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BOBBY BLOTZER Says RATT Fans 'Love' His New Version Of The Band

On November 12, Metal Gods TV conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer backstage at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales, Gwynedd. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing in the U.K. for...

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AC/DC's MALCOLM YOUNG To Be Honored At This Week's 'Ultimate Jam Night' In West Hollywood

Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running weekly free music show held at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, will turn its upcoming Tuesday night edition on November 15 at 8 p.m. PST into a live broadcast fundraiser honoring AC/DC rock icon Malcolm Young and benefiting the Alzheimer's...

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SPREAD EAGLE, HAVOCHATE Members Join Forces In WEAPONS OF ANEW

WEAPONS OF ANEW, the dynamic new band featuring members of HAVOCHATE and SPREAD EAGLE, has released a powerful single, "Killshot", via OK!Good Records. The track is one of the first songs written by the band, and when it all came together, WEAPONS OF ANEW were certain they had found their niche amon...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Says His Version Of RATT 'Replicates' The Band's 'Catalog With Such Great Integrity'

On November 12, Uber Rock's Mark Ashby conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer backstage at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales, Gwynedd. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his version of RATT, which recently announced the addition of M...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Hits Back At Media For 'False Narrative' About 'The Stage' First-Week Sales

AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows has hit out at "web sites that depend on clicks for revenue" over their coverage of the No. 4 debut of the band's new album, "The Stage", on The Billboard 200 album chart. The surprise release of the disc, which was announced the night it went on sale, earned the...

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Second Annual 'Bowl 4 Ronnie' Raises $36,500 For Cancer Research

The second annual Bowl 4 Ronnie bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, was held on November 4 at the Pinz bowling center in Studio City, California. Hosted by "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk and attended by 300 rockers, bowling enthusiasts and fund suppo...

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Former RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY To Release 'Smash' Album In January

Frontiers Music Srl has set a January 27, 2017 release date for Stephen Pearcy's fourth solo album, "Smash". Pearcy, best known as the original vocalist and founding member of the platinum rock band RATT, has been working hard to complete his highly anticipated new album, while at the same time keep...

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STEEL PANTHER Guitarist To 'Sad' HILLARY CLINTON Supporters: 'The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow'

During STEEL PANTHER's November 9 concert at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California, Satchel addressed the previous night's election results that mean billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump will be the next American president. "There's some people here that are sad," the guitarist said (see...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Admits To Having 'Mixed Feelings' After Lowest-In-11-Years First-Week Album Sales

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's seventh studio album, "The Stage", debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 76,000 physical and/or digital copies in its first week of release. While the sales were decent for the current music business, they represent the lowest first-week total for any AVENGED...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN Bassist's BRITISH LION Perform In Toulouse, France

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION performing on November 11 at Le Metronum in Toulouse, France can be seen below. BRITISH LION is recording shows on its current European tour for an upcoming live album, tentatively due next year. The band p...

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Watch IRON MAIDEN Bassist's BRITISH LION Perform In Sevilla, Spain

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's solo/side project BRITISH LION performing on November 4 at Sala Custom in Sevilla, Spain can be seen below. BRITISH LION is recording shows on its current European tour for an upcoming live album, tentatively due next year. The band prev...

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STEPHEN PEARCY And JUAN CROUCIER Perform RATT Classics At ROCK N SKULL Festival (Video)

Stephen Pearcy was rejoined by his former RATT bandmate Juan Croucier for several songs during the singer's October 30 performance at the Rock N Skull festival at The Tree Of Joliet in Joliet, Illinois. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. As previously reported, three members...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Jokingly Says KIM KARDASHIAN Looks Like 'KANYE WEST In Drag' (Video)

BuzzFeed México has uploaded a video clip of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield's reaction to being shown photos of various celebrities wearing METALLICA t-shirts in public. The stars who are seen decked out in METALLICA garb are Mary-Kate Olsen, Kim Kardashian (whom Hetfield jokingly identifies as "...

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FOO FIGHTERS To Honor TOM PETTY As 2017 'MusiCares Person Of The Year'

Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person Of The Year in celebration of his extraordinary creative accomplishments and significant charitable work. Proceeds from the annual Person Of The Year tribute — now in its 27th year — provide essential support for MusiCares, which ensures music p...

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TOM MORELLO, BRENDON SMALL, DINO CAZARES And More Added To Second Annual 'Bowl 4 Ronnie' Bowling Party

The second annual Bowl 4 Ronnie bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on Friday, November 4 at the Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event, hosted by "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk, will include a celebrity bowling tou...