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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist IZZY STRADLIN Releases Cover Of J.J. CALE's 'Call Me The Breeze'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has released a cover version of the J.J. Cale song "Call Me The Breeze", featuring special guest appearances by Lauren Barth (vocals) and Jesse Aycock (guitar). The track was recorded in the late summer of 2016 at Brotheryn Studios in Ojai, California and...

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Legendary 'Rockline' Host BOB COBURN Dies After Battle With Cancer

Bob Coburn, the influential DJ and longtime host of the syndicated radio program "Rockline", passed away earlier today after a battle with stage four lung cancer. He was 68 years old. KLOS program director Keith Cunningham told All Access: "The outpouring of support has been jaw dropping. The radio...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RICHARD FORTUS Marries St. Louis Attorney

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus married a lawyer named Stephanie Howlett on December 10. The wedding took place at the Basso restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri in front of 25 of the couple's closest friends. The report does not mention whether any of F...

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METALLICA Plays Intimate Show In Los Angeles For Charity (Video)

METALLICA played a special intimate show last night (Thursday, December 15) at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. Tickets were first sold to fan club members for $25 each through a lottery system, and then to the public for $100 each. All proceeds were pledged to benefit the Los Angeles Reg...

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NIGHTWISH: Watch 'My Walden' Performance Clip From 'Vehicle Of Spirit' DVD

A performance clip of the song "My Walden", taken from NIGHTWISH's new DVD, "Vehicle Of Spirit", can be seen below. The live milestone was released in Europe today and will follow in the U.S. on January 6. It features not only two full concerts, but also plenty of bonus material. "The title 'Vehicle...

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DEMARTINI, PEARCY, CROUCIER Working On New RATT Music; 'Back For More' Tour Planned For 2017

The newly reunited RATT — featuring singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — has begun "writing and recording song roughs" for a new studio album, according to a post on Pearcy's Facebook page. In addition, the band — which also includes former QUIET RIOT guitari...

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MASSACRE Is Back! RICK ROZZ And KAM LEE Rejoin Forces

Guitarist Rick Rozz DeLillo and vocalist Kam Lee have rejoined forces in a revamped version of their classic late 1980s/early 1990s death metal band MASSACRE. The main objective of the group — which also features Rozz's THE END bandmates Michael Grim (bass/vocals) and Mike Mazzonetto (drums) — is to...

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Video: BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Amarillo, Texas

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's RATT performing on December 9 at Azteca Music Hall in Amarillo, Texas can be seen below. Blotzer earlier in the month refuted Warren DeMartini's claim that the drummer has been expelled from the RATT partnership and therefore no longer has an interest in t...

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TRIVIUM Frontman: 'I Feel Like We're More Of A British Band Than An American Band'

Mark Dean of Antihero Magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why the band decided to reissue their 2003 "Ember To Inferno" debut: Matt...

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NIGHTWISH: Third Trailer For 'Vehicle Of Spirit' DVD

After touring for a year and a half throughout almost every corner of the world and leaving fans of all nationalities breathless, the time has come for NIGHTWISH to immortalize their "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" tour on DVD. Therefore, the symphonic metal visionaries are set to release their new l...

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SKID ROW Is Working On New Music With Ex-DRAGONFORCE Singer ZP THEART

According to a new tweet from SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan, the band is several days into a writing and demoing session with the group's current touring lineup, which includes the South African-born, British-based singer ZP Theart (DRAGONFORCE, TANK, I AM I). Bolan says: "Things are going amazing!"...

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EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's GREG LAKE Dead At 69

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's Greg Lake has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Lake's passingwas confirmed on the musician's official Twitter account by EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's longtime manager Stewart Young. Young wrote: "Yesterday, December 7th, I lost my best friend to a lo...

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BLOTZER's Attorney: DEMARTINI, PEARCY And CROUCIER 'Do Not Have Permission' To Call Themselves RATT

Bobby Blotzer has refuted Warren DeMartini's claim that the drummer has been expelled from the RATT partnership and therefore no longer has an interest in the band's name. At the end of last month, three members of RATT's classic lineup — DeMartini, singer Stephen Pearcy and bassist Juan Croucier —...

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NIKKI SIXX Offers Update On MÖTLEY CRÜE's Biopic 'The Dirt'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx spoke to Mark Goodman and Alan Light, hosts of SiriusXM's "Debatable", about the status of the long-awaited film adaptation of the group's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band". He said (hear audio below): "'The Dirt', it's now bei...

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JOE SATRIANI Releases Free Remix EP

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani has released a five-song remix EP as a gift to all his fans who made his "Shockwave Supernova" album such a great success around the world. Satriani says: "I called my most talented buddies near and far to get a new spin on five fan favorites from my latest ...