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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SERJ TANKIAN Guests On O.R.K.'s 'Ramagehead' Album

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has contributed his vocals to a song from O.R.K., featuring Italy's celebrated vocalist, producer and award-winning film score composer Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari a.k.a LEF (lead vocals),KING CRIMSON's Pat Mastelotto (drums),PORCUPINE TREE's Colin Edwin (bass...

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WHITESNAKE's 'Slide It In' To Be Reissued As '35th Anniversary Edition' With Bonus Material

WHITESNAKE scored its first platinum-selling album in 1984 with "Slide It In", a release that has sold more than four million copies worldwide thanks to hard-rocking songs like "Love Ain't No Stranger", "Slow An' Easy" and the title track. The classic album turns 35 this year and Rhino is celebratin...

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Listen To New L.A. GUNS Single 'Stay Away'; 'The Devil You Know' Album Due In March

Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The first si...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Announces West Hollywood Book-Signing Event

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will sign copies of his "Big Beautiful Book Of Bass" on January 30 at Book Soup in West Hollywood, California between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Event guidelines: * Customers must purchase an Eventbrite ticket for this event to be in the signing line. When you arrive at...

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ELUVEITIE Unveils 'Ategnatos' Cover Artwork, Announces European Tour With LACUNA COIL

Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE will release their new album, "Ategnatos", on April 5 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the disc was created by Travis Smith and can be seen below. The band states: "'Ategnatos' probably became our most organic album by all accounts. It is the result of a thorou...

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FOREIGNER Announces Search For Original 'Juke Box Hero'

The search is on for the original "Juke Box Hero", the die-hard fan who inspired FOREIGNER's eponymous hit song. FOREIGNER founder, songwriter and lead guitarist Mick Jones and original lead singer Lou Gramm wrote the song following a memorable encounter with a fan at a sold-out show. Interest in th...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE: 'I Don't Want To Just Repeat And Live Off The Fumes Of My Past'

Geddy Lee has told Ultimate Classic Rock that he is "enjoying" the fact that he doesn't know what's next for him. The RUSH bassist/vocalist, who recently released a book called "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass", explained: "My life has been scheduled for the last 42 or so years, and I think I...

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TONY IOMMI To Attend BLACK SABBATH's 'Heavy Metal' Bench Event In Birmingham

Tickets for a VIP ceremony in Birmingham, England when BLACK SABBATH will be honored with a "heavy metal" bench have sold out within 36 hours of going on sale. Fans reacted quickly after news that the specially designed bench is to be presented to the band on Saturday, February 9 at a commemorative...

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STEVE VAI, BILLY SHEEHAN, RIKKI ROCKETT, DOUG ALDRICH, Others To Perform At 2019 'Ultimate NAMM Night'

"Ultimate Jam Night", the long-running community-oriented show in residency at the Whisky A Go Go, presents its second annual show at NAMM dubbed "Ultimate NAMM Night - The Power Of Music" on Saturday, January 26 at the Hilton Anaheim California Ballroom. The show is sponsored by DW drums, Ampeg, M...

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SAXON Announces 40th-Anniversary 'Castles & Eagles' U.K. Tour And 'The Eagle Has Landed 40' Live Album

1979 was a monumentous year for British hard rock with the birth of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and the subsequent rise of future giants of the genre. After 40 years and 22 studio album releases, SAXON remains one of those giants of British heavy metal and to prove the fact, the band is back...

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ROB ZOMBIE Clarifies Confusion Regarding '3 From Hell' Film: 'The Movie Is Not Finished Yet'

Rob Zombie took to Instagram earlier today (Thursday, January 17) to correct reports on various web sites that claimed he had completed work on "3 From Hell", the sequel to his earlier films "House Of 1,000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects". The confusion seems to stem from the fact that Zombie's...

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THE NEAL MORSE BAND: 'Vanity Fair' Lyric Video

THE NEAL MORSE BAND — Neal Morse (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards),Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals),Randy George (bass),Bill Hubauer (keyboards, vocals),Eric Gillette (guitars, vocals) — will take fans on "The Great Adventure" with its latest double concept album, due out January 25 on Radiant Recor...

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GUS G. To Release Art Collection Built From Guitar Performance

Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, is gearing up to unveil a career first, a series of art pieces he has crafted from guitar performance. A new medium in art that utilizes time, space, l...

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GEDDY LEE Says A New Solo Album Is 'Certainly Possible'

RUSH frontman Geddy Lee — who recently released a book called "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass" — has told CTV's "Your Morning" that he hasn't ruled out making a new solo album. "Well, that's certainly possible," he said (see video below). "I've sort of been ensconced in this thing [working o...

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NEAL SCHON Extends 'Open Invitation' To STEVE PERRY To Join Him At 'Journey Through Time' Shows

Neal Schon has extended an "open invitation" to Steve Perry to join him at his upcoming "Journey Through Time" shows at the end of next month. Launched last year, "Neal Schon's Journey Through Time" sees Schon regrouping with original JOURNEY and SANTANA member Gregg Rolie — as well as ex-JOURNEY dr...