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CINDERELLA's JEFF LABAR Recruits Musicians For Solo Dates

According to Hot Metal, CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff Labar has recruited Nashville bassist Jasmine Cain and her band to back him at his upcoming solo dates. Labar, who lives in Nashville and recently released his debut solo album, "One For The Road", said: "I have booked a few shows — I'm going to try...

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SAMMY HAGAR Has No Plans To Record Album With MICHAEL ANTHONY, JASON BONHAM

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar says that he is having such a great time performing with THE CIRCLE, a combo consisting of Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, that he doesn't "even see a reason to make a record" with the group. THE CIRCLE "rocks" a setlist spanning four decades — including h...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE Signs With FRONTIERS

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB — has inked a deal with Frontiers Music Srl. The group's debut CD...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA Impersonator REGGIE BROWN Joins Celebrity Rockers At 'Rock N' Bowl' (Video)

The T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament, held last week at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, brought together a myriad of celebrity rockers, comedians and music industry executives to raise funds for cancer research. The event, chaired by Wendy Dio, president and co-...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says His Acoustic Arrangement Of VAN HALEN's 'Dreams' Has Made The Song 'Better'

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar's (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) acoustic version of the classic VAN HALEN song "Dreams" can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from Hagar's first-ever acoustic album titled "Lite Roast", which is being released on October 14 via Mailbo...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Release 'Lite Roast' Later This Month

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) will release his first-ever acoustic album titled "Lite Roast" on October 14 via Mailboat Records. Joining Sammy on the CD is Vic Johnson, longtime guitarist of WABORITAS, Hagar's backup band, on guitar and vocals. "I realize that when...

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Vocalist RONNY MUNROE Quits METAL CHURCH; Band Vows To Continue

Vocalist Ronny Munroe has left METAL CHURCH to "pursue other interests." Said the band in a statement: "After 10 years, four albums and many great shows and performances, lead vocalist Ronny Munroe will be leaving METAL CHURCH to pursue other interests. This is regrettable, but understandable. "We w...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Cancer Fund Presents $100,000 To Houston's M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal singer, last week presented a check for $100,000 to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. This donation is the second installment in a commitment to fund gastroesophageal cancer research spearheaded...

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CINDERELLA's JEFF LABAR Talks To 'The Classic Metal Show' About Solo Album (Audio)

CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff LaBar was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. LaBar's solo video for the song "No Strings" was directe...

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JAKE E. LEE Talks To IndiePower.com (Video)

IndiePower.com recently conducted an interview with former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS and current RED DRAGON CARTEL guitarist Jake E. Lee. You can now watch the chat below. Bassist Ron Mancuso recently decided to leave RED DRAGON CARTEL in order to return to his production career. He will be replaced by...

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EZ LIVIN Featuring Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE: 'White Lightning' Video Released

"White Lightning", the new Viktoria Film und Media GmbH-produced video from EZ LIVIN, the German-American hard rock group featuring BONFIRE guitarist Hans Ziller and former ACCEPT singer David Reece, can be seen below. The song is taken from EZ LIVIN's new album, "Firestorm", which was released on F...

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CINDERELLA's JEFF LABAR Talks To 93.3 WMMR's JACKY BAMBAM About Solo Album (Audio)

Jacky BamBam of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA guitarist Jeff LaBar. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. LaBar's solo video for the song "No Strings" was directed by James Erdman and features drummer Matthew Arnn, Jeff'...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About His Time With AC/DC, Working With GEOFF TATE

On July 26, Glenn Milligan of Metalliville.co.uk conducted a lengthy interview with drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO, DIO DISCIPLES, Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalliville.co.uk: I bet you've been asked this a million times, but how did you meet up wi...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says RAINBOW Reunion Is 'Very Possible'

Former RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner says that it is "very possible" that the band will reunite at some point in the near future but has declined to elaborate, claiming that he is "not supposed to talk about it." Speaking to Greece's Rock Overdose 17 years after RAINBOW played its last concert in ....

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JAKE E. LEE Reunites With Former BADLANDS Bassist GREG CHAISSON In RED DRAGON CARTEL

Bassist Ron Mancuso has decided to leave RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, in order to return to his production career. He will be replaced by none other than Lee's former BADLANDS bandmate Greg Chaisson. Chaisson filled in for Mancuso at RED...