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Members Of DREAM THEATER, WHITESNAKE, LIVING COLOUR, JOURNEY, ARCH ENEMY, Others React To Passing Of ALLAN HOLDSWORTH

Members of DREAM THEATER, WHITESNAKE, LIVING COLOUR, JOURNEY and ARCH ENEMY are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of the groundbreaking British guitarist Allan Holdsworth. The news of Holdsworth's death was broken by his daughter's Louise...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Pays Aviation Staff Late Wages Out Of His Own Pocket

According to Wales Online, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson will personally pay half of the wages owed to some of the staff at the aviation company he chairs after the company was late in paying them. Dickinson, chairman of Cardiff Aviation, said money had not cleared in time for around a hundred...

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EDGUY's TOBIAS SAMMET On Classic HELLOWEEN Reunion: 'The Whole Thing Was Overdue'

AVANTASIA and EDGUY mastermind Tobias Sammet says that the reunion of HELLOWEEN's classic lineup is "the best thing that could have happened to all of" the players involved. Dubbed "Pumpkins United", HELLOWEEN's upcoming tour will feature seven musicians — including former members Michael Kiske (voc...

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SLIPKNOT Drummer JAY WEINBERG Is 'Itching' To Start Work On New Music

Jay Weinberg is "itching" to start work on new SLIPKNOT material, more than three years after he joined the band following the dismissal of previous drummer and founding member Joey Jordison. Weinberg played on SLIPKNOT's last album, ".5: The Gray Chapter" and the subsequent two-year world tour. SLI...

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Former GREAT WHITE Singer JACK RUSSELL Recalls Meeting ROB HALFORD For First Time

In a brand new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell recalled meeting JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford for the first time. He said: "I met Rob Halford in, like, 1982 at The Troubadour in Hollywood, and I walked up to hi...

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FOREIGNER Celebrates Milestone 40th Anniversary With Career-Spanning Remastered Hits Collection

FOREIGNER will celebrate 40 years as one of rock's most popular and enduring acts with a new career-spanning compilation titled "40" that features 40 hits from 40 years. This summer, the band will also launch an extensive 40th-anniversary U.S. tour with CHEAP TRICK and JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EX...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer Condemns Closure Of Small Music Venues In U.K.

Bruce Dickinson has spoken out against the closure of small music venues in the United Kingdom due to noise complaints from people living in properties built next to existing clubs. The IRON MAIDEN frontman was talking to WalesOnline when he was asked about Cardiff pub and live music venue Dempseys,...

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DANNY WORSNOP Doesn't Have Any Interest In Becoming A 'Legal Member' Of ASKING ALEXANDRIA Again

Danny Worsnop says that he doesn't have any interest in becoming a legal member of ASKING ALEXANDRIA again, preferring instead to arrange his tours and recording sessions with the band one at a time. The reunion between Danny and ASKING ALEXANDRIA was confirmed last October following weeks of rumors...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Compares Flying Airplanes To Performing Live

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, a registered commercial pilot who owns Cardiff Aviation, tells Wales Online in a new interview that he still gets a thrill out of flying, but that it's a totally different sensation to playing live. "The satisfaction flying airplanes is getting the job done, but...

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FOREIGNER Singer Says Making Full-Length Albums No Longer Makes Any Sense

Kelly Hansen says that it no longer makes sense for FOREIGNER to make full-length albums, explaining that the band will instead focus on creating a steady stream of short, immediately available works. Hansen, who joined FOREIGNER in 2004, shortly after the departure of singer Lou Gramm, the guy whos...

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Next ASKING ALEXANDRIA Album Is Already Written, Ready To Be Recorded

Finland's Kaaos TV conducted an interview with ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce before the band's March 20 concert at Pakkahuone in Tampere. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when ASKING ALEXANDRIA made the decision to split with singe...

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ALICE IN CHAINS, SKID ROW, MACHINE HEAD Members Perform At 'Randy Rhoads Remembered' Event In Agoura Hills (Video)

Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD),Scotti Hill (SKID ROW),Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, DIO, QUIET RIOT),Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION),Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO) and Sin Quirin (MINISTRY) are among the musicians who gathered this past Sunday night (March 19) to honor one of rock's most lege...

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Members Of GUNS N' ROSES, AEROSMITH, KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, JUDAS PRIEST, Others React To Passing Of CHUCK BERRY

Members of GUNS N' ROSES, AEROSMITH, KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, TWISTED SISTER and JUDAS PRIEST are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of Chuck Berry, a music pioneer often called "the Father of Rock 'n' Roll," who died Saturday at his home outsid...

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AS LIONS Feat. BRUCE DICKINSON's Son AUSTIN: 'One By One' Video

The official video for the song "One By One" from AS LIONS, the British rock outfit fronted by Austin Dickinson — the son of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson — can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's debut full-length album, "Selfish Age", which was released on January 20 via Better...

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KISS, TWISTED SISTER, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Members To Guest On BOB KULICK's Solo Album

Throughout his forty-year music career, Bob Kulick has worked with an astonishing array of artists: from Meat Loaf to MOTÖRHEAD. From KISS to Michael Bolton. W.A.S.P. to Diana Ross as well as legends such as Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and Paul Stanley's first solo album and tour. After se...