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DAVID LEE ROTH Among Performers At Mountain Winery's 2025 Concert Series

Legendary VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth will perform in Saratoga, California on September 12 as part of the Mountain Winery's 67th Summer Concert Series. Presale tickets for the concert will be available March 25, followed by a general on-sale beginning on March 28. Following a successful 2024 sea...

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Texas's THE SWORD Announces First European Shows In Ten Years

Texan heavy rockers THE SWORD have announced their first European tour dates since 2015, with the recently reunited band slating a trio of intimate club performances alongside festival appearances, including Copenhell, Freak Valley and Tons Of Rock. THE SWORD European tour dates: June 19 - Copenhage...

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KIP WINGER On WINGER's 'Farewell' Tour: I Will Miss 'Playing With These Guys That I Really Love So Much'

In a new interview with Steve Mascord of White Line Fever TV, Kip Winger spoke about WINGER's recent announcement that it was embarking on "farewell" tours of Australia and Japan in 2025. Asked what he will miss about playing with WINGER, Kip said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Listen, I've...

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KISS Celebrates 50 Years Of 'Dressed To Kill' With Immersive Audio Tour

In honor of the 50th anniversary of KISS's album "Dressed To Kill", fans are invited to walk a one-of-a-kind audio tour of the New York City neighborhood where KISS posed for "Dressed To Kill"'s iconic cover. The party gets started March 22 in New York at the famous sidewalk crossing on the corner o...

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JOHN 5 On RANDY RHOADS: 'He Just Had This Style That Nobody Really Had Before'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist John 5 paid tribute to legendary Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads, who died exactly 43 years ago. John 5 said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Randy was an anomaly. He just had this style that nobody re...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Says 'The Decline Of Western Civilization' Movie Could Have Been 'Way Better'

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes is perhaps best known for the infamous scene in the 1988 movie "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" in which he was interviewed while floating in a swimming pool, fully clothed and visibly quite intoxicated while his mother sat poolsid...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Announce Spring/Summer 2025 European Tour Dates

The spring and summer 2025 will see THE DEAD DAISIES return to Europe for festival appearances, including Music Legends in Spain, Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium and Basinfirefest in the Czech Republic. Additional dates and performances in Germany, Netherlands, Poland and their first visit to Slova...

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Supergroups can be double-edged swords. On one hand, they typically get a head start due to the established reputations of their members, the equivalent of drawing the "advance to Go" card in Monopoly. They also tend to have built-in fan bases and garner higher media interest than other bands in the...

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ALICE COOPER Says IRON MAIDEN Should Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'They Have Their Own Army Out There'

During a question-and-answer session aboard last month's Rock Legends Cruise, legendary rocker Alice Cooper, who was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011, commented on the fact that BAD COMPANY has been nominated for the Rock Hall's class of 2025. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMO...

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BILLY GOULD Explains Why He Left BRUJERIA Nearly 25 Years Ago

During a recent appearance on the 4AM Chicken Soup YouTube show hosted by Dushan Zarić, FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould spoke about his involvement with BRUJERIA, the extreme death metal project he had co-founded with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares. Regarding BRUJERIA's formation, Gould...

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Watch: GENE SIMMONS Reads The Weather On Los Angeles TV Station

On Thursday (March 13),KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons took over Los Angeles meteorologist Adam Krueger's weekend report on Fox 11. Wearing a denim shirt, sunglasses and a black cap, Gene opened the segment opened by roasting Krueger ("You look much better in real life than you do on TV"),while...

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Official IRON MAIDEN Documentary Coming This Fall

Universal Pictures Content Group has announced it has commenced production on an official, as-yet-untitled IRON MAIDEN feature documentary. Universal Pictures Content Group hold global rights and Universal Pictures International is set to release the film in cinemas internationally in autumn 2025,...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Our Driving Force Is Trying To Do Away With Whatever It Is That Separates The Bands And The Fans'

On March 11, METALLICA's Lars Ulrich joined Apple Music's global creative director and Apple Music 1 lead anchor Zane Lowe at SXSW (South By Southwest) conference and festivals for a session at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas titled "Breaking The Fourth Wall". Lars and Zane explored ho...

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Ex-KISS Drummer PETER CRISS, DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN To Perform At Second Annual Benefit Concert For First Responders

On April 25, 2025, Raven Drum Foundation will bring together an all-star lineup at New York City's famed Cutting Room to support first responders and veterans for the second year in a row. Founded in 2001 by Rick Allen, drummer of DEF LEPPARD, and his wife, healing arts educator and musician Lauren...

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JOHN 5 Announces Opening Of 'Knights In Satan's Service Museum' Of KISS Memorabilia

Before he ever became a guitar virtuoso and toured the world with the likes of Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Rob Halford and — currently — MÖTLEY CRÜE, John 5 was just a kid growing up near Detroit Rock City obsessed with KISS. That fascination turned into a lifelong journey of collecting anything and...