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JASON BONHAM Dedicates Cover Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' To EDDIE MONEY (Video)

Jason Bonham dedicated a cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" to Eddie Money during JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING's September 13 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City as the support act for Peter Frampton. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below. A repr...

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MIKE PORTNOY Doesn't Want To Upset His Former Bandmates In DREAM THEATER By Releasing SHATTERED FORTRESS Project

Mike Portnoy, who left DREAM THEATER in 2010, was asked in a new interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" what it has been like for him to perform some of the band's music with various other musicians in the nine years since he exited the group. "Every time I do it, it feels really good — it feels l...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Widow Is Engaged

Chester Bennington's widow has announced her engagement to her "angel on earth." According to TMZ, Talinda Bennington's fiancé is a Los Angeles County firefighter. Talinda broke the news of her engagement in a Twitter message on Friday (September 6). She wrote: "I am overjoyed to announce my engagem...

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Watch HALESTORM Perform Acoustic Version Of 'Black Vultures' Live In Studio

Video footage of HALESTORM performing an acoustic version of the song "Black Vultures" live in the studio can be seen below. "Black Vultures" is taken from HALESTORM's latest album, "Vicious", which was released in July 2018 via Atlantic. The disc was recorded in 2017 at Nashville, Tennessee's Rock...

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KISS Postpones Staples Center Concert Due To 'Unforeseen Scheduling Issues'

Due to "unforeseen scheduling issues," the KISS tour concert scheduled for September 20 at Staples Center in Los Angeles has been postponed. The new date for this event will be March 4, 2020. Tickets for the original show will be valid for the new date. KISS's original Staples Center concert was sup...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On Performing Live: 'If The Nerves Don't Kick In, Something's Wrong'

STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine about his upcoming solo acoustic tour of the continent. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his motivation to embark on the tour: Michael: "It's alway...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Releases 'World's On Fire' Music Video

LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda has released the music video for his solo song "World's On Fire". The track is taken from Mike's full-length solo album called "Post Traumatic", which came out last year. Shinoda, who co-directed the clip with Juan M. Urbina, shared how his personal interest in anime has s...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER On Brother RUDOLF: He 'Completely Distorted My Personality As An Icon By Using The Flying V Himself'

Guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, SCORPIONS) recently spoke with Alex Haber of Heavy New York. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the religious imagery in the cover art of the new MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST al...

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OPETH Guitarist On New Record 'In Cauda Venenum': 'The Goal Was To Make It As Epic As Possible'

OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson recently spoke with Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's new album, "In Cauda Venenum": Fredrik: "The goal with this album was to m...

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METALLICA's Collaboration With LOU REED, 'Lulu', To Be Included In 'I'll Be Your Mirror' Lyric Book

Faber & Faber will publish the first comprehensive volume of Lou Reed's lyrics, "I'll Be Your Mirror: The Collected Lyrics", on November 7. Out of print for several years, this is the first comprehensive volume of Reed's lyrics, now updated in a new design to include the lyrics from his final al...

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Nearly 20 years on from the release of their now-revered debut album "Ecliptica", SONATA ARCTICA are a permanent fixture in power metal's upper tier, both in terms of popularity and critical acclaim. Getting jaded metal hacks to say nice things about yet another big, shiny power metal record is neve...

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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON Says Most Of 'In Cauda Venenum' Was Written Over Three-Month Period

OPETH guitarist Fredrik Åkesson told the "Everblack" podcast that most of the material for the band's upcoming album, "In Cauda Venenum", was composed during a time when guitarist, vocalist and main songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt was supposed to be taking a break from OPETH to focus on his family life....

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JASON BONHAM: Playing 2007 LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Show 'Reinvented Me As An Artist And Rejuvenated Me As A Person'

In a recent interview with Steve King of Albany, New York radio station Q105.7, veteran rock drummer Jason Bonham shared what it was like for him to take part in LED ZEPPELIN's December 10, 2007 reunion show at the O2 Arena in London, England. Jason assumed the drum throne for his late, legendary fa...

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TOOL Announces Six-Week North American Tour With KILLING JOKE

TOOL has announced a six-week North American tour, launching the trek on October 13 at the Aftershock festival. Tickets are on sale September 6 at 10 a.m. local time, with a limited number of tickets will be available to Tool Army members on September 4. Support on the trek will come from KILLING JO...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Signs To DAVID ELLEFSON's COMBAT RECORDS

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland has signed to David Ellefson's relaunched Combat Records label. Combat will release a deluxe reissue of Chris's 1990 solo debut, "Return To Metalopolis", in November. Originally released on Enigma Records in 1990, "Metalopolis" was Poland's return to the stage...