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ROBERT PLANT Performed 'Stairway To Heaven' After 'Someone Bid A Huge Amount Of Money For Him To Sing The Song'

Robert Plant's performance of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" last weekend was reportedly prompted by a six-figure donation to a cancer-focused charity. On Saturday (October 21),the 75-year-old LED ZEPPELIN frontman sang a rendition of the 1971 power ballad during a charity concert fo...

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KEITH RICHARDS 'Wouldn't Rule Out' THE ROLLING STONES Hologram Show

In a new interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, Keith Richards spoke about the possibility of THE ROLLING STONES one day being the focus of an ABBA-style digital avatar show. The 79-year-old guitarist said: "Well, I certainly wouldn't rule it out. I'm pretty sure that it is bound to happen....

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD To Sign Copies Of 'Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield' Book In St. Louis

METALLICA's James Hetfield will sign copies of the book "Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield" on Saturday, November 4 at 2:00 p.m. CT at Left Bank Books in St. Louis, Missouri. Says METALLICA: "Will you be in town for #M72StLouis? Get your hands on a copy of 'Messengers: The Guitars Of James H...

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SERJ TANKIAN To Release Memoir 'Down With The System' In May 2024

Hachette Books announced today the forthcoming publication of "Down With The System" by Serj Tankian, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN, solo artist, composer, activist, painter, poet, and filmmaker. The book will be released on May 14, 2024, with eBook and audio edi...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Shares Music Video For 'Ritual'

Dutch metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION follow the release of their brand-new studio album "Bleed Out" with a provocative, zombie-vampire-gore-fest-splatter-horror video for their current single "Ritual", just in time for Halloween. Brutal and brilliantly comedic, while calling to mind the work of legenda...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Announces Spring 2024 U.S. Tour

Grammy-winning rock band GRETA VAN FLEET has announced the extension of its "Starcatcher" world tour with the addition of 12 new dates throughout the U.S. next year. The 2024 leg, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on Saturday, April 27 in St. Louis, with stops in Kansas City, Austin, Pittsburgh and...

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LYNCH MOB Announces Farewell Tour 'The Final Ride'

LYNCH MOB has announced "The Final Ride", a farewell tour celebrating the band's 35-year legacy. The tour is expected to kick off in January of 2024 and conclude in March of 2025 on the Monsters Of Rock cruise. George Lynch states: "After 35 years since the inception of LYNCH MOB, I feel the time is...

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DORO Rules Out Retirement: 'There's No Other Life'

In a new interview with Belgian Jasper, German metal singer Doro Pesch, who formed her previous band WARLOCK four decades ago, was asked if she he has ever contemplated retirement. The 59-year-old musician responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm thinking 24 hours about new songs, about...

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KING DIAMOND Is 'Checking The Possibilities To Really Come Out With Something Next Year'

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque spoke to "The Metal Podcast" about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited new album. Titled "The Institute", KING DIAMOND's first studio LP in 17 years is tentatively due in 2024 via Metal Blade. It will be made available as a two-L...

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KITTIE: 'People Are Gonna Be Really Excited When They Find Out What We've Been Up To'

In a new interview with Knotfest's "She's With The Band" podcast, KITTIE drummer Mercedes Lander and guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the long-awaited follow-up to the band's 2011 album "I've Failed You". Mercedes said about the musical direct...

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PAPA ROACH Donates $150,000 To American Foundation For Suicide Prevention

California rockers PAPA ROACH announced today that they have made a $150,000 donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) "Talk Away The Dark" campaign, which was presented at the finale performance of "The Revolutions Live" tour alongside touring partners SHINEDOWN and SPIRITBO...

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ULI JON ROTH Says There Are Early SCORPIONS Songs That RUDOLF SCHENKER Didn't Play On

Uli Jon Roth has revealed that there were songs on some early SCORPIONS albums on which Rudolf Schenker did not play. Saying that it was "just quicker" for Roth to record the parts himself, the guitarist said that tracks on the likes of 1978's "Virgin Killer" and 1979's "Taken By Force" did not feat...

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Watch: ROBERT PLANT Sings LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' For First Time In 16 Years

Robert Plant was among the special guest performers at a special charity concert Saturday night (October 21) for The Cancer Platform, an initiative launched by the Cancer Awareness Trust, organized by founding DURAN DURAN guitarist Andy Taylor. Dubbed "An Evening With Andy Taylor And Special Guests"...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Shares 'Not Drowning', Second Single From Upcoming Debut Solo Album

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini has released "Not Drowning", the second single from his upcoming debut solo album, "Invisible Signs", which is set to arrive in November. Accompanying Mangini on the LP are Tony Dickinson on bass, Ivan Keller on guitar, Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) on lead guit...

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RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL On SONS OF APOLLO: 'Everything Has Its Lifespan'

In a new interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) spoke about the status of SONS OF APOLLO, his project with bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS),former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums; also of THE WINERY...