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SALIVA To Release 'Love, Lies & Therapy' Album In June

SALIVA will release its ninth studio album, "Love, Lies & Therapy", on June 10 via Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). The band's second with lead vocalist Bobby Amaru joining co-founding member, lead guitarist Wayne Swinny, drummer Paul Crosby and newest member bassist Brad Stewart was produced...

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Video: MIKKEY DEE Plays First Drum Solo Since MOTÖRHEAD's Final Concert

MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee took part in a "drum camp" during this year's Musikmesse trade show, which was held April 7-10 in Frankfurt, Germany. Video footage of the event — which includes a clip of Dee playing first drum solo since MOTÖRHEAD's final show on December 11, 2015 in Berlin, Germany —...

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VIXEN Singer JANET GARDNER Ties The Knot

VIXEN singer Janet Gardner has married Justin James, a musician who most recently played bass for TYKETTO on the Monsters Of Rock cruise. Gardner was previously married to Andy Katz, whom she met during the recording of VIXEN's third album, 1998's "Tangerine", which he co-engineered. Janet and Andy...

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LAST IN LINE Taps Former OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist PHIL SOUSSAN For Upcoming Shows

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO member Vinny Appice, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB — has recruited Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE, BEGGARS & THIEVES, Steve Lukather) to play bass f...

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Y&T Bassist BRAD LANG: 'I Thought That I Was A Social Drinker. I Am Not.'

Y&T bassist Brad Lang says that he is taking time out from touring with the group to deal with his drinking problem. Lang's Y&T bandmate, guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti, posted a message on Friday saying that Brad was "on indefinite hiatus [from the act] as he resolves some personal issue...

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LAST IN LINE: Full Track-By-Track Band Commentary On 'Heavy Crown' Album

Full-track-by-track commentary on "Heavy Crown", the debut album from LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB — can be hea...

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Y&T Bassist BRAD LANG 'On Indefinite Hiatus'; Temporary Replacement Announced

Guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti of veteran San Francisco Bay Area rockers Y&T has released the following statement: "We're extremely disappointed that we've been put in this position, but Brad Lang [bass; pictured] is currently on indefinite hiatus as he resolves some personal issues. In order...

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BRET MICHAELS On POISON: 'When The Time Is Right, We Will Get Back Out There'

Even though POISON hasn't done any major touring since taking part in the 2012 "Rock Of Ages" trek with LITA FORD and DEF LEPPARD, frontman Bret Michaels says that a reunion is possible. "When the time is right, we will get back out there, without a doubt," Bret tells Sun Herald. POISON appeared ...

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DUNSMUIR Feat. CLUTCH Frontman, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Drummer: First Two Songs Released On iTunes

DUNSMUIR, the project featuring CLUTCH singer Neil Fallon and former BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL drummer Vinny Appice, has released its first two-song single, "Our Only Master / The Bats (Are Hungry Tonight)" , on iTunes. Previously available only as a limited-edition seven-inch single, the...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Clarifies GUNS N' ROSES 'Lame' Comments: 'I Would Love To Go And See Them'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen says that he was "misquoted" in a recent interview in which he gave his opinion regarding GUNS N' ROSES' reunion shows featuring Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan. This past February, Collen was asked about GN'R's long-awaited comeback gigs, and spoke for his band w...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Says BRUCE DICKINSON's Cancer Battle Inspired Him To Get Sober

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain says that his bandmate Bruce Dickinson's tongue-cancer battle inspired him to get sober, explaining that "it made me realize how stupid I was being." Bruce's diagnosis came in early 2015, shortly after MAIDEN completed work on its sixteenth studio album, "The Book O...

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KATAKLYSM Wins JUNO Award In 'Heavy Metal Album Of The Year' Category

KATAKLYSM was honored in the "Heavy Metal Album Of The Year" category at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards),which was held on Sunday, April 3 at Calgary, Alberta's Scotiabank Saddledome. "Heavy Metal Album Of The Year" nominees were as follows: * CANCER BATS - "S...

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AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck' Used To Improve Cancer Drug Delivery

According to The Lead South Australia, vibrations caused by rock music have been found to increase a drug's therapeutic window by creating a Teflon-like coating over the micro particles used in drug delivery. Researchers from the University of South Australia used AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" to cause po...

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IRON MAIDEN: Quality Footage Of Madison Square Garden Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN's March 30 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City can be seen below. IRON MAIDEN's world tour, in support of the band's latest album, "The Book Of Souls", kicked off on February 24 in Sunrise, Florida (a suburb of Fort Lauderdale). IRON MAIDEN bassi...

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MOTÖRHEAD's Final Munich Shows To Be Released On CD, DVD And Blu-Ray In May

MOTÖRHEAD's November 20 and November 21, 2015 concerts at the Zenith in Munich, Germany were professionally filmed and recorded for release this May via UDR. Titled "Clean Your Clock", the set will be made available in the following formats: * Colored double vinyl in gatefold with pop-up art * Stand...