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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN: New Audio Interview Posted Online

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was interviewed prior to the band's August 5 performance at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, New York with KISS. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Collen is working with an "extreme blues" group called DELTA DEEP, which al...

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GEOFF TATE Declares Himself 'Winner' In QUEENSRŸCHE Legal Battle

On August 20, Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerps follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming trilogy project: Tate: "I've been working on it for a coup...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY Taps WAYNE FINDLAY, CHRIS MOORE For New Project

Ex-DIO guitarist Craig Goldy and former QUIET RIOT frontman Mark Huff have recruited guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) and drummer Chris Moore for their new project. The band is rounded out by bassist Dario Seixas (FIREHOUSE, STEPHEN PEARCY, JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE). Sa...

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GEOFF TATE Is 'Looking Forward To The Freedom Of Being Able To Create Music Without A Predetermined Moniker'

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to Lauren Wise of the Phoenix New Times about the settlement agreement with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name and his decision to carry on as OPERATION: MINDCRIME, named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988. "I...

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GEOFF TATE Interviewed On '92 Minutes Of Hair With Mel' (Audio)

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the "92 Minutes Of Hair With Mel" show on the Las Vegas, Nevada radio station KOMP 92.3. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Named after QUEENSRŸCHE's epic concept album from 1988, "Operation: Mindcrime", Tate's new...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Speaks To Milwaukee's WKLH 96.5 (Audio)

On August 12, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was interviewed on Milwaukee's classic rock radio station WKLH 96.5. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Collen is working with an "extreme blues" group called DELTA DEEP, which also includes STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Says He 'Didn't Even Think It Was Possible' For Him To Get Fired

In a brand new interview with GoUpstate.com, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate admitted that he is still perplexed as to why his former bandmates fired him in June 2012, a move which instigated lawsuits over the dismissal and sparked a protracted legal fight over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name. "...

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JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER, Ex-WHITESNAKE/DIO Members Join Forces In New Project

Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, OZZY OSBOURNE, BAD ENGLISH, HARDLINE),Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES, SHAW/BLADES) and Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, BURNING RAIN) have joined forces in a new project which is currently recording its debut album for a 2015 release via Frontiers. The CD, which is...

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KISS, KORN, BLACK SABBATH, SLIPKNOT, ANTHRAX Members React To ROBIN WILLIAMS' Death

Paul Stanley (KISS),Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH),Brian "Head" Welch (KORN),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),Yngwie Malmsteen, Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX),Stephen Pearcy (RATT),Michael Sweet (STRYPER) and Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM) are among the musicians wh...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'I'll Always Perform The Music I Wrote'

Jon Ballard of Fresno, California's 105.1 The Blaze radio station recently conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it's a bittersweet...

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Live in London: Hammersmith Apollo 1993

The late Ronnie James Dio found himself at a sort of crossroads in 1993 when he released his "Strange Highways" album. It followed Ronnie and Vinny Appice's brief reunion with BLACK SABBATH that culminated in the "Dehumanizer" record and a subsequent tour, stalling afterwards until years later when...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: 30-Minute Video Of Final Southern California Performance

Joe Dolan of JoeDolanPR.com has uploaded video footage of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE performing on August 3 at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. Check it out below. The setlist was as follows: 01. Best I Can 02. Breakdown 03. Another Rainy Night 04. Cold 05. Real World 06. I Am I 07. ...

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Video: DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Demos Signature Jackson PC1 Guitar

A three-minute video clip of DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen demonstrating the new version of his signature Jackson PC1 guitar in menacing satin black can be seen below. The PC1 Ninja is now available to the public in two different versions — one with a maple fingerboard and another with an ebony...

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RUDY SARZO Interviewed On 'Let There Be Talk' Podcast With Comedian DEAN DELRAY (Audio)

Bassist Rudy Sarzo, one of the most legendary and respected names in hard rock history — having played alongside Randy Rhoads in QUIET RIOT and OZZY OSBOURNE, as well as toured and/or recorded with WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and now in Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE — was interviewed on episode 107...

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Video: GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Plays 'Farewell' Concert In Agoura Hills

Fan-filmed video footage of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE performing on August 3 at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California can be seen below. On July 30, Tate and his bandmates launched a 22-date trek of what are Geoff's final performances as QUEENSRŸCHE Starring Geoff Tate – The Farewell Tour. Tate...