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DANKO JONES Announces First U.S. Concerts In Five Years

The Canadian rock trio DANKO JONES — whose namesake front man recently appeared on VOLBEAT's #1 Active Rock hit "Black Rose" — will make its long-awaited return to the U.S. this month when the group performs headline dates in Los Angeles and San Diego. Tickets are on sale now. Although the group has...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Countdown Clock On Mysterious Web Site To Hit Zero Thursday Night

The GUNS N' ROSES web site GNR.fm has launched a countdown clock that is scheduled to hit zero Thursday night (May 3) at 9:00 p.m. PDT (midnight EDT). The web site, which is registered to Universal Music Group, appears to be teasing an upcoming product or event related to the band's classic "Appeti...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Mysterious 'Appetite For Destruction' Web Site Launched; Billboard Spotted In London

A newly launched web site, GNR.FM, appears to be teasing an upcoming product or event related to GUNS N' ROSES' classic "Appetite For Destruction" album. The site, which is registered by Universal Music Group, is displaying the message "DESTRUCTION IS COMING" along with the #AppetiteForDestruction...

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GUNS N' ROSES Will Play Largest Concert Ever To Be Held In Iceland

According to Iceland Monitor, GUNS N' ROSES' show in Reykjavik this summer will be the largest concert ever to be held in Iceland. It will take around one week to prepare the Laugardalsvöllur football stadium for the July 24 event, which is being put on by the organizers behind the Secret Solstice f...

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STEVEN ADLER Says GUNS N' ROSES Became 'A Completely Different Band' Without Him And IZZY STRADLIN

Original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was recently interviewed by Ugly Phil of Australia's Triple M radio. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On appearing on the reality television program "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew": St...

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ZAKK WYLDE Discusses His Reunion With OZZY OSBOURNE, Jam Sessions With GUNS N' ROSES

Zakk Wylde has spoken to Eonmusic about a variety of subjects, including his current reunion with Ozzy Osbourne and his brief stint with GUNS N' ROSES in 1995. Speaking about getting back with Ozzy, Zakk said; "It's awesome. I've always said it's a miracle any work ever gets done, because we're alwa...

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The Story Behind FRANKY PEREZ's Short Stint As Lead Singer For VELVET REVOLVER

Dave Kushner has revealed that VELVET REVOLVER hired Franky Perez to replace Scott Weiland nearly a decade ago, only to dismiss the singer a short time later. VELVET REVOLVER never officially found a new frontman following its April 2008 split with Weiland and has been more or less on hiatus, althou...

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STEVEN ADLER And IZZY STRADLIN Are 'Heartbroken' They Aren't Part Of GUNS N' ROSES Reunion

Steven Adler says that both he and Izzy Stradlin are "heartbroken" that they're not part of the GUNS N' ROSES reunion tour. Although he wasn't included in the lineup that launched the "Not In This Lifetime" trek in 2016, Adler rejoined GUNS N' ROSES at several shows on the tour, including three sto...

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STEVEN ADLER's Brother Calls Drummer's Onetime GUNS N' ROSES Bandmates 'Greedy, Selfish People' With 'No Heart'

Steven Adler's brother has blasted the drummer's onetime GUNS N' ROSES bandmates as "greedy, selfish people" with "no heart." Steven, who played with GN'R from 1985 to 1990, was famously kicked out of the band for his rampant drug use. And although he's made a few guest appearances with Axl Rose, Sl...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN To Interview Actor SEAN PENN At Seattle's Moore Theatre

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan will interview Sean Penn about the Academy Award-winning actor's recently released book, "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff", on April 11 at Seattle's Moore Theatre. "I wanted an author who doesn't hate the book," Penn told the Seattle Times about the decision to get McK...

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It's Official: SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS To Release New Album In The Fall

SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS will return this fall with its as-yet-untitled third studio album. The group — Slash (guitar),Myles Kennedy (vocals),Brent Fitz (drums),Todd Kerns (bass, vocals) and Frank Sidoris (guitar, vocals) — has entered the studio with producer Michael "Elvis" Ba...

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SLASH Obtains Restraining Order Against Threatening Man

According to TMZ, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was granted a temporary restraining order against a man he says tried to gain access to his property. The man reportedly attempted to convince Slash's girlfriend he was a friend so that he could be allowed into the guitarist's home during a Super Bowl...

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Finding Joseph I: The H.R. from Bad Brains Documentary

Shaman. Spiritual anarchist. Punk royal. Rastafarian. Activist. These are tags affixed to Paul "H.R." Hudson, perhaps the greatest punk rock vocalist the genre has ever or will ever see. H.R. is one of music history's most beloved front men, a perfectly balanced amalgam of reggae-splashed aggression...

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QUIET RIOT Guitarist 'Loves' The Fact That Artists Are 'Banning Cell Phones At Shows'

QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi says that he "loves" the fact that several major artists have banned cell phones at concerts, explaining that he wants to see people "appreciating what's in front of them, not living through their phones." During his tour this summer, Jack White will require concert...

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PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY To Be Honored At 'MusiCares Concert For Recovery'; SLASH And DUFF MCKAGAN To Perform

The MusiCares Foundation, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy with an outstanding four-star rating from Charity Navigator, has announced that the 2018 MusiCares Concert For Recovery will honor Grammy winner Mike McCready of PEARL JAM on Thursday, May 10 at The Showbox in Seattle (1426 1st...