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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Joins ELTON JOHN On Stage In Las Vegas

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett joined Elton John on stage this past Saturday night, April 30 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting". Hammett told Canadian journalist Mitch Lafon that Elton John was one of several rock artists who had a hu...

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'We Will Never Do GHOST Officially Without Masks,' Says Nameless Ghoul

On of the Nameless Ghouls from Swedish occult rockers GHOST was recently interviewed on the U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the idea for GHOST's image...

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N.W.A.'s MC REN To KISS's GENE SIMMONS: 'F**k Tha Police' Is More Rock And Roll Than 'Rock And Roll All Nite'

MC Ren of N.W.A. has slammed Gene Simmons for the negative comments the KISS bassist/vocalist made about the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inducting rap artists. "That dude is real arrogant," the rapper told Rolling Stone. "It's like, how he's looking at us, how he know that people before him in rock ....

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FOUR BY FATE Feat. Ex-FREHLEY'S COMET, SKID ROW Members: Three Songs Available For Streaming

FOUR BY FATE, the band featuring John Regan, Tod Howarth, Rob Affuso and Patrick James Gasperini, will release its debut album, "Relentless", on June 3 via Amazing Record Co. in Europe and The End Records in America. The songs "Moonshine", "I Give" and "Amber Waves" are available now for streaming a...

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Video: DEE SNIDER Sings TWISTED SISTER, AC/DC Classics During 'Ultimate Jam Night'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider delivered a surprise performance of "We're Not Gonna Take It" (TWISTED SISTER) and "Highway To Hell" (AC/DC) with his son and guest MC Jesse Snider during this past Tuesday's (April 26) "Ultimate Jam Night" at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Cali...

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GENE SIMMONS Admits Struggling To Prevent Scalpers From Buying, Reselling Tickets To KISS Concerts

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has admitted that his band is struggling to prevent scalpers from getting their hands on KISS concert tickets and reselling them at exorbitant prices. He tells the BBC: "I don't like it, but capitalism is capitalism. If you buy a piece of furniture, you're allowed...

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Watch ACE FREHLEY And PAUL STANLEY In 'Fire And Water' Video

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has just released the music video for his cover of the FREE song "Fire And Water", featuring his former bandmate and KISS's co-founding frontman Paul Stanley. Check it out below. The "Fire And Water" video holds its place in rock and roll history as the first time...

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GENE SIMMONS Says PRINCE Was 'A Unique Guy' Who 'Did It All'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has paid tribute to iconic artist Prince, calling him "a unique guy" who "did it all." Speaking to CNN, Simmons said (see video below): "Very few people know who Prince really was off stage; [he was] a very private, shy man. I got to see it a little bit off stage,...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'I Was Only Offered Drugs One Time Backstage By A Roadie Of A Band'

Seb Di Gatto of "The Metal Gods Meltdown" recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if TWISTED SISTED has ever dabbled in devil worship, as they were accused of doing at the height of the 1980...

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ACE FREHLEY's 'Origins Vol. 1' Cracks U.S. Top 25; 'Fire And Water' Video Feat. PAUL STANLEY Due This Week

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's solo covers set, "Origins Vol. 1", debuted at No. 23 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 16,109 equivalent album units in the week ending April 21. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includ...

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Video: AVANTASIA Performs In New York City

Fan-filmed video footage of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project performing on April 15 at Playstation Theater in New York City can be seen below. The AVANTASIA lineup for the show consisted of the following musicians: * Tobias Sammet - Vocals * Michael Kiske - Vocals * Eric Martin - Voc...

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KISS: Watch Extended 'Kiss Rocks Vegas' Concert Movie Trailer

Back in November 2014, the helicopter descended upon the infamous Hard Rock Hotel as KISS invaded Las Vegas for an historic nine-show run. Now, for one night only on May 25, fans will be able to experience this spectacular night for themselves as "Kiss Rocks Vegas" hits cinemas across the globe. Fro...

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Rockers React To PRINCE's Death

Members of GUNS N' ROSES, AEROSMITH, KISS, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, HALESTORM and JANE'S ADDICTION are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of the artist known as Prince, who died earlier today (Thursday, April 21) at the age of 57. "It is wit...

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BRET MICHAELS Still Sees 'Something Amazing Happening' For POISON In The Future

POISON singer Bret Michaels says that he is hopeful the band will play together again. The multi-platinum "hair metal" rockers haven't done any major touring since taking part in the 2012 "Rock Of Ages" trek with LITA FORD and DEF LEPPARD. Since then, Michaels has been focusing on his solo career an...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON, KISS's TOMMY THAYER To Take Part In ALICE COOPER's 'Rock & Roll Vampire Bash'

Alice Cooper's Rock & Roll Golf Classic and Rock & Roll Vampire Bash directly benefit Solid Rock and The Rock Teen Center, and bring together some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports, and many PGA veterans and community leaders. Join Alice and his wife Sheryl as they raise the d...