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TYKETTO: New Song 'Scream' Available For Streaming

"Scream", a brand new song from TYKETTO, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Reach", which will be released on October 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. After five years of relentless touring that included playing on some of the most prestigious stages on the planet, TYKE...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Offers Look At His Current Touring Rig (Video)

Jackson recently hooked up with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen for a backstage look at his current touring rig. Watch as Collen shows off some of his favorite Jackson axes, and also explains how a few of them got their names. Collen gave a frank state of the music union to The Washington ...

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TYKETTO: New Song 'Big Money' Available For Streaming

"Big Money", a brand new song from TYKETTO, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Reach", which will be released on October 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. After five years of relentless touring that included playing on some of the most prestigious stages on the planet, T...

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Will Reunited MISFITS Make New Music? GLENN DANZIG Doesn't Know

Glenn Danzig has told The New York Times that there are no plans for the reunited MISFITS to make new music after completing a two-show reunion run at this year's Riot Fest. "If there's going to be another MISFITS record, I'd probably have to write the stuff," he said. "And I've got a ...

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NIKKI SIXX Shares Thoughts On America's Heroin Epidemic: 'People Don't Know What They're Getting, And They're Dying'

During the September 13 edition of his "Sixx Sense" radio show, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx — who struggled with substance abuse throughout his early and mid-career and was even supposedly declared clinically dead after a heroin overdose in 1987 made his heart stop for two minutes — shared his th...

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Former ALICE COOPER Guitarist KANE ROBERTS Signs With FRONTIERS; New Solo Album Due In 2017

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of Kane Roberts to the label for the release of his next solo album, due sometime in 2017. Kane says: "Once you strap on a guitar and make the hard-coded decision to play music in the face of everything you know and don't know, you find that 'the ...

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TYKETTO: New Song 'I Need It Now' Available For Streaming

"I Need It Now", a brand new song from TYKETTO, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Reach", which will be released on October 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. After five years of relentless touring that included playing on some of the most prestigious stages on the plane...

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OZZY OSBOURNE And Son JACK Welcome LITTLE OZZY To Their 'World Detour' Show

Ozzy Osbourne impersonator Little Ozzy was contacted by the History channel earlier this year to appear in Ozzy and son Jack's new reality show called "Ozzy And Jack's World Detour". The series airs on Sundays and features the duo traveling the world together, exploring the history behind some of th...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Says Younger Musicians' 'Motivation For Doing It Is Usually Narcissistic'

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen gave a frank state of the music union to The Washington Times, explaining that the old music business is nothing like the one bands are facing now. Collen offered up a bit of advice to young musicians coming up now, saying: "Don't do this if you're just [out ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Is Not Interested In Making Country Album

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy Osbourne was asked if he would ever consider making a country album, like other rockers — including AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and STAIND's Aaron Lewis — have done. He said: "Not me, thank you. Personally, I think you should stick to what you know best...

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Watch DEFTONES Perform At Los Angeles's Greek Theatre

Heavy Metal Greg has uploaded video footage of DEFTONES' entire August 24 performance at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Check out the video below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rocket Skates 02. Geometric Headdress 03. Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) 04. Rickets 05. Diamond Eye...

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GENE SIMMONS Stands By His PRINCE Comments: He 'Died Because Of Drugs'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons says that he stands by the comments he made about Prince's death. Simmons made headlines in May when he told Newsweek about Prince's passing: "His drugs killed him. What do you think, he died from a cold?" Simmons added that while he still holds Prince in high rega...

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BILLY SHEEHAN To Receive BASS PLAYER Lifetime Achievement Award

Bass Player returns for its eighteenth year with the premier live bass event, Bass Player LIVE! 2016, in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23. SIR Studios, at 6465 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood will once again be the location for two days of exhibits by top gear manufacturers and c...

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Video Premiere: TYKETTO's 'Reach'

TYKETTO's music video for the song "Reach" can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which will be released on October 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. After five years of relentless touring that included playing on some of the most prestigious stages on the planet, TYKETTO...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Was 'Devastated' By PRINCE's Death

Lars Ulrich says that he was "devastated" by the passing of legendary singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer Prince, explaining that METALLICA could relate to his resolve to make music on his own terms. Prince's body was discovered on April 21 in the elevator of his Minnesota estate Paisley Park...