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DEE SNIDER On Passing Of CLIVE BURR: 'A Rock 'N' Roll Legend Has Been Lost'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "After a long battle with multiple sclerosis, my dear friend Clive Burr [former IRON MAIDEN drummer] passed away in his sleep last night. We worked together on a project called DESPERADO from 1988-1990 and s...

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TWISTED SISTER At Sandy Relief Concert: Video Report From MyLITV.com

MyLITV.com has uploaded a six-minute video report on TWISTED SISTER's December 16 performance at The Emporium in Patchogue, New York, as part of a benefit concert for the families affected by Hurricane Sandy. Check it out below. A review of the show at TwistedSister.com reads: "To bring us back to a...

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THE STICK PEOPLE Featuring Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MIKE STONE: Song Available For Streaming

THE STICK PEOPLE, comprised of Mike Stone on vocals/guitars, Stephen Duffy on lead vocals/guitars, M. d'Zuir on bass, Bernie Godwin on lead guitar, and Frankie Anthony on drums, will release its debut album, "Madness", on April 23 via EFM Records/Bungalo/Universal Music Group. The CD was produced by...

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TWISTED SISTER Joined By Former YANKEES Star BERNIE WILLIAMS At Sandy Relief Concert (Video)

Former Yankees star Bernie Williams joined TWISTED SISTER on stage on December 16 at The Emporium in Patchogue, New York, as part of a benefit concert for the families affected by Hurricane Sandy, to perform the band's classic song "We're Not Gonna Take It". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearanc...

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GILLAN's 'Glory Road' Remembered In New App And eBook

A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of GILLAN's 1980 album "Glory Road". One could call GILLAN's blustery, heart-racing rock on a clock style a somewhat weird spot of chicanery plaguing and baiting the wider (and younger) NWOBHM exploding around them. Author Martin Popoff exp...

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WHITESNAKE's 'Ready An' Willing' Remembered In New App And eBook

A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of WHITESNAKE's 1980 album "Ready An' Willing". Featuring three ex-DEEP PURPLE members in David Coverdale, Ian Paice and Jon Lord (who sadly passed away recently),"Ready An' Willing" sounded like old news in the rapidly ramping metal envir...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Slams Illegal Music Downloaders: 'You Don't Go Around Stealing Cars!'

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen visited Britain's iconic Houses of Parliament in London on Thursday (September 20) to offer his patronage to "Rock The House", the parliamentary live music competition founded by Mike Weatherley, a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP),whi...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Lends His Support To U.K. Parliamentary Competition 'Rock The House'

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has been asked to be a patron for "Rock The House", a Parliamentary music competition founded by Mike Weatherley, a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP),and backed by the music industry and a huge roster of music legends. It sees MPs nomi...

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Original WHITESNAKE Guitarist Pays Tribute To JON LORD

Original WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden (pictured below) has released the following statement regarding the passing of former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord: "June and July have been very busy, but all has been brought back to base with the loss of my great friend and colleague Jon Lord on Mo...

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SLASH Interviewed In Austria (Video)

Camstas conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) on June 26 before the OZZY OSBOURNE & FRIENDS show in Vienna, Austria. Slash talks about his new album, "Apocalyptic Love"; giving up longtime habits like smoking and drinking and how he finally got ri...

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IAN GILLAN, BERNIE TORMÉ To Take Part In 'Monsters Of Rock'n'Roll Business' Seminar

According to the The Independent, singer Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and former guitarist Bernie Tormé (OZZY OSBOURNE, GILLAN, DESPERADO),will take part a seminar, "Monsters Of Rock'n'Roll Business", on June 19 at Hilton Hotel in Dartford, Kent, England. The event is the brainchild of P...

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Restored, Expanded Edition Of 'Jimi Plays Berkeley' Documentary To Be Released On Blu-Ray/DVD

Experience Hendrix LLC and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release a restored and newly expanded edition of "Jimi Plays Berkeley" on Blu-ray and DVD, on Tuesday, July 10. A historic documentary film chronicling the two concerts Jimi Hendrix performed at the...

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AXL ROSE Is 'Blown Away' By 'Positive Response' To His Decision To Skip ROCK HALL Induction

Less than a week after announcing that he would not attend the GUNS N' ROSES' induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland and declining to be inducted along with the rest of the group, the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, has issued a follow-up statement thanking fans for their "overwhel...

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MEGADETH Bassist: 'Faith Runs Concurrently With Life, And By And Large It's The Seed Of Life'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with David Ellefson about the MEGADETH bassist's new book, "Unsung: Words And Images". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how "Unsung" came about: Ellefson: "The idea of obviously writing music around them and going into...

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STEEL PANTHER Shows Support For The' Rock The House' Initiative

To show support for Mike Weatherley's "Rock The House" initiative, Los Angeles glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER rocked up to the Houses Of Parliament in London, England on Saturday, March 31 before playing to a sold-out Brixton Academy. "Rock The House" now has David Cameron's backing and is a Par...