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Watch: DEE SNIDER And LITA FORD Perform TWISTED SISTER, AC/DC Classics In Johnson City

TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider joined Lita Ford and her band on stage on February 22, 2025 at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tennessee to perform the TWISTED SISTER classics "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", Lita's "Close My Eyes Forever" and a cover of AC/DC's "Highway To Hell". Fan-filmed...

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VOIVOD, NAPALM DEATH, IHSAHN, DAVE LOMBARDO, Others To Appear On RAMONES Tribute Album

Magnetic Eye Records has unveiled the next installment in its acclaimed Redux Series in homage to American punk pioneers RAMONES. The series' established practice of paying tribute to legendary rock classics with the recreation of one of the selected band's milestone albums is further elevated for t...

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DEEP PURPLE's DON AIREY To Finish Writing His Memoir This Year

In a new interview with Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives, Don Airey, the master behind the keys for some of rock's most iconic albums, was asked if he has any plans to write a memoir at some point. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm always writing a book, but it's always half...

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SLAYER Announces More 2025 U.K. Shows, Comments On 'Back To The Beginning' Event

SLAYER has announced headline performances confirmed for the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., marking the band's first U.K. and Canadian concerts in six years. The U.K. and Canadian dates will see SLAYER headlining at some of the countries' biggest venues, including the 35,000-capacity Blackweir Fields i...

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EXODUS Announces Spring 2025 U.S. Tour With DEICIDE

Following the announcement of upcoming headline performances at both Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest and their own "Bonded By Blood" 40th-anniversary shows, thrash metal legends EXODUS have just unleashed a slew of additional U.S. tour stops and festival dates for this spring — altogether dub...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON's New Band CLOSE ENEMIES Announces More 2025 Tour Dates

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton's new band CLOSE ENEMIES has announced several shows for this spring, summer and fall. Joining the 73-year-old Hamilton in the new group his bass tech Trace Foster, who plays guitar in CLOSE ENEMIES alongside Peter Stroud, who has been playing with Sheryl Crow for 25 y...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON's New Band CLOSE ENEMIES Releases Second Single 'Inside Out'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton's new band CLOSE ENEMIES has released its second single, "Inside Out", via TLG|ROCK, distributed by Virgin Music Group. You can now stream the song, which will be available via all streaming services on Friday (February 28),in the YouTube clip below. "Inside Out" is n...

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SLAYER Announces First Canadian Show In Six Years

Thrash metal legends SLAYER will play their first Canadian concert in six years at the 2025 edition of the Festival D'été De Québec on July 11 at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. "FEQ is more than just a festival; it's a shared treasure that we have been building for 57 years and will continue...

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EXTREME Announces Summer 2025 European Tour

Multi-platinum hard rock heroes EXTREME — Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), Pat Badger (bass) and Kevin Figueiredo (drums) — have added eight new shows to their summer 2025 European tour. Pre-sale tickets for the new dates will be available starting Wednesday, February 26 u...

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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Opens Up About His Guitar-Related Injuries: 'I Couldn't Even Play At All'

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, EXODUS guitarist and main songwriter Gary Holt spoke about the various guitar-related injuries he has sustained over the course of playing the instrument for more than four decades. The 60-year-old San Francisco Bay Area-based musician sa...

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ROB DUKES Was As Surprised As Everyone Else When He Got The Call To Rejoin EXODUS

Rob Dukes says that he was "as surprised as" everyone else when he was asked to return to EXODUS after a decade-long absence. Last month it was announced that EXODUS had parted ways with longtime singer Steve "Zetro" Souza and was being rejoined by Dukes. Souza joined EXODUS in 1986 after previously...

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KEVIN CRONIN: Why I Can't Tour As REO SPEEDWAGON Anymore

Kevin Cronin, the iconic voice and writer behind REO SPEEDWAGON's greatest hits, spoke to the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray about his upcoming "Brotherhood Of Rock" tour with STYX during which he will perform REO SPEEDWAGON's 1980 album "Hi Infidelity" in its en...

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GARY HOLT: No New EXODUS Album Until 2026

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, EXODUS guitarist and main songwriter Gary Holt spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2021's "Persona Non Grata" album. Asked when fans can expect to hear new music from EXODUS, Gary said (as tran...

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KERRY KING On Possibility Of New SLAYER Studio Album: 'I Can 99.9 Percent Give You A 'No' On That One'

On a new episode of the "Talk Louder" podcast, hosted by veteran music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS),Kerry King was asked about the possibility of a new SLAYER studio album. "I can 99.9 percent give you a 'no' on that one beca...

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GARY HOLT On STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA's Latest Dismissal From EXODUS: 'The Marriage Was Done And Over'

Gary Holt has confirmed that Steve "Zetro" Souza was fired from EXODUS, explaining that the "marriage" between the singer and the rest of the band was "done and over". Last month it was announced that EXODUS had parted ways with Zetro and had been rejoined by Rob Dukes. Souza joined EXODUS in 1986 a...