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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT Is Battling Oral Cancer

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett recently completed nine rounds of chemotherapy and seven weeks of radiation after being diagnosed with oral cancer this past summer. The rocker will undergo a PET scan in February to determine if the treatment was successful. Rockett spoke about his cancer battle for the...

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A Dream in Static

The rising success of prog-behemoths SCALE THE SUMMIT has opened the door for young contemporaries with vision, including Connecticut-based EARTHSIDE. If you've had your fill of contemporary prog metal, in particular symphonic metal, dig in and discover EARTHSIDE. EARTHSIDE structures their composit...

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Volto Del Demone

Kentucky hard rockers MOONBOW follow up their impressive 2013 debut album, "The End of Time", with an equally striking, acoustically driven album, "Volto Del Demone". The tracks here were recorded over the past couple of years while multi-instrumentalist David McElfresh saddled up with cowpunk legen...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'We Lost Millions' Of Dollars On Each Edition Of ORION MUSIC + MORE Festival

METALLICA's James Hetfield says that the band "lost millions" of dollars by staging the Orion Music + More festival, making it highly unlikely the band will get involved in such a project ever again. The June 2013 Orion event at Belle Isle in Detroit drew at least 40,000 people over the course of tw...

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SCOTT WEILAND's STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bandmates: 'Thank You For Sharing Your Life With Us'

Scott Weiland's former bandmates in STONE TEMPLE PILOTS — guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz — have released the following statement regarding the singer's passing: "Dear Scott, "Let us start by saying thank you for sharing your life with us. "Together we crafted a leg...

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JOE SATRIANI's Third Annual 'G4 Experience' Detailed

Joe Satriani will host the third annual G4 Experience in 2016. Next year's event will be held August 8-12, 2016 at the beautiful Glen Cove Mansion in Glen Cove, New York. Next year is all about going "Back Where It All Began". Joe not only grew up on Long Island, but got his start there ...

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SLAYER, TESTAMENT, CARCASS: North American Tour Dates Officially Announced

In support of "Repentless", the band's twelfth studio album and its career-highest chart debut, SLAYER will launch 2016 by pillaging and marauding its way across North America, headlining some two dozen dates over a five-week period. With special guests TESTAMENT and CARCASS on all dates, the tour s...

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PAUL STANLEY's R&B Band SOUL STATION Schedules February 2016 Dates

KISS frontman Paul Stanley's latest solo project, an R&B band called SOUL STATION, has scheduled three shows in February. The dates are as follows: Feb. 26 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA Feb. 27 - The Canyon - Agoura Hills, CA Feb. 28 - The Rose - Pasadena, CA Tickets for the ...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER To Perform In Niagara Falls

Cited by Rolling Stone as "one of the greatest singers of all time", AEROSMITH legend Steven Tyler will perform alongside Nashville-based band LOVING MARY for two nights in March at the Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Four-time Grammy winner and rock icon, Tyler is one of...

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SKID ROW, FOZZY, LIVING COLOUR, Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Members Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH

TOURNIQUET drummer Ted Kirkpatrick has assembled an all-star lineup to pay tribute to BLACK SABBATH as the legendary heavy metal pioneers get ready to embark on their final tour, "The End". Due on January 20, 2016 via Pathogenic Records, "The Doom In Us All - A Tribute To Black Sabbath" features the...

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SLAYER To Tour U.S. With TESTAMENT And CARCASS

SLAYER will embark on a U.S. tour early next year with support from TESTAMENT and CARCASS. So far only one date has been leaked: March 3 at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional details, including all the dates and venues, are expected to be revealed in the coming days. SLAYER's new...

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SHINEDOWN Bassist Says KANYE WEST Is 'More Shocking' Than MARILYN MANSON

Revolver magazine conducted an interview with SHINEDOWN bassist Eric Bass at this year's Aftershock festival, which was held October 24-25 at the Gibson Ranch, just outside Sacramento, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked who is more shocking, Marilyn Manson or Kanye West, Bass respon...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON Remembers Band's Disastrous Gig At MEGAFORCE Anniversary Party (Video)

In the latest episode of Louder Noise's "Full Disclosure", guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT tells the story about the band's disastrous gig at the 1988 Megaforce Records fifth-anniversary party at The Ritz in New York City. Check it out below. A new TESTAMENT stu...

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Former DARK ANGEL Singer DON DOTY's ELIMINATE: Drum-Cam Footage Of First-Ever Show

ELIMINATE, the new band featuring former DARK ANGEL singer Don Doty, made its live debut on November 7 at Grindcore 2015 at Ukranian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California. Drum-cam footage of the performance can be seen below. ELIMINATE recently parted ways with drummer Sasha Horn and replaced...

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METALLICA, AC/DC, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, GUNS N' ROSES Members React To Paris Terrorist Attacks

Members of METALLICA, AC/DC, KISS, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, GUNS N' ROSES, SHINEDOWN and PAPA ROACH are among the musicians who have reacted with shock and pledges of solidarity for France following the killing of scores of people in attacks in Paris on Friday night. Some of their views can be seen be...