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PAUL RODGERS Says His Stint With QUEEN Was 'A Wild And Crazy Ride'

Legendary vocalist Paul Rodgers spoke to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" about his experience fronting QUEEN between 2004 and 2009. "Well, it was a wild ride, I'll tell you," he said (hear audio below). "And it came out of the blue. When Brian [May, QUEEN guitarist] asked me if I wanted to do a couple of...

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PAUL STANLEY Rules Out VINNIE VINCENT Guest Appearance During KISS's Farewell Tour: 'That's Not Someone Who I Want To Celebrate'

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have not ruled out the involvement of past members on KISS's "End Of The Road" farewell tour, but only in a guesting capacity. In the months after KISS announced the trek, fans wondered openly if Ace Frehley and Peter Criss would be involved in the tour, especially cons...

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ZZ TOP's '50th Anniversary Texas Bash' To Feature BAD COMPANY And CHEAP TRICK

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees ZZ TOP are coming on strong with their "50th Anniversary Texas Bash" celebrating a true career milestone with three key performance dates set for three "Texas towns" this May. The band's 50th-anniversary celebration is set to commence May 17 in Dallas at Dos Equi...

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PAPA ROACH Hits Milestone With Billion Streams

According to The Pulse Of Radio, PAPA ROACH was awarded Pandora's "Billion Streams" plaque in celebration of the group's catalog reaching a billion streams on the music service. The bandmembers were presented with the plaque on Thursday (January 24),the last of their three-night run at the Roxy in...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Flu Forces Postponement Of First Four Shows Of U.K. Tour

The first four U.K. shows on the OZZY OSBOURNE/JUDAS PRIEST tour have been postponed due to Ozzy having a very bad case of flu. The concerts in Dublin (January 30),Nottingham (February 1),Manchester (February 3) and Newcastle (February 5) will be rescheduled at a later date. Details will follow on...

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How Does ALICE COOPER's Christianity Affect His Band's Touring? NITA STRAUSS Weighs In

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, was asked by "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" how the legendary rocker's Christianity has affected the group's touring. "I don't think it affects it that much, because we're all people of faith, we're all people th...

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K.K. DOWNING On His Future In Music: 'If It's Not JUDAS PRIEST, Then Maybe It's Best To Just Leave It There, Really'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says that he doesn't feel inspired to launch a new project, eight years after he left the iconic British heavy metal outfit. K.K. announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011. He has since been replaced by Richie Faulkner, who was once the guitarist i...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says New ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE Album Came Together 'Seamlessly And Pretty Effortlessly'

Bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, METAL ALLEGIANCE) recently spoke with PureGrainAudio about "Get It Out", the debut album by ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE, his side project with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NE...

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OVERKILL Singer Says New Drummer JASON BITTNER Helped Band Do 'Something Different Within Our Own Mold'

OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth recently spoke with "The Classic Metal Show". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's preference to release a new album every other year: Bobby: "You do this because you like to d...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Vocalist PHIL LABONTE On Heavier Direction Of Group's Latest Album: 'We Like To Throw Curveballs'

Prior to ALL THAT REMAINS' performance in Amsterdam on December 19, vocalist Phil Labonte spoke with FaceCulture. The two-part conversation can be seen in full below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On deciding to pursue music as a career path: Phil: "Some people have an...

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Video Premiere: BACKYARD BABIES' 'Good Morning Midnight'

"Good Morning Midnight", the new video from Swedish rockers BACKYARD BABIES, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album "Sliver & Gold", which will be released on March 1 via Century Media Records. The disc will contain 10 sizzling new songs following the exact same recipe t...

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SHINEDOWN Drummer Responds To BRING ME THE HORIZON Dig At Rock Music

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SHINEDOWN drummer Barry Kerch has responded to remarks made by BRING ME THE HORIZON keyboardist Jordan Fish, who said in a recent interview that current rock music lacks good songwriters when compared to pop music. Kerch told Finland's Kaaos TV: "I think rock 'n' rol...

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Listen To New L.A. GUNS Single 'Stay Away'; 'The Devil You Know' Album Due In March

Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The first si...

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NITA STRAUSS: 'It's Nice To Get Out There And Blow People's Minds When They Think You're Not Gonna Be Any Good'

Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio recently conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked what her overall experience has been as a woman in metal music, Nita said: "Me personally, I've had really...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Says Debut SONS OF APOLLO Album Is 'A Masterpiece': 'We Created Something That Will Be Timeless'

Jeff Scott Soto says that "Psychotic Symphony", the 2017 debut album from his SONS OF APOLLO progressive metal supergroup, is "a masterpiece." The veteran hard rock singer, who has played with Yngwie Malmsteen, TALISMAN and JOURNEY, told Greece's "TV War" (see video below): "I think this album will...