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GENE SIMMONS: LEMMY Was 'Unassuming' And 'Non-Judgmental' With 'A Heart Of Gold'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on the band's Facebook page: "[On Saturday] we attended Lemmy Kilmister's [MOTÖRHEAD] memorial event… To celebrate the man, and the legend. Attending in honor of Lemmy were: Sharon, Ozzy [Osbourne] and Geezer [Butler, BLACK SABBATH...

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AEROSMITH Singer STEVEN TYLER To Release 'Red White & You' Solo Single This Month

The second taste of AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's forthcoming country-influenced debut solo album, a song called "Red White & You", will go for radio adds on January 25. The track is being described by Tyler's record label, Big Machine Label Group's Dot Records, as "American up-tempo country...

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TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON Collaborates With Celtic Folk Singer LEAH On 'Winter Sun' Song

As the winter solstice arrives, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson and Canadian Celtic songstress Leah are revealing a brand new symphonic metal track, "Winter Sun". Featuring soaring soundscapes, blazing guitar solos and ethereal, operatic vocals, the track sounds like it could have taken weeks to c...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Members Pay Musical Tribute To SCOTT WEILAND

The surviving members of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have paid tribute to former singer Scott Weiland with a video where they spotlight one of Weiland's most powerful, resounding vocal performances. "Recently the three of us sat down together to share our memories of Scott and take a moment to reflect on th...

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Video: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Performs In San Francisco

Fan-filmed video footage of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's December 18 performance at Slim's in San Francisco, California as part of DEATH ANGEL's second annual Christmas show can be seen below. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric "A.K." Knutson told From Hero To Zero this past summer about the band's forthcoming...

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BUTCHER BABIES' HEIDI SHEPHERD On Paris Concert Attack: 'I'm Happy To See Our World Uniting Over It'

Heidi Shepherd, one of the two vocalists for the five-piece Los Angeles-based heavy-metal ensemble BUTCHER BABIES, has commented on the events of November 13 in Paris, France, when more than 129 people were killed in seven coordinated terrorist attacks. The greatest number of deaths took place at th...

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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...