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Your Turn to Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970-1990

One of my decompression activities is reading old issues of "Heavy Metal" (the illustrated sci-fi mag) with any of the following albums playing: BLUE OYSTER CULT's "Tyranny and Mutation", KING CRIMSON's "Islands", GENTLE GIANT's "Acquiring the Taste" or either of these from URIAH HEEP: "Demons and W...

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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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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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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Has 'Already Started Writing' Material For Second LAST IN LINE Album

Metal Express Radio 's Mick Burgess conducted an interview with guitarist Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD, LAST IN LINE, DIO) before LAST IN LINE's December 1, 2016 concert at O2 Academy in Newcastle, England. You can now listen to the chat below. On what inspires him to play with LAST IN LINE, which f...

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Members Of WHITE ZOMBIE, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, PRIMUS Featured In Documentary About '90s Alternative Rock

It was the early '90s — seemingly out of nowhere, a little grunge band called NIRVANA began outselling massive commercial artists like Michael Jackson. This immediately caught the attention of the giant record companies. These small underground bands branded as "alternative" or "post-punk" went from...

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MALICE Guitarist MICK ZANE Dies After Battle With Cancer

Michael Landauer (a.k.a. Mick Zane),one of the founding members of '80s metal masters MALICE, died earlier today. He was battling what he was told was an inoperable brain tumor and was said to be receiving the same new miracle drug that recently helped former president Jimmy Carter cure his brain c...

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The End: Live In Los Angeles

There's a lot that comes to my mind as we round the bend on a full year since MÖTLEY CRÜE played, what is to be hoped for integrity purposes, the group's final show. I caught MÖTLEY on the "Dr. Feelgood" tour, and had the opportunity to reconcile some sour feelings at the Capital Centre on ...

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Original FOREIGNER Members Reunite For Platinum Plaque Ceremony

A long-awaited FOREIGNER reunion took place December 5, 2016 to celebrate the RIAA platinum certification of 2008's "No End In Sight: The Very Best Of Foreigner" (Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment),a double-disc collection featuring the band's biggest hits, including "Feels Like The First Time",...

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NIKKI SIXX Offers Update On MÖTLEY CRÜE's Biopic 'The Dirt'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke to Mark Goodman and Alan Light, hosts of SiriusXM's "Debatable", about the status of the long-awaited film adaptation of the group's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band". He said (hear audio below): "'The Dirt', it's now bei...

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DEE SNIDER Shows Support For Protesters At Standing Rock In 'So What' Video

Not one to shy away from any political or social cause that he wholeheartedly believes in, legendary rocker Dee Snider is now showing his support for the thousands of men and women at the Standing Rock Indian reservation in North Dakota who are protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. In a video for "...

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GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA Cancels U.S. Tour Following BRENT HINDS's 'Motorcycle Incident'

GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA, the band featuring ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall alongside members of MASTODON and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, has canceled its previously announced U.S. tour. The group said in a statement: "We deeply regret to inform everyone that GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA has to ca...

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Video Premiere: FOREIGNER's 'The Flame Still Burns'

FOREIGNER turns 40 in 2017! To get the celebration started early, the band — Mick Jones (lead guitar),Kelly Hansen (lead vocals),Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals),Tom Gimbel (rhythm guitar, sax, vocals),Michael Bluestein (keyboards),Bruce Watson (guitar) and Chris Frazier (drums) — has some exciting p...

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SLIPKNOT's CRAHAN, ROOT To Begin Writing New Material In February

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has told Rolling Stone that he has a plan to get together with guitarist Jim Root in early February and start writing new music — "because we want to write," Crahan added — and they'll leave the date they actually go back into the studio to record the ...

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DON DOKKEN Joined By Ex-SKID ROW Singer JOHNNY SOLINGER For Houston Acoustic Performance

DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken played a special solo acoustic show on Thursday, November 17 at Proof Rooftop Lounge in Houston, Texas. Joining him during the set for a performance of the DOKKEN classic "In My Dreams" was former SKID ROW singer Johnny Solinger. Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below....

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BAD COMPANY Drummer SIMON KIRKE To Release 'All Because Of You' Album In February

The End Records and BMG have teamed up to release Simon Kirke's new studio album, "All Because Of You", on February 10, 2017 in North America. Kirke recorded "All Because Of You" with EMPTY POCKETS over the course of four studio sessions at Chicago, Illinois's Empty Pockets Studios. With Kirke on le...