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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Guitarist On Deaths Of WEILAND And BENNINGTON: 'They're Both Tragic And An Incredible Loss'
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist and founding member Dean DeLeo spoke to The Sacramento Bee about being the only rock band in memory to soldier on after the deaths of not one, but two, successive lead singers. Original STP singer Scott Weiland, who reunited with the group in 2010 after an eight-year hi...March 12, 2018
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Inside Metal: The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal (Part One)
Bob Nalbandian has come a long way in his painstaking effort to chronicle the genesis of American metal, particularly its West Coast origins. Following his previous "Inside Metal" documentaries, "The Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal" and "The L.A. Metal Scene Explodes!", Nalbandian releases his...March 11, 2018
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KORN Members Featured In Inspiring Rock Documentary 'Mind Over Matter'
The award-winning feature documentary "Mind Over Matter" tells the unbelievable story of Brandon Mendenhall who was born with cerebral palsy, a neurological condition that affects movement, coordination and balance. It's an incurable disorder, and one that could have greatly limited Mendenhall's lif...March 7, 2018
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SHINEDOWN To Release 'Attention Attention' Album In May; 'Devil' Video Available
SHINEDOWN will release its sixth studio album, "Attention Attention", on May 4 via Atlantic Records. Lead single "Devil" is out now along with the accompanying video. Directed by Bill Yukich (Beyonce, Marilyn Manson, Wiz Khalifa),the visual for "Devil" is a dramatic and visceral introduction to "At...March 7, 2018
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SHINEDOWN And GODSMACK Announce Co-Headlining Tour
SHINEDOWN and GODSMACK have announced a co-headlining tour as part of Live Nation's "Ticket To Rock" program. The program lets attendees purchase tickets for multiple shows by different bands in one city for one price. "Ticket To Rock" bundles begin at $59 for three concerts and $69 for four concer...March 5, 2018
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MR. BIG Announces Tribute Concert For Late Drummer PAT TORPEY
On May 23, the surviving members of MR. BIG will perform a tribute concert to late drummer Pat Torpey — who passed away due to complications from Parkinson's disease on February 7 — at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. Also performing will be Torpey's former bandmate Richie Kotzen, who wa...March 4, 2018
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TREMONTI Announces 'A Dying Machine' European Tour
TREMONTI, the band comprised of Mark Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars and Garrett Whitlock on drums, has announced a new set of European tour dates. Already confirmed to support IRON MAIDEN for a number of shows in mainland Europe, TREMONTI's new dates are all headline appearance...March 1, 2018
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Would Have Called It Quits If They Hadn't Found Right Singer To Replace WEILAND, BENNINGTON
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist Dean DeLeo told The San Diego Union-Tribune that he and his bandmates would have called it quits if they hadn't found the right singer to replace Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington. The group's new, self-titled disc, which is due on March 16 via Rhino/Atlantic, featur...February 28, 2018
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Documentary About STONE TEMPLE PILOTS In The Works For SHOWTIME
A documentary about STONE TEMPLE PILOTS is in the works for Showtime. Kent Sevener, Showtime executive VP of content acquisition & business & legal affairs, promised "a compelling story" in an interview with Broadcasting & Cable, explaining that "not a lot has been done about the band." One-time "Th...February 27, 2018
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PAUL STANLEY: KISS 'Can' And 'Should' Continue Without Any Original Members
During yesterday's (Thursday, February 22) appearance on the Los Angeles radio station 95.5 KLOS, KISS frontman Paul Stanley once again reiterated his belief that the band can one day carry on without any original members, including him and fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons. "I think so," Paul sai...February 23, 2018
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Y&T Frontman Explains Documentary Delay
Iconic Bay Area rockers Y&T are still working on their long-awaited documentary, "On With The Show", to be released before the end of the year. "It's been taking an extremely long time to get that thing sorted out," frontman Dave Meniketti told Tigman of the Albany, New York radio station Q103 in a...February 21, 2018
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Listen To New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Song 'The Art Of Letting Go'
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have released "The Art Of Letting Go", the third single from their new, self-titled album, due out March 16. Like "Meadow" and "Roll Me Under", which arrived in November and January, respectively, the new track features the vocals of one-time "The X Factor" contestant Jeff Gutt,...February 20, 2018
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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON On Metal's Decline In Popularity During The '90s: 'It Was Awesome. It Kind Of Weeded Out The Weak'
Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans TESTAMENT. You can watch the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences of being a musician today ver...February 18, 2018
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SAINTED SINNERS Feat. Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE: Lyric Video For 'Back With A Vengeance' Title Track
The official lyric video for "Back With A Vengeance", the title track of the second album from SAINTED SINNERS, the band featuring former ACCEPT singer David Reece, can be seen below. The disc was released on February 16 via El Puerto Records. Expressing the "pure essence of rock 'n' roll" was the a...February 17, 2018
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METALLICA To Receive Prestigious Swedish Award POLAR MUSIC PRIZE
METALLICA will be honored with the prestigious Polar Music Prize. The San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal giants have been chosen as one of the 2018 recipients of Sweden's biggest music award. The announcement was made Wednesday (February 14) morning at Stockholm City Hall by Alfons Karabuda, chairm...February 14, 2018
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