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SLASH To Be Honored With Les Paul Award At 30th Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Iconic guitarist Slash will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Anaheim, California. Comedian Sinbad will provide the laughs as the evening's host. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individ...

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STEVEN TYLER And NUNO BETTENCOURT Perform EXTREME's 'More Than Words' At KINGS OF CHAOS Press Conference (Video)

AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt performed an impromptu rendition of EXTREME's "More Than Words" during yesterday's (December 2) KINGS OF CHAOS press conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Check out video footage below. KINGS OF CHAOS is the touring project featuring former an...

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KINGS OF CHAOS Featuring AEROSMITH, ZZ TOP, CHEAP TRICK, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members: Johannesburg Concert Footage

KINGS OF CHAOS — the touring project featuring former and current members of AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, ZZ TOP, CHEAP TRICK and EXTREME — is in the middle of another South African tour. Joining returning KINGS OF CHAOS members Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke and Duff McKagan (all of whom were formerly in GU...

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SLIPKNOT, LINKIN PARK, JUDAS PRIEST Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK ON THE RANGE

Rock On The Range, America's premier hard rock festival, returns to central Ohio's Columbus Crew Stadium May 15, 16 and 17, 2015 for its ninth year with a stellar lineup of top rock bands led by multiplatinum band LINKIN PARK, global rock juggernauts SLIPKNOT and heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST — w...

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ACE FREHLEY Talks Upcoming Covers Album: 'That's Going To Be Another Fun Record For Me'

During a brand new interview with 100% Rock Magazine, former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was asked if he would ever consider re-recording some of his old KISS songs. "Sure," he replied. "I mean, my next album for [label] eOne Music here in the States is going to be all covers and remakes, so, ...

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GLENN DANZIG Says One Of His New Songs Will 'Definitely' Appear On Next 'The Walking Dead' Soundtrack

A new Glenn Danzig song will appear on the next volume of the soundtrack to AMC's zombie apocalypse drama "The Walking Dead". During an October 27 appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM's Hair Nation, Glenn said: "I don't know if it's gonna be in an upcoming episode — they wanna...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER Says He Has Been Sober For Nine Months

On October 26, Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and Steven's wife Carolina on the red carpet at an evening of art with Billy Morrison and Joey Feldman benefiting the Rock Against MS foundation at Village Studios in Los...

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FOO FIGHTERS' 'Sonic Highways' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 2

FOO FIGHTERS' new studio album, "Sonic Highways", sold around 190,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on November 10 via Roswell/RCA. "Sonic Highways" was recorded in eight different iconic studio...

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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER: JAMES HETFIELD 'Pretty Much Thinks The Entire World Hates Him'

Samuli Väänänen of Finland's Radio Nova last week conducted an interview with guitarist Ryan Peake and guitarist/vocalist Chad Kroeger of Canadian rockers NICKELBACK. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how it feels to be hated by so ma...

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FOO FIGHTERS' GROHL On How Recording 'Sonic Highways' In Different Cities Affected Album's Sound (Video)

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl spoke to UK's Absolute Radio about the band's decision to record its new studio album, "Sonic Highways", in eight different iconic studios in eight different cities over the course of a year. FOO FIGHTERS laid down the music for the album in cities that have a great...

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SLASH Isn't Concerned MYLES KENNEDY Will Be Forced To Choose Between Bands

ALTER BRIDGE singer Myles Kennedy is currently pulling double duty, playing and touring with that group while also fronting the backing band for VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. Asked by VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk if he is concerned that Kennedy will at some p...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Reckless Road' Biography To Be Turned Into Movie

The GUNS N' ROSES biography "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction", in which author Marc Canter tells of the making of the band's multimillion-selling debut, "Appetite for Destruction", is being made into a movie. The film, which will not be a documentary, has been...

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Recovering Alcoholic SLASH Gets Beer Gift From U2

An act of kindness by Irish rockers U2 appears to have backfired when the band sent a case of Guinness beer to welcome Slash to Dublin who was in town to play a gig at the 3Arena. The problem? Slash is a recovering alcoholic who has spoken publicly about his battle with the bottle. "I ...

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SLASH And MYLES KENNEDY Perform Acoustic Version Of 'Bent To Fly' On 'Skavlan' Talk Show (Video)

Slash and Myles Kennedy performed an acoustic version of the song "Bent To Fly" on the Norwegian-Swedish television talk show "Skavlan" on November 7. Watch video footage of the performance as well as an interview with Slash below. "Bent To Fly" is taken from "World On Fire", the third album to be m...

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DAVE GROHL: 'I'm Not Ready To Stop, But If It All Ended Today, I'd Be The Happiest Person In The World'

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl says that he is "very proud" of what he has accomplished, but insists that he still doesn't think he "[has] done [his] best thing yet." The band's new studio album, "Sonic Highways" was recorded in eight different iconic studios in eight different cities over the cou...