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SLIPKNOT, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, STAIND, DANZIG Added To 2023 BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL

The full music lineup has been announced for Blue Ridge Rock Festival — America's largest rock & camping festival — which takes place September 7-10, 2023 at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Newly announced artists include SLIPKNOT, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, STAIND, DANZIG (perf...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says 1980s Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Bands Don't Get Enough Respect From ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has blasted the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for not inducting more hard rock and heavy metal acts. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands like IRON MAIDE...

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DEE SNIDER's First Fictional Novel 'Frats' Will Now Arrive In June

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider's first fictional novel, "Frats", will now be released on June 2 via Red Penguin Books. Based on true events, "Frats" is said to be "a '70s period piece and coming-of-age story" that's "all about toxic masculinity and growing up in a very toxic environment and how it...

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DOLLY PARTON Reveals Guests, Release Date and Track Listing For Upcoming Rock Album 'Rockstar'

Global superstar and recent Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Dolly Parton has joined forces with some of rock music's most legendary artists along with today's biggest stars for her first-ever rock album, "Rockstar". The ever-evolving Parton teamed up with an all-star roster of musicians for the...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Says 'It's Amazing To Hear' ROB HALFORD's Voice On New JUDAS PRIEST Tracks

In a new interview with Pat Calamari of Pat's Soundbytes Unplugged, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked about a possible timeline for the release of the band's follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I don't have any definitive an...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Says 'There's Been No Talk' Of JUDAS PRIEST Performing With K.K. DOWNING Again

Richie Faulkner says that performing with Glenn Tipton and Kenneth "K.K." Downing at last year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles was a "great" experience that he was "happy to be a part of". PRIEST received the Musical Excellence Award at the November 2022 event, which h...

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KK'S PRIEST To Play Its First Live Show At K.K. DOWNING's Wolverhampton Venue

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's new band KK'S PRIEST will make its live debut on July 6 at Downing's KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Downing is joined in KK'S PRIEST by former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals),along with guitarist A.J. Mills (HOSTILE),b...

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New MR. BIG Touring Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO Explains How He Landed Gig

In an interview with Border City Rock Talk, Nick D'Virgilio spoke about how he landed the gig as MR. BIG's new touring drummer, five years after the passing of the band's co-founder, Pat Torpey. The 54-year-old Nick, who has spent the last nine years working for the Indiana-based online retailer of...

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DEE SNIDER's First Fictional Novel 'Frats': More Details Revealed

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider's first fictional novel, "Frats", will be released on May 22 via Red Penguin Books. Based on true events, "Frats" is said to be "a '70s period piece and coming-of-age story" that's "all about toxic masculinity and growing up in a very toxic environment and how it aff...

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EXTREME Shares Two New Songs, Announces Tour With LIVING COLOUR

EXTREME's latest single "Rise" has seen unprecedented success following its debut on March 1 alongside a fiery music video which has received over two million views to date. The critically acclaimed song, from their new album "Six", due out June 9 via earMUSIC, has earned praise from international t...

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BILLY SHEEHAN: MR. BIG Is 'Talking About' Writing New Music

In a new interview with Robert Edwards of the Talkin' Bout Rock rock music talk show, Billy Sheehan spoke about MR. BIG's upcoming farewell tour, dubbed "The BIG Finish". Since the group's original drummer and co-founder, Pat Torpey, lost his battle with Parkinson's disease in 2018, Sheehan and his...

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DOLLY PARTON Says NIKKI SIXX 'Played His Butt Off' On Her Upcoming Rock Album

Country legend Dolly Parton says that MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx "played his butt off" on her upcoming rock album. Dolly made her comments in a letter to Sixx's wife Courtney, co-founder of Bouquet Box, the first-ever DIY floral arranging kit/system on the market, after Courtney sent Dolly a Bou...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Be Joined By MICHAEL ANTHONY, NANCY WILSON, Others At Eighth Annual 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure'

San Francisco Bay Area music legends Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir today announced the lineup for the eighth annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit concert on Saturday, May 13. In celebration of the event's return home to the Fillmore in San Francisco for the first time post-Covid, Sammy's brought together a s...

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JOHN 5 To Guest On DOLLY PARTON's Rock Album

MÖTLEY CRÜE's John 5 will appear on the upcoming rock album from country legend Dolly Parton. The CRÜE guitarist shared the news of his participation in a tweet earlier today (Tuesday, April 11). He shared a throwback photo of him with Dolly and he wrote: "I'm so honored that I got the opportunity t...

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DEE SNIDER's First Fictional Novel, 'Frats', Gets Official Release Date

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider has told Entertainment Weekly that his first fictional novel, "Frats", will be released on May 22 via Red Penguin Books. This past January, the 68-year-old musician, who lives in Southern California, told Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show that "Fra...