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Original RAINBOW Bassist CRAIG GRUBER Dies After Battle With Prostate Cancer

Bassist Craig Gruber died on Tuesday (May 5) at the age of 63 after a battle with prostate cancer. Albeit not a household name, Gruber is best known as the original bassist in RAINBOW, having played on the band's first album, "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". He was also a member of ELF alongside vocal...

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JOHN CORABI Understands Why MÖTLEY CRÜE Wants To Retire From Touring

During a brand new interview with 100PercentRock.com, John Corabi, former lead singer of MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM and UNION, was asked for his thoughts on MÖTLEY CRÜE committing to a "Final Tour". "Well, that's… Look, I'm happy for the guys. I get their thinking. They don't want to be a band that ove...

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Video: JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Plays Second Show With New Singer CHAS WEST

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, played its second show with new singer Chas West (Jason Bonham, LYNCH MOB, 3 LEGGED DOGG) this past Saturday night (May 2) at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can...

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Songs from the Black Hole

You just never know what you're going to get from Tommy Victor and PRONG, who used to haunt commercial breaks on the original "Headbangers Ball" and continue to lure dubious listeners on the merits of the band's chomping riffs alone. Following their stout "Ruining Lives" from last year, PRONG droppe...

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Video: JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Plays First Show With New Singer CHAS WEST

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, played its first show with new singer Chas West (Jason Bonham, LYNCH MOB, 3 LEGGED DOGG) last night (Friday, May 1) in Portland, Oregon. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. RED DRAG...

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VAN HALEN To Perform At BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS

Billboard and Dick Clark Productions have announced that one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time, VAN HALEN, will perform on the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, marking the band's first-ever performance on an awards show with Eddie, Alex, Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth. VAN HALEN joi...

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VAN HALEN Hints At Playing Rare Cuts On Summer Tour

VAN HALEN is currently in rehearsals for its summer tour of North America and the band is hinting that it might pull out some rarely played deep cuts from its catalog. According to The Pulse Of Radio, bassist Wolfgang Van Halen recently tweeted, "Working on setlist ideas right now. Which 'deep cuts'...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Discusses His Fender USA Jazz Bass (Video)

In the video below, RUSH frontman Geddy Lee discusses his Fender USA Geddy Lee Jazz Bass. The Geddy Lee Jazz Bass has been a staple in the Fender line since 1998, but earlier this year, Fender announced the addition of the USA version. The new USA Geddy Lee Jazz Bass is a new version that ...

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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Taps Singer CHAS WEST For Next Round Of Dates

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, has tapped singer Chas West (pictured; Jason Bonham, LYNCH MOB, 3 LEGGED DOGG) to front the group for its next round of tour dates, which kicks off this Friday, May 1 in Portland, Oregon. RED DRAGON CARTEL's...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON: If This Is The Last Major Tour That We Do, I Want To Go Out With Flying Colors

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson says that he has "mixed feelings" about the band's upcoming "R40 Live" tour, which will likely be RUSH's last trek of such significant magnitude. Celebrating 40 years, RUSH confirmed in January that "R40 Live" will visit 34 cities throughout North America this summer begi...

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EVANESCENCE Confirmed For OZZFEST JAPAN

EVANESCENCE has been confirmed for Ozzfest Japan, the first major international music festival to ever travel to Japan, which will return to Makuhari Messe Arena (just outside of Tokyo) Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22. The two-day event, which will feature more than 22 performers, will...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Okay With Mistakes On Live VAN HALEN Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Eddie Van Halen told Guitar World in a new interview that he was okay with leaving mistakes on VAN HALEN's new concert album, "Live: Tokyo Dome In Concert". Eddie explained, "There are mistakes. After it was mixed I listened to a few parts and went, ‘Okay, I fucked t...

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Video: New ACCEPT Lineup Performs In Rio De Janeiro

Fan-filmed video footage of ACCEPT's April 23 performance at Vivo Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below. ACCEPT earlier in the month announced the addition of guitarist Uwe Lulis (GRAVE DIGGER, REBELLION) and drummer Christopher Williams to the group's ranks. ACCEPT parted ways with guitar...

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How Much Does MÖTLEY CRÜE Care About Being Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME?

Despite MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's recent claim that if his band was ever honored into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, he would decline the nomination, CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee seems a little more receptive to the idea of being inducted as part of the organization's annually held ceremony. "I do...

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ALICE COOPER On Vinyl Resurgence: Kids Are Tired Of Buying Air

Earlier this week, Ned of the WGRD 97.9 FM radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and legendary rocker Alice Cooper. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if he thinks any of the current crop of rock bands have the potential to leave a...