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POISON Drummer Says He Doesn't Know His Accuser In Sex-Assault Case

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has told TMZ.com that he will hold a press conference next week that will clear the air on the sexual assault charges that were filed against him in connection with a September 2007 incident that took place in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Speaking to TMZ.com outside the Of...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Cancels Tomorrow Night's Gig With Fiance

TMZ.com reports that POISON drummer Rikki Rockett had to bail on a gig tomorrow night at his local coffee shop because of the Mississippi warrant that's out for his arrest on sexual assault charges. He and his fiance Melanie Martel, a singer, were scheduled to play at Rattlesnake Slim's, an intimate...

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Report: Woman Claims POISON Drummer Raped Her At Miss. Casino

TMZ.com reports that the arrest warrant issued for POISON drummer Rikki Rockett stems from an incident that occurred on September 23, 2007 at a casino in Mississippi. According to cops Rockett was staying not playing, music that is at the Silver Star Hotel & Casino when he allegedly raped anothe...

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POISON Drummer Reportedly Arrested On Rape Warrant

TMZ.com and LA Daily News are reporting that POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a rape warrant issued out of Mississippi as he arrived at LAX after getting off a flight from New Zealand, police said. Rockett (born Richard Allan Ream),46, was arrested Monday at the airport and booked ...

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ONSLAUGHT: 'Live Polish Assault' Special-Edition DVD Due In March

Metal Mind Productions will release ONSLAUGHT's "Live Polish Assault" DVD in a special DVD+CD limited swing case edition on March 3 in Europe (May 13 in the U.S. via MVD). "Live Polish Assault 2007" contains more than an hour of veritable thrash mayhem filmed during the band's gig on February 12, 20...

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POISON Drummer: 'We Never Set Out To Be A Metal Band'

Gus Griesinger of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: POISON are a staple of touring just about every summer since 2001. Do you like the commitment every year to POISON or would you like to do so...

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POISON Drummer To Perform With MELANIE MARTEL In Hollywood

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will play percussion for his fiancée Melanie Martel this Friday night (February 8) at The Relax Bar (5511 Hollywood Blvd. @ Western) in Hollywood, California. The all-ages show has a capacity of 150 and is scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. For more information on Melanie...

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ONSLAUGHT Announces New Guitarist

Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have confirmed the departure of guitarist Alan Jordan. A replacement axeman has already been recruited in the shape of "awesome new shredder" Andy Rosser-Davies. Commented ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "Unfortunately, Al was unable to commit to any touring...

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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist ALAN JORDAN Quits

Guitarist Alan Jordan of the reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It is with immediate effect that I will no longer be a part of ONSLAUGHT. I had the best part of three very happy years with the band and recorded what I considered to be a...

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ONSLAUGHT Forced To Cancel Five Shows In Germany

Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have been forced to cancel the final five shows of their current German tour with EKTOMORF due to what they claim were "continuing breaches of contract" by the tour's organizers. ONSLAUGHT singer Sy Keeler says in a statement: "The organization behind the tour...

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JANI LANE To Perform With HOOKERS N' BLOW At Pre-ROCK CITY NEWS Awards Party

Former WARRANT singer Jani Lane will join the guys in HOOKERS N' BLOW — featuring members of L.A. GUNS, GUNS N' ROSES and WHITE LION and RATT — at the Rock City News pre-awards show party on December 5 at Howl At The Moon at Universal CityWalk in Universal City, California. Also scheduled to appear...

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POISON Drummer: 'Let's Remember The Colossal Contributions That KEVIN DUBROW Made'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has released the following statement regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "I have known Kevin DuBrow for close to 20 years or so. QUIET RIOT put metal on the radio in the early '80s in spite of the vanilla new wave surge of DURAN DURAN clones at the ....

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ONSLAUGHT Schedules European Assault

Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT will embark on a European headlining tour in late March. Support on the trek will come from Sweden's CARNAL FORGE, Greece's SUICIDAL ANGELS and one more as-yet-unconfirmed act. Commented ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "This is gonna be a fucking awesome tou...

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ONSLAUGHT To Tour Europe With EKTOMORF

Guitarist Nige Rockett of of the reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT has issued the following update: "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we sadly announce that the 'X-mass Festival Tour' scheduled for December has been postponed. However, the tour will now go ahead in January 2008 under t...

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ONSLAUGHT And BENEDICTION Will Not Appear At Germany's HELLFLAME Festival

Vocalist Sy Keeler of the reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "ONSLAUGHT and BENEDICTION will not be appearing at the Hellflame - South Side of Hell festival in Lichtenfels Germany this Saturday, September 22. This was due to local government in...