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ADAM LAMBERT Says First Couple Of Months Touring With QUEEN Were 'Terrifying'

Adam Lambert spoke to ET Canada about having mighty big platform shoes to fill as the lead singer in QUEEN. The 35-year-old began touring with QUEEN co-founders Brian May and Roger Taylor in 2012, three years after they first performed together during a 2009 episode of "American Idol", the hit TV sh...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Guitarist Recalls Playing Ping Pong With QUEEN Frontman FREDDIE MERCURY

Kylie Olsson of uDiscover Music conducted an interview with vocalist Ricky Warwick and guitarist Scott Gorham of BLACK STAR RIDERS at Ramblin' Man Fair, which was held July 29-30 at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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TED NUGENT Says 'Only Reason' He Hasn't Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Is His Involvement With NRA

Ted Nugent says that the "only reason" he hasn't been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is his involvement with the National Rifle Association. The conservative rocker, who been eligible for the honor as a solo artist since 2000, has enjoyed a remarkably successful and eventful musical ca...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Has No Advice For Other Musicians On How To Deal With Music Industry And Fame

In a brand new interview with Forbes, DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was asked — after seeing what happened to Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell — if he had any advice for artists on how to deal with the music industry and fame. He responded: "Musicians face pressure from outside of your own brai...

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DEF LEPPARD To Perform Entire 'Hysteria' Album On Tour

DEF LEPPARD is planning to embark on a special tour in 2018 during which it will perform its classic "Hysteria" album in its entirety. The news was confirmed last week by DEF LEPPARD's Phil Collen during an appearance on SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox", on the 95.5...

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COREY TAYLOR Says FREDDIE MERCURY Is 'The Gold Standard' When It Comes To Rock Frontmen

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor and bassist Johny Chow. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked whom he would choose as his ideal frontman, Corey said: "[METALLICA's] James [Hetfield] is definitely up th...

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Watch Second Part Of DEF LEPPARD's 'Step Inside: Hysteria At 30' Mini-Documentary

The second part of the DEF LEPPARD mini-documentary "Step Inside: Hysteria At 30" can be seen below. DEF LEPPARD will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its seminal album "Hysteria", one of the best-selling and most influential releases in music history, with the release of "Hysteria (Remastered 2017...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Reimagines Blues Classics And Obscurities On 'Black To Blues' EP

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will release a blues EP, "Black To Blues", on September 29 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. "I know it's crazy for four rock 'n' roll dudes to make a blues EP, but it's us sharing with everyone the music that's been our DNA from day one," says BLACK STONE CH...

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Watch First Part Of DEF LEPPARD's 'Step Inside: Hysteria At 30' Mini-Documentary

The first part of the DEF LEPPARD mini-documentary "Step Inside: Hysteria At 30" can be seen below. DEF LEPPARD will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its seminal album "Hysteria", one of the best-selling and most influential releases in music history, with the release of "Hysteria (Remastered 2017)...

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SAMMY HAGAR + VINCE NEIL: Deleted Scenes From 'Rock & Roll Road Trip' Episode

Deleted scenes from the latest episode of AXS TV's popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil at his new home in Nashville, Tennessee, can be seen below. The second season of "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar" resumed on July...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Completes Work On New Album, Announces U.S. Tour

Florida death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE have completed work on their new album, due this fall via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2014's "A Skeletal Domain" was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in Saint Petersburg, Florida with producer/engineer Erik Rutan (SOILENT GREEN, BELPHEGOR, HAT...

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DEF LEPPARD: Trailer For 'Step Inside: Hysteria At 30' Mini-Documentary

A trailer for the forthcoming DEF LEPPARD mini-documentary "Step Inside: Hysteria At 30" can be seen below. DEF LEPPARD will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its seminal album "Hysteria", one of the best-selling and most influential releases in music history, with the release of "Hysteria (Remaster...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says New RAINBOW Lineup Isn't 'Up To Snuff', Claims Fans 'Feel Disrespected' by RITCHIE BLACKMORE

Former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner has once again slammed Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material with a new group musicians instead of reforming RAINBOW with a more "authentic" lineup. Blackmore stepped away fr...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Performs At STONE FREE FESTIVAL In London (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of RAINBOW's June 17 performance at the Stone Free Festival at The O2 Arena in London, England can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Spotlight Kid 02. I Surrender (Russ Ballard cover) 03. Mistreated (DEEP PURPLE) 04. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard Cove...

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KAMELOT Announces 2018 North American Tour With DELAIN, BATTLE BEAST

After tours around the globe, KAMELOT will return to North America in April/May 2018 to support their upcoming album on Napalm Records. The new offering will be released in early 2018 and the first tour behind the disc will see the band performing in the United States and Canada, bringing their bigg...