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RIKKI ROCKETT Thinks POISON Should Get A ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Nomination 'For The Sake Of Our Genre'

Tigman of the Q103 radio station in Albany, New York recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's current co-headlining tour with DEF LEPPARD: Rikki: "It's been great,...

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STEVEN ADLER To Perform GUNS N' ROSES Classics At 'Ride For Ronnie'

The third annual Ride For Ronnie motorcycle rally and concert, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, will be highlighted by a host of celebrity riders joining the motorcycle ride through the streets of Los Angeles County and an all-star jam spearheaded by former GUNS N' ROS...

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PETER CRISS Says ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Was Right To Only Induct Original Members Of KISS

Australia's Loud recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Other original members of KISS have expressed their views, but why do you believe it took so many years for the band to be inducted into the Rock And Roll H...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Says There Has Been 'Talk' About POISON Recording 'At Least One' New Song

Rikki Rockett says that there has been "talk" about POISON writing and recording "at least one" new song. POISON's last album of new material was 2002's "Hollyweird". Back in 2007, they released "Poison'd", an album of covers. During an appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volum...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Is 'The Last Person Anyone Would Have To Talk Into' Making New POISON Album

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke to The Aquarian Weekly in a new interview about the possibility of the band ever returning to the studio to write and record a new album of all-original material. "There aren't any immediate plans right now, but I would love that, of course," he said. "I am always...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON Looks Ahead To Next Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, BRING ME THE HORIZON is starting to turn its attention to a new album, but the band members admit that they don't have any idea yet what direction the music will take. Keyboardist Jordan Fish told the BBC about the sound of their next record: "I don't think any ...

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DISBELIEF Releases 'The Symbol Of Death' Video

"The Symbol Of Death", the new video from German death metallers DISBELIEF, can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the band's latest album, which was released on April 21 via Listenable Records. According to a press release, the follow-up to 2010's "Heal" is "a monster. First, band founder...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Doesn't Know Why POISON Can't Make New Studio Album

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" in a new interview about the possibility of the band ever returning to the studio to write and record a new album of all-original material. He said: "I really wish that we would… I've been wanting to do that from the ...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's SUPERJOINT Kicks Off Second Leg Of U.S. Tour In San Antonio (Video)

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT project — previously known as SUPERJOINT RITUAL — kicked off the second leg of its "Caught Up In The Gears" U.S. tour on Friday, April 21 at Alamo City Music Hall in San Antonio, Texas. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can b...

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POISON Drummer Raising Money To Support Immunotherapy at UC San Diego Health

Drummer Rikki Rockett feels very lucky to be on tour with his band, POISON, this spring. A year ago, he didn't know if he would survive tongue cancer. But after participating in an immunotherapy clinical trial at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, he was declared cancer-free in July 2016....

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Explains Decision To Stop Performing Live: 'If I'm Gonna Do It, I've Gotta Do It Now'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss recently announced a couple of convention appearances this spring that are being billed on his web site as his final live performances. On May 12-14, Criss is scheduled to appear at the KISS Konvention Australia in Victoria, with his May 12 set said to be Peter's la...

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Watch POISON Perform In Baltimore

Fan-filmed video footage of POISON's reunited original lineup — Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett and C.C. DeVille — performing on April 14 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as part of its North American tour with DEF LEPPARD can be seen below. POISON's setlist was as follows: 01. L...

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Watch POISON Perform In Montreal

Fan-filmed video footage of POISON's reunited original lineup — Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett and C.C. DeVille — performing on April 10 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as part of its North American tour with DEF LEPPARD can be seen below. POISON's setlist was as follows: 01. Look What The Cat...

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Former VENOM Manager ERIC COOK Dies

Former VENOM manager Eric Cook has died. He was overseeing the band's affairs in the beginning and helped them get established in the '80s. Former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas' Dunn commented on Cook's passing. He wrote: "Today sees the end of an era. My good friend Eric Cook...

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WENDY DIO Defends RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'It's The Way Of The Future'

A hologram of the late Ronnie James Dio made its U.S. debut this past February at the 28th annual Pollstar Awards at the The Novo (formerly Club Nokia) in Los Angeles, California. Created by Eyellusion, the appearance of the heavy metal icon took place during a performance by DIO DISCIPLES, which pa...