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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Announces 50th-Birthday Bash

Robb Flynn, frontman of San Francisco Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD, has just announced a special birthday show in his honor. The event is set to take place at the Oakland Metro on July 22, and will feature a plethora of special guests, including the man himself. MACHINE HEAD has released the f...

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NITA STRAUSS On WE START WARS: 'I've Been Trying To Put This Band Together Since I Started Playing Guitar'

WE START WARS, the new all-female group led by Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, will make its live debut on May 25 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The band's lineup is as follows: Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER) - Guitar Alicia Vigil (VI...

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'King Of The Sunset Strip' MARIO MAGLIERI Dead At 93

Mario Mikeal Maglieri, beloved and respected owner of Los Angeles's famous Sunset Strip establishments Rainbow Bar And Grill, The Roxy Theatre and the Whisky A Go Go, died earlier today (Thursday, May 4) at the age of 93. Born February 7, 1924 in Seppino, Italy, Mario came to the U.S. at age four. H...

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METALLICA To Release Webster Hall Concert On Triple Vinyl

As METALLICA gets ready to hit the road and kick off its North American tour, the band thought it might be cool to revisit the very beginning of "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" by pressing one of the live release celebrations on vinyl. It all started with the Fifth Member show at the 1,500-capacity We...

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FOZZY Teases Video For New Single 'Judas'

"Judas", the brand new single from FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — will make its online debut on Tuesday, May 2. The song will appear on FOZZY's new album, which will be released this summer via Century Media. FOZZY recently announce...

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DAVE GROHL And His Mom To Appear On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl and his mother Virginia will appear as guests on Wednesday's (April 26) edition of CBS-TV's "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert". The mother-and-son team are making the rounds promoting Virginia's new book, "From Cradle To Stage: Stori...

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Watch DAVE GROHL And His Mother Discuss 'From Cradle To Stage' Book In New Promo Video

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl's mother has just released a new book titled "From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars", which features interviews that Virginia Hanlon Grohl conducted with 18 rock mothers, including the moms of musicians like RUSH's Geddy Lee...

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NITA STRAUSS's WE START WARS Band Releases First Song, 'The Animal Inside'

"The Animal Inside", the first song from WE START WARS, the new all-female group led by Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, can be streamed below. Strauss said of the band's name: "A phrase I heard years ago has always stuck with me: 'Some of the greatest w...

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Video: PENTAGRAM Performs In Baltimore Without BOBBY LIEBLING

On Thursday, April 20, legendary U.S. heavy/doom metal band PENTAGRAM played the first of its previously announced four U.S. shows without frontman and founding member Bobby Liebling in Baltimore, Maryland. All lead vocals at the gig were handled by PENTAGRAM's guitar player Victor Griffin. Fan-film...

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Watch DAVE GROHL And His Mother Speak At LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl's mother has just released a new book titled "From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Stars", which features interviews that Virginia Hanlon Grohl conducted with 18 rock mothers, including the moms of musicians like RUSH's Geddy Lee...

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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES's MEAN MAN To Kick Off European Tour This Weekend

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes will kick off the "Be Somebody" European tour with his band MEAN MAN on April 22 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. For now, the Czech Republic, Germany, Holland, U.K., Norway, Sweden and France are on the calendar, but be sure that a lot more tour dates will be added...

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NINE INCH NAILS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, JAWBREAKER, Others Confirmed For Chicago's RIOT FEST

This morning, organizers behind Chicago's Riot Fest — set to take place September 15-17 at Douglas Park — unveiled over 70 artists in their first-wave-lineup announcement with headlining performances by genre-breaking artist NINE INCH NAILS, desert rock ruffians QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and the exclu...

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Former VENOM Manager ERIC COOK Dies

Former VENOM manager Eric Cook has died. He was overseeing the band's affairs in the beginning and helped them get established in the '80s. Former VENOM and current VENOM INC. guitarist Jeff "Mantas' Dunn commented on Cook's passing. He wrote: "Today sees the end of an era. My good friend Eric Cook...

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It's no secret, the nation's been divided and as ICE-T yelps, you know the reason why. A conservative cotillion resumes command of the White House following a controversial election still under investigation. In response, the streets are raging and BODY COUNT has something to say, of course. Guitari...

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DAVE GROHL Pens Foreword To His Mother's New Book On Rock Moms

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has written in the foreword to his mother's new book that she "understands there are some kids who work outside of conventional systems." The book, titled "From Cradle To Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked And Raised Rock Star...