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Watch BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Perform At London's Hammersmith Apollo

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION played the second of two exclusive concerts in Europe to support its latest album, "BCCIV", on Thursday, January 4 at London, England's Hammersmith Apollo. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Sway 02. One Last Soul 03. Save Me 04. Wanderlust 05. Song Of Yesterday 06. The O...

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JOE PERRY 'Really Would Like To' Record Some New AEROSMITH Music

AEROSMITH's Joe Perry has told Best Classic Bands that hopes he and his bandmates will be able to enter the studio soon to begin work on new music for the follow-up album to 2012's "Music From Another Dimension!" "Steven [Tyler, vocals] and I have talked about it and the other guys have talked about...

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JOE SATRIANI Recalls Giving Guitar Lessons To STEVE VAI, METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT

Joe Satriani, who was a guitar teacher before he found fame with his 1987 album "Surfing With The Alien", spoke to Albany, New York's Q103 radio station about what it was like giving lessons to two of his more famous students, Steve Vai and METALLICA's Kirk Hammett. "Those two guys were great," Joe...

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Former TRIBE OF GYPSIES Singer GREGG ANALLA Dies In Motorcycle Crash

Acclaimed singer Gregg Analla (SLAVIOR, SEVENTHSIGN, TRIBE OF GYPSIES) was killed Thursday afternoon (January 4) when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a curb in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He thrown from the bike after hitting the center median and was transported to the hospital where he s...

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GENE SIMMONS Explains Decision To Hand-Deliver 'The Vault' To Fans' Homes

Gene Simmons spoke to the "Hair Jordan" show on the KSHE 95 radio station about "Gene Simmons - The Vault Experience: 1966-2016", the comprehensive box set of his solo material that comes packaged in a safe. The set includes 150 previously unreleased songs spread over 10 discs, a leather-bound photo...

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Video: SODOM Rejoined By Three Former Guitarists At 35th-Anniversary Concert In Germany

German thrash metal veterans SODOM were rejoined by former guitarists Josef "Grave Violator" Dominik (who was in the band 1984-1985),Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (1986-1989) and Andy Brings (1991-1995) during their 35th-anniversary show on December 26 at Zeche in Bochum, Germany. Fan-filmed video foot...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT On AC/DC's Handling Of BRIAN JOHNSON's Hearing Loss: 'I Wouldn't Have Done It Like That'

DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott says that Axl Rose "did a pretty good job" fronting AC/DC but he believes that the legendary Australian hard rock outfit could have handled Brian Johnson's apparent exit from the group differently. AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its North American tour last year afte...

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EUROPE Drummer: 'We're Trying Less To Not Sound Like Our Idols From The '70s'

EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland was interviewed on a recent installment of the "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Speaking about EUROPE's musical evolution leading up to the release of the band's latest album, "Walk The Earth", Haugland said: "I...

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MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL Cancels Book Plans, Hopes To Revisit Idea In Couple Of Years

MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell says that he has "canceled" plans to write a book, but hopes to revisit the idea after he completes his long-awaited solo album. Campbell recently finished recording the debut LP from PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS in which he is joined by his sons Todd, Dane a...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI On Writing Music On Tour: It's About Capturing 'Little Moments Of Inspiration'

On November 28, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci visited the Raleigh Music Academy for an interview with Paul Warren about songwriting, musicality and more. You can now watch the discussion below. Speaking about finding inspiration on the road and trying to write music while on tour, Petrucci s...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer's DOWN 'N' OUTZ Is Working On First Album Of Original Material

DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project founded and fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, is working on its third studio album, tentatively due in 2019. Unlike the first two records, which consisted solely of covers of songs by artists related to MOTT THE HOOPLE, such as MOTT, BRITISH LIONS and Ian Hunter, the u...

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JOE SATRIANI On New Album 'What Happens Next': 'I Wanted To Do Something Completely Different'

Guitarist Joe Satriani was recently interviewed by Daniel Jaramillo of Metal Wani. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his forthcoming album, "What Happens Next": Joe: "The title started off as a funny little question that kept...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN To Record Album Of Covers

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown is planning to release an album of covers as the follow-up to his debut album, "Smoke On This…". Asked what his next musical move will be, Brown told "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie (hear audio below): "I wanna continue in the direction I'...

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VENOM INC. To Join Forces With SUFFOCATION For European Tour

VENOM INC., the band featuring original VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums) alongside ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, will join forces with U.S. death metal squad SUFFOCATION for a European tour in March-April 2018. Support will come fr...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH Featured In 'The Rise Of L.A. Thrash Metal': Part One Of Doc Series Due In January

Throughout history, the San Francisco Bay Area has long been deemed as the epicenter for thrash metal, whereas Los Angeles has invariably been considered the stomping ground for glam and hair metal. True, San Francisco has birthed many exceptional thrash bands since the early '80s, but the fact rema...