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JASON BIELER And PHIL VARONE To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of SAIGON KICK's 'Water' Album On 2024 Tour

Jason Bieler and Phil Varone have announced "a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the 'Water' album and other assorted SAIGON KICK music." They will be joined by Stephen Gibb — son of Barry Gibb of the BEE GEES — who has previously played with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and CROWBAR. The tour will see e...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY To Perform Entire 'Out Of The Cellar' Album On 'Back In The Cellar' 2024 Tour

RATT lead singer and founder Stephen Pearcy will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's classic debut album, "Out Of The Cellar", by performing it in its entirety and in sequence for the first time in 2024. Pearcy says: "I'm playing the 'Out Of The Cellar' record 2024 as it was laid into the g...

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Watch MIKE PORTNOY, FRANK BELLO And JASON BITTNER Perform At 2024 Tribute Concert To Late RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART

Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS), Frank Bello (ANTHRAX), Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, OVERKILL), Jon Dinklage ("Clockwork Angels" string ensemble), Joe Bergamini (drum instructor, author), John Wesley (PORCUPINE TREE) and Seven Antonopoulos (OPIATE FOR THE MASSE...

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GEDDY LEE Says He Got A Lot Of 'Inappropriate' Messages From Drummers In Wake Of NEIL PEART's Death

During an appearance on "Strombo's Lit", Apple's book club curated by Canadian media personality and Apple Music Hits host George "Strombo" Stroumboulopoulos, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee reflected on the number of musicians who reached out to him in the days after the passing of Neil Peart in Ja...

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ANDY CURRAN Delves Into Partnership With RUSH's ALEX LIFESON In ENVY OF NONE: 'This Guy Is A Real Scientist'

By David E. Gehlke The first post-RUSH project emerged in 2021 by way of ENVY OF NONE, a dark, atmospheric rock outfit featuring guitarist Alex Lifeson alongside CONEY HATCH bassist Andy Curran, vocalist Maiah Wynne and guitarist/keyboardist Alfio Annibalini. The band's 2022 self-titled debut was in...

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TONY IOMMI Says That Box Set Of TONY MARTIN-Era BLACK SABBATH Albums Will Finally Arrive In May

Legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has shared a year-end video message in which he outlined some of the projects that kept him busy during the last 12 months. The 75-year-old musician, who was diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma more than a decade ago, stated in part in the three-minute cl...

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Original GREAT WHITE Frontman JACK RUSSELL Opens Up About His Latest Health Issues: 'I Couldn't Even Move My Neck'

In a new interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell was asked if he still enjoys going out on the road. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I enjoy the hour and a half of playing. The rest of it you could take...

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Watch: JUDAS PRIEST's SCOTT TRAVIS Plays Full Set Of AC/DC Covers With Tribute Band LIVE WIRE

JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis played a full set of AC/DC covers this past Friday (December 22) at Elevation27 in Virginia Beach, Virginia with the East Coast-based AC/DC tribute band LIVE WIRE. Video and photos of the performance can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: Set 1 01. Hell Ain'...

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ZZ TOP's BILLY GIBBONS And CHEAP TRICK's RICK NIELSEN To Be Honored At 2024 VEGAS ROCKS! MAGAZINE MUSIC AWARDS

Sally Steele's seventh Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards will take place on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at Sam's Town Event Center at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, which will also celebrate Vegas Rocks! Magazine's 20th anniversary, will be available online throu...

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WARRANT's JOEY ALLEN Explains Bassist JERRY DIXON's Absence From Recent Concerts

In a new interview with the Tulsa Music Stream, WARRANT guitarist Joey Allen spoke about the absence of bassist Jerry Dixon from some of the band's recent concerts. Filling in for him at the gigs has been Robbie Crane, who has had stints with Vince Neil's band, RATT and LYNCH MOB, before joining BLA...

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Watch: GEDDY LEE Joined By ALEX LIFESON At Portsmouth Stop Of U.K. Book Tour

Geddy Lee was joined by his RUSH bandmate Alex Lifeson at the Portsmouth, United Kingdom stop of the bassist/vocalist's "My Effin' Life In Conversation" tour on December 17 at the Portsmouth Guildhall. They were later joined on stage by journalist Phil Wilding. Previous U.K. shows have had guests Ni...

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Watch: WARRANT Perform In Sugar Land, Texas

The DeadMike.com YouTube channel has shared video of WARRANT's December 16 concert at the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, Texas. You can check out the clips below. Bassist Jerry Dixon did not perform with WARRANT in Sugar Land. Filling in for him at the gig was Robbie Crane, who has had s...

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Watch: GEDDY LEE Joined By ALEX LIFESON At London Stop Of Book Tour

Geddy Lee was joined by his RUSH bandmate Alex Lifeson at the London, U.K. stop of the bassist/vocalist's "My Effin' Life In Conversation" tour on December 18 at the Barbican. English comedian/author David Baddiel (along with his brother Ivor) handled guest-interviewer duties for the London event, w...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX On ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 'If You Get In, That's Cool, And If Not, It's Not A Big Deal'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that "people get too worked up" about which artists get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Despite the fact that artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and meta...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE On Making Albums: 'Mixing Is The Death Of Hope'

In a new interview with NPR's "World Café", RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee was asked to explain the term "post-production blues" as it relates to the album-making process, something he discusses in his recently released memoir "My Effin' Life". Geddy said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well...