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BRET MICHAELS Says 2026 Would Be 'Perfect' Time For POISON To Return To Live Stage

POISON frontman Bret Michaels has explained his reasons for not wanting to tour with POISON in 2025. Earlier today (Thursday, September 12),Michaels released the following statement via social media: "To clear the air of any confusion, I just want to clarify to all the amazing family, friends and f...

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BRET MICHAELS's Music Director PETE EVICK Explains Why Singer Doesn't Want To Tour With POISON In 2025

Pete Evick, who is best known as Bret Michaels's music director and guitar player of the last 21 years, has responded to Rikki Rockett's comment that Michaels is no longer interested in touring with POISON next year. On September 10, the POISON drummer took to his official Facebook page to write: "I...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Was Excited For MIKE PORTNOY About Drummer's Return To DREAM THEATER

In a new interview with The Metal Mixtape host Omar Rodriguez, Richie Kotzen spoke about Mike Portnoy's return to DREAM THEATER last October after the two musicians — along with bassist Billy Sheehan — completed nearly a hundred shows in support of THE WINERY DOGS' third album, last year's "III". He...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Says BRET MICHAELS 'Doesn't Want To' Tour With POISON In 2025

Rikki Rockett says that Bret Michaels is no longer interested in touring with POISON next year. Earlier today (Tuesday, September 10),the POISON drummer took to his official Facebook page to write: "I keep getting asked multiple times a day, 'Why isn't POISON touring in 2025 now?' Super simple answ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Announces Tour Of Iconic Los Angeles Clubs In October With 'Höllywood Takeöver'

After much speculation and excitement erupted around Labor Day when mysterious flyers about shows at The Roxy, Troubadour, and Whisky A Go Go were spotted at random locations in Los Angeles, MÖTLEY CRÜE confirmed today that it will return to the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, where it all began, with a...

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HEART Announces Early 2025 'Royal Flush' North American Tour

HEART has revealed the rescheduled dates for its North American tour. The announcement comes two months after HEART postponed the remaining dates of its 2024 North American tour in order for singer Ann Wilson to undergo cancer treatments. The rescheduled "Royal Flush" will now kick off on February 2...

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GREEN DAY Frontman BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG's Side Project PINHEAD GUNPOWDER Announces New Album 'Unt'

PINHEAD GUNPOWDER, the band featuring GREEN DAY's Billie Joe Armstrong, Aaron Cometbus, GREEN DAY's longtime touring guitarist Jason White and Bill Schneider, will release a new LP, "Unt", on October 18 via 1-2-3-4 Go Records. The title track is available now. "Unt" is 14 brand new songs recorded by...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Shares New Single 'Insomnia'

Guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Richie Kotzen will release his brand new solo studio album, titled "Nomad", on September 27 via BMG. The effort will be available digitally, on CD and standard black vinyl. Richie has premiered the official video for "Insomnia", the third singl...

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Watch: MÖTLEY CRÜE Performs In Uncasville, Connecticut

The Lila YouTube channel has uploaded video of MÖTLEY CRÜE's August 31 concert at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Check out the clips below. As previously reported, MÖTLEY CRÜE will release the "Cancelled" EP on October 4. The three-song effort contains the title track, MÖTLEY...

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Watch: CHEAP TRICK's RICK NIELSEN Speaks At Grand Opening Of Hard Rock Casino Rockford

CHEAP TRICK guitarist Rick Nielsen was among the speakers at the opening of Hard Rock Casino Rockford in Rockford, Illinois. Video of his speech can be seen below, courtesy of Eyewitness News WTVO/WQRF. A 63-foot-tall version of Nielsen's famed checkerboard Hamer guitar adorns the marquee of the new...

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SLIPKNOT's SID WILSON Hospitalized With Serious Burns After Fire Explosion

SLIPKNOT's Sid Wilson was hospitalized on Friday (August 23) with "serious burns" after a fire explosion. The 47-year-old musician shared a video on Instagram in which he revealed that he suffered from second-degree burns all over his face and arms after the incident, which occurred when he was ligh...

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JOE ELLIOTT: TAYLOR SWIFT Is 'Technically Bigger Than THE BEATLES And THE ROLLING STONES Combined'

Sixteen years ago, DEF LEPPARD teamed up with a teenage Taylor Swift for an episode of CMT's "Crossroads". At the time, Taylor was a country music superstar whose songs were just starting to become pop hits. In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott reminisced a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Announces 'Cancelled' Three-Song EP

MÖTLEY CRÜE will release the "Cancelled" EP on October 4. The three-song effort contains the title track, MÖTLEY CRÜE's cover version of the BEASTIE BOYS classic "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" and "Dogs Of War", which was made available in April. All three songs were recorded in Apri...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Releases Cover Of BEASTIE BOYS' '(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)'

MÖTLEY CRÜE has released a new single, a cover of the BEASTIE BOYS classic "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)". Like "Dogs Of War", which was made available in April, CRÜE's rendition of "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" was recorded in April 2023 with longtime producer Bob R...

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MIKKEY DEE Looks Back On His Time With KING DIAMOND: 'It Was Fantastic Years'

In a new interview with Metal Injection, Mikkey Dee, who played drums for KING DIAMOND from 1985 until 1989, reflected on his time with the band. He said (as transcribed b'y BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "With the KING DIAMOND days, we played really well together. It was fantastic years. And we were five guys...