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STEVE RILEY Dismisses TRACII GUNS's Criticism Of His Playing As 'Sophomoric And Ridiculous'

Over the course of his four-decade career, drummer Steve Riley has toured with STEPPENWOLF, anchored the classic lineup of W.A.S.P. and recorded for notable producers Todd Rundgren (the self-titled 1976 debut by ROADMASTER) and Gene Simmons (KEEL's 1985 album "The Right To Rock"). He's best known, h...

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STEVE RILEY Says He Had 'Zero Intention' Of Playing L.A. GUNS Music Again Prior To Receiving M3 Festival Offer

Over the course of his four-decade career, drummer Steve Riley has toured with STEPPENWOLF, anchored the classic lineup of W.A.S.P. and recorded for notable producers Todd Rundgren (the self-titled 1976 debut by ROADMASTER) and Gene Simmons (KEEL's 1985 album "The Right To Rock"). He's best known, h...

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STEVE RILEY Says His Years In W.A.S.P. Were 'Something Really Special'

Prior to joining L.A. GUNS in 1987, Steve Riley spent nearly four years drumming for W.A.S.P. The Massachusetts-born former member of STEPPENWOLF, THE B'ZZ and ROADMASTER joined the group in 1984, replacing original drummer Tony Richards. Although he did not play on thW.A.S.P.'s self-titled full-len...

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STEVE RILEY On 'Shock' And 'Disappointment' Of L.A. GUNS Dissolving In 2016: 'I Thought We Had Something Nice Going'

Over the course of his four-decade career, drummer Steve Riley has toured with STEPPENWOLF, anchored the classic lineup of W.A.S.P. and recorded for notable producers Todd Rundgren (the self-titled 1976 debut by ROADMASTER) and Gene Simmons (KEEL's 1985 album "The Right To Rock"). He's best known,...

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Former ANGRA Drummer AQUILES PRIESTER To Release 'All Access To Aquiles Priester's Drumming' DVD And Blu-Ray

Drummer Aquiles Priester has just released the first official teaser for his new DVD and Blu-ray, "All Access To Aquiles Priester's Drumming". The set was recorded in August 2018 at the Harman Experience Center in Los Angeles, California. It was shot by Foggy Films with 12 cameras, designed by produ...

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METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF: 'People Are Standing Up All Over The World Against Evil'

Guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof of West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH spoke to United Rock Nations about the inspiration for the band's new album title, "Damned If You Do". "It has a lot to do with the state of politics in the world and current events — in the sense that we're in an era of 'fake news...

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MIKE HOWE Says METAL CHURCH Won't Charge Fans For Meet-And-Greets: 'I'm The One That Is Lucky To Meet Them'

Matt Coe of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Howe of West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH. A few excerpts follow below. Dead Rhetoric: "Damned If You Do" is the twelfth METAL CHURCH studio album and your fifth with the group. How did these recording and songwriting...

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MIKE HOWE Didn't Rejoin METAL CHURCH 'For Nostalgia's Sake'

METAL CHURCH vocalist Mike Howe recently spoke with Australia's Sticks For Stones. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's new album, "Damned If You Do": Mike: "I'm very happy with it. Kurdt [Vanderhoof, guitar] and I go...

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STEVE RILEY: Why I Am Using L.A. GUNS Name For M3 ROCK FESTIVAL Appearance

Steve Riley has spoken to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" about the version of L.A. GUNS that will perform at next year's M3 Rock Festival, set to take place May 3-5, 2019 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Joining the drummer will be returning members Kelly Nickels (bass) and Sco...

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L.A. GUNS Performs New Song 'The Devil You Know' In Houston (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of L.A. GUNS performing a new song called "The Devil You Know" on November 29 at Warehouse Live in Houston, Texas can be seen below. "The Devil You Know" is apparently the title track of L.A. GUNS' new album, which will be released in 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. L.A. GUNS...

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W.A.S.P.'s DOUGLAS BLAIR Teams Up With Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK For Power-Ballad Version Of 'The First Noel'

On December 21, Platform West released "The First Noel 1988 To 2018", a new recording with Douglas Blair of W.A.S.P. and former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick. The digital release is CD Baby exclusive, with free downloads of the track available between December 21 and Decemb...

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TRACII GUNS Says Newly Completed L.A. GUNS Album Is 'Pissed Off' And 'Nasty'

As it nears the end of a successful tour in support of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group has announced that it has finished recording a follow-up effort, apparently titled "The...

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STEVE RILEY Reveals Lineup Of His Version Of L.A. GUNS: 'The Band's Gonna Sound Great'

Steve Riley has revealed more details about the version of L.A. GUNS that will perform at next year's M3 Rock Festival, set to take place May 3-5, 2019 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Joining the drummer will be returning members Kelly Nickels (bass) and Scott Griffin (now o...

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STEVE RILEY's Version Of L.A. GUNS To Perform At Next Year's M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Drummer Steve Riley's version of L.A. GUNS will perform at next year's M3 Rock Festival, set to take place May 3-5, 2019 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Riley confirmed his appearance at the event in a post on the original L.A. GUNS Facebook page, which is still under his co...

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METAL CHURCH: Making Of 'Damned If You Do' Album (Video)

A five-minute Sebastien Paquet-produced documentary on the making of "Damned If You Do", the upcoming 12th full-length studio album from West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH, can be seen below. Due on December 7 via Rat Pak Records, the effort will also be available in Europe via Nuclear Blast and...