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IRON MAIDEN's Stance Against Exploitative Ticketing Proves A Huge Success

IRON MAIDEN's recent and continued efforts to safeguard their fans against touting and counterfeiting ahead of 2017's "The Book Of Souls" U.K. arena tour, which starts on May 4, has been hailed a triumph by fans, promoters and legitimate ticketing sites. By implementing an extensive "paperless ticke...

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JAY JAY FRENCH: IRON MAIDEN Didn't Want To Perform After TWISTED SISTER At European Festivals

Jay Jay French says that IRON MAIDEN did not want to perform after TWISTED SISTER at some of the European festivals last year. In 2016, TWISTED SISTER embarked on one final tour, titled "Forty And Fuck It", in celebration of its 40th anniversary. These shows featured the band's "core lineup" of voca...

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Listen To AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Performance On BBC Radio 1's 'Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's recent studio session at the BBC can be streamed using the widget below. The band visited BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter" over the weekend and performed the songs "Hail To The King", "God Damn", "Nightmare" and "The Stage" at the Maida Vale studio in London, Engla...

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STEVEN ADLER Says He Only Got To Talk To AXL ROSE For Ten Seconds During 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour

Earlier this week, former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was interviewed on "Trunk Nation", Eddie Trunk's show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106). A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On reuniting with classic GUNS N' ROSES members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff M...

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DISTURBED Comments On Stagehand's Death: 'This Horrible Tragedy Is Almost Too Much To Bear'

A stagehand working the AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DISTURBED and CHEVELLE show in Stuttgart, Germany last night (Monday, February 20) was killed after another crewman fell on top of him while trying to take down the front lighting truss. The 26-year-old crewman that fell on top of the 19-year-old is still a...

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Stagehand Dies After AVENGED SEVENFOLD Concert In Stuttgart, Germany

A roadie working at AVENGED SEVENFOLD's concert in Stuttgart, Germany Monday night (February 20) was killed when a colleague fell on him as they were dismantling the stage. While the 26-year-old survived the 2:00 a.m. incident with serious injuries, the 19-year-old from Esslingen — identified by the...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer's Illness Forces Milan Concert Cancelation

Tonight's (Tuesday, February 21) AVENGED SEVENFOLD / DISTURBED concert at Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy has been canceled because AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows is reportedly suffering from laryngitis. AVENGED SEVENFOLD played an abbreviated show last night (Monday, February 20) in Stuttgart...

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PAUL STANLEY Rules Out Original KISS Reunion: 'I Have No Thoughts Of Revisiting The Past'

In a brand new interview with Billboard, Paul Stanley was once again asked about the possibility of a reunion of KISS's original lineup, featuring guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss. He responded: "No. And that's not coming from any place of animosity. I sang on Ace's most recent album an...

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GEOFF TATE: How 'Silent Lucidity' Became QUEENSRŸCHE's Biggest Hit

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate says that the band's touching ballad "Silent Lucidity" almost didn't make the band's triple platinum-certified album "Empire". After building a devoted fan base with album and EP releases throughout the 1980s, including 1988's critically acclaimed "Operation: Min...

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STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON And DON FELDER To Join Forces For 'United We Rock' Tour

Rock legends STYX and REO SPEEDWAGON, along with very special guest star Don Felder — formerly of THE EAGLES — will join forces for the "United We Rock" U.S. summer tour, which kicks off in Ridgefield, Washington on June 20. Produced by Live Nation, tickets for various cities will go on sale startin...

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NICKELBACK Takes On ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER In Twitter Feud Of The Day

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the latest person to jump aboard the NICKELBACK bashing bandwagon. Noting the deep unpopularity of members of Congress as he pushed for redistricting reform across the nation, Schwarzenegger said in a video posted on attn:, a video sharing site aimed at m...

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GEORGE LYNCH On New DOKKEN Song: 'It's Not Us Trying To Reinvent Ourselves Or Pretend We Are In The '80s'

Legendary guitarist George Lynch says that the new DOKKEN song that will be included on the band's upcoming CD/DVD package is "a super-fun" track that sounds like "a slightly more modern-day" version of DOKKEN's classic material. The DOKKEN DVD, which will focus on the fall 2016 reunion tour of the...

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Watch AVENGED SEVENFOLD Perform With Stand-In Bassist In Frankfurt, Germany

AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ is missing a handful of shows on the band's current European tour in order to be with his wife as they welcomed a new baby. He is being temporarily replaced by one of AVENGED's "amazing techs." Fan-filmed video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's February 12 concer...

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METALLICA Announces 'WorldWired' North American Tour With AVENGED SEVENFOLD And VOLBEAT

METALLICA today announced their "WorldWired" 2017 North American tour in support of their new album "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct". The "WorldWired" 2017 tour is produced by Live Nation and kicks off on May 10 in Baltimore, Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium. The tour will crisscross its way across N...

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JACK RUSSELL: 'I'm Still In Therapy Over' Rhode Island Concert Tragedy

Former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell, whose pyrotechnics ignited the deadly blaze on February 20, 2003 at The Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killing 100 and injuring hundreds more, says that he is "still in therapy" because of the tragedy. Russell's bandmate Ty Longley (guitar) was one of...