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LITA FORD Denies She Was Asked To Play Bass For LED ZEPPELIN

"Rockin' Metal Revival" recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the process of writing her autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Mem...

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JEAN BEAUVOIR To Resurrect VOODOO X Project For Performance At BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Singer/songwriter/producer Jean Beauvoir (CROWN OF THORNS, PLASMATICS) will resurrect his VOODOO X project for a performance at this year's editon of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 14-16 in Balingen, Germany. After a 25-year hiatus since the release of VOODOO X's hard rock ge...

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ACE FREHLEY Admitted To Hospital For Exhaustion And Dehydration; Tonight's Show Canceled

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was admitted to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania following his show last night (Friday, April 15) at the F.M. Kirby Center in the city. After extensive testing, it was determined that Ace's symptoms were due to exhaustion and dehydration...

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Video: KISS Performs Without PAUL STANLEY At 'Race To Erase MS' Fundraising Gala

KISS performed as a trio at the Race To Erase MS fundraising gala last night (Friday, April 15) at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Absent from the event was KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, who was forced to sit out the show due to a shoulder injury. KISS was introduced at the...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Undergoes Surgery For Torn Bicep Tendon

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has undergone surgery to repair a torn bicep tendon. His condition is not expected to affect the band's "Freedom To Rock Tour", which is scheduled to kick off in early July. Stanley revealed his injury via Twitter earlier today. He wrote: "Tore my bicep tendon. Surgery rea...

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ACE FREHLEY: KISS Reunion 'Would Be Magical If It Was Handled Right'

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley took part in a live interview event with BackStory on March 23 at AOL studios in New York City. The interview was conducted by Brad Tolinski. Best known as the editor in chief of Guitar World magazine for 25 years, Tolinski is a respected journalist and the author...

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Hear ACE FREHLEY And PAUL STANLEY's First Song Collaboration In 18 Years

Paul Stanley has joined forces with Ace Frehley for a new track on Frehley's upcoming solo covers set. The new album, "Origins Vol. 1", will be released on April 26, and marks the first time the KISS co-founders have appeared on an original album together since the band's 1998 set, "Psycho Circus"....

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GENE SIMMONS Is 'Wrong' About Rap Artists Being Inducted Into ROCK HALL, Says ICE CUBE

Gene Simmons has once again responded to Ice Cube's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame speech. As previously reported, the KISS bassist/vocalist recently made negative comments about the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inducting rap artists, saying he was looking forward to the death of hip-hop. During his accep...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN Puts Calabasas Home On Market For $1.9 Million

According to the Los Angeles Times, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen has put a home in Calabasas, California on the market for $1.888 million. The musician bought the 2,166-square-foot house in 2007 for $1.66 million. Official description of the property from Zillow: "Contemporary country home in the...

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JORN LANDE Covers DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN On 'Heavy Rock Radio' Album

Frontiers Music Srl will release JORN's new album, "Heavy Rock Radio", on June 3. One of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a unique album of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him, and helped forge this talented man's own uniqu...

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GENE SIMMONS Responds To ICE CUBE's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction Comments

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has responded to Ice Cube's declaration during N.W.A.'s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction Friday that the rap act belongs in the institution. 'The question is, 'Are we rock 'n' roll?'" Cube asked the crowd as the seminal gangster rap group made their acceptance...

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GENE SIMMONS Gets Called Out By N.W.A. During ROCK HALL Induction Speech

During N.W.A.'s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2016, MC Ren addressed Gene Simmons' comments about how the KISS bassist/vocalist is "looking forward to the death of rap." "I want to say to Mr. Gene Simmons that hip-hop is here forever," Ren said at the 31st annual Rock And Ro...

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KISS Announces 'Freedom To Rock' American Tour

KISS has announced the details of its 2016 summer American "Freedom To Rock" tour. The trek will kick off on July 7 in Boise, Idaho and will travel the country throughout July and August and will close September 10 in Huntington, West Virginia. Tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, April 15 for...

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KISS's GENE SIMMONS: Having THAYER And SINGER Wear 'Spaceman' And 'Catman' Makeup Was 'Right Decision'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has once again defended the band's decision to have current KISS members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer dress up as Peter Criss's and Ace Frehley's respective "Spaceman" and "Catman" personas, explaining that every musician is replaceable. Speaking to Rolling Stone,...

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ACE FREHLEY Hopes To Release His Next Book In 2017

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was recently interviewed on "Elliot In The Morning", the morning radio talk show hosted by DJ Elliot Segal. You can listen to the chat below. Speaking about the planned sequel to his autobiography "No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir", which came out in 2011, Frehl...