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GEOFF TATE Allowed To Use QUEENSRŸCHE Name Until Lawsuit With Ex-Bandmates Is Settled

According to Christa Titus of Billboard.com, a Washington state judge ruled on Friday (October 19) that singer Geoff Tate — who was fired from the Seattle progressive rock band QUEENSRŸCHE after fronting it for three decades — may tour with his own version of the group until a lawsuit he filed again...

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Preview Clip From METALLICA Bassist's 'Jaco' Documentary To Be Shown At 'Bass Player LIVE!'

Bass Player LIVE! will return to Los Angeles October 20 and 21 to bring players, manufacturers and artists together for hands-on access to the latest instruments, equipment and instruction. The exhibition/clinics are for players of all levels, and manufacturer exhibits will showcase current basses a...

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'Van Halen: Exuberant California, Zen Rock 'N' Roll' Book Now Available

A new book, "Van Halen: Exuberant California, Zen Rock 'N' Roll", by John Scanlan, is now available via Reaktion Books. The official book description: "'I hate the word maturing,' singer David Lee Roth once said. 'I don't like the word evolving — or any of that bullshit. The point is to keep it as s...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Members Slam GEOFF TATE For Comparing 24-Year-Old Incident To Brazil Assault

Members of the Seattle-based progressive rock band QUEENSRŸCHE have slammed their former lead singer, Geoff Tate, for comparing his alleged assault of his ex-bandmates in Brazil to an incident involving bassist Eddie Jackson that occurred 24 years ago. Tate, who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in June af...

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MITCH MALLOY’s VAN HALEN Audition Tape Posted Online

According to the Van Halen News Desk, most VAN HALEN fans are unaware that during the summer of 1996, the band auditioned singer Mitch Malloy to replace Sammy Hagar. Surprisingly, one track from Mitch's audition has leaked online. Check it out in the YouTube clip below. Mitch Malloy told the story o...

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SIMON WRIGHT Talks 'The Very Beast Of Dio', DIO DISCIPLES And AC/DC (Audio)

On September 26, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, DIO DISCIPLES, UFO, RHINO BUCKET). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. The second volume of DIO's best tracks, "The Very Beast Of Dio Vol. 2", sold 2,300 copies in the U...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Has Beef With ONE DIRECTION

According to The Pulse Of Radio, VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, currently acting as touring bassist for CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band, has gotten into a beef with boy band ONE DIRECTION. Van Halen called out the group on Twitter after a run-in with them at a hotel...

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DIO: 'The Very Beast Of Dio Vol. 2' First-Week Sales Revealed

The second volume of DIO's best tracks, "The Very Beast Of Dio Vol. 2", sold 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The follow-up to the gold-certified "The Very Beast Of Dio", the 17-track CD picks up exactly where the first volume left off — from 1996 onward. And in ...

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE: Better-Quality Footage Of SOUTH TEXAS Performance

Quality fan-filmed video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing the songs "Queen Of The Reich", "Speak", "Silent Lucidity" and "Empire" on October 13 at the South Texas Rock Fest at Sunken Garden Amphitheatre in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. The setlist for th...

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PAIN: 'We Come In Peace' DVD Pushed Back Two Weeks; New Trailer Posted Online

"We Come In Peace", the new DVD from Swedish industrial metallers PAIN, will be released in Europe on November 16 via Nuclear Blast. The DVD+2CD digibook and the Blu-ray+2CD digibook includes the entire final show of the first leg of PAIN's European tour on November 13, 2011 at Debaser Medis in Stoc...

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'Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards 2012': Official Highlights 'Reel'

The third annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards 2012 rocked the Joint on August 26 at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Vegas Rocks! Magazine celebrated its eighth anniversary in a big way as the rock 'n' roll royal red carpet was rolled out for some of the biggest stars in the music ....

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AMON AMARTH, FATES WARNING, KING'S X Members Added To Metal Blade Records 30th-Anniversary Show

Metal Blade Records has announced that AMON AMARTH's Johan Hegg, Ray Alder of FATES WARNING/REDEMPTION, as well as Doug Pinnick of KING'S X have been confirmed as the special guests for the label's 30-anniversary show, set for Friday, November 30 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California....

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'Van Halen: 40 Years Of The Great American Rock Band' Book Now Available

According to the Van Halen News Desk, the editors of Guitar World magazine have compiled a new book dedicated to one of the greatest rock bands the U.S. has ever produced: VAN HALEN. The book, "Van Halen: 40 Years Of The Great American Rock Band", tells you everything you ever wanted to know ...

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VAN HALEN Singer Releases Another Episode Of 'The Roth Show' (Video)

VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has uploaded another episode of "The Roth Show", which features him warming up with THE O-JAYS' "Love Train" before a recording session, hanging with his herding dogs, riding helicopters, jamming on his acoustic guitar, dancing and various other shenanigans. Check it...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Named Greatest Guitarist Of All Time In GUITAR WORLD Poll

According to The Pulse Of Radio, VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen has been named the greatest guitarist of all time in a new poll sponsored by Guitar World magazine. Almost half a million votes were cast in the survey, which was the first ever commissioned by Guitar World on this subject. The tou...