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MTLEY CRE's TOMMY LEE Talks Touring With POISON, '360' Drum Roller Coaster

Miriam Di Nunzio of the Chicago Sun-Times recently conducted an interview with MTLEY CRE drummer Tommy Lee. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Chicago Sun-Times: So what's it like to be on the road with POISON? Tommy Lee: The tour's pretty new. On any big tour like this, you rarely ...
July 2, 2011
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POISON Drummer Hopes To Begin Work On New Music After 25th-Anniversary Tour

Scott Kiefer of the Belleville News-Democrat recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the band's longevity: "Twenty-five years is a long time for any relationship, but especially a rock 'n' roll band. We've been through a...
June 22, 2011
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POISON: New Video Interview With RIKKI ROCKETT

Patrick Musumeche of FullMetalRock.com conducted an interview with POISON drummer and owner of Rockett Drum Works, Rikki Rockett, when the band performed in Houston, Texas on June 10, 2011. Rikki spoke about the past, the present and the future of POISON; what started him behind the sticks; what it...
June 17, 2011
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POISON Drummer Talks Touring With MTLEY CRE On 97.1 THE EAGLE ROCKS (Audio)

On June 6, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was interviewed by Cindy Scull of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On how POISON ended up touring with MTLEY CRE this summer after members...
June 15, 2011
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POISON Kicks Off 25th-Anniversary Tour In Front Of Nearly 4,000 Fans

POISON kicked off its 25th-anniversary tour last night (Wednesday, May 25) in front of nearly 4,000 fans at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Mississippi. This larger-than-life reunion tour features all four of the band's original members Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall and C.C. DeVille. Also a...
May 26, 2011
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BRET MICHAELS Responds To NIKKI SIXX's Latest 'Trash-Talking'

Bret Michaels has responded to Nikki Sixx's recent "trash-talking," insisting that the MTLEY CRE bassist did, in fact, apologize to the POISON singer for saying "a lot of bad crap" about Bret's band. In a recent interview with The Arizona Republic, Michaels claimed that Sixx said he was "really sorr...
May 19, 2011
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NIKKI SIXX Says He Never Apologized To BRET MICHAELS For Comments About POISON

Despite Bret Michaels' claim to the contrary, MTLEY CRE bassist Nikki Sixx says that he never apologized to the POISON singer for derogatory comments CRE made about Bret's band. In a brand new interview with The Arizona Republic, Michaels was asked if was looking forward to this summer's POISON / MT...
May 14, 2011
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SISTER: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish sleaze- and punk-influenced metal band SISTER has revealed the artwork and track listing for its Metal Blade Records debut, "Hated", due out in Europe on June 6. The band talks about the first single and title track, "Hated": "It's a song about when people close to you fuck things over for y...
April 11, 2011
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist On Ex-Drummer's Exit: He Is Upset We Didn't Ask Him To Rethink His Decision

Reporter Jens Lundell of Swedish web magazine CriticalMass.se conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of U.K. thrashers ONSLAUGHT when the band played in Gothenburg, Sweden on April 2, 1011. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CriticalMass.se: Drummer and founding member Stev...
April 7, 2011
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SISTER: 'Hated' Teaser Clip Available

Swedish sleaze- and punk-influenced metal band SISTER has just released a teaser video for its upcoming debut album, "Hated", due on June 7 via Metal Blade Records. The clip offers a sneak preview of the CD's first single and title track. SISTER, which hails from the Stockholm/Jönkoping area of Swed...
April 4, 2011
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DAVE MUSTAINE Did Not 'Collapse' In Russia, Says His Personal Assistant

Rikki Cameron, personal assistant to MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine, has posted a message on the band's official web site denying reports that he collapsed in Russia and was rushed to the hospital, resulting in MEGADETH's abbreviated performance on March 16, 2011 in St. Petersburg during their "Europ...
March 20, 2011
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POISON's BRET MICHAELS: 'I Still Play Music For The Love Of It'

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of SoundSpike recently conducted an interview with POISON singer Bret Michaels. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SoundSpike: You must be excited about the tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE and NEW YORK DOLLS. Music by all three acts still sounds timeless. Bret: Thank y...
March 15, 2011
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: Why We Changed Our Minds About Touring With POISON

MÖTLEY CRÜE members Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums),along with NEW YORK DOLLS frontman David Johansen, appeared on the February 28 edition of Sixx's nationally syndicated radio show "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx" to announce CRÜE's summer headlining tour with support from POISON and "special...
March 5, 2011
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ONSLAUGHT: 'The Sound Of Violence' Video Released

"The Sound Of Violence", the new video from British thrashers ONSLAUGHT, can be viewed below. The band's first official clip in twenty years (the last being from the band's 1990 full-length, "In Search Of Sanity") was filmed and edited by Lukas Hambach of Bloodwork Entertainment (DESTRUCTION, GAMMA...
March 1, 2011
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Confirms Summer 'Headlining' Tour With 'Support' From POISON

MÖTLEY CRÜE has released a statement confirming that it will embark on a summer "headlining" tour "with support from POISON and special guest NEW YORK DOLLS." The dates for the trek, which is scheduled to kick off in early June, will be announced on SixxSense.com on Tuesday, March 1 starting at 7 p....
February 28, 2011