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SAMMY HAGAR Clarifies CHICKENFOOT Comments: 'I Don't See Us Making A Record Right Now'

CHICKENFOOT frontman Sammy Hagar has clarified the recent comments he made to Rolling Stone magazine where he was quoted as saying that he thinks the rock supergroup is finished making albums. The band, which also included ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smit...

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JASON BONHAM 'Won't Be Returning' To CALIFORNIA BREED, Says GLENN HUGHES

In a brand new interview with The Rocktologist, CALIFORNIA BREED bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes was asked if drummer Jason Bonham will return to the band at some point in the future. "No, Jason won't be returning," Glenn replied. "His other commitments were getting in the way of his CALIFORNIA BREED...

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THE GENTLE STORM Featuring ARJEN LUCASSEN, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: 'The Diary' Album Artwork Unveiled

THE GENTLE STORM, the collaboration between AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen and former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen, will release its debut album, "The Diary", in early 2015 via InsideOut Music. The effort will be "an epic concept double album" and "a combination of classical meets m...

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MEGADETH To Auction Decades Of Tour Memorabilia

Backstage Auctions presents a on-of-a-kind online auction event featuring decades of MEGADETH tour memorabilia. The event, aptly titled "Megadeth - The Countdown To Extinction Auction", is a not-to-miss opportunity for fans and collectors around the world to own an authentic piece of memorabilia fro...

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SAMMY HAGAR Doesn't See Any Reason For CHICKENFOOT To Record Another Album

CHICKENFOOT frontman Sammy Hagar has told RollingStone.com that he thinks the rock supergroup is finished making albums. The band, which also included ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and guitar hero Joe Satriani, has not made a CD in three years and Hag...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET, GEORGE LYNCH: 'Only To Rise' Cover Artwork, 'Divine' Audio Stream

SWEET & LYNCH — the new band featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (T&N, DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Brian Tichy (S.U.N., WHITESNAKE) — will release...

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WENDY DIO Reveals More Details About Upcoming RONNIE JAMES DIO Public Memorial

A public memorial for legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) will be held on the fifth anniversary of his death at his gravesite at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills cemetery in Los Angeles. His wife and manager Wendy Dio tells the "Maximum Thresho...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says He Was 'Miserable' For Last 40 Shows Of VAN HALEN's 2004 Tour

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, legendary rocker Sammy Hagar was asked if he could see any scenario where he would play with VAN HALEN again. "I would play with anybody that loves me and that I love," Hagar replied. "That would include VAN HALEN, but the love's not there ...

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SKID ROW Bassist On RAMONES: 'I'd Like To Think That They're Somewhere Making Noise Together Again'

Italy's SpazioRock.it recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the RAMONES classic "Psycho Therapy", which was covered by SKID ROW on the band's "B-Side Ourselves" EP in 1992, Bolan said: "I come...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Lays Down Bass On New TREMONTI Album

VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has finished laying down bass tracks for 20 songs that are being considered for inclusion on the second album from TREMONTI, the band led by CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. The follow-up to 2012's "All I Was" is being helmed by producer Michael "E...

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SABATON Drummer HANNES VAN DAHL: 'When You're Too Excited, You Don't Look Too Smart'

Piper of KidsInterviewBands.com conducted an interview with drummer Hannes Van Dahl of Swedish metallers SABATON on October 19 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he has ever looked at a crowd a concert and seen something that made him laugh, Hanne...

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KISS, BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, MEGADETH Members React To Death Of JACK BRUCE

Paul Stanley (KISS),Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),Geddy Lee (RUSH),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE),Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS),Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DIGS) are among the rock musicians and...

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VINNIE PAUL: 'I Still Drink Every Night And I Love It'

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott says that the "fun side of rock and roll" seems to be missing from many of the tours nowadays, with most musicians preferring to relax on their buses and catch up with their loved ones instead of partaking in the kind of debauchery that...

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DECAPITATED Involved In 'Serious' Van Accident

Polish death metallers DECAPITATED were involved in a serious van accident yesterday afternoon (Friday, October 24) while en route to a show in New Orleans, Luisiana. The band says in a statement: "We are all okay (two persons were hospitalized and released after a few hours) and we will continue ou...

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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR: What Separates Us From A Band Like SPINAL TAP

Brian Aberback of Patch.com recently conducted an interview with singer Michael Starr of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Patch.com: Would you say that your high-caliber musicianship sets you apart as being more than a simple novelty ac...