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PHIL LYNOTT's Mother On Her Son: 'When He Died, I Died For Five Years'

The mother of the late THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott recently spoke to the BBC about her son's life. Philomena, 81, said she missed the signs of serious drug abuse in her son. Phil Lynott died in 1986 at the age of 36. "They didn’t want me there when he passed because they figured I'd ...

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SACRED REICH To Release 'Live At Wacken' DVD+CD

"Live At Wacken", the new DVD+CD package from Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH, will be released on October 12 in Europe via Golden Core/ZYX and on November 20 in North America through Metal Blade. The set contains professionally filmed and recorded footage of the band's August 4, 2007 performance at...

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Blues For Jimi

There are many reasons why last year's passing of Gary Moore is heartbreaking for both rock and blues music. His contributions to THIN LIZZY, Cozy Powell, Greg Lake and COLOSSEUM II are part of his rock music heritage, yet Moore is perhaps best known for his refined yet gritty blues work. There was...

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DEEP PURPLE's 'Machine Head' 40th-Anniversary Box Set" Trailer Available

EMI has set an October 8 European release date for the 40th-anniversary edition of DEEP PURPLE's classic 1972 album, "Machine Head". This five-disc special edition will be accompanied with a fully illustrated 60-page hardback booklet, housed in a luxury box. A four-and-a-half-minute trailer for the...

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FOZZY Frontman Interviewed On 97.1 THE EAGLE (Video)

Dallas, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho at the September 9 stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. In the interview, Jericho talked about the band's new album, "Sin And Bones", how the collaborations wit...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On His Upcoming Autobiography: 'It's Not Just A PANTERA Book'

Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and BloodyDisgusting.com writer Corey Mitchell recently secured a deal with Jeremie Ruby-Strauss, senior editor at Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint, for Anselmo's autobiography, which will tentatively be titled "Mouth For Wa...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Marries BLEEDING THROUGH Keyboardist

Congratulations are in order for MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel and BLEEDING THROUGH keyboardist Marta Peterson, who got married this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. Demmel and Peterson started dating when their bands toured together in Australia and Japan in early 2010. In an October 2011 in...

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Former MEGADETH/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist Talks 'The Amazing Race' In New Video Interview

Veteran hard rock bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DIO DISCIPLES, WHITE LION, HAIL!) recently spoke to Aphex CEO David Wiener about Lomenzo's participation in the new season of "The Amazing Race", premiering on Sunday, September 30 at 8 p.m. EST. The 11 teams hoping to win a gra...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Is Open To PANTERA Tour Featuring ZAKK WYLDE Filling In For DIMEBAG

In a brand new interview with The Village Voice, former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo was asked about the possibility of a PANTERA reunion with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on guitar. "I talked to Zakk about two wee...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister was interviewed on the September 21-23 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJa...

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IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT Members Perform At MARSHALL 50th-Anniversary Event

Global rock royalty from such bands as IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, WHITESNAKE, CHICKENFOOT, THE CULT, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DEEP PURPLE, JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER and BLACK SABBATH took part in last night's (Saturday, September 22) Marshall 50th-anniversary event at Wembley Arena in London, England. The lumina...

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SACRED REICH Guitarist Getting Married In Las Vegas

Guitarist Jason Rainey (pictured below) of veteran Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH is marrying his girlfriend Renee Novak today (Saturday, September 22) in Las Vegas, Nevada. He states, "Things are changing for me and my better half. We're putting it in writing and I couldn't be happier." In a recent...

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Original SAIGON KICK Lineup To Reunite For 'A Few Shows' This Fall

The original lineup of the acclaimed 1990s rock band SAIGON KICK — Matt Kramer (vocals),Phil Varone (drums),Jason Bieler (guitar) and Tom Defile (bass) — has reunited and is planning to hit the road soon. They will be joined by another returning SAIGON KICK member, bassist Chris McLernon, who will...

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DOWN Rejoined By Bassist REX BROWN In Dallas; Video Available

Bassist Rex Brown (KILL DEVIL HILL, DOWN, PANTERA) rejoined his former bandmates in DOWN on stage last night (Tuesday, September 18) at Trees in Dallas, Texas to perform two songs: "Stone The Crow" and "Bury Me In Smoke". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. During an April...

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DOWN Guitarist: After Playing OZZFEST, 'We Swore We'd Never Do Something Like That Again'

Elliot Levin of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: You have the first of four EPs coming out, and some tracks have already hit the Internet. Can we expect to hear the new music live? Pepper: O...