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New TALAS Studio Album Is Almost Done, Says BILLY SHEEHAN

Billy Sheehan spoke to the "Rock N Roll Experience With Mike Brunn" about the progress of the recording sessions for the new studio album from TALAS, the 1970s upstate New York band which initially earned its name while performing gigs in the Buffalo and Rochester scenes. Although TALAS started out...

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WHITESNAKE's 'Slip Of The Tongue' Lineup Reunites For Online Discussion (Video)

On August 18, singer David Coverdale, guitarists Steve Vai and Adrian Vandenberg, bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge reunited — virtually — for the first time since they finished WHITESNAKE's "Slip Of The Tongue" world tour for a question-and-answer session prior to a live stream of the b...

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Watch STEEL PANTHER's Second Virtual Concert Event, 'Rockdown In The Lockdown'

California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER played their second virtual concert event, "Rockdown In The Lockdown", on Sunday, August 16 from the ultra-sanitized, production-filled, multi-camera Drum Channel Studio at Drum Workshop, located in Oxnard, California. The performance was streamed live g...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says His Detractors Aren't Creative Enough With Their Insults: 'Nepotism' And 'Fat' Jokes Are Getting Old

Wolfgang Van Halen has denounced his detractors for not being "creative" enough with their insults. Earlier today, the VAN HALEN bassist tweeted, "Just vacuumed my living room and couch cushions like I'm some kind of adult or something", to which a Twitter user responded: "Who cares, your just a nep...

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MATT SORUM On Response To Coronavirus Crisis: 'It's Time For Musicians And Artists To Have Some Relief'

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum says that his heart goes out to all the musicians around the world who are facing economic hardships because of the coronavirus pandemic. "I get called every day to do a Zoom charity, and this charity, and that charity," Matt told the "Drum For The Song" podca...

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SAMMY HAGAR's Charity Concert At Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Has Been Canceled

SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE's previously announced September 18 appearance as the headliner of Rockin' Fore The Kids at Cleveland's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has been canceled. According to Cleveland.com, representatives for Hagar have confirmed that the performance has been called off "due [to] c...

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KISS Announces Summer 2021 U.S. Tour With DAVID LEE ROTH

KISS has announced the rescheduled dates for the latest U.S. leg of its "End Of The Road" tour. The shows, which will once again feature support from VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth, will kick off on August 18, 2021 in Mansfield, Massachusetts and will conclude on October 6, 2021 in Lafayette, Louis...

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Watch SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Cover VAN HALEN's 'Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)' As Part Of 'Lockdown Sessions'

Sammy Hagar and his CIRCLE bandmates have once teamed up via the Internet to record music. After previously connecting via their smartphones from four separate locations to lay down a brand new song titled "Funky Feng Shui", as well as covers of THE WHO's "Won't Get Fooled Again", VAN HALEN's "Good...

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How PANTERA Was Influenced By EXHORDER

In a brand new interview with Poisoned Rock webzine, guitarist Marzi Montazeri of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER was asked to comment on his band's alleged influence on PANTERA's decision to move from a power metal act to a more aggressive form of thrash. "Look, you're asking a que...

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DON DOKKEN Discusses DOKKEN's 'The Lost Songs: 1978-1981' Album (Video)

A six-minute video of Don Dokken discussing DOKKEN's upcoming album called "The Lost Songs: 1978-1981" can be seen below. The LP will be released on August 28 via Silver Lining Music. It wasn't always multi-platinum sales and stadium gigs for DOKKEN. There was a first-phase and there were early day...

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FOO FIGHTERS Cancel 'Van Tour'

FOO FIGHTERS have canceled their "Van Tour". The trek, which was originally scheduled to take place in April and May, was postponed two months ago to this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading across the globe. FOO FIGHTERS says in a statement: "We look forward to seeing you all as...

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STEEL PANTHER Announces Two Drive-In Shows

California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER are bringing their debaucherously fun concert experience to Pennsylvania this September. The band will perform live at two Pennsylvania area drive-ins this coming September as part of the "Fast Cars & Loud Guitars Tour": at the Starlite Drive In in P...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE To Play First Pandemic-Era Concert In September

According to Rolling Stone, SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE will perform live for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic on September 18 as the headliner of Rockin' Fore The Kids at Cleveland's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Also scheduled to appear are the OHIO WEATHER BAND, count...

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Ex-BIOHAZARD Frontman SCOTT ROBERTS Says He Quit The Band Because He 'Just Wasn't Happy'

Scott Roberts says that he left BIOHAZARD because he "wasn't happy" anymore. Roberts, who played guitar on BIOHAZARD's 2005 album "Means To An End", rejoined the band in June 2011 as the replacement for bassist and co-vocalist Evan Seinfeld. Scott fronted BIOHAZARD for nearly four years before exiti...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Says METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Is A 'Rock Icon' And 'Godfather'

ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell has paid tribute to James Hetfield on the METALLICA guitarist/vocalist's 57th birthday. Speaking to Metal Hammer magazine, Jerry said: "What makes James such a great frontman is his physical presence. Nobody else commands the same kind of respect and attention without...