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METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Pay Tribute To LEMMY
Ozzy Osbourne, Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT),Krist Novoselic (NIRVANA),Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER),are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the death of leg...December 28, 2015
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Dead At 70
MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy died earlier today at the age of 70, it has been confirmed by his manager. Lemmy has dealt with some serious health issues recently, forcing the indulgent rock legend to scale back on alcohol and kick his cigarette habit. Though Lemmy had made some positive steps forward, he...December 28, 2015
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Video: IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH Jams Rock Classics At California Pub
IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith jammed with several musicians — including former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin and members of the band MADE N' AMERICA — on Friday, December 18 at Ollie's Duck And Dive pub in Malibu, California. Video footage of Smith's appearance can be seen below (courtesy of Joe D...December 23, 2015
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'A Christmas Cheers' From IRON MAIDEN (Video)
"A Christmas Cheers", an animated Christmas card created by artist Val Andrade for British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN as a gift to their fans celebrating an incredible 2015, is available below. IRON MAIDEN's latest album, "The Book Of Souls", debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifte...December 22, 2015
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Featured In Video For Christmas Charity Song
According to Birmingham Mail, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is featured in the video for a new Christmas charity song recorded by U.K. soccer legends Stiliyan Petrov and James Milner. "Christmas Way By 19 & 7" (a reference to Petrov and Milner's shirt numbers) will raise funds for the NSPCC...December 19, 2015
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Selling Guitar To Help Ex-NEVERMORE Drummer
Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick is selling one of his Jackson CB-6 signature USA six-string guitars. All profit will go to his former NEVERMORE bandmate Van Williams and his wife Dori, who are still dealing with all of the expenses of Dori's fight with cancer. S...December 18, 2015
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POISON's BRET MICHAELS: RIKKI ROCKETT Is 'A True Fighter'
POISON frontman Bret Michaels has called bandmate Rikki Rockett a "true fighter" after the drummer revealed he is battling cancer. Rockett recently completed nine rounds of chemotherapy and seven weeks of radiation after being diagnosed with oral cancer this past summer. The rocker will undergo a PE...December 18, 2015
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RIKKI ROCKETT On POISON: It's Time For Us To Do Something
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett says that "it's time" for the band to do return to activity, explaining that the group will "get killed off if we don't do anything." POISON appeared at the 2013 Indy 500 Miller Lite Carb Day, but has otherwise been mostly playing private shows, including one this past J...December 17, 2015
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Video: IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Surprises Autistic Fan With FaceTime Call
IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain co-hosted 98.7 The Gater's "12 Guitars Of Christmas" event last week, and during the party, he snuck away for a few minutes to FaceTime with an autistic fan from North Carolina. Paul, who has been playing drums for almost two years, is a huge fan of Nicko's drumming...December 16, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON To Be Featured In New Documentary 'Scream For Me Sarajevo'
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson just spent a couple of days in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was his second visit to the city after 21 years. The first time he was there, Sarajevo was under siege, cut off from the world, its citizens brutally terrorized by shooting, bombing...December 15, 2015
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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT Is Battling Oral Cancer
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett recently completed nine rounds of chemotherapy and seven weeks of radiation after being diagnosed with oral cancer this past summer. The rocker will undergo a PET scan in February to determine if the treatment was successful. Rockett spoke about his cancer battle for the...December 15, 2015
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Video: TOM MORELLO, ZAKK WYLDE, STEVE VAI, NUNO BETTENCOURT Perform At TONY MACALPINE Benefit Concert
Guitar legends Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) and Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME),along with drum powerhouse Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER),bass icon Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, M...December 13, 2015
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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says Immunotherapy Is Showing Early Promise In His Cancer Battle
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2013, has told the Belfast Telegraph that he has to fly back to Los Angeles every three weeks for the course of treatment known as immunotherapy. "It allows me to continue to work, there's no side effects and I've st...December 9, 2015
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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'People Aren't Really Interested' In Hearing New Music From BLACK SABBATH
BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne spoke to Australia's News.com.au about the band's decision to embark on one final tour next year before calling it quits. He said: "It's the end of SABBATH and people have been asking, 'Well, I thought you were doing an album. But the things we've discovered are —...December 9, 2015
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BRUCE DICKINSON Recalls 'Weird' Experience Of Seeing All-Female Tribute Band THE IRON MAIDENS
In issue 218 of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson recalled the "weird" experience of seeing THE IRON MAIDENS, the world's first female tribute to IRON MAIDEN, performing live. Dickinson told Classic Rock: "I've seen THE IRON MAIDENS in Mexico. We all went. We were watc...December 3, 2015
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