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ULI JON ROTH Pulls Out Of 'Guitar Gods' Tour Due To Visa Issues
Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) has been forced to pull out of the previously announced "Guitar Gods" tour alongside Yngwie Malmsteen, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) and Gary Hoey. Says Roth in a statement: "Unfortunately, we are forced to cancel my participation in this tour due...June 10, 2014
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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN On Playing Small Clubs: 'It's Much Better Than A Day Off Sitting On A Bus'
Kaaos TV conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo before the band's June 6 appearance at South Park festival in Tampere, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On playing big festivals...June 10, 2014
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VINNIE PAUL Doesn't Want 'Hack Version' Of PANTERA To Tarnish Band's 'Amazing' Legacy
During a recent interview with Puff of the 99X radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana (hear audio below),former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was asked about PANTERA's enduring legacy 14 years after the release of the band's final studio album, 2000's "Reinventing The Stee...June 8, 2014
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KISS Las Vegas Residency Coming This Fall
KISS is rumored to be planning a Las Vegas residency at the Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel And Casino this fall. Several signs hinting at the run of shows have been spotted around Vegas, including the one seen in the tweet below. KISS frontman Paul Stanley confirmed late last year that the ...June 7, 2014
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ACE FREHLEY Performs KISS Classics With NIGHT RANGER, GEORGE LYNCH At 'Carnegie Rocks!' (Video)
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley performed with NIGHT RANGER and George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, KXM) at the debut of the Carnegie Rocks! exhibit on Saturday, May 24 at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock, California. Check out fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. Frehley was asked...June 6, 2014
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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Appears At 'Bonzo Bash' In New Jersey (Video)
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss made a special guest appearance with other top drummers at "Bonzo Bash" — an all-star tribute to late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham — on May 31 at Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. Musicians that performed at the event included Zach Alford (...June 6, 2014
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VINNIE PAUL: 'No DIMEBAG DARRELL, No PANTERA'
Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray were interviewed on a recent episode of the French show "Une Dose 2 Metal" on L'Enorme TV. You can now watch the entire chat beginning around the 18-minute mark below. Asked about the recent 20th-anniversa...June 6, 2014
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PAUL STANLEY Discusses His Memoir On HALLMARK Channel's 'Home & Family' (Video)
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was a guest on the June 3 episode of "Home & Family" on the Hallmark channel. You can now watch the segment below. Stanley's revealing life-spanning memoir, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed", debuted at No. 2 on The New York Times' Best Sellers list for Print...June 5, 2014
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ACE FREHLEY Talks About 'Space Invader' Album (Video)
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley recently spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock about his upcoming "Space Invader" album. "I think it's gonna be maybe a little heaver than [2009's] 'Anomaly'," he said. "I listened to my '78 solo album with 'New York Groove', my first solo record, and ['Space Invader'] h...June 5, 2014
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Original KISS Guitarist ACE FREHLEY Featured In Second Part Of 'Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?'
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is featured in Loudwire's latest "Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?" segment. In the second 10-minute clip below, Frehley talks about being outvoted on major band decisions, a somewhat dangerous performance at the 2002 Winter Olympics, an insane car chase with the polic...June 4, 2014
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KISS' 'Kiss 40' Compilation Cracks U.S. Top 30
KISS's new compilation, "Kiss 40", sold around 7,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 30 on The Billboard 200 chart. This year marks the 40th anniversary of rock and roll giants KISS and in true KISS fashion, the band plan to make 2014 the biggest ...June 4, 2014
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PAUL STANLEY Says ROCK HALL CEO JOEL PERESMAN Is 'Grasping At Straws' By Playing Race Card
Paul Stanley says that Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation CEO/President Joel Peresman was "grasping at straws" when he accused the KISS guitarist/vocalist of "borderline racism" for allegedly claiming that hip-hop artists shouldn't be inducted because they don't play instruments. Last week, Radio...June 3, 2014
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ANTHRAX's FRANK BELLO: 'We Almost Have 12 Songs Already' For Next Album
Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Do you think part of the energy on "Worship Music" came from [singer] Joey Belladonna's return to the band? Frank: Absolutely. J...June 2, 2014
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ACE FREHLEY, DUFF MCKAGAN, DEE SNIDER, ALICE COOPER Featured In ARTISAN NEWS' REVOLVER Special (Video)
Artisan News has uploaded a 70-minute Revolver Golden Gods black-carpet special featuring "complete" interviews with: * Wendy Dio (Ronnie James Dio's manager/wife) * Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) * Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS) * 12 FOOT NINJA * James Michael (SIXX: A.M....June 1, 2014
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PHILIP ANSELMO Says He Can Still 'Nail' All Of PANTERA's Post-'Cowboys From Hell' Songs
Former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo insists that he can still "nail" all of the band's post-"Cowboys From Hell" songs and says that his "voice was fried" when he joined BLACK LABEL SOCIETY on stage on May 10 at Best Buy Theater in New York City to perform a cover of the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken"...May 31, 2014
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