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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist DARIO LORINA To Record Second Solo Album

Former LIZZY BORDEN and current BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Dario Lorina will enter Studio 5A in Valencia, California later this month to start recording his second solo album for Shrapnel Records. The CD will be engineered and produced by Fred Archambault, known for his work with ALICE COOPER and...

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SAMMY HAGAR Calls Fan And Wife Celebrating Their 25th Anniversary (Video)

Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar made one of his fans' day by calling him and the fan's wife on the phone and setting them up with an anniversary dinner at Sammy's restaurant in Mill Valley, California. Said Sammy: "[This is] a sweet story about a big fan, Tom Williamson, and his wife, Angie, who...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, NIKKI SIXX, SLASH, GENE SIMMONS, COREY TAYLOR Pay Tribute To DAVID BOWIE

Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH),Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT),Krist Novoselic (NIRVANA),Slash (GUNS N' ROSES),Gene Simmons (KISS) and Brian May (QUEEN) are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of David Bowie, who died o...

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THE GATHERING To Release CD Of 25th-Anniversary Concert

Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING will release their new live album, "TG25: Live At Doornroosje", on January 29. The CD version will be available at record and other online shops, while the digital version will be released through the band's Bandcamp page. Says THE GATHERING: "There will be no D...

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JOE SATRIANI Announces Fan Contest During 'Surfing To Shockwave' 2016 Tour

As the New Year kicks off, Joe Satriani is gearing up to launch his career retrospective "Surfing to Shockwave" tour on February 25 in Seattle, Washington. The 48-date tour will be celebrating "30 Years Of Mind-Bending Guitar Daredevilry", a phrase coined in a June 2014 career-defining retrospective...

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DANGEROUS TOYS Singer JASON MCMASTER Remembers LEMMY: 'He Made Us Feel That We Were All Connected'

DANGEROUS TOYS and BROKEN TEETH vocalist Jason McMaster has shared his favorite memories of iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Said McMaster: "I heard MOTÖRHEAD for the very first time in spring of 1981. I was about 17 years old and the 'Ace Of Spades' record was brand new. They were t...

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AEROSMITH, MEGADETH, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES, WHITESNAKE Members Set For RONNIE MONTROSE Memorial Concert

A memorial celebration for legendary rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose will be held on January 23. The event, dubbed "Ronnie Montrose Remembered", will be held at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California and will feature many well-known rock musicians and artists coming together to pay homage to Ronnie...

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ASPHYX Frontman Has High Hopes For Next Studio Album

Jägermeister conducted an interview with vocalist Martin Van Drunen of Dutch doom/death metal veterans ASPHYX on November 7 at the Damnation festival in Leeds, England. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ASPHYX's plans to record the fo...

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Video: Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs Christmas Carol 'O Holy Night'

Powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) joined fellow Ohio native Neil Zaza on stage on December 11 at Hard Rock Rocksino in Northfield, Ohio to perform the well-known Christmas carol "O Holy Night" as part of Zaza's "One Silent Night" concert series. Fan-...

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AUTOGRAPH To Release New Five-Song EP 'Louder'

After releasing three digital singles of new music this year, reactivated '80s rockers AUTOGRAPH will issue a very special five-song EP on January 7. "Louder" marks the first physical release featuring the new AUTOGRAPH lineup: Simon Daniels, Steve Lynch, Randy Rand and Marc Wieland. Initially, "Lou...

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ANNIHILATOR Planning First Concert Blu-Ray, Acoustic CD/DVD

Veteran Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR have re-signed with UDR Music for two more studio albums. The band's leader, Jeff Waters, states: "That will put us at 17 studio CDs when that deal is over! Add that to the mega-package(s) we are planning in 2016 and it's gonna be a fantastic four more years wi...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: Why I Left California For Massachusetts Twenty Years Ago

IndiePower.com recently conducted an interview with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he decided to leave California, where he grew up, and move to Massachusetts: "My wife at...

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Comedian JIM BREUER Launches 'The Metal In Me' Podcast

Jim Breuer (ex-"Saturday Night Live" cast member, "Half Baked") is one of the most iconic and innovative comedians of our time and he makes it very well known that he is a huge fan of heavy metal. Therefore it comes as no surprise that Breuer has launched a new podcast series called "The Metal In .....

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G.: 'People Have Taken Music For Granted'

From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)....

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ASPHYX To Return To Studio In January

Dutch doom/death metal veterans ASPHYX will return to the studio in January to "finish composing and arranging the final pieces" for their follow-up to 2012's "Deathhammer". The forthcoming CD will mark the recording debut of the band's new drummer, Stefan Hüskes, who replaced Bob Bagchus in early 2...