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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Explains Decision To Stop Performing Live: 'If I'm Gonna Do It, I've Gotta Do It Now'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss recently announced a couple of convention appearances this spring that are being billed on his web site as his final live performances. On May 12-14, Criss is scheduled to appear at the KISS Konvention Australia in Victoria, with his May 12 set said to be Peter's la...

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ARJEN LUCASSEN's AYREON Releases 'Star Of Sirrah' Lyric Video Feat. DREAM THEATER, NIGHTWISH, BLIND GUARDIAN Members

AYREON, the highly acclaimed project from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Arjen Lucassen, has released the official lyric video for the song "Star Of Sirrah", taken from the upcoming album "The Source". Check it out below. "The Source" is an exciting new chapter in the...

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Late DEEP PURPLE Guitarist TOMMY BOLIN To Be Inducted Into South Dakota Hall Of Fame

Tommy Bolin will be inducted into the South Dakota Rock And Roll Music Association Hall Of Fame on Saturday, April 22 at the Ramkota Exhibition Hall in Sioux Falls. "Tommy is being inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Spirit of Music recipient," Johnnie Bolin, the younger brother of Tommy Bolin, expl...

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PRONG's 'Zero Days' Album Will Contain Some Of Band's 'Strongest Songs Ever'

American power trio PRONG will release its new studio album, "Zero Days", in the summer via Steamhammer/SPV. Frontman Tommy Victor told SchecterGuitars.com about the follow-up to 2016's "X - No Absolutes": "I'm quite happy about this new 'Zero Days' album. There's a couple of songs on it that are wi...

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RUDY SARZO To Hold Free Clinic At GoDpsMusic In Thousand Oaks

Legendary bass player Rudy Sarzo will hold a free live streaming clinic and performance at GoDpsMusic in Thousand Oaks, California on Friday, April 21 at 6 p.m. For more information, go to this location. Asked by The Los Angeles Beat what started him on the road to playing bass, Rudy said: "I starte...

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KAMELOT Frontman Comments On Stockholm Truck Attack: 'It Is Sickening And It Makes My Gut Turn Inside Out'

KAMELOT frontman Tommy Karevik has commented on the April 7 truck attack in Sweden which left four people dead and injured 15 more. The victims were killed when a 39-year-old man rejected asylum seeker from Uzbekistan drove a stolen beer truck through a crowd in a pedestrian shopping street in downt...

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TONY IOMMI Is Mixing BLACK SABBATH's Final Shows For Possible Live Album

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has told NBC News that he is in the process of mixing the sound from the band's final shows in Birmingham, England for a possible live album. "We'll actually be doing a documentary," he said. "My job at the moment is to have a listen to what we've ...

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GEEZER BUTLER Says BLACK SABBATH Contemplated Making Blues Album As Follow-Up To '13'

Geezer Butler has revealed that BLACK SABBATH has contemplated making a blues album as a follow-up to 2013's acclaimed comeback effort, "13". The original lineup of SABBATH came together in 1969 with Butler, Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, Tony Iommi on guitar and Bill Ward on drums. That lineup recorded a...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Interviews LED ZEPPELIN, METALLICA, DEF LEPPARD Members For 'Life On The Road' Series

Premiering later this month on Sky Arts, "Brian Johnson's Life On The Road" is a six-part series featuring the legendary AC/DC frontman in conversation with some of the biggest names in rock and roll history as they explore the realities of life on a global rock tour. Meeting METALLICA's Lars Ulrich...

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RICHARD FORTUS: Being Part Of GUNS N' ROSES' 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour Is 'Beyond My Wildest Dreams'

Richard Fortus says that being part of GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" tour has been "beyond [his] wildest dreams." Only singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan from GN'R's "Appetite For Destruction"-era lineup are taking part in the band's current reunion. They are being joi...

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DEAD BY APRIL To Release 'Worlds Collide' Album In April

Formed in Gothenburg ten years ago, Swedish band DEAD BY APRIL returns with its fourth album, "Worlds Collide", on April 7 via Spinefarm. Since the turbulence around the last record, "Let The World Know", drummer Marcus Rosell (ENDS WITH A BULLET) has replaced Alex Svenningson. And as a result of Za...

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SAMMY HAGAR, JAMES HETFIELD Announce Fourth Annual 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' Concert

Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT, MONTROSE, THE CIRCLE) and James Hetfield (METALLICA) have announced the lineup for Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV, set to take place on May 15 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Artists performing at Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV include (in alphabetical order): Pat Bena...

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Report: MÖTLEY CRÜE's Biopic 'The Dirt' To Land At NETFLIX

According to The Hollywood Reporter, MÖTLEY CRÜE's long-awaited film adaptation of the group's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band", is in negotiations to land at Netflix. The company, which makes money by charging consumers a monthly fee to access its streamin...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Pays Tribute To Rock And Blues Greats (Video)

This weekend's edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's radio show "Rock 50" included his tribute to some of the greats of rock and blues including DEEP PURPLE, CREAM, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, Jimi Hendrix and others. Ward recently slammed his ex-bandmates in SABBATH again, accusing t...

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THE STARBREAKERS Feat. NITA STRAUSS, JILL JANUS: Video Footage Of Live Debut

THE STARBREAKERS made their live debut on Saturday, March 11 at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance — which included renditions of classic songs from JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE and MOTÖRHEAD — can be seen below. THE STARBRE...