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DON DOKKEN On Last Year's Classic DOKKEN Reunion: 'The Only Downside Was I Didn't Think I Was That Good, Singing-Wise'

Don Dokken says the "only downside" of last year's DOKKEN reunion tour was that his vocal performance wasn't up to par. The singer, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown launched a short Japanese tour last October in Osaka, before heading to Fukuoka, Tokyo for an...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Performs With Fifth-Graders At Elementary School Variety Show (Video)

ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante has posted a video of him performing with a couple of young rockers as part of the fifth-grade variety show at Kildeer Countryside Elementary School in Long Grove, Illinois. Benante's daughter attends the school where the drummer sat in with the Mikey Goldberg and Grayson P...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says VAN HALEN Tour Featuring Both DAVID LEE ROTH And SAMMY HAGAR Would Not Leave Fans Disappointed

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony says that he "can pretty much confirm" that the band's singer David Lee Roth personally donated thousands of dollars to a fundraising campaign launched by Anthony's family after the bassist's two-week-old grandson died of heart disease. Rex Becerra was the so...

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ALICE COOPER's 'Paranormal' Album Gets Official Release Date

earMUSIC has set a July 28 release date for Alice Cooper's new album, titled "Paranormal". It will be made available on 2CD digipak, 2LP, limited-edition box set and on digital formats — and will come with a special mini-album. A statement from earMUSIC reads: "The 12-track album has been recorded i...

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ALICE COOPER's 'Paranormal' Album To Feature Guest Appearances By ZZ TOP's BILLY GIBBONS, U2's LARRY MULLEN JR.

Alice Cooper will release his 27th studio album, "Paranormal", in July. The follow-up to 2011's "Welcome 2 My Nightmare" will feature guest appearances by ZZ TOP's Billy Gibbons, three members of the original ALICE COOPER band and U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. During an appearance on last Friday's (Ma...

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TESLA, QUEENSRŸCHE, LITA FORD, WINGER, DORO, KIX Set For 2018 MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE

Details for the eighth annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise have been announced. Departing out of Miami, Florida, the five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise will set sail February 11-16 aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas (a new ship for Monsters Of Rock) and visiting two new ports: Falmo...

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BRET MICHAELS Says That He 'Would Love To' Make New Music With POISON

Bret Michaels has once again said that he is open to recording music with POISON. Speaking to Billboard, he stated about the possibility of returning to the studio with his longtime bandmates: "I will never say never. I'd love to do it. Whether or not we will do it is yet to be ...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says Rock Artists Are Reluctant To Push The Boundaries

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows told The Charlotte Observer in a new interview that he tries to stay on top of technology where the band is concerned, embracing innovative forms of marketing, fan involvement, stage production and ways of selling music that few rock bands employ. "It's hard to...

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MYLES KENNEDY Doesn't Know When SLASH Will Get Around To Making Another Solo Album

Although photos recently surfaced of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash in a studio, the legendary axeman may not be recording material for his next solo album, as previously speculated. ALTER BRIDGE singer Myles Kennedy, who also fronts Slash's solo band, MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, was a guest...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says RICHIE KOTZEN 'Wanted A Breather' From THE WINERY DOGS To 'Go Do His Solo Thing'

In a brand new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was once again asked about the status of THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen and legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). He said:...

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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER: 'Feed The Machine' Is 'Definitely Heavier Than A Lot Of Our Previous Records'

NICKELBACK leader Chad Kroeger spoke to Music Choice about the band's forthcoming ninth album, "Feed The Machine", which will be released on Friday, June 16 via BMG. "This album is definitely heavier, as a whole, than a lot of our previous records," he said (see video below). "We've gone back to som...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's ZACKY VENGEANCE Is 'Thrilled' To See OZZY OSBOURNE Reunite With ZAKK WYLDE

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance was recently interviewed by Meltdown of the Detroit, Michigan radio station WRIF. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the announcement that Ozzy Osbourne was reuniting with guitarist Zakk Wylde for the first time in more than a d...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS Singer 'Thought About Auditioning' For STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

THE PRETTY RECKLESS frontwoman Taylor Momsen has admitted that she "thought about auditioning" for the vacant singer slot in STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. STP began a search for a new vocalist following the 2015 departure of Chester Bennington, who joined the band in early 2013 following Scott Weiland's exit...

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Islamist Party Objects To MEGADETH's Concert In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

According to The Star Online, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Youth has voiced its objection to the MEGADETH concert on May 4 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The wing's information chief Hishamuddin Abdul Karim said the approval for the show was given without taking into considera...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Says There Has Been 'Talk' About POISON Recording 'At Least One' New Song

Rikki Rockett says that there has been "talk" about POISON writing and recording "at least one" new song. POISON's last album of new material was 2002's "Hollyweird". Back in 2007, they released "Poison'd", an album of covers. During an appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volum...