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MICHAEL SCHENKER, CARMINE APPICE Perform With SCORPIONS In Illinois (Video)

Former UFO/SCORPIONS guitarist Michael Schenker and legendary drummer Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT) joined SCORPIONS on stage on Saturday, August 21 at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois. Michael came out for "Another Piece of Meat" and Appice...

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SLIPKNOT's JORDISON: RHYTHM Magazine Honor 'Is Bigger Than A GRAMMY To Me'

Joey Jordison of SLIPKNOT has commented on being named the greatest drummer of the last quarter of a century by the readers of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine. Jordison received 37 percent of the votes, with more than 38,000 people selecting him as their favorite drummer of the last 25 years. Joey said, "I'm...

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CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR: 2010 Nominees Announced

AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, KISS and SLASH are among the nominees at this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The ceremony — held by Classic Rock magazine and hosted by legendary rocker Alice Cooper — will take place on Wednesday, November 10 at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Commented Cla...

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SLIPKNOT's JOEY JORDISON Is 'The Greatest Drummer Of The Last 25 Years'

Seven days ago, U.K.'s Rhythm magazine kick-started an online poll to find out who its readers thought was the greatest drummer of the last quarter of a century. 102,000 votes later a winner has been crowned: none other than Joey Jordison of SLIPKNOT. Jordison received 37 percent of the votes, with...

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SCORPIONS Drummer Interviewed On Arizona's 93.3 KDKB (Audio)

On Monday, July 26, drummer James Kottak of veteran hard rockers SCORPIONS was interviewed by Lee Stone of the Arizona radio station 93.3 KDKB. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. According to Billboard.biz, SCORPIONS recently signed an exclusive publishing deal with BMG Rig...

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RATT: New Audio Interview With CARLOS CAVAZO

Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with RATT/ex-QUIET RIOT guitarist Carlos Cavazo. You can now listen to the chat below. RATT was recently forced to cancel its European tour in order to allow vocalist Stephen Pearcy to undergo urgent hernia surgery. However, the RATT fami...

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PAUL RODGERS Interviewed On Palm Springs' 93.7 KCLB ROCKS

On July 14, Tyler Russell, the night DJ at 93.7 KCLB Rocks in Palm Springs, California, conducted an interview with legendary vocalist Paul Rodgers (FREE, BAD COMPANY, THE FIRM, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS and solo). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. The original, founding member...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'I Don't Want To Do An Obligatory Solo Album That No One Is Going To Buy'

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs. A couple of excerpts frrom the chat follow below. The Arizona Republic: You've been playing with the SCORPIONS since 1978. What are some career highlights for you? Matthias Jabs: I've been i...

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RATT Vocalist STEPHEN PEARCY Fully Recovered From Surgery

After a very successful spring tour, California hard rockers RATT are excited to continue their "World Infestation" with Germany's SCORPIONS. RATT was recently forced to cancel its European tour in order to allow vocalist Stephen Pearcy to undergo urgent hernia surgery. However, the RATT family is h...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Footage From The Studio, Edited Version Of New Song Posted Online

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has just released a new single, "Falling Awake", in the U.K. exclusively as a 10-inch vinyl via Spinefarm Records. This highly collectible format is limited to 1,000 copies, all of them pressed onto "marbled" vinyl and numbered by hand, and is available exclusiv...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Performance Footage Of Two New Songs Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performing two new songs, "Falling Awake" and "We Are", for the first time on June 25, 2010 at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below. In other news, Tarja was interviewed by Czech Republic's CT1 on J...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Guitarist Releases Instrumental Solo Album

ALL SHALL PERISH's new guitarist and Berklee College of Music graduate Francesco Artusato has completed work on his dynamic new, all-instrumental solo endeavor entitled "Chaos and The Primordial". This all-out technical shred fest features 10 truly diverse tracks that takes the listener on an all-en...

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SCORPIONS Forced To Cancel Columbus Show

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have been forced to cancel their performance in Columbus, Ohio that was scheduled for Wednesday, June 30 at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. Singer Klaus Meine is suffering from a chest cold and his throat doctor has instructed him to take three days of rest un...

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BAD COMPANY Announces North American Tour

The original, founding members of BAD COMPANY — Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke — have announced that they will reunite for a series of North American concerts this summer. Tentatively set to begin July 16, the trek will include coast-to-coast dates in the U.S. and Canada throughout the su...

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SCORPIONS Give Fans A Full-Blown Party To Be Remembered

Legendary hard rockers SCORPIONS kicked off the North American leg of the "Get Your Sting and Blackout" farewell tour on June 18 in Holmdel, New Jersey. Performing to a packed house of over 7,000 at the PNC Bank Arts Center, the band gave their fans what has been promised for months — a full-blown p...