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DEF LEPPARD: U.K. Says 'Nay' To 'Yeah!'

DEF LEPPARD's all-covers album, "Yeah!", has entered the U.K. chart at No. 52 — the worst chart showing of the band's career, according to the data provided by Rockdetector.com. The following are the first-week U.K. chart positions for all DEF LEPPARD releases going back to 1980: "Yeah!" (2006) - #5...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER: 'VH1 Rock Honors' Was 'A Phenomenal And Historic Event'

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has commented on "VH1 Rock Honors", the first-ever show to pay homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock. This year's celebration honors the music and influence of JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, QUEEN and DEF LEPPARD. Premiering on Wednesday, May 31 at 9:00 p.m., "...

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'VH1 Rock Honors': More Photos, Video Clips Posted Online

Former ANTHRAX/SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist Paul Crook has posted a number of photos and video clips from "VH1 Rock Honors", the first-ever show to pay homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock. This year's celebration honors the music and influence of JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, QUEEN and DEF...

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PAUL STANLEY: Seeing ACE FREHLEY Again Was Like 'Being With Family'

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has commented on "VH1 Rock Honors", the first-ever show to pay homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock. This year's celebration honors the music and influence of JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, QUEEN and DEF LEPPARD. Premiering on Wednesday, May 31 at 9:00 p.m., "V...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: 'We Have Half The Next Album Written'

Ari Bendersky of The Associated Press recently conducted a short interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott: AP: Why now, after 25 years of playing hard rock, did you decide to cover the glam rock era of the '70s? Elliott: "People would ask if we're a heavy-metal band and we'd say, 'No, that's...

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VH1 Rocks Sin City At First Annual 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Rock royalty received the ultimate form of flattery as some of today's hottest rock acts honored legendary bands KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST at VH1's first annual "VH1 Rock Honors" Thursday night (May 25). Taped at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, "VH1 Rock Honors", which p...

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KISS, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD, QUEEN Perform At 'VH1 Rock Honors': Photos Available

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley and ex-GUNS N' ROSES axeman Gilby Clarke joined an all-star band consisting of Rob Zombie (vocals),Slash (guitar; VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Tommy Lee (drums; MÖTLEY CRÜE),and Scott Ian (bass — yes, bass; ANTHRAX) for a rendition of the KISS classic "Go...

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ACE FREHLEY To Perform 'God Of Thunder' With All-Star Band At 'VH1 Rock Honors'?

KissKollector.com has issued the following update: "After the announcement of a surprise guitarist to join the all star band that will pay tribute to KISS in Las Vegas tonight for 'VH1 Rock Honors' by playing 'God Of Thunder' on the show, rumors went all over the place about who this might be. Apart...

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PAUL STANLEY Says 'VH1 Rock Honors' Is Not Just Honoring Original KISS

KissOnline.com photographer Al Soluri was on hand to capture several photos as KISS rocked the Mandalay Bay Events Center Tuesday night (May 23),rehearsing for tonight's "VH1 Rock Honors" show. KissOnline.com also caught up with KISS frontman Paul Stanley for a quick question: KissOnline.com: Peter...

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DEF LEPPARD Perform On 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno': Video Available

Video footage of DEF LEPPARD's appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, May 23 have been posted online at NBC.com. Check out the clips: "20th Century Boy" (T.REX cover) (video) "Rock On" (DAVID ESSEX cover) (video) (wasn't televised) Interview (video) Released earlier this week,...

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GODSMACK: Details Of JUDAS PRIEST Tribute Performance Revealed

GODSMACK will be performing a four-song medley of JUDAS PRIEST classics as a tribute to the British heavy metal pioneers at the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors". In a live appearance on the "Rockline" nationally syndicated radio show Wednesday night (May 24),PRIEST frontman Rob Halford revealed that...

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DEF LEPPARD Went A Bit Off The Beaten Path For New Album

Launch Radio Networks report: It would be easy for a band to make a covers album that only had famous songs, but the newly released "Yeah!" shows that DEF LEPPARD wasn't afraid to stretch a bit. The album mixes well-known material alongside some more obscure songs, and guitarist Phil Collen told Lau...

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ROB ZOMBIE, SLASH, TOMMY LEE, SCOTT IAN To Perform 'God Of Thunder' At 'VH1 Rock Honors'

An all-star band consisting of Rob Zombie (vocals),Slash (guitar; VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Tommy Lee (drums; MÖTLEY CRÜE),and Scott Ian (bass — yes, bass; ANTHRAX) — plus a "special-surprise" second guitarist — will be performing the song "God of Thunder" as a tribute to KISS at the fir...

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Own A Piece Of DEF LEPPARD History

DEF LEPPARD have posted the following message on their official web site: "If you have read Vivian's [Campbell, guitar] latest diary entry, you've seen that the band is looking to get rid of the stage floor covering bearing its infamous red and yellow logo. The covering was first used on the band's...

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KISS: Never-Before-Seen Live Footage To Air On VH1

According to KissKollector.com, never-before-seen KISS footage from some of the band's legendary '70s concerts will be aired as part of the the new VH1 documentary "Heavy: The Story of Metal", which is scheduled to premiere tonight (May 22). However, the information on VH1's web site only mentions t...