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GUNS N' ROSES, ANTHRAX, POISON, SEVENDUST Members Featured In All-New 'Rock Wives' Special

Ever wondered what it would be like to be a rock star? How about being married to one? Marriage to a famous rock star is anything but easy — endless touring, nasty drug habits and obsessive groupies can make for a most challenging relationship. In a special ninety-minute episode of "True Hollywood S...

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ONSLAUGHT: Video Interview/Masterclass Available

René Ackermann of Contraband Candy conducted an interview with reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT at last year's Damnation Festival, which was held November 22, 2008 in Leeds, U.K. Watch the clip below as Nige Rockett and Andy Rosser-Davies show you how to play thrash guitar riffs the ONSLAUGHT...

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POISON Drummer Ties The Knot

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett married his girlfriend, singer/songwriter Melanie Martel, on October 18. A photo of the happy couple on their wedding day can be viewed below. Rockett was recently "exonerated" of a felony rape charge dating back to September 2007, because he wasn't in Mississippi when t...

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POISON Members To Guest On '3 Guys Pickin'

"3 Guys Pickin", the most electrifying cable access show in Chicago, will feature POISON guitarist C.C. DeVille on episode 348 (scheduled to air on November 17 and December 29) and POISON drummer Rikki Rockett on episode 349 (scheduled to air on November 24 and January 5). "3 Guys Pickin" features T...

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ONSLAUGHT To Record DAMNATION FESTIVAL Performance For Upcoming Live Album

Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT will record their performance at this year's Damnation Festival on Saturday, November 22 in Leeds, UK for a live album, to be released in early 2009 through Candlelight Records. Commented guitarist Nige Rockett: "We're really looking forward to playing at this...

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ONSLAUGHT: UK Dates Announced

Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have scheduled the following UK dates: Nov. 01 - Gloucester, UK - Brunswick (free entry) Nov. 14 - Birmingham, UK - Asylum Nov. 15 - Nuneaton, UK - Queens Hall Nov. 21 - Swansea, UK - Sin City Nov. 22 - Leeds, UK - Damnation Festival Nov. 28 - Kingston, UK ...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Comments On 'Blogosphere'

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." In this installment, Dallas talks about his experiences as a blogger and public figure and the potential backlash that might cause. An excerpt from the blog follows: "Many people come up...

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POISON Drummer To Perform With MELANIE MARTEL In Canyon Country

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will play percussion for his fiancée Melanie Martel this Sunday night (October 5) between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at The Londoner in Canyon Country, California. Rockett was recently "exonerated" of a felony rape charge dating back to September 2007, because he wasn't in...

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POISON Drummer's Gig With Fiancée Being Filmed For E!'s 'Rock Wives'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will play percussion for his fiancée Melanie Martel this Friday night (September 26) at Off Broadway Bistro in Valencia, California. Commented Rockett: "I always figured this much talent couldn't go unnoticed forever. Well, it hasn't! The producers of The E! channel's 'R...

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After ROCKETT Is Exonerated, Two Men Are Wanted For Questioning In Connection With Rape

Philadephia, Mississippi's The Neshoba Democrat reports that two men wanted for questioning in connection with an alleged rape at Pearl River Resort nearly a year ago are being sought by local law enforcement authorities. The alleged victim first told authorities that Rikki Rockett, the 46 year-old...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Weighs In On POISON Vs. DEF LEPPARD Feud

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R". This week Dallas reveals more details behind the band's cover of MUSE, and shares his thoughts on the public controversy going on between POISON and DEF LEPPARD. An excerpt from the blog...

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POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS: 'I Don't Wanna Fight JOE ELLIOTT'

POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke to the nationally syndicated rock radio show "The Tour Bus" (web site) about his band's ongoing war of words with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott over Elliott's comments at a June 6 press conference at the Sweden Rock Festival, in which Joe said bands like POISON and...

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POISON Drummer Schedules Pennsylvania Performance With MELANIE MARTEL

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will play percussion for his fiancée Melanie Martel tomorrow night (Sunday, August 10) at The Lighthouse Bar & Grill (390 Route 30) in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The acoustic performance will take place after POISON's concert at the Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake in...

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POISON's 'Seven Days Live' To Receive CD Release

On August 26, Armoury Records (through Eagle Rock Entertainment) will release "Seven Days Live" by POISON — Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett and Richie Kotzen — as captured at the height of their international success with a full show recorded at London's Hammersmith Opollo in 1993. Featurin...

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RIKKI ROCKETT To JOE ELLIOTT: 'You Need To Shut The F**k Up! No More Talkin' S**t'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has threatened DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott with a beatdown following Elliott's recent onstage outburst in which Joe reportedly called Rockett a "fucking idiot [who has] never seen a good band before." In a brand new posting in the blog section of his MySpace page, Roc...