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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI: How I Found Out I Have Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has opened up about his stage four pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Last month, Banali revealed in a social media post that he has been battling the disease since April, forcing him to miss several live shows with the band. He was replaced at those gigs by either Johnny...

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Ex-JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Releases New Christmas Single, 'Silver Bells'

Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry has released a stunning new version of the all-time Christmas classic "Silver Bells", available both digitally and on seven-inch vinyl, along with brand-new, special edition merchandise exclusively at Perry's online store. In addition, this holiday EP contains a new...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO On Pressure Of Making Follow-Up To 'Dystopia': 'It's Better Not To Think About It And Just Do Your Best'

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro spoke to Duke TV about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's new album. He said (see video below): "May, June [and] July, we stayed together in a house in Nashville to compose the new album. And then it creates a different kind of bond, because we'r...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Says IRON MAIDEN Performs All Of Its Songs In The Original Key: 'We Don't Detune, Like Some Other People Do'

During his October 27 spoke-word appearance in Vienna, Austria, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson talked about his vocal warm-up technique and his insistence on performing the band's songs in their original key. He said (see video below): "People ask me, 'How do you warm up your voice before a show...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Says Doing 'The Osbournes' Reality Show 'Paid Off For OZZY'

Ozzy Osbourne's wife says that she has no regrets about the MTV reality show "The Osbournes", which followed the lives of the BLACK SABBATH singer and his family. The "fly-on-the-wall" TV series, which became the highest rated original program in MTV's history, started in 2002 and ended in 2005. The...

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FRANKIE BANALI Says JAMES DURBIN Quit QUIET RIOT 'Almost Immediately' After 'Hollywood Cowboys' Was Delivered To Record Company

In a recent interview with the "Brutally Delicious" podcast, QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali explained the circumstances around singer James Durbin's abrupt departure in September, as well as his health status after being diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Durbin reportedly left QUIET RI...

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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI On His Cancer Diagnosis: 'I Have No Intentions Of Giving Up The Fight'

Earlier this year, QUIET RIOT played several shows this year without drummer Frankie Banali, marking the first time ever that the band performed without any of the members from its classic lineup: Banali, singer Kevin DuBrow, guitarist Carlos Cavazo and bassist Rudy Sarzo. Frankie returned to the st...

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Would MEGADETH Consider Enlisting Temporary Replacement For DAVE MUSTAINE? DAVID ELLEFSON Responds

In a brand new interview with Sofa King Cool, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson offered an update on the health status of his bandmate, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine, who was diagnosed with throat cancer this past spring. Ellefson responded (see video below): "He's doing okay. He's in his recovery now...

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FRANKIE BANALI Says Decision To Sit Out QUIET RIOT Shows Was 'Very Painful'

Earlier this year, QUIET RIOT played several shows this year without drummer Frankie Banali, marking the first time ever that the band performed without any of the members from its classic lineup: Banali, singer Kevin DuBrow, guitarist Carlos Cavazo and bassist Rudy Sarzo. Frankie returned to the st...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says DAVE MUSTAINE Has 'Completed' His Throat Cancer Treatments

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has told Pomelo Rocker in a new interview that there is no tentative release date yet for the band's upcoming studio album. "With Dave's [Mustaine, MEGADETH guitarist/vocalist] throat cancer treatments that he has now completed, and he's just going through the recover...

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FRANKIE BANALI Performs With QUIET RIOT For First Time Since Announcing Cancer Diagnosis (Video)

Frankie Banali played with his QUIET RIOT bandmates Saturday night (October 26) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The show marked the drummer's first performance with the group since he announced he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Fan-filmed video footage of the W...

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WENDY DIO Says 'Big Gala' Is Being Planned To Commemorate 10th Anniversary Of RONNIE JAMES DIO's Death

Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, has confirmed that a "big gala" is being planned for early next year to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the legendary singer's passing. "It's [going to take place] on 2/20/20, which is the 20th of February, '20," she told Radioactive Mi...

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FRANKIE BANALI: It Took 'Less Than 24 Hours' For QUIET RIOT To Find Replacement For Singer JAMES DURBIN

Frankie Banali says that it took QUIET RIOT "less than 24 hours" to find a replacement for singer James Durbin. Last month, QUIET RIOT parted ways with Durbin and replaced him with Jizzy Pearl. Pearl previously fronted QUIET RIOT from 2013 until October 2016, when he was briefly replaced by Seann Ni...

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New EDDIE VAN HALEN Photos Shared By His Son WOLFGANG

Wolfgang Van Halen has uploaded new photos of his father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Earlier today, Wolfgang took to his Instagram to upload four selfies of him, his mother — Eddie's ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli — and the iconic axeman. The 28-year-old wrote in an accompanying capt...

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DEVILDRIVER Pulls Out Of Fall 2019 Leg Of STATIC-X's 'Wisconsin Death Trip' 20th-Anniversary Tour

In wake of the recent news that DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara's wife has been diagnosed with cancer, the band has been forced to withdraw from the fall 2019 leg of STATIC-X's "Wisconsin Death Trip" 20th-anniversary tour so that Dez may remain home to care for her and his family. DROWNING POOL and...