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JASON BECKER To Undergo Operation To Drain Abscess In His Lung

Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) for 30 years, will undergo an operation to drain the abscess in his lung on March 21. According to his mother, Patricia Becker, this "should be an outpatient procedure, if all goes well....

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BUCKCHERRY: 'Warpaint' Track-By-Track Breakdown (Video)

A track-by-track breakdown of "Warpaint", the latest album from Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY, can be seen below. Released on March 8 via Century Media/RED Music, the 12-song disc, featuring 11 new BUCKCHERRY songs along with a cover of the NINE INCH NAILS classic "Head Like A Hole", was produced b...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Film 'The Dirt' Celebrated During SiriusXM's 'Motley Crüe Week'

SiriusXM has announced that legendary rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE will host an exclusive special, "Mötley Crüe Week", in advance of the band's new biopic, "The Dirt". SiriusXM's Hair Nation channel 39 will become "Mötley Crüe Week" March 18 - 24. The channel takeover will feature music spanning MÖTLEY C...

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JAKE E. LEE On RED DRAGON CARTEL's 'Patina' Album: 'I Wanted It To Be Exactly The Way I Envisioned It'

Robert Chavez of cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" conducted an interview with legendary rock guitarist Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE, BADLANDS, RED DRAGON CARTEL) on March 8 in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his ab...

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MACHINE GUN KELLY On Playing TOMMY LEE In 'The Dirt': 'It Never Seemed Like He Was Tainted By The Ugliness Around Him'

Rapper Machine Gun Kelly (real name: Colson Baker) spoke to USA Today about playing MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee in the film adaptation of the group's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band". "The Dirt", which will premiere on March 22, was helmed by "Jackass Pre...

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OF MICE & MEN Frontman AARON PAULEY Discharged From Hospital After One Of 'Scariest Days' Of His Life

OF MICE & MEN was forced to cancel its March 11 concert in Hartford, Connecticut after frontman Aaron Pauley was taken ill. He took to his Twitter last night to update fans on his condition. He wrote: "After a bit of a scare earlier, I'm currently at the hospital being evaluated, per the EMT's direc...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Got DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Blessing' In 2001 To Audition For METALLICA

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that he got Dave Mustaine's "blessing" to audition for the bassist position in METALLICA after Jason Newsted left the band nearly 18 years ago. Newsted exited METALLICA in January 2001, after he clashed with James Hetfield over the release of an album by ECHOBRAIN, Jas...

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AARON LEWIS Teases STAIND 2020 Return, Possible 2019 Live Shows

Aaron Lewis has teased a possible return of STAIND in 2020, adding that "there might even be live shows this year." Lewis brought up the prospect of a STAIND comeback during his solo concert this past Saturday night (March 9) in Oklahoma City. While preparing to play an acoustic version of the band'...

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NIKKI SIXX Says MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Anger' At KISS And TRAVIS SCOTT Was 'Misdirected'

Nikki Sixx says that he has "no problems" with KISS, less than a month after he called out the make-up-wearing rockers' "End Of The Road" farewell tour for allegedly ripping off production elements from MÖTLEY CRÜE's final trek. On February 17, Sixx posted a side-by-side photo comparison of him bein...

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AARON LEWIS Cuts Another Concert Short After Telling Crowd 'Shut The F**k Up Or I'm Done' (Video)

STAIND's Aaron Lewis ended his solo concert early last night (Saturday, March 9) in Oklahoma after the crowd refused his plea for a brief moment of silence. While performing at The Criterion in Oklahoma City, Lewis asked the audience to stay quiet so that he could perform a completely unplugged vers...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL: 'Just Because We Stopped Touring Doesn't Mean We Broke Up'

Vince Neil says that MÖTLEY CRÜE is very much an active entity despite the fact that the band completed its final tour more than three years ago. "Just because we stopped touring doesn't mean we broke up," he told Finland's Kaaos TV in a new interview (hear audio below). "We just decided not to tour...

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RUSH: 'Wandering The Face Of The Earth: The Official Touring History' Book Due In October

Insight Editions has set an October 15 is release date for "Rush: Wandering The Face Of The Earth: The Official Touring History". The book includes a foreword from PRIMUS's Les Claypool, and an afterword by THE POLICE's Stewart Copeland. The 304-page hardcover was compiled by Skip Daly, a RUSH exper...

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NIKKI SIXX Says MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'The Dirt' Movie Is A 'Cautionary Tale'

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx recently appeared on Virgin Radio UK's "Chris Evans Breakfast Show". The complete conversation can be streamed at this location (interview starts at the 4:40 mark). A few excepts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the debauchery captured in t...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer On ROCK HALL Induction: 'The Closer We Get To The Date, The More Exciting It Gets'

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was recently interviewed on WFSB's "Better Connecticut" television show. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about DEF LEPPARD's upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Joe said: "Yeah, it's quite incredible. The closer we get to the date, the more...

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Y&T Is Contemplating Recording Another Acoustic EP

Y&T singer/guitarist Dave Meniketti has told Tigman of the Z93 radio station that the band is contemplating recording the follow-up to last year's acoustic EP, "Acoustic Classix Vol. 1". "We were just talking about it the other day," he said (hear audio below). "Yeah, I think that might be fun. We h...