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SAMMY HAGAR Remembers RONNIE MONTROSE
Sammy Hagar spoke to RollingStone.com about his former MONTROSE bandmate Ronnie Montrose, who died on Saturday, March 3 at age 64, seemingly due to complications from prostate cancer. In 1973 Ronnie Montrose formed MONTROSE featuring Hagar on lead vocals and recorded two hard rock staples — 1973's "...March 6, 2012
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A Eulogy for the Damned
There is so much that is done so right on ORANGE GOBLIN's "A Eulogy for the Damned", not the least of which are more blazing riffs than could comfortably fit on an aircraft carrier. The U.K. stalwarts will forever be associated with stoner rock and fuzz doom, but that legacy does little to capture w...March 4, 2012
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FOREIGNER Guitarist MICK JONES Recuperating From Heart Surgery
According to the New York Post, FOREIGNER guitarist Mick Jones underwent aortoiliac bypass surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami beach, Florida on Monday and "already up and walking around." The procedure involves using a shunt to unite the aorta and iliac artery to relieve obstruction. "Th...February 28, 2012
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NIKKI SIXX Says Recording New MÖTLEY CRÜE Music 'Feels Like Magic'
MÖTLEY CRÜE has entered drummer Tommy Lee's studio called The Atrium in Calabasas, California to begin recording a new song that will be released to coincide with the band's upcoming summer tour. Commented MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx: "Been in the recording studio cutting new MÖTLEY CRÜE with the...February 26, 2012
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ALICE COOPER, KISS Members Perform At Dollar Loan Center CEO's Company Holiday Party
Dollar Loan Center CEO Chuck Brennan pulled out all the stops at his annual company holiday party recently. Bringing in his famous friends from around the country, the business owner and philanthropist helped raise nearly $300,000 for charity while giving 500 employees and guests a night to remember...February 25, 2012
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DOKKEN: New Album Title Revealed
According to an online posting by the moderator of the official DOKKEN forum, the band has set "Broken Bones" as the title of its new album. DOKKEN began tracking the effort this past Monday for a late spring/early summer release via Frontiers Records. The cooperation between Frontiers and DOKKEN st...February 18, 2012
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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter LAUREN HARRIS Releases New SIX HOUR SUNDOWN Video
"Shadows Of My Past", the first video from SIX HOUR SUNDOWN, the U.K.-based rock band fronted by Lauren Harris — daughter of legendary IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — can be seen below. The clip was filmed during one of the group's rehearsals. Formed in late 2009, SIX HOUR SUNDOWN was born from a...February 18, 2012
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GEORGE LYNCH's 25 Years With ESP: Video Overview
George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE) is a legend among fans of innovative rock guitar. It was 25 years ago, in the late '80s, that George discovered a small manufacturer of custom guitars while on tour in Japan, and he's been a believer in ESP ever since. George's custom guitars have long b...February 17, 2012
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GOJIRA Drummer Talks Next Album On 'Soundwave Pirate Radio' (Audio)
Andrew Haug of Australia's Soundwave Pirate Radio show recently conducted an interview with drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):February 16, 2012
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist: 'I've Got Probably A Thousand' Song Ideas That We Could Work From
ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: So how do you up the ante every night with the Las Vegas residency? Mars: The more we do the show, the tighter and better it g...February 15, 2012
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MY RUIN Interviewed In France (Video)
RockNLive.org conducted an interview with MY RUIN — the Los Angeles-based band featuring the husband-and-wife rock duo of vocalist Tairrie B. Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Mick Murphy — when the group played at Le Forum in Vauréal, France on February 4. You can now watch the chat below. "Tennesse...February 15, 2012
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Talks New Album, 'The Dirt' Movie
Anne Erickson of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Gibson.com: Did MÖTLEY CRÜE ever have a dream of having your own residency in Las Vegas? I mean, you're the first rock band to really do so. Mick: Not re...February 15, 2012
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NAPALM DEATH: 'Scum' 25-Year Special Edition To Be Released In March
"Scum", the classic 1987 debut album from grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH, will be re-released on limited-edition redux CD and colored vinyl LP on March 5 via Earache Records. To celebrate 25 years since the release of the most influential grindcore album ever made, "Scum" has been remastered especi...February 14, 2012
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer Celebrates 51st Birthday With His Bandmates; Video Footage, Photos
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil celebrated his 51st birthday by hopping aboard drummer Tommy Lee's 360-degree circular drum coaster Wednesday night (February 8) during the band's residency show at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Neil's bandmates — Lee, guitarist Mick Mars and ba...February 14, 2012
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Vocalist MAT MAURER Quits MORTAL SIN
Vocalist Mat Maurer has quit Australian thrash metal veterans MORTAL SIN. He says in a statement, "I have decided to leave the band for personal reasons and irreconcilable differences." He adds, "Last year was an incredibly difficult year for me personally and I have decided to put my family first....February 14, 2012
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