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VIXEN Guitarist JAN KUEHNEMUND Dies
The official Facebook page of the platinum-selling all-female '80s band VIXEN has been updated with the following message: "It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of VIXEN founder and lead guitarist, Jan Kuehnemund, who lost a fierce battle with cancer on Thursday, October 1...October 11, 2013
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Play Intimate New York City Show During CBGB FESTIVAL
Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will play a special intimate show at the 400-capacity Santos Party House in New York City on Saturday, October 12 as part of the 2013 CBGB Festival. The concert is being sponsored by "The Merciless Book of Metal Lists" authors Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins....October 7, 2013
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TIGERTAILZ: 'The Shoe Collector' Video Released
"The Shoe Collector", the new video from U.K. glam metal legends TIGERTAILZ, can be seen below. The clip was inspired by a short film written and directed by the band's late bassist Pepsi Tate, who died of cancer in 2007. Guitarist Jay Pepper tells Classic Rock: "We thought the 'TAILZ fans across th...October 7, 2013
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Video: DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL On Life With Lymphoma
51-year-old DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke to Lymphoma Association about being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Check out the clip below. Campbell, who joined LEPPARD in 1992 after stints in DIO and WHITESNAKE, has been receiving chemotherapy since April. "I...October 4, 2013
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ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Pass On Official KISS Documentary
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss have opted out of appearing in what's being billed as the definitive KISS documentary, "You Wanted The Best You Got The Best". Classic Rock magazine spoke to director Alan G. Parker, who's behind the officially sanctioned film, and he shed...October 2, 2013
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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks To THE ROCK PIT About 'Dark Roots Of Thrash' DVD
The Rock Pit recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rock Pit: Let's get straight into the main interest here which is your upcoming live DVD/CD release, "Dark Roots Of Thrash". Firs...October 1, 2013
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DEEP PURPLE Bassist: 'An Interview Never Goes By Without One Or All Of Us Talking About' JON LORD
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on the band's Facebook page: "It's fifteen months since that day in the studio when we heard the bad news about [former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist] Jon [Lord]. Strangely enough, although he left the band eleven years ago, his presence in...October 1, 2013
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Y&T Interviewed By France's RockNLive.org (Video)
RockNLive.org conducted an interview with California rockers Y&T when the band performed at Le Forum in in Vauréal, France on September 28. You can now watch the chat below. Y&T's live album, "Live At The Mystic", was released in November 2012 via Frontiers Records. Following original bassis...September 29, 2013
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EYEHATEGOD To Be Joined By MELVINS Drummer For HOUSECORE HORROR FILM FESTIVAL Performance
The Housecore Horror Film Festival (HHFF) is pleased to welcome the MELVINS to the stage. The experimental sludge metal icons celebrate 30 years of musical disturbance at Housecore Horror Film Festival on Saturday, October 26, with an appearance alongside GWAR, WHITECHAPEL, GOATWHORE and IRON REAGAN...September 25, 2013
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SEPULTURA Joined By LES TAMBOURS DU BRONX For ROCK IN RIO Performance (Video)
Professionally filmed video footage of SEPULTURA's entire September 19 performance at this year's edition of the Rock In Rio festival can be seen below. The band was joined on stage by Les Tambours Du Bronx, featuring sixteen drummers from France. Founded in 1987, Les Tambours Du Bronx beat 225-lite...September 20, 2013
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TONY HARNELL: Former TNT Singer And Thyroid Cancer Survivor
"You have cancer." Those three words are among the most dreaded and powerful a person can hear. In the case of Tony Harnell, the diagnosis of thyroid cancer was doubly frightening. A vocalist/songwriter with a four-octave range, Harnell had toured in the U.S. with likes of STRYPER, TWISTED SISTER an...September 18, 2013
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CANCER BATS: 'R.A.T.S.' Video Released
"R.A.T.S.", the new video from Canadian metallers CANCER BATS, can be seen below. The song — which features guest vocals from Rob Urbinati of SACRIFICE — comes off the band's fourth full-length album, "Dead Set On Living", which was released in the U.S. in April 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Shot in...September 18, 2013
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BLACK SABBATH To Release 'Live... Gathered In Their Masses' DVD
A teaser for the forthcoming BLACK SABBATH DVD, "Live... Gathered In Their Masses", can be seen below. Due on November 26 via Vertigo/Republic, the set will contain footage of the band's April 29 and May 1, 2013 concerts in Melbourne, Australia in support of SABBATH's long-awaited reunion album, "13...September 13, 2013
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U.K. Death Metallers CANCER To Reform For Festival Appearances
The classic lineup of U.K. death metallers CANCER — John Walker (guitar, vocals),Carl Stokes, Ian Buchanan (bass) and Barry Savage (lead guitar) — will reform to promote their first three albums which are being re-released by Cyclone Empire Records later this year. The band plans to make a number o...September 12, 2013
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Says He Was Back In Hospital After Tour
According to The Pulse Of Radio, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has posted an update at his official web site in which he recaps the band's just-finished North American tour, while also revealing that he headed right back into the hospital for more cancer treatments as soon as the trek was compl...September 11, 2013
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