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GUNS N' ROSES To Perform At This Year's LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival In September

GUNS N' ROSES is the first act to be announced for the return of Louder Than Life. This year, the festival will be headed to its new home at the Highland Festival Grounds At KY Expo Center on Friday, September 27, Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29. This will mark the debut of the GUNS...

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PHIL LEWIS Says Everything GUNS N' ROSES Released After 'Appetite For Destruction' Has Been 'Pretty Average'

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis says that everything GUNS N' ROSES has released after "Appetite For Destruction" has been "pretty average." Asked by Canada's "Thorn Of Rock" radio show if L.A. GUNS ever felt overshadowed by GUNS N' ROSES' success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Lewis said (hear audio...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Still Can't Listen To VAI's 'Sex & Religion' Album

Devin Townsend says that he "still can't listen" to "Sex & Religion", the 1993 album he made with Steve Vai. Released under the band name VAI, the disc saw the legendary guitarist joining forces with a band of "monster musicians" — including drummer Terry Bozzio and bassist T.M. Stevens — to create...

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STEEL PANTHER Drummer Says Working With NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER Was 'A Great Experience'

STEEL PANTHER drummer Stix Zadinia (real name Darren Leader) recently spoke to the "TODDCast" podcast about "It Won't Suck Itself", the song from the band's 2011 album "Balls Out" which was a collaboration with NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger. "I've gotta tell you, working with Chad was a blast," S...

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MITCH MALLOY Never In His Wildest Dreams Thought He Would Join GREAT WHITE

GREAT WHITE's latest addition, singer Mitch Malloy, says that the chemistry between him and his new bandmates is undeniable. "It really, really is working," he told IndiePower.com at this past January's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. "I mean, never in my life would I have looked at GREAT WHITE an...

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THE CULT To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'Sonic Temple' With Special Los Angeles Concert In June

The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles will become "A Sonic Temple" on June 15 with a diverse multi-act bill that has roots in THE CULT lead singer Ian Astbury's pioneering pre-Lollapalooza festival "A Gathering Of The Tribes" (1990). PRAYERS, ZOLA JESUS and VOWWS will join headliners THE CULT for this ve...

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BRIAN MAY Says He Would Have Hated It If Someone Else Had Inducted DEF LEPPARD Into ROCK HALL

DEF LEPPARD was finally inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last Friday night (March 29) — 14 years after the British rockers first became eligible. The 34th annual ceremony took place at Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center and saw DEF LEPPARD inducted by QUEEN's Brian May. Speaking to Sir...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Says He Doesn't Know What His Next Musical Project Will Be, Confirms He's 'In Love With A New Lady'

Original RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer says that he doesn't know what his next musical project will be. Blotzer has spent the last few years battling with his former bandmates over the rights to the RATT name. Starting in late 2015, Blotzer spent about a year and a half playing shows under the name RA...

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Former DAMAGEPLAN Singer PATRICK LACHMAN Releases First New DIESEL MACHINE Song In Nearly 20 Years

Long-dormant Los Angeles-based extreme metal outfit DIESEL MACHINE, featuring vocalist AJ Cavalier (SOIL, WORLD IN PAIN),guitarist Patrick Lachman (HALFORD, DAMAGEPLAN),bassist Rich Gonzales (RECIPIENTS OF DEATH, AMERICAN AFTERMATH) and drummer Shane Gaalaas (COSMOSQUAD, B'Z),have released "Shut...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist's HOOKERS & BLOW Signs With GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS

HOOKERS & BLOW, the project formed by longtime GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi, has signed a global merchandise and recording deal with Golden Robot Records. The band's debut album is due later in the year. "We have been asked for years about putting out an...

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NIKKI SIXX: MÖTLEY CRÜE Was Told By ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME That It Will Never Be Inducted

Nikki Sixx says that MÖTLEY CRÜE was told by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that the band will never be inducted into the institution. The bassist made the comment as part of a new interview with U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine in which he discussed the newly released CRÜE biopic "The Dirt". Asked if fans...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On GUNS N' ROSES: 'Things Are Very Positive In That World'

During an appearance on yesterday's (Thursday, March 28) episode of "The Rich Eisen Show", Duff McKagan was asked if he had an update on the upcoming GUNS N' ROSES studio album that he and guitarist Slash had previously confirmed was in the works. "Do I have an update on it? No," the bassist said (s...

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L.A. GUNS Frontman Defends GRETA VAN FLEET: They Are A 'Good Band'

L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis has defended GRETA VAN FLEET over accusations that the Michigan rockers have ripped off LED ZEPPELIN. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the four-piece has been criticized for channeling a sound uncannily similar to...

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L.A. GUNS: Music Video For 'The Devil You Know' Title Track

Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official...

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JOURNEY Guitarist NEAL SCHON Sues Concert Promoter Over Alleged Assault Of Wife

Neal Schon has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, claiming his wife was violently assaulted two years ago at a JOURNEY concert by a security guard hired by the company. The alleged incident occurred during the confetti drop following JOURNEY's March 14, 2017 performance of "Don't Stop Believing"...