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MIKE PORTNOY: Seeing Current DREAM THEATER Lineup Perform Was 'Not As Awkward As I Had Anticipated Or Feared'

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy attended the group's concert on March 4 at Beacon Theatre in New York City. It was the first time Portnoy witnessed his former bandmates perform live since his exit from the iconic progressive metal outfit more than 11 years ago. During an appearance earlier tod...

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JOE ELLIOTT Says DEF LEPPARD Wasn't Responsible For Getting MÖTLEY CRÜE To Reunite For 'The Stadium Tour'

DEF LEPPARD is set to launch "The Stadium Tour" with MÖTLEY CRÜE and guests POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 36-date trek, which is due to wrap September 9 in Las Vegas, was originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020 but ended up being push...

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CRAIG GOLDY Says VIVIAN CAMPBELL Must Have Done Something 'Pretty Insulting' To Get Himself Fired From DIO

Former DIO and DIO DISCIPLES guitarist Craig Goldy has weighed in on the way Vivian Campbell was fired from DIO, saying that Vivian must have done something "pretty insulting" to get himself kicked out of Ronnie James Dio's band. Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain collaborat...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Pay Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS With Cover Of FOO FIGHTERS' 'My Hero'

SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE paid tribute to FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins during their April 29 concert at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. Hagar and his CIRCLE bandmates Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson performed a cover of FOO FIGHTERS' "My Hero" as a way...

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SPINAL TAP Drummer RIC PARNELL Dead At 70

Ric Parnell, who played Mick Shrimpton, the drummer of SPINAL TAP in the mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap", has died at the age of 70. Parnell was also a onetime member of ATOMIC ROOSTER, a 1970s British hard rock/progressive rock band which was led by extraordinary keyboardist Vincent Crane. Ric pl...

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Pay Tribute To TAYLOR HAWKINS At New Orleans Jazz Fest While DAVE GROHL Looks On

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS paid tribute to late FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins during the band's concert Sunday (May 1) at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. At the end of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' set, the group's drummer Chad Smith, who had "Taylor" spelled out on his bass drum, gave a brief speech honoring...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE To Begin 'Full-Band Rehearsals' For 'The Stadium Tour' Next Week

MÖTLEY CRÜE is set to begin "full-band rehearsals" next week for the long-awaited "The Stadium Tour" with DEF LEPPARD and guests POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS. Earlier today, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx shared an Instagram selfie from Tennessee — where both singer Vince Neil and guit...

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Ex-ACCEPT Singer UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: I Will 'Never' Work With WOLF HOFFMANN Again

In a new interview with Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast, former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider was asked if he has had any contact with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann in recent years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Never. And I don't wanna have any contact with him… I'm...

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JOE ELLIOTT Says DEF LEPPARD And MÖTLEY CRÜE Will Rotate Headline Spot On 'The Stadium Tour'

DEF LEPPARD is set to launch "The Stadium Tour" with MÖTLEY CRÜE and guests POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS on June 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 36-date trek, which is due to wrap September 9 in Las Vegas, was originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020 but ended up being push...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS To Perform With Australia's SISTERS DOLL At New York City Concert

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will join Australian rockers SISTERS DOLL on stage during their May 22 concert at the Cutting Room in New York City. SISTERS DOLL was previously the backup band for Criss at what was being billed as his last live show in the USA in June 2017, also at the Cutting Roo...

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DOWNSET Announces First Album In Eight Years', 'Maintain'

Los Angeles rap/hardcore pioneers DOWNSET will release their first album in eight years, "Maintain", on June 10 via Nuclear Blast. On its sixth LP, the band draws inspiration from its early hardcore and hip-hop roots while reigniting its passion for the streets and fury for the current societal and...

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FOREIGNER Announces 'The Best Of Foreigner 4 Live: The Las Vegas Edition' Vinyl Set

"Waiting For A Girl Like You", "Urgent", "Break It Up", "Juke Box Hero". FOREIGNER's timeless anthems continue to rock the charts, with ten multi-platinum albums, sixteen Top 30 hits and album sales now exceeding 80 million copies. Now, as part of the 40th-anniversary celebration of the groundbreaki...

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LED ZEPPELIN's 'Five Glorious Nights' Book Celebrating Appearance At Earls Court To Be Re-Released With Extra Pages

Rufus Publications has announced the re-release of the "Led Zeppelin Five Glorious Nights" book by Dave Lewis. In May 1975, LED ZEPPELIN performed five momentous concerts at the Earls Court Arena in London to a combined audience of 85,000 fans. It found the band at the peak of their powers, slaying...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Salutes RONNIE JAMES DIO And RAINBOW 'Rising' With New Song 'A King Has Gone'

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, the band led by legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker, has released a new single, "A King Has Gone". The track and its intro, "Calling Baal", also available on MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's upcoming album "Universal", both have a special significance: sung by HELLOWEEN front...

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GENE SIMMONS Blasts 'Conspiracy Idiots', Urges Everyone To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Gene Simmons has once again blasted people who are defiantly skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines, saying they are posing a risk to themselves and to all those around them. The KISS bassist and co-vocalist discussed his views on anti-vaxxers while speaking to iHollywoodTV about his new Gibson signature ba...