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BOB KULICK's 'Skeletons In The Closet' Feat. KISS, TWISTED SISTER, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Members: More Details Revealed

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...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: 'There's No One More Self-Absorbed Than YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'

Joe Lynn Turner has once again fired back at Yngwie Malmsteen, saying that "there's no one more self-absorbed than" the Swedish guitarist and describing Yngwie's singing voice as "terrible." Turner made his latest comments during a wide-ranging interview with Canada's The Metal Voice , which touche...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's Manager Fires Back At Former Vocalists For Their 'Classless' And 'Puerile Words'

Daniel Baker, who is part of the management team for Yngwie Malmsteen, has released a statement defending the Swedish guitarist against comments made by some of the singers Yngwie has worked with in the past. The war of words between Malmsteen and his former bandmates started when the iconic axeman...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is 'A Megalomaniac Desperately Trying To Justify His Own Insecurity'

Joe Lynn Turner is the latest vocalist to fire back at Yngwie Malmsteen, saying that the Swedish guitarist's disparaging comments about some of the singers that have worked with him in the past are nothing but "rantings of a megalomaniac desperately trying to justify his own insecurity." Turner's co...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Finds YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's Comments 'Comical And Sad'

Jeff Scott Soto has fired back at Yngwie Malmsteen, saying that he finds it "comical and sad" that the Swedish guitarist would speak disparagingly about some of the singers that have worked with him in the past. Soto's comments came in response to a recent interview Malmsteen gave to Metal Wani in w...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Is Not Interested In Working With JEFF SCOTT SOTO, JOE LYNN TURNER And TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Again

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he has considered working with singers like Jeff Scott So...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, CHRIS CAFFERY, STEVE DIGIORGIO And MARK ZONDER Join Forces In SPIRITS OF FIRE

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED) have joined forces in a new band called SPIRITS OF FIRE. The group, which is completed by the powerhouse rhythm section of bassist Steve DiGiorgio (TES...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram To Embark On 'Dio Returns' World Tour; First Dates Announced

Live music's premier hologram production company Eyellusion today revealed initial dates for "Dio Returns: The World Tour", featuring a hologram of Ronnie James Dio reunited with the late rock star's former bandmates from the DIO band. The tour will make more than eighty stops around the globe, kick...

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Listen To SOIL's Cover Version Of SOUNDGARDEN's 'Rusty Cage'

Chicago-based heavy rock outfit SOIL will release "Scream: The Essentials" on September 15 via Pavement Entertainment and AFM Records. Celebrating the band's twenty-year career, this release will feature tracks from their humble beginnings, rise to fame, and also include alternate versions and mixes...

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MORBID ANGEL Cancels European Summer Festival Appearances

Death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL have been forced to cancel their European summer festival appearances slated for late July and August due to "unfortunate and last-minute unforeseen problems with a passport for one of the members of the band." MORBID ANGEL's management, World Management, said in a...

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GREEN DAY's BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG Forms New Group With RANCID's TIM ARMSTRONG

According to The Pulse Of Radio, GREEN DAY singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong has teamed up with RANCID frontman Tim Armstrong — no relation — to launch a new punk supergroup called ARMSTRONGS. Billie Joe's son Joey Armstrong, who played in the punk band SWMRS, and Tim's nephew Rey Armstrong roun...

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WITH THE DEAD Feat. CATHEDRAL, ELECTRIC WIZARD Members To Release 'Love From With The Dead' Album

British doom metal mavens WITH THE DEAD will release their second album, "Love From With The Dead", on September 22 via Rise Above Records. Comprising tracks recorded during two separate sessions with celebrated studio guru Jaime Gomez Arellano, the new material represents the first fruits of the ba...

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ARCH ENEMY Releases Music Video For New Single 'The World Is Yours'

ARCH ENEMY has released a new single, "The World Is Yours", taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Will To Power", due out on September 8 via Century Media Records. ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott comments: "We've been hard at work on the new album for a while now and we're proud to present th...

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SOIL To Release 'Scream: The Essentials' In September

Chicago-based heavy rock outfit SOIL will release "Scream: The Essentials" on September 15 via Pavement Entertainment and AFM Records. Celebrating the band's twenty-year career, this release will feature tracks from their humble beginnings, rise to fame, and also include alternate versions and mixes...

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Extended Video Recap Of 'Inside Metal: Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal' Premiere Screening

An eighteen-minute video recap of the June 19 premiere of "Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal", the third title in the "Inside Metal" series, which was held at the Regency Valley Plaza 6 Theater in North Hollywood, California, can be seen below. The footage was filmed and edited by Edward Banda. "Rise Of L.A...