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JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON Pays Tribute To PRINCE With 'Purple Rain' Cover (Audio)

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon is celebrating what would have been Prince's 61st birthday today by releasing a free download of his cover version of "Purple Rain". Schon's track is taken from his upcoming solo album, "Universe", due in the fall. A few years ago, Schon and JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan...

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KATAKLYSM EXHORDER, KRISIUN And HATCHET: Summer/Fall 2019 North American Tour Dates Announced

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM will kick off their "Meditations Over North America 2019" tour on September 4 in Joliet, Illinois. The 21-date trek will make stops Portland, Dallas and Baltimore before concluding in Worcester on September 26. Joining the band as spec...

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Watch RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Perform At Finland's ROCKFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of RAINBOW's June 6 concert at Rockfest in Hyvinkää, Finland can be seen below. Last month, RAINBOW released a new digital single, "The Storm", via Minstrel Hall Music. The song is said to be "a rocked-up remake" of an old BLACKMORE'S NIGHT track from the album "Fires At Mid...

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GENERATION AXE: Listen To Cover of DEEP PURPLE's 'Highway Star' Feat. VAI, MALMSTEEN, WYLDE, BETTENCOURT

In the spring of 2016, guitar heroes Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Nuno Bettencourt (EXTREME) and Tosin Abasi (ANIMALS AS LEADERS) teamed up for a North American tour called "Generation Axe", in which the five musicians shared a backing band and perfor...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Announce 'Purple' Super Deluxe Edition

When STONE TEMPLE PILOTS returned to the studio in 1994 to record the band's second album, the quartet was facing the high expectations set by its debut "Core" (1992),which sold more than eight million copies and earned a Grammy Award. The release of "Purple" on June 7, 1994 would cement their plac...

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JOE SATRIANI Discusses Upcoming Art Collection Crafted From Guitar Performance (Video)

This summer, guitar legend Joe Satriani will unveil an art collection crafted from a new medium in artwork, guitar performance. Working with acclaimed art team SceneFour, the guitarist has built visuals for canvas based on the movement of his fingers on the frets. The result is an astonishing colle...

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KIRK HAMMETT Wants METALLICA To Perform Its RONNIE JAMES DIO Medley Live

Kirk Hammett says that he would like to see METALLICA perform its Ronnie James Dio medley live at an upcoming concert. METALLICA's "Ronnie Rising Medley" consisted of four Dio-era RAINBOW songs ("A Light In The Black", "Tarot Woman", "Stargazer" and "Kill The King") and was included on the 2014 char...

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KISS: 'The Hottest Brand In The Land' Merchandise Book Due This Summer

The complete and authorized story of the '70s and '80s KISS merchandising craze that swept America is the focus of a massive new coffee-table photo book tited "The Hottest Brand In The Land". This thick 10x10 inch stylish coffee table book goes deep into the wild and crazy Aucoin era to give you a b...

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Armenia's NAREGATSI ORCHESTRA Performs Cover Of BLACK SABBATH's 'She's Gone' (Video)

A video of Armenia's Naregatsi Orchestra performing a cover of the BLACK SABBATH song "She's Gone", which originally appeared on the "Technical Ecstasy" album, can be seen below. The performance took place on a visit to the country by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gil...

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ROBERT PLANT Was Eyeing World Music Career During LED ZEPPELIN

Robert Plant revealed that several years before LED ZEPPELIN's split, he was already eying a career making music away from the rock field. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Plant spoke candidly on the inaugural episode of his new podcast "Digging Deep" about where he found himself heading musically a...

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FLYING COLORS Feat. MIKE PORTNOY, STEVE MORSE, NEAL MORSE: 'Third Degree' Album Due In September

FLYING COLORS — the "prog/pop" supergroup featuring guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE),keyboardist Neal Morse (THE NEAL MORSE BAND, TRANSATLANTIC, ex-SPOCK'S BEARD),bassist Dave LaRue (DIXIE DREGS),drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and vocalist Casey McPher...

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ROBERT PLANT Launches 'Digging Deep' Podcast; Listen To Episode 1

Robert Plant has officially launched his new podcast. "Digging Deep: The Robert Plant Podcast" is available on iTunes, Spotify, Acast, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. In the first episode, the LED ZEPPELIN frontman discusses "Calling To You", the opening track on his 1993 album "Fate Of...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Slams 'ROGER WATERS And The Rest Of His Nazi Comrades' For Boycotting Israel

DISTURBED singer David Draiman, who is of Jewish heritage, has spoken out against a growing international movement that targets Israel. A number of artists, including Roger Waters, have been vocal in their support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, which calls for economic pres...

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ALICE COOPER Announces November 2019 U.S. Tour Dates

Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Alice Cooper has just announced his fall 2019 tour plans. He will embark on a spate of "An Evening With" headline tour dates this November, beginning November 3 in Florida. Additional dates will be announced shortly. Cooper will spend the summer on the road. He hits the r...

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IAN GILLAN On DEEP PURPLE's Former Accountant: 'I Take No Joy In The Fact That He's In Jail'

Ian Gillan and Ian Paice have spoken to Mirror about DEEP PURPLE's former accountant who was sentenced to six years and four months in prison for stealing £2.2 million (approximately $2.87 million) from two companies that managed the band's royalties. Dipak Rao, who worked for the band between 1992...