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FIREHOUSE Guitarist BILL LEVERTY Releases Classic-Rock-Covers CD 'Drive'
Much to the excitement of hard rock fans around the globe, FIREHOUSE guitarist Bill Leverty has released "Drive", a new CD of classic rock covers — guaranteed to thrill even the hardest of rockers! Covers include songs from bands and artists such as CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, LITTLE FEAT, THE OHI...March 20, 2013
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POISON Drummer, Wife Welcome Second Child
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett and his wife, singer/songwriter Melanie Martel, welcomed a daughter, Lucy Sky Rockett. Rikki and Melanie's first child, a boy named Jude Aaron Rockett, was born on July 14, 2009. He weighed in at seven pounds, four ounces and measured 21 inches long. Rikki and Melanie we...March 3, 2013
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ONSLAUGHT To Release New Album In September
UK thrashers ONSLAUGHT have set Friday, September 13 as the worldwide release date for their sixth studio album via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Sounds Of Violence" will once again be recorded, mixed and co-produced by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark, with work set to commen...February 18, 2013
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POISON Drummer Discusses Upcoming Reality Show
Rikki Rockett, drummer of multiplatinum rock band POISON, is out to prove that "drums do come true" on his new reality show, "American Drums". For nearly a decade, Rockett has been building custom drum kits for clients ranging from modern-day legends of rock, to future rockers-in-training. He and hi...February 6, 2013
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POISON's RIKKI ROCKETT Talks Drums At NAMM (Video)
Dave Castagno of RadioScreamer and Screamer Magazine conducted an interview with Rikki Rockett, drummer of multiplatinum rock band POISON, at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention C...January 30, 2013
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POISON Drummer Interviewed At NAMM (Video)
Vintage Rock's Junkman conducted an interview with Rikki Rockett, drummer of multiplatinum rock band POISON, at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California....January 28, 2013
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POISON Drummer's 'American Drums' Reality Show Coming Soon
Rikki Rockett, drummer of multiplatinum rock band POISON, is out to prove that "drums do come true" on his new reality show, "American Drums". For nearly a decade, Rockett has been building custom drum kits for clients ranging from modern-day legends of rock, to future rockers-in-training. He and hi...January 24, 2013
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KORN, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, SCORPIONS Drummers To Take Part In 'Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm 2013'
Bonzo Bash founder and S.U.N. guitarist Brian Thomas Tichy (also of WHITESNAKE) recently said, "As I sit here in a dimly lit room with my headphones from 1977 cranked, staring at the LP cover of 'Physical Graffiti', spinning a drum stick, hypnotized by the flanged snare drum in 'Kashmir', I smile t...December 19, 2012
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WhoCares
This release may be a few months old already, but in the season of giving, it's perhaps prudent to shine the light on a benefit project if for nothing else, to serve as a reminder that music does serve a higher purpose when it wants to. Last year, Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi joined audile ...December 17, 2012
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Interviewed On Greece's 'Metal Twilight Zone' Radio Show (Audio)
Greece's "Metal Twilight Zone" radio show conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT when the band played at the Eightball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece on October 21. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ONSLAUGHT's recent tour saw the band...November 16, 2012
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ONSLAUGHT Working On 'Heavier' And 'More Aggressive' New Album
Matt Phelps of Über Röck recently conducted an interview with guitarst Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Über Röck: Your lyrics. Many a religious topic over the years. What drives you to write like that? Nige: Um... My hatred for religion,...November 3, 2012
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POISON Drummer, Wife Expecting Second Child
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett and his wife, singer/songwriter Melanie Martel, are expecting a daughter in late February or early March 2013. Rikki says, "It's not new news for us, but I announced it in a subtle way in an online interview a little while ago, but I'm not sure how many people saw it. An...October 15, 2012
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Interviewed In Bulgaria (Video)
Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT before the band's October 12 performance at the "Thrashing Mania XII" festival at the R.B.F. club in Sofia, Bulgaria. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, ONSLAUGHT lead guitarist A...October 13, 2012
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Forced To Sit Out European Tour
Lead guitarist Andy Rosser-Davies of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT is not taking part in the European leg of the band's "Full Force" tour that started yesterday at Dynamo in Eindhoven, Holland (see video below). He is being temporarily replaced by ex-COLLAPSE guitarist Allen Leigh Chambers. Commented...September 28, 2012
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IAN GILLAN & TONY IOMMI: 'WhoCares' First-Week Sales Revealed
"WhoCares", the two-disc set of rarities and recordings culled from the careers of DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi, sold 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The set landed at position No. 52 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lis...September 5, 2012
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