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DEE SNIDER Says A.J. PERO's 'Irresponsible Behavior' Led To His Death
TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider says that the band's drummer, A.J. Pero, exhibited "irresponsible behavior" by not having himself "checked out" for cardiovascular disease before his tragic death last month. Pero died at the age of 55 while on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB. After members of that...April 8, 2015
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Watch JOHN BONHAM Perform IRON MAIDEN's 'Run To The Hills' On 'The Voice Of Ireland'
Irish rock singer John Bonham performed the IRON MAIDEN classic "Run To The Hills" during the last of the live knockout rounds on RTÉ’s smash hit show "The Voice Of Ireland", the Irish edition of the international TV franchise "The Voice", a reality singing competition. Check out video footage below...April 8, 2015
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TWISTED SISTER Taps Drummer MIKE PORTNOY For Upcoming Shows
TWISTED SISTER will embark on its final tour, dubbed "Forty and F**k It", in 2016, the band's publicist has confirmed. To honor the memory of TWISTED SISTER's fallen drummer, A.J. Pero, two shows will take place this spring on the East Coast and West Coast. The first, on May 30 at the Hard Rock Hote...April 7, 2015
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SIX FEET UNDER: New Song 'Stab' Available For Streaming
"Stab", a brand new song from death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's eleventh studio recording, which will be released on May 5 via Metal Blade Records. Titled "Crypt Of The Devil", the ten-track slab of audio violen...April 7, 2015
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BEHEMOTH: Drum-Cam Footage From Seattle Concert
"Iron" Mike Savoia of Savoia Photography Live has uploaded drum-cam footage of Zbigniew "Inferno" Promiński of Polish etreme metallers BEHEMOTH performing the song "Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer" during the band's Febrary 10 show at Corazon in Seattle, Washington. Check it out below. BEHEMOTH's latest album...April 7, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN Catalog Now Mastered For iTunes
Parlophone Records (BMG/INgrooves Music Group for the USA) has announced the release of nineteen IRON MAIDEN catalog albums which have been Mastered For iTunes, encoded from 24-bit / 96 khz high resolution masters and now remastered with iTunes in mind, delivering the music to listeners exactly the...April 7, 2015
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TWISTED SISTER To Headline 'A Concert To Honor AJ Pero' In June
TWISTED SISTER will headline "A Concert To Honor AJ Pero" on June 13 at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Tickets, priced at $45 each, go on sale April 8. Pero died at the age of 55 while on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB. After members of that group failed to rouse him on ...April 6, 2015
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Modern-Day Version Of Eighties Metal All-Star Project HEAR 'N AID To Record New Song For Charity
Ronnie James Dio's widow/manager Wendy Dio has confirmed that a modern-day version of HEAR 'N AID, the one-time collaboration of various individual heavy metal/hard rock artists in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa, will be assembled to record a new song that will be released alongside...April 5, 2015
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A.J. PERO's Longtime Girlfriend And 14-Year-Old Daughter Launch Crowdfunding Campaign
Michele Agnello, the longtime girlfriend of TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero, has launched a crowdfunding campaign via the GoFundMe web site. She writes on the site: "Hi my name is Michele Agnello. I was AJ Pero's longtime girlfriend of 19 years, his companion, best friend and the mother of his youn...April 4, 2015
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PAUL DI'ANNO On His Time With IRON MAIDEN: 'I Didn't Get To Write As Much As I Wanted To'
Metal Thunder Radio recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. You can now listen to the 45-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about his time with IRON MAIDEN, Di'Anno said: "[IRON MAIDEN bassist and main songwriter] Steve [Harris] had most of the words...April 3, 2015
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JAY JAY FRENCH: TWISTED SISTER Will 'Fulfill Our Touring Obligations' With Help Of 'Professional Drummer'
TWISTED SISTER will "honor" the band's late drummer A.J. Pero by fulfilling its touring obligations this year with the help of "a professional drummer who is a friend," says guitarist Jay Jay French. Pero died at the age of 55 while on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB. After members of that group f...March 31, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Narrates 'Why The World Needs Airlander' Animated Video
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has narrated a 75-second animated video, "Why The World Needs Airlander", released in conjunction with Hybrid Air Vehicles' newly launched £2 million crowdfunding campaign. Dickinson is one of the investors involved in unveiling the world's largest aircraft. The Hy...March 31, 2015
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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'What JOHN BONHAM Was To LED ZEPPELIN, A.J. PERO Was To Us'
In the seven-minute video below, Jay Jay French (guitar),Eddie Ojeda (guitar) and Mark Mendoza (bass) from TWISTED SISTER share memories of their fallen drummer, A.J. Pero, with Eddie Trunk backstage at VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show". Said Ojeda: "People say [A.J. was] underrated [as a drummer], b...March 30, 2015
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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Is 'Really Excited' About Her Upcoming Solo Album
In a recent interview with David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com, former THE IRON MAIDENS guitarist Nita Strauss, who last year joined Alice Cooper's touring band, spoke about her upcoming solo album. "I'm really excited about it," she said. "There's not a whole lot to tell. I mean, I'm writ...March 30, 2015
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IRON MAIDEN, PORCUPINE TREE Members Featured On 'The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Prog Rock Classics'
Only a world-class orchestra could pull off a project this ambitious, an undertaking so vast that none other than the hallowed halls of Abbey Road Studios could contain and record music of this magnitude. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra proudly presents an epic album of fully orchestrated rendition...March 30, 2015
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