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STEVEN TYLER Is 'Not Sure' If AEROSMITH's Upcoming Tour Will Be Band's Farewell

Steven Tyler has stopped short of saying AEROSMITH's upcoming tour will mark the band's last-ever live performances but has acknowledged that the group's days on the road may be numbered. Last month, AEROSMITH announced what was being billed as the band's "farewell" tour of Europe — with an opening...

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SCORPIONS, METAL BLADE RECORDS, Rainbow Bar & Grill To Be Inducted Into 'Hall Of Heavy Metal History'

Metal Blade Records, SCORPIONS and the Rainbow Bar & Grill have joined the list of metal royalty who will be inducted into the 2017 Hall Of Heavy Metal History next month. The all-star induction ceremony will take place on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Anaheim Expo Center in Anaheim, Califo...

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AEROSMITH Explains 'Aero-Vederci Baby!' Tour Name

Last month, AEROSMITH announced what was being billed as the band's "farewell" tour of Europe — with an opening stop in Israel thrown in for good measure. The group announced the 2017 "Aero-Vederci Baby!" European tour on November 14, posting on its Aerosmith.com site: "AEROSMITH will return across...

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DISTURBED's Musical Direction On Next Album 'Can't Be Forced'

While they were in Australia on their recent tour, DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren answered a bunch of fan-submitted questions for Maniacs TV. Check out the question-and-answer session in two parts below. Asked about DISTURBED's plans for the follow-up to last year's "Immort...

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IN FLAMES Performs Acoustic Version Of 'In My Room' (Video)

Anders Fridén (vocals),Björn Gelotte (guitar) and Niclas Engelin (guitar) of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES recently performed an acoustic version of their song "In My Room" at the HardDrive Radio studio. Check out video footage of their appearance below. "Battles", IN FLAMES' twelfth studio album, wa...

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PEARL JAM, JOURNEY, YES, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

PEARL JAM, JOURNEY, YES and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA are among the 2017 inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Also being inducted at next April's ceremony will be folk legend Joan Baez and the late hip-hop star Tupac Shakur. CHIC's Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Says LARS ULRICH Is Still 'Taking Hits' For Standing Up To NAPSTER

James Hetfield has shot down the perception that METALLICA's "greed" was at the core of the band's decision to launch legal action against Napster in 2000. Although the case was settled out of court, 300,000 users were banned from the pioneering music file-sharing service as a result and METALLICA's...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Moved To Colorado After Getting 'Sick' Of 'Elitist Attitude' In San Francisco Bay Area

During a recent appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience", the podcast hosted by UFC personality and stand-up comedian Joe Rogan, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield talked about his decision to relocate his family to Vail, Colorado from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he had lived since the early 19...

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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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SEBASTIAN BACH 'Would Welcome' Autobiographies From Other Members Of SKID ROW's Classic Lineup

During a brand new interview with Las Vegas Weekly, ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was asked if he has sent a copy of his long-awaited autobiography, "18 And Life On Skid Row", to his former bandmates. He responded: "I would need their address to do that, which I don't have. [Laughs] All I ...

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DISTURBED Frontman Recalls First Time He Heard BLACK SABBATH (Video)

Revolver editor Sammi Chichester conducted an interview with DISTURBED frontman David Draiman at the two-day Ozzfest Meets Knotfest event, which took place September 24-25 at San Manuel Amphitheater And Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to recall...

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TOKYO MOTOR FIST Feat. TRIXTER Guitarist, DANGER DANGER Singer: Listen To 'Love Me Insane' Song

You don't need to be a die-hard '80s metal fan to know that the fruits of an artistic alliance between DANGER DANGER singer Ted Poley and guitarist/producer Steve Brown of TRIXTER is going to make melodic rock fans rejoice! The two musicians from New Jersey recently created TOKYO MOTOR FIST and the...

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Recording Academy Weighs In On DISTURBED/BEYONCÉ Grammy Controversy

The Recording Academy has weighed in on the controversy over both DISTURBED and Beyoncé being nominated in the "Best Rock Performance" category for the upcoming 59th annual Grammy Awards. Academy senior vice president Bill Freimuth told Metal Injection: "The rock category is one of our biggest umbre...

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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...