip music festival — which last year attracted a cross-country audience, much of it middle aged, of about 150,000 over two weekends — will not be making a return in 2017. "We're not doing Desert Trip this year," L.A.-based concert promoter and Coachella founder Pa...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs With TANGIERS BLUES BAND In New York City (Video)

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted joined the TANGIERS BLUES BAND on stage on May 4 at the McKittrick Hotel in New York City to perform a set of songs on acoustic guitar and vocals. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below. During an appearance on the SiriusXM satellite radio show...

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Emperor of Sand

Oh, the dilemmas of high-profile tech wizards who, 30 years ago, would've faced less scrutiny than they do in the face of a sophisticated and far more opinionated metal community. Then again, people cried foul at IRON MAIDEN for utilizing synthesizers and writing a rock-friendly tune on "Somewhere i...

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'King Of The Sunset Strip' MARIO MAGLIERI Dead At 93

Mario Mikeal Maglieri, beloved and respected owner of Los Angeles's famous Sunset Strip establishments Rainbow Bar And Grill, The Roxy Theatre and the Whisky A Go Go, died earlier today (Thursday, May 4) at the age of 93. Born February 7, 1924 in Seppino, Italy, Mario came to the U.S. at age four. H...

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Report: 'No Deal In Place' To Get LED ZEPPELIN To Perform At DESERT TRIP

Despite widespread rumors to the contrary, "there's no deal in place" to get LED ZEPPELIN's surviving members — Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones — back together for an appearance at this year's Desert Trip festival in Indio, California, according to Billboard. A cryptic post on Plant's w...

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THREE DAYS GRACE To Begin Recording New Album In July

THREE DAYS GRACE has emerged out of the writing sessions for its sixth studio album to play a series of festival shows. It was at the Fort Rock event in Florida last weekend that The Pulse Of Radio caught up with drummer Neil Sanderson and asked about a timeline for when we could expect the ...

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Unsubstantiated LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Rumors Sparked By Message On ROBERT PLANT's Web Site

Is LED ZEPPELIN about to reunite for the 2017 "Desert Trip" shows? A cryptic post on Robert Plant's web site has led to uncorroborated fan speculation that the legendary band may return for a festival performance later this year. According to The Pulse Of Radio, several industry sources have suppose...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'MÖTLEY CRÜE Is Not Getting Back Together'

Nikki Sixx has shot down as "bullshit" an online report that claimed MÖTLEY CRÜE was working on new music. Sixx made his comments in reponse to an article that appears to have originated on MediaMass, a satire publication that does not publish factual stories, which claimed that the CRÜE was "finall...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Proposes To Girlfriend Onstage In Alabama (Photo)

MASTODON's Brent Hinds proposed to his girlfriend Raísa Moreno onstage during the band's April 28 concert in Birmingham, Alabama. The singer/guitarist, who grew up in nearby Helena, was also joined by his grandmother, who came up onstage to dance while the band played. A fan in attendance took a pho...

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Hear Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS And PRIMAL FEAR's RALF SCHEEPERS Duet On 'Victim Of Changes'

Original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins has released a new version of the PRIEST classic "Victim Of Changes", featuring a duet with PRIMAL FEAR singer Ralf Scheepers. The track is taken from Atkins's latest solo album, "Reloaded", which was released in January via Gonzo Multimedia. The album is a c...

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GREAT WHITE To Release 'Full Circle' Album In June

Veteran rockers GREAT WHITE will release their new album, "Full Circle", on June 2. The effort sees the band re-teaming with its original producer, Michael Wagener. It's an honorable nod to their first EP, "Out Of The Night" (Aegean Records, 1983) and debut self-titled full-length record (EMI, 1984)...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Releases 'God Damn' Video

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's video for the song "God Damn" can be seen below. The clip was filmed in February with director Anders Rostad before a crowd of fan volunteers. "There's a bunch of ideas that were thrown into the mixing bowl there," AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows told Billboard, which premier...

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'Hired Gun' Documentary Feat. KISS, ALICE COOPER, METALLICA Members Gets One-Night Screening Event

According to Variety, the rock documentary "Hired Gun: Out Of The Shadows, Into The Spotlight" will receive a one-night showing on June 29 at several hundred North American locations through Fathom Events. The film goes behind the scenes and explores the personalities and creativity of the best sess...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'God Damn' Video Preview

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's video for the song "God Damn" will make its online debut on April 26. The clip was filmed in February in the Los Angeles area. A preview of the "God Damn" video is available below. Also available is behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the clip. AVENGED SEVENFOLD will joi...

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SNAKECHARMER Feat. Ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH Members: 'Punching Above My Weight' Song Available

Frontiers Music Srl will release SNAKECHARMER's sophomore album, "Second Skin", on May 12. The song "Punching Above My Weight", taken from "Second Skin", can be streamed below. The British hard rock supergroup SNAKECHARMER was originally founded in 2011 by former WHITESNAKE members Micky Moody and N...