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Former QUIET RIOT Singer MARK HUFF: 'I Deserve Better Treatment'

Singer Mark Huff, who was officially fired from QUIET RIOT earlier today, has accused his former bandmates of "letting him go" without having had the "balls" to "tell it to [his] face." QUIET RIOT released a statement this morning announcing that it had split with Huff and that ex-MONTROSE singer Ke...

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QUIET RIOT Parts Ways With Singer MARK HUFF

Resurrected '80s hard rockers QUIET RIOT have parted ways with their frontman of a little over a year, San Diego, California-based vocalist Mark Huff. The band has recruited ex-MONTROSE singer Keith St. John for the following shows: Feb. 01 - B.B. Blues Club & Grill - New York, NY Feb. 03 - Berg...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says It Was 'Very Cathartic' To Perform With METALLICA Last Weekend

Ex-METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine joined his former bandmates on stage this past Saturday night (December 10) for the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of METALLICA's week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fa...

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DAVE MUSTAINE To Play Five Songs With METALLICA At Tonight's Concert

Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) will join METALLICA on stage tonight (Saturday, December 10) at the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. He will play five songs with METALLICA: "Hit The Lights", "Met...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'Looking Forward To Celebrating' With METALLICA Tonight

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that he is in San Francisco today for METALLICA's fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. He writes on Twitter, "I look forward to celebrating with th...

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III

"I am very proud of the new album", says lead singer Sammy Hagar [in a recent press release]. "We're calling the album 'Chickenfoot III' because it's so good, the songs are so tight, it's like we jumped right past having to make a second record". You've got to love the guy's good natured, PMA (posit...

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CHICKENFOOT Dedicates Song To Late Manager

According to The Pulse Of Radio, a song on the new CHICKENFOOT album, called "Up Next", is dedicated to the band's manager, John Carter, who died of cancer halfway through the recording the new disc. In a new podcast, vocalist Sammy Hagar said, "Carter was the guy who signed me to my first record co...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Serve As Grand Marshal Of 'Fontana Days' Celebration

According to Fontana Herald News, Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) will take part in Fontana, California's centennial celebration, the 2013 Fontana Days Festival, which is scheduled to take place in June 2013. Hagar will return to his hometown to serve as the grand marshal of the Fonta...

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ANGUS YOUNG: I'd Put EDDIE VAN HALEN In That Category Of Being An Innovator Like JIMI HENDRIX

Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower recently completed his second VAN HALEN hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", to be released October 12. Van Halen News Desk, has an exclusive quote from the book, courtesy of AC/DC's Angus Young. Angus Young: "AC/DC played on a bill with VAN...

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CHICKENFOOT Rehearsing With Drummer KENNY ARONOFF

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of SoundSpike recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SoundSpike: Why did you decide to call [CHICKENFOOT's] second album "Chickenfoot III"? Sammy: We took a long time before we c...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: The Story Behind METALLICA's 'The Four Horsemen'

Revolver magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX for a special issue devoted to the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal. Dave Mustaine, who was one of the original members of METALLICA, was fired from the band by drummer Lars Ulrich in 1983. He was replaced by Kirk...

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GEORGE LYNCH Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with George Lynch, the former lead guitarist for DOKKEN and leader of his own rock bands LYNCH MOB and SOULS OF WE. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

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GEORGE LYNCH Interviewed By ESP GUITARS (Video)

ESP Guitars recently conducted an interview with George Lynch, the former lead guitarist for DOKKEN and leader of his own rock bands LYNCH MOB and SOULS OF WE. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is footage of Lynch demoing a couple of guitars. Lynch will release his eleventh solo album...

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GEORGE LYNCH Talks About 'Kill All Control' Solo Album In New Interview

Scott Iwasaki of GuitarWorld.com recently George Lynch, the former lead guitarist for DOKKEN and leader of his own rock bands LYNCH MOB and SOULS OF WE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: The big news for you is the release of your new solo album, "Kill All Control", o...

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GEORGE LYNCH: Another New Solo Track Available For Streaming

George Lynch, the former lead guitarist for DOKKEN and leader of his own rock bands LYNCH MOB and SOULS OF WE, will release his eleventh solo album in nearly twenty years, "Kill All Control", on July 19 via Rocket Science, Inc. What began as a follow-up to the SOULS OF WE debut, "Let The Truth ...