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BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS Among North America's Top-Grossing Tours Last Year

BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS and IRON MAIDEN are among the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar's 2013 Top 200 North American Tour chart. According to Pollstar, the total size of the North American concert business hit a new record high of $5.1 billion — a surprising number cons...

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LAST IN LINE Begins Work On New Material

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 begun writing original material, according to a new Facebook p...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Pays Tribute To PHIL EVERLY

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has paid tribute to EVERLY BROTHERS' Phil Everly, who died on January 3 due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Said Joe in a statement posted on DEF LEPPARD's web site: "About 7, maybe 8 years ago, Phil Everly came to see us and was a very gra...

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DEF LEPPARD To Enter Studio In February

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen tells Artisan News that the band will enter the studio on February 1 to begin work on the follow-up to 2008's "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge". "I saw Joe [Elliott, vocals], Vivian [Campbell, guitar] and Rick [Allen, drums] on Rick's birthday out here on November 1,"...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE To Write And Record New Music This Year

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, is planning to write and record "some new music" in 2014, accordin...

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EUROPE's IAN HAUGLAND Talks To Spain's GoetiaMedia.com (Audio)

Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Ian Haugland of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On June 7, EUROPE took the stage in their home country Sweden for a special occasion: celebrating 30 years of ro...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Talks DELTA DEEP Project In ARTISAN NEWS Interview (Video)

Video footage of DEF LEPPARD guitarist and MANRAZE frontman Phil Collen talking to Artisan News about DELTA DEEP, his " extreme blues project" with singer Debbi Blackwell-Cook, can be seen below. DELTA DEEP debuted three songs at the LA Radio Studio during an appearance on the "Radio Screamer" show....

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DEF LEPPARD Won't Sue ONE DIRECTION For Plagiarism

According to The Pulse Of Radio, contrary to Internet rumors, DEF LEPPARD will not be suing pop group ONE DIRECTION. Some fans are up in arms over the similarities between the ONE DIRECTION chart-topper "Midnight Memories" and DEF LEPPARD's 1987 track "Pour Some Sugar On Me", which peaked at No. 2 i...

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VINCE NEIL Brings Two Little Girls Up On Stage For 'Girls Girls Girls' Performance (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's December 13 performance at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada can be seen below. In a December 2012 interview with MLive.com, Neil spoke about what keeps him inspired to play casinos around the country with his solo band when he is not...

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DEF-CON-ONE To Release 'II' In February

DEF-CON-ONE, the British metal band featuring former VENOM and MPIRE OF EVIL drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant),will release its sophomore album, "II", on February 18 via Scarlet Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Warface" is described in a press release as...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Debuts DELTA DEEP Project On 'Radio Screamer' (Video)

DELTA DEEP, the " extreme blues project" featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist and MANRAZE frontman Phil Collen and singer Debbi Blackwell-Cook, debuted three songs at the LA Radio Studio during an appearance on the "Radio Screamer" show. Check out video footage below. Collen previously stated about DELTA...

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DEF LEPPARD Plots 'Pyromania' Residency In Las Vegas

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen has revealed to Billboard.com that the band is planning a "Viva Pyromania" residency in Las Vegas at the end of 2014. DEF LEPPARD's breakthrough 1983 album, "Pyromania", was certified at the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) diamond level (10 millio...

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Video: DEF LEPPARD Members Perform 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' On 'The Voice'

DEF LEPPARD's Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell and Rick Allen joined "The Voice" coaches Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and CeeLo Green during last night's (Monday, December 16) episode of the program to perform the band's classic song "Pour Some Sugar On Me". Low-quality video footage o...

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Documentary About Legendary Ex-RAINBOW/DIO Bassist JIMMY BAIN In The Works

Film producer Scott Lynch is working on a documentary about legendary rock bassist Jimmy Bain (DIO, RAINBOW, LAST IN LINE). A video announcement in which Bain and Lynch detail the crowdfunding campaign to complete the project can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitaris...

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GLEN SOBEL To Lay Down Drum Tracks For New VIVIAN CAMPBELL Solo Album

ALICE COOPER drummer Glen Sobel — whose other credits include Vivian Campbell, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, SIXX: A.M. and IMPELLITTERI — will enter the studio on Monday, December 16 to begin tracking songs for DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell's forthcoming solo record. Sobel is a memb...