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MIKE PORTNOY On SONS OF APOLLO: 'Basically, This Was My Dream Lineup'

France's Big Bang magazine recently conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums) and Derek Sherinian (keyboards) about their new band, SONS OF APOLLO. The group also features guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),bassist Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS,...

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ADRIAN VANDENBERG Says New MOONKINGS Album Was Delayed After He Contracted Lyme Disease

United Rock Nations recently spoke with former WHITESNAKE and VANDENBERG guitarist Adrian Vandenberg about "MK II", the new album by his current band VANDENBERG'S MOONKINGS. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the three-year gap between...

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AXL ROSE Pays Tribute To 'Chinese Democracy' Arranger And Orchestra Conductor PAUL BUCKMASTER

Axl Rose has paid tribute to Paul Buckmaster, saying that he feels "very fortunate" to have met the half-British, half-Italian string arranger who died Tuesday at age 71. Buckmaster worked on orchestral arrangements for GUNS N' ROSES' 2008 studio album "Chinese Democracy", contributing to the tracks...

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SHAWN DROVER On MEGADETH: 'DAVE MUSTAINE Gave Me A Career, And I'll Always Be Thankful'

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover recently spoke with the "Talking Metal" podcast. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On ACT OF DEFIANCE's second album, "Old Scars, New Wounds": Shawn: "I'm really proud of t...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says JASON BONHAM Doesn't Want To See VAN HALEN Reunion

Sammy Hagar says that his THE CIRCLE bandmate Jason Bonham doesn't want him to reunite with VAN HALEN because the drummer is getting paid good money to tour with the Red Rocker. During a brand new interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Hagar said that he did not hear from VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van...

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CINDERELLA's TOM KEIFER: 'I Was Told I'd Never Sing Again'

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer spoke to Love Is Pop about his early '90s battle with vocal cord paresis, a neurological condition on the left side of his voice box that almost put an end to his career. "There's no treatment for it," Tom said. "It's a neurological condition. It's like if someone had...

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Watch EVANESCENCE Perform With Orchestra In Baltimore

EVANESCENCE performed at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland on November 8 in support of its fourth album, "Synthesis". Like the disc, "Synthesis Live" features a reimagining of some of EVANESCENCE's best-loved songs with the spotlight on full orchestra, electronics combined with the band...

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JOHN PETRUCCI: No New DREAM THEATER Album Until 2019

John Petrucci has hinted that DREAM THEATER's next album will be musically inspired by the band's current "Images, Words & Beyond" tour, which sees the pioneering group celebrating the 25th anniversary of its milestone RIAA-gold-certified album "Images And Words". The guitarist, who will take part i...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Responds To Fans Over 'No Photos' Policy

According to The Pulse Of Radio, A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan has issued a brief response to fans following reports that more than 60 concertgoers were ejected from an APC show over the weekend for taking photos in violation of the band's stated policy. After a fan complained about...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says 'It's Fun' To Be Able To Start Writing Follow-Up To 'Dystopia' Album

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has confirmed to "The Right To Rock" podcast that the band has begun putting together material for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "We're actually working on a new record," he said (hear audio below). "Working on it, meaning we're [collecting] ideas and we'v...

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More Than 60 Fans Ejected From A PERFECT CIRCLE Show For Taking Photos

According to The Pulse Of Radio, more than 60 people were forcibly removed from A PERFECT CIRCLE's show on Saturday night (November 4) in Reading, Pennsylvania, according to David Farrar, the general manager of the Santander Arena & Performing Arts Center where the band performed. The concertgoers w...

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TOM KEIFER Performs Acoustic Version Of THE BEATLES' 'With A Little Help From My Friends' On 'Nights With Alice Cooper' (Video)

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer and his solo band stopped by the "Nights With Alice Cooper" video studio and performed an acoustic version of THE BEATLES' "With A Little Help From My Friends". Check out video footage below. "With A Little Help From My Friends" is featured on "The Way Life Goes - Delu...

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MEGADETH Films Music Video For 'Lying In State' Song

MEGADETH filmed video for the song "Lying In State" during the band's just-completed South American tour. Several photos from the shoot in São Paulo, Brazil, as well as a short video clip, can be seen below. "Lying In State" is taken from MEGADETH's latest studio album, "Dystopia", which came out in...

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Former JOURNEY Drummer DEEN CASTRONOVO Joins THE DEAD DAISIES

Former JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo has joined the rock 'n' roll collective known as THE DEAD DAISIES for the recording of the band's new album, due in early 2018. THE DEAD DAISIES said in a statement: "Deen is here in Nashville with us where we are beginning the recording of the new album today....

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ADRIAN VANDENBERG On Working With DAVID COVERDALE Again: 'We Always Have The Feeling That Sooner Or Later We Might Do Something Together'

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with former WHITESNAKE and VANDENBERG guitarist Adrian Vandenberg about his VANDENBERG'S MOONKINGS band. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the new VANDENBERG'S MOONKINGS album, "MK I...