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Report: 'No Deal In Place' To Get LED ZEPPELIN To Perform At DESERT TRIP

Despite widespread rumors to the contrary, "there's no deal in place" to get LED ZEPPELIN's surviving members — Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones — back together for an appearance at this year's Desert Trip festival in Indio, California, according to Billboard. A cryptic post on Plant's w...

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OVERKILL Joined By SHADOWS FALL And FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer JASON BITTNER

Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have announced the addition of drummer Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) to the group's ranks. Even though Ron Lipnicki had been part of OVERKILL's lineup for more than a decade, the drummer was absent from the band's last few tours, with OVERKI...

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JASON NEWSTED Became 'A Bit Disheartened With The Whole Social Media Vibe And The Falseness Of It All'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to Guitar World about his decision to quit social media after shelving NEWSTED, the heavy metal project he operated between 2012 and 2014. "Originally, I said to myself that I was coming up on 50 years old and had to prove something to myself," Jason said...

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Unsubstantiated LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Rumors Sparked By Message On ROBERT PLANT's Web Site

Is LED ZEPPELIN about to reunite for the 2017 "Desert Trip" shows? A cryptic post on Robert Plant's web site has led to uncorroborated fan speculation that the legendary band may return for a festival performance later this year. According to The Pulse Of Radio, several industry sources have suppose...

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JASON NEWSTED Says Technical Issues During METALLICA's Performance With LADY GAGA Made It 'More Powerful'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted says that the technical issues the band faced during its collaboration with Lady Gaga at this year's Grammy Awards made the performance "more powerful." METALLICA's appearance with Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into somethin...

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SAMMY HAGAR And MICHAEL ANTHONY's THE CIRCLE To Tour With COLLECTIVE SOUL

Sammy Hagar and THE CIRCLE, the critically acclaimed supergroup featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, has announced plans for a North American tour with COLLECTIVE SOUL this fall. Presented by Sammy's Beach Bar Rum, the tour kicks off September 10 at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Release 'Live From Brixton: Chapter Two' DVD, Blu-Ray, CD In July

The last two nights of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's 2016 U.K. tour took place on December 9 and December 10 at the O2 Brixton Academy, with the second night seeing the band playing its debut album, "The Poison", in full on its tenth anniversary year. Both shows were captured by Live Here Now and are .....

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PAPA ROACH Releases 'Help' Music Video

"Help", the new Darren Craig-directed video from PAPA ROACH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's ninth studio album, "Crooked Teeth", which will be released on May 19 via Eleven Seven Music. The disc will be available digitally and physically, as a standard (10 tracks) and deluxe (1...

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PAPA ROACH Releases Lyric Video For New Song 'American Dreams'

California rockers PAPA ROACH have released the official lyric video for their new song "American Dreams", from their forthcoming ninth studio album, "Crooked Teeth". Due on May 19 via Eleven Seven Music, the disc will be available digitally and physically, as a standard (10 tracks) and deluxe (10 t...

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DROWNING POOL Plays First Show With Singer JOEY DUENAS (Video)

Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL played their first concert with singer Joey Duenas at the Rivers And Spires Festival on April 21 in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Duenas, formerly of the bands UNLOCO and ANEW REVOLUTION, was apparently filling in for DROWNING POOL's singer of the past five years...

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'Hired Gun' Documentary Feat. KISS, ALICE COOPER, METALLICA Members Gets One-Night Screening Event

According to Variety, the rock documentary "Hired Gun: Out Of The Shadows, Into The Spotlight" will receive a one-night showing on June 29 at several hundred North American locations through Fathom Events. The film goes behind the scenes and explores the personalities and creativity of the best sess...

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STYX To Release First Studio Album In 14 Years, 'The Mission'

"The Mission", STYX's sixteenth studio album and its most ambitious, most challenging, and most rewarding release to date, will arrive on June 16 via the band's label, Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. The first single, "Gone Gone Gone", was released today at radio and online retail outlets. A video can be seen bel...

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New Song Premiere: PAPA ROACH's 'American Dreams'

California rockers PAPA ROACH have released another new song — "American Dreams" — from their forthcoming ninth studio album, "Crooked Teeth". Due on May 19 via Eleven Seven Music, the disc will be available digitally and physically, as a standard (10 tracks) and deluxe (10 tracks + 3 brand new trac...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviewed By SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER (Video)

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was recently interviewed by SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser for Brazil's Globo Play. You can now watch the chat at this location. During a December 2016 interview with Metal Temple magazine, Kisser was asked for his opinion of METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destr...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED's Paintings To Be Displayed At 'Rawk' Exhibition In New York

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted will debut his first major international exhibition of his contemporary art, titled "Rawk", at the third edition of Art New York at Pier 94, opening Wednesday, May 3, and continuing through Sunday, May 7, to kick off New York Art Week. This year, Art New York w...