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PAUL STANLEY: ACE FREHLEY 'Threw Away Incredible Potential And Talent'

In a brand new interview with Guitar World magazine, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley spoke about the musical working relationship he had with the band's original lead guitarist, Ace Frehley, during the group's early days. "What we had at the beginning was magical," Paul said. "Not because we we...

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Concert For Ronnie Montrose

The passing of Ronnie Montrose hit hard, in particular the heavy music community, which banded together the original lineups of MONTROSE and GAMMA plus scores of other guests to pay homage to Mr. Bad Motor Scooter himself. On April 27, 2012 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Ronnie Montrose a...

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PAUL STANLEY: Having Original KISS Lineup Perform At ROCK HALL Induction In Makeup Was A 'Nonstarter'

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have spoken out about their controversial announcement that no members of KISS will be playing at the April 10 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn. Their statement came on the heels of Ace Frehley explaining to fans that neither he nor...

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TOMMY LEE's Wife-To-Be Speaks To ARTISAN NEWS (Video)

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee recently got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Sofia "Sofi" Toufa, who goes by the stage name SOFI, which stands for Some Other Female Interest. The 51-year-old rocker said via Twitter, "There comes a time in a mans life when you just know your partner is for LIFE!! ....

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KAMELOT: Part One Of South American Tour Recap (Video)

Part one of a video recap of KAMELOT's South American tour, which took place earlier in the month, can be seen below. Keyboardist Oliver Palotai sat out KAMELOT's most recent North American tour so he could stay home with longtime girlfriend Simone Simons, (EPICA singer) as they awaited the birth of...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY, ALEX SKOLNICK Interviewed By SOUNDWAVE TV (Video)

Heavy music presenter Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT on Sunday, February 23 at the Sydney stop of this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below...

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CROWBAR To Release 'Symmetry In Black' In May

New Orleans sludge metal veterans CROWBAR will release their new album, "Symmetry In Black", in North America on May 27 via Entertainment One Music. The CD, which will be made available in Europe on May 26 through Century Media Records, was produced by CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein and D...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says KISS 'Made The Right Decision' By Not Playing ROCK HALL Induction

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has defended KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons for their announcement that no members of KISS will be playing at the April 10 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn. Their statement came on the heels of Ace Frehley explaining to fans that neith...

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KAMELOT: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Brazilian Concerts

Fan-filmed video footage of KAMELOT's concerts in Belo Horizonte (February 11),Rio de Janeiro (February 8) and São Paulo (February 9),Brazil earlier in the month can be seen below. Keyboardist Oliver Palotai sat out KAMELOT's most recent North American tour so he could stay home with longtime girl...

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TESTAMENT Featuring Returning Bassist STEVE DIGIORGIO: Melbourne Concert Footage

AndrewHaug.com has uploaded video footage of TESTAMENT' February 25 performance in Melbourne, Australia. Check it out below. TESTAMENT's current tour of Australia is the band's first with returning bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, ICED EARTH). TESTAMENT last month announced the departure of ba...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Speaks To MODERN DRUMMER Magazine (Video)

Modern Drummer magazine's Sandy Gennaro recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. You can now watch the chat in three parts below, In part one, Peter watches a never-before-shown video that former WHITESNAKE drummer Brian Tichy — a lifelong KISS fan since he first picke...

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PRONG: 'Ruining Lives' Album Details Revealed

PRONG's new album, "Ruining Lives", will be released through Steamhammer/SPV in Scandinavia on April 23, in Germany on April 25, in the rest of Europe on April 28 and in the U.S./Canada on May 13. It will be made available as a limited digipak version including one bonus track and poster, as a doubl...

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KISS To Play Rare Acoustic Show Without Makeup

KISS will play a rare acoustic show on Thursday, April 3 at San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland, California. Billed as "Kiss: An Acoustic Evening And Stories With Kiss", the concert will feature the band performing stripped-down versions of its classic songs without makeup and telling sto...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Gets Engaged To Singer SOFIA TOUFA

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has gotten engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Sofia "Sofi" Toufa, also known by her stage name SOFI (acronym for SomeOtherFemaleInterest),a German singer and dancer now based in Los Angeles, California. "There comes a time in a mans life when you just know your partne...

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STANLEY And SIMMONS: No Version Of KISS Will Perform At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Less than two days after former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley revealed that the original lineup of the band will not reunite to perform at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in April, KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have announced that no version of the group will play at ...