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Original RAINBOW Bassist CRAIG GRUBER Dies After Battle With Prostate Cancer
Bassist Craig Gruber died on Tuesday (May 5) at the age of 63 after a battle with prostate cancer. Albeit not a household name, Gruber is best known as the original bassist in RAINBOW, having played on the band's first album, "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". He was also a member of ELF alongside vocal...May 6, 2015
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BILL WARD Says Listening To BLACK SABBATH's 'Cornucopia' Helped Him Through His Hospital Stay
Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward celebrated his 67th birthday this past weekend by playing some of his favorite SABBATH songs on his radio show, "Rock 50". Regarding the song "Cornucopia", which originally appeared on SABBATH's 1972 album "Vol. 4", Ward said: "It's just really good. A great...May 5, 2015
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U.K. Thrashers ACID REIGN Are Back!
Twenty four years is a long time in anyone's book, but that is how long it's been since the "Kings Of Apple Core," ACID REIGN, have been missing from the U.K. thrash scene. Calling ACID REIGN's return more of a reboot than a reformation, sole original member Howard "H" Smith comments: "I tried to pu...May 5, 2015
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Video: OZZY OSBOURNE's Daughter AIMÉE Performs In New York City
ARO, the dark, ominous musical project of Aimée Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, played a special six-song showcase set at The Mercury Lounge in New York City on April 26. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. ARO's "Raining Gold" song was released as a si...May 4, 2015
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JIM ROOT On STONE SOUR Split: 'When Something Like That Happens, It's Like Getting Dumped'
Guitarist Jim Root, who was dismissed from STONE SOUR in late 2013 after he decided to sit out the group's last tour in order to begin working on the new SLIPKNOT album, told The Des Moines Register that the firing made things awkward for him and singer Corey Taylor, who's also a member ...May 3, 2015
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CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'We Genuinely Don't Like The Direction That A Lot Of New Metal Has Taken'
Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Due to your hiatus there was more than 15 years between CARCASS albums, do you feel that...May 3, 2015
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Rock Author MICK WALL Issues Challenge To AXL ROSE
Renowned biographer Mick Wall, journalist for many music publications since the 1980s and the author of acclaimed biographies of LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, AC/DC and THE DOORS, among other bands, has issued an open invitation to GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose to a sit-down to address the...May 2, 2015
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GIRLSCHOOL To Release Limited-Edition 'Propaganda!' EP
Legendary all-girl British hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are gearing up to storm North America for the first time in 20 years, reclaiming their rightful place as the hardest-rocking bunch of females to ever destroy a stage. Support on the trek will come from CRUCIFIED BARBARA, OLD JAMES and VELVET BLACK....May 1, 2015
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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE: 'Sex And Rock 'N' Roll Go Hand In Hand'
In a brand new interview with HNGN.com, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale was asked if she feels there is a double standard with there being many "Hottest Girls Of Rock"-type lists while we don't see a lot of similar lists featuring men. "You might be talking to the wrong girl, but I grew up ...April 30, 2015
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OZZY OSBOURNE: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Entire São Paulo Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of OZZY OSBOURNE's entire April 25 performance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. The setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. Bark At The Moon - 00:01 02. Mr. Crowley - 04:35 03. I Don't Know - 09:51 04. Fairies Wear Boots - ...April 30, 2015
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'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise Raises $48,000 For 'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund'
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, the charity founded in memory of the late rock singer, was one of the designated charities of last week's Monsters Of Rock caribbean cruise on the MSC Divina from Miami to Nassau in the Bahamas. The five-day trip included daily activities to raise...April 30, 2015
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STONE SOUR: Entire 'Meanwhile In Burbank…' EP Available For Streaming
STONE SOUR's "Meanwhile In Burbank…", a five-song EP featuring covers of legendary artists BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST and ALICE IN CHAINS, can be streamed in its entirety below. The effort was released digitally via iTunes on April 28. Recorded live at Room 237 in Burbank, Californ...April 30, 2015
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STONE SOUR's Third Covers EP Will Include Version Of VAN HALEN's 'Unchained'
STONE SOUR will release two more EPs of cover songs following the arrival of its first one, "Meanwhile In Burbank…", on April 18 as a Record Store Day exclusive. STONE SOUR vocalist Corey Taylor revealed that the next two will be titled "Straight Out Of Burbank" and "No Sleep 'Till Burbank" and will...April 29, 2015
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AXL ROSE Accuses Indonesian President Of Cowardice After Unsuccessful Appeal To Halt Executions
GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has taken to social media to react to the executions of the two Australians who were sentenced to death in 2006 for trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia. Rose posted a series of tweets after it was announced that Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of...April 29, 2015
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AXL ROSE Makes Last-Minute Appeal To Indonesia's Heavy Metal-Loving President To Stop Executions
GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose made a last-minute appeal to Indonesian president Joko Widodo to spare the lives of the two Australians who were sentenced to death in 2006 for trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine group,...April 28, 2015
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