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DANKO JONES: Listen To New Song 'My Little RnR'

Canadian rock act DANKO JONES will release its new album, "Wild Cat", on March 3 through eOne in Canada and AFM/Bad Taste in the rest of the world. After having reached their highest chart positions to date in a handful of territories with their previous album, "Fire Music", and having been awarded...

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ANTHRAX Announces Its Own Craft Beer, 'Wardance'

It's funny how an offhanded comment can make a dream come true, but that's exactly what happened with thrash icons ANTHRAX. Last year, the members of the band were hanging out at New York's West Village bar Daddy-O and mentioned to owner Phil Casacelli how they'd love to have their own brand of beer...

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NIRVANA, ALICE IN CHAINS, PEARL JAM, SOUNDGARDEN Photographs Part Of 'Greatest Hits' Exhibition

"Greatest Hits", the premiere art retrospective, is a photography exhibition and auction with live music celebrating the work of legendary Los Angeles photographer Chris Cuffaro. "Greatest Hits" will open in Los Angeles on Thursday, February 2 with a press viewing 7:00 p.m., VIP party and opening re...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY On BOBBY BLOTZER: 'We Got Rid Of The Cancer'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy says that the band has gotten "rid of the cancer" by taking control of the RATT name following a legal dispute with drummer Bobby Blotzer. Currently based around the vocalist and fellow "classic-era" members Warren DeMartini and Juan Croucier with later-period RATT guitari...

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DEF LEPPARD Announces North American Tour With POISON And TESLA

Fresh off winning the fan-voted Classic Rock magazine "Album Of The Year" award, DEF LEPPARD announce they will return to the road this spring for a three-month run across North America. The Live Nation-promoted outing will storm through cities across parts of the U.S. and Canada. This new leg of da...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist On Late Drummer JAMES 'THE REV' SULLIVAN: 'He Makes Me Smile Every Day'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates says that he still misses James "The Rev" Sullivan more than seven years after the drummer's tragic death. Sullivan died on December 28, 2009 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol, Orange County Deputy Coroner Mitchell Sigal told Rol...

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FOO FIGHTERS Chat With SEX PISTOLS Guitarist On 'Jonesy's Jukebox' (Video)

FOO FIGHTERS members Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Pat Smear were the in-studio guests on the January 10 edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox", on 95.5 KLOS. You can now watch the chat below. FOO FIGHTERS will be one of the headliners of the 2017 BottleRock N...

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LOU GRAMM Confirms He Will Rejoin FOREIGNER 'For A Song Or Two' On 40th-Anniversary Tour

Singer Lou Gramm has confirmed that he and the other founding members of FOREIGNER will join the group's current lineup "for a song or two" at a concert on the band's upcoming tour. Although he initially insisted that he hadn't been invited to reunite with FOREIGNER on the trek, he tweeted on Monday...

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Does AVENGED SEVENFOLD's JOHNNY CHRIST Miss MIKE PORTNOY?

MetalIreland's "Metal Insight" podcast recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what new AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Brooks Wackerman...

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FOREIGNER To Be Joined By LOU GRAMM And Other Original Members At Select 40th-Anniversary Shows

According to Billboard, FOREIGNER will be joined by original members Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald and Al Greenwood on select dates on the band's 40th-anniversary tour this summer. Support on the trek, which kicks off July 11 in Syracuse and runs through through September 9 in Auburn, Washington, will com...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: Guitar Playing On 'Dystopia' 'Went Up Considerably' From 'Super Collider'

Choad of the Minnesota radio station Rev 96.7 recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Asked how MEGADETH's current lead axeman, Kiko Loureiro, compares to some of the guitairists that were previously in the band, Mustain...

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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Comments On Latest GRAMMY Nomination

Thrash metal pioneers MEGADETH have been nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the title track of their latest album, "Dystopia". This marks the band's 12th Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" c...

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Is DAVE MUSTAINE A 'Truther'?

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed last week on the Fox Business program "Kennedy", hosted by former MTV VJ Kennedy. You can now watch the segment below. Asked for his opinion on President-elect Donald Trump, Mustaine said: "Well, I'm hoping that the nation gets past all the bickering ri...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Love FOX NEWS Commentator BILL O'REILLY's 'Outlook On Life'

On December 14, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Laura Ingle, the New York-based correspondent for the Fox News channel. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly, Mustaine said: "I love Bill O'Reilly's outlook on life. He kind of plays it r...

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Legendary 'Rockline' Host BOB COBURN Dies After Battle With Cancer

Bob Coburn, the influential DJ and longtime host of the syndicated radio program "Rockline", passed away earlier today after a battle with stage four lung cancer. He was 68 years old. KLOS program director Keith Cunningham told All Access: "The outpouring of support has been jaw dropping. The radio...