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JOE PERRY To Be Honored With Les Paul Award At 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 32nd annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held January 21, 2017 in Anaheim, California. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individuals and companies across 30 categories, for outstanding achieveme...

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ALICE COOPER To Join SHEP GORDON In Special Livestream Halloween Event

Shep Gordon, storied talent manager, agent and producer, will discuss his fabled career and new memoir, "They Call Me Supermensch", with music superstar Alice Cooper, a close friend and one of Gordon's first clients, in a sold-out Halloween event at the Bootleg Theatre which will be livestreamed on...

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TESTAMENT Singer Dismisses Former Bassist's 'Delusional' Rants

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy says that his former bandmate Greg Christian is "delusional" with regards to the bassist's recent complaints about the way was treated while he was a member of the group. Christian — whose acrimonious January 2014 exit from TESTAMENT was well publicized on these pages —...

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STEVE VAI Says Reunion Of DAVID LEE ROTH's 'Eat 'Em And Smile' Lineup Is 'On The Radar'

Guitar legend Steve Vai has confirmed that there are still tentative plans for VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth and the band for his debut solo album, "Eat 'Em And Smile", to reunite following the cancelation of their November 2015 reunion attempt at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood. Roth's "Eat 'E...

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THE WINERY DOGS To Take 2017 Off As Bandmembers Focus On Other Projects

THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),will take all of next year off while the individual members focu...

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TESTAMENT Wanted To Incorporate More Thrash Elements And Vocal Melody On 'Brotherhood Of The Snake'

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the musical direction of TESTAMENT's new album, "Brotherhood Of The Snake": Chuck: "I just think it's...

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STEVE HARRIS Will Never Make Other Bands Pay To Support IRON MAIDEN: 'It's Just Wrong'

Steve Harris says that he will never make any act pay for the opportunity to support IRON MAIDEN on tour, calling the pay-to-play practice "just wrong." Asked by Spain's Metal Journal why he is such an ardent supporter of new talent more than forty years after MAIDEN's inception, the bassist said: "...

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Former SISTER SIN Frontwoman's Solo Album Is Being Co-Produced By Ex-ACCEPT Drummer

Former SISTER SIN vocalist Liv "Sin" Jagrell is currently in a secret location working on her debut solo album, which is being produced by longtime U.D.O. bassist Fitty Wienhold. Due in early 2017 via the Swedish label Despotz Records, the as-yet-untitled effort is being co-produced by longtime ACCE...

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Authorized Biography Of BAD BRAINS Frontman Due In January

Lesser Gods has announced the release of the first fully authorized biography of Paul "H.R." Hudson, one of rock's most enigmatic, mysterious and troubled lead singers, who founded and fronted the seminal punk/hardcore band and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominees BAD BRAINS. The book, called "Findin...

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SCOTT WEILAND's Family Hired Minnesota Company FOREVERENCE To Create Custom-Made Urn

Scott Weiland's family enlisted Pete Saari of the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company Foreverence to create a custom-made urn to hold the late STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman's ashes. The urn depicts the singer's trademark megaphone that he used onstage at concerts throughout his 30-year career. Fore...

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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK Releases 'Ballhog Zone' Video

Former ACCEPT guitarist Herman Frank will release a new solo album, "The Devil Rides Out", on November 18 via AFM. It will be made available as a CD, limited digipak (including a bonus track),limited silver vinyl and limited box set. The CD was produced by Frank and mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLI...

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FOZZY Re-Signs With CENTURY MEDIA; New Album Due In 2017

FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has re-signed with Century Media for the follow-up to its 2014 album "Do You Wanna Start A War", due next year. Jericho told Planet Mosh about FOZZY's songwriting process: "We don't put any boundaries...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Is 'Dumbfounded' By Former Bassist's Online Rants

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson says that he is "dumbfounded" by his former bandmate Greg Christian's recent complaints about the way he was treated by the group, explaining that the bassist was "making the same money as everybody else" while he was a member of TESTAMENT. Christian — whose acrimon...

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Original ALICE COOPER Band To Release 'Live From The Astroturf' Seven-Inch Single

According to Rolling Stone, Alice Cooper will release a special seven-inch single containing two songs he sang last year with the surviving members of the original ALICE COOPER band. Due on Black Friday (November 25),"Live From the Astroturf" will feature performances of "I'm Eighteen" and "Is It M...

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'This Is Spinal Tap' Co-Creator Sues VIVENDI For $125 Million

Harry Shearer, who played bass guitarist Derek Smalls in the 1984 "mockumentary" "This is Spinal Tap", has filed a $125 million lawsuit against Vivendi, the French media group that holds the rights to the movie. Shearer alleges that Vivendi, which acquired the film in 1989, engaged in fraud to hide...