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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Among Celebrated Musicians Donating Tracks For Global Peace Project

Peacebuilding charity International Alert has announced the launch of Peace Tracks, a global collaborative music project that brings together internationally celebrated recording artists with musicians from conflict zones. The musical collaborations will be released in September, in the run up to UN...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS's Struggling Ohio Bar And Restaurant Gets Help From SPIKE TV's 'Bar Rescue'

According to Ohio.com, Ripper's Rock House, the Akron, Ohio bar and restaurant co-owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, got a visit this past week from "Bar Rescue", the Spike TV series in which bar consultant Jon Taffer dispenses advice to the owners and staff of st...

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WHITESNAKE: Video Footage Of St. Charles Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of WHITESNAKE's August 16 performance in St. Charles, Missouri can be seen below. WHITESNAKE's new touring lineup — David Coverdale (vocals),Joel Hoekstra (guitar),Reb Beach (guitar),Michael Devin (bass),Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Michele Luppi (keyboards) — made its liv...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS Members To Take Part In Israel's 'Titans Of Metal' Event

Israel's Progstage Productions has announced the addition of three more participants to its first annual "Titans Of Metal" event, set to take place on December 17 at Hanger 11 in Tel Aviv. They are guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine, legendary ex-RAINBOW vocalist Graham Bonnet and RHAPSODY OF FIRE and A...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's 'Live At Finsbury Park' Coming To DVD, Blu-Ray In October

Eagle Rock Entertainment will release RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's "Live At Finsbury Park" on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats on October 16. Filmed in high definition at London's Finsbury Park on June 6, 2010, this concert, which includes "Killing In The Name", "Bulls On Parade", "People Of The Sun",...

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Your Heaven is Real

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery returns with his fifth solo album, "Your Heaven is Real". As with his previous records, Caffery handles most of the instrumentation (guitars, bass and keys) with WHITESNAKE / BILLY IDOL / OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Brian Tichy keeping him company....

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ROGER GLOVER: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Leaving DEEP PURPLE Was 'The Best Thing He Could Have Done For The Band'

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'I'd Rather Chew Glass Than Listen To JIMI HENDRIX'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has told Ultimate Guitar in a new interview that he is not a fan of the 1960s musician Jimi Hendrix. "I'd rather chew glass than listen to Hendrix," he said. "I never got Hendrix. When I think of Hendrix, an image comes in my mind about a lot ...

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Video: WHITESNAKE Performs At Orlando's Hard Rock Live

Fan-filmed video footage of WHITESNAKE's August 3 performance at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida can be seen below. WHITESNAKE's new touring lineup — David Coverdale (vocals),Joel Hoekstra (guitar),Reb Beach (guitar),Michael Devin (bass),Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Michele Luppi (keyboards) —...

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'Decline Of Western Civilization' Director Was 'Horrified' By CHRIS HOLMES Pool Scene

Documentary filmmaker Penelope Spheeris spoke to Goldmine magazine about the the infamous scene in her "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" movie in which then-W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes can be seen guzzling vodka in his pool. "When I shot Chris Holmes, you know, I tho...

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SAVATAGE Reunites For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Performance; Video Available

Last night, at the Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) music festival in northern Germany, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO) and SAVATAGE wowed 80,000-plus attendees with a never-before-attempted music festival performance. Following a 40-minute SAVATAGE set and a 40-minute TSO set, TSO and SAVATAGE band members,...

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ART OF ANARCHY Featuring SCOTT WEILAND, BUMBLEFOOT: 'Time Every Time' Video Premiere

"Time Every Time", the new video from ART OF ANARCHY, the new band featuring Scott Weiland (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, VELVET REVOLVER) on vocals, John Moyer (DISTURBED) on bass, Jon and Vince Votta on guitar and drums, and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) as co-guitarist and producer, can be seen be...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER To Release 'Money Shot' Album In October

PUSCIFER, the Arizona-based electro-rock band fronted by TOOL's Maynard James Keenan, will release its third full-length album, "Money Shot", on October 30 via Puscifer Entertainment. The video for the "Money Shot" track "Grand Canyon" can be seen below. "It's extremely satisfying to witness simple...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Talks Next Studio Album, 30th-Anniversary Reissue Of 'Spreading The Disease'

ANTHRAX is currently putting the finishing touches on its new album for a tentative early 2016 release. The CD, which is once again being produced by Jay Ruston (STONE SOUR, STEEL PANTHER),will include such songtitles as "The Battle Chose Us", "You Gotta Believe" and "The Evil Twin". Speaking to th...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: Getting Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH Back Was 'The Right Choice'

A four-minute video clip in which the members of SLAYER discuss the return of drummer Paul Bostaph can be seen below. Bostaph rejoined SLAYER in 2013 after previously leaving the group twice. "If he hadn't quit the band, he'd still be in the band," SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya said. Guitarist K...