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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Drummer CHAD SMITH Holds Masterclass At ACM London

On Wednesday, December 7, the Academy Of Contemporary Music (ACM) was pleased to welcome long-standing patron of their Guildford campus Chad Smith through the doors of ACM London for the very first time. Using a rare day off from the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS U.K. tour, Chad came down to ACM London for...

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SOUNDGARDEN And KID ROCK To Headline Next Year's NORTHERN INVASION Festival

SOUNDGARDEN and KID ROCK will headline the third annual Northern Invasion, set to take place Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin. Northern Invasion hosts the biggest rock bands for over twelve hours each day on three stages, and offers a top-tier campg...

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DJ ASHBA On GUNS N' ROSES Reunion: If SLASH Is Back, There's No Reason I Need To Be There

Willy Tyler of the Billings, Montana radio station 96.3 The Zone recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On leaving GUN...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Laments Lack Of Mystery Around Today's Rock Stars

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was interviewed earlier this week on the SiriusXM show "Sway's Universe", hosted by MTV personality Sway Calloway. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the importance of mystique in rock 'n' roll, and how the over-exposure of social media is making i...

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CHRIS CORNELL Is 'Concentrating 100%' On Next SOUNDGARDEN Album

SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell has confirmed that the band hopes to record the follow-up to 2012's comeback album, "King Animal", early in 2017 with the goal of releasing the disc later in the year. During a December 5 appearance on "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, Co...

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KID ROCK Is Now Selling DONALD TRUMP T-Shirts

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Kid Rock was a dedicated supporter of president-elect Donald Trump during the 2016 election and is now showing his continued support by selling a line of Trump-themed T-shirts. The first is a copy of a shirt that Rock was photographed wearing, on which states that vo...

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DISTURBED Is 2016's Most Played Band At Active Rock Radio

DISTURBED was the most played act of 2016 at the Active Rock radio format, according to industry metrics released by Mediabase, which monitors and analyzes airplay in over 180 U.S. and Canadian markets on both terrestrial and satellite radio. The band's success was bolstered by several chart-topping...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER Joined By HAMMERFALL, G.U.R.D., Ex-ACCEPT Members In New PÄNZER Lineup

After their debut attack titled "Send Them All To Hell" in 2014, it became a little too quiet around the heavy metal super group PÄNZER. But the soldiers led by DESTRUCTION frontman Schmier never sleep, and now they have announced that they are working on new songs again — with a new lineup! After t...

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Cop Behind NICKELBACK Drunk Driving Warning Apologizes To The Band

The Canadian police officer who warned drivers that they would be subjected to listening to NICKELBACK in police squad cars if they were arrested for being drunk behind the wheel has apologized to the band. According to CBC News, it all started when Kensington Police Service shared a photo on Facebo...

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COREY TAYLOR Recalls First Time He Heard BLACK SABBATH (Video)

Revolver editor Sammi Chichester conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor at the two-day Ozzfest Meets Knotfest event, which took place September 24-25 at San Manuel Amphitheater And Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to recall t...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Pay Tribute To SCOTT WEILAND On First Anniversary Of His Death

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have paid tribute to their former singer Scott Weiland on the first anniversary of his death. They wrote in a Facebook post: "Here we are. A year has passed since you've been gone. We often think of you and are reminded of you daily with many memories. Then there is the music ...

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OVERKILL, ONSLAUGHT, UGLY KID JOE, MONSTER MAGNET Featured On 'Snaggletooth: A Tribute To Lemmy'

Metalville Records has released a Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD) tribute album called "Snaggletooth: A Tribute To Lemmy". This is not just a classic tribute record — bands like OVERKILL, DESTRUCTION, MONSTER MAGNET, UGLY KID JOE, MONSTER MAGNET and ONSLAUGHT are playing their favorite songs. The master...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist On Drummer ANDERS JOHANSSON's Departure: It 'Was A Bulls**t Way Of Doing It'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On beginning the writing process in late 2014 for latest album "Built To Last": Oscar: "That was just because I had some inspiration. It wasn't lik...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Says 'It Will Be A Challenge' Raising A Kid While Being In A Touring Band

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen, who is expecting a baby early next year with her partner, SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl, was asked by Finland's Radio Rock whether it will be difficult for her to calm down and enjoy family life during NIGHTWISH's previously announced year-long break in 2017. She res...

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Video: RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Resurrected RAINBOW Performs 'Spotlight Kid', 'Black Night' In Germany

In June 2016, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long-held dreams come true for his fans as RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and Bietigheim were caught on camera to produce "Memories In Rock -...