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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Shares More Memories Of CHESTER BENNINGTON

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LINKIN PARK co-vocalist Mike Shinoda has shared more memories of late lead singer Chester Bennington in an interview with Kerrang!, going as far as to compare Bennington to legendary frontmen like QUEEN's Freddie Mercury, METALLICA's James Hetfield and DEPECHE MODE's...

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GILBY CLARKE On Replacing IZZY STRADLIN In GUNS N' ROSES: 'People Say More About It Now Than They Did Back Then'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was recently interviewed by Dave "Higgo" Higgins of Australia's "Distortion" podcast. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how he came to produce records by bands like THE BRONX and L.A. GUNS:...

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IAN GILLAN: 'The Voice of Deep Purple: The Gillan Years' 3CD Set Due In November

"The Voice Of Deep Purple: The Gillan Years" from Ian Gillan will be released on November 17 on 3CD digipack through Store For Music. As DEEP PURPLE undertakes its "final" live dates around the globe on "The Long Goodbye" tour, we celebrate the "Gillan years." This set contains three albums taken fr...

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Signed Eight-Foot SLASH Sculpture Arrives At 'British Music Experience'

For a limited time, guests at the British Music Experience will have the opportunity to come face to face to with a larger-than-life metal representation of the rock legend Slash. Famed for his time spent as GUNS N' ROSES lead guitarist, Slash has been hailed as one of the greatest guitar players o...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Guests On NIKKI SIXX's 'My Favorite Riff' Series (Video)

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen is featured in the latest episode of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's new original video series, "My Favorite Riff With Nikki Sixx". In the episode, which can be viewed below, Collen takes apart some of DEF LEPPARD's most iconic songs, explains what lessons producer...

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Listen To BLACK STONE CHERRY's Cover Version Of ALBERT KING's 'Born Under A Bad Sign'

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have released another track from their upcoming blues covers EP, "Black To Blues", due out on September 29 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. Their version of Albert King's "Born Under A Bad Sign" is available to stream using the SoundCloud widget below. Speak...

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QUEEN: Trailer For 40th-Anniversary Edition Of 'News Of The World'

A special box set of QUEEN's landmark 1977 album "News Of The World" is set for release towards the end of this year, marking the fortieth anniversary of the original release. This lavish new package has a worldwide release date of November 17 and is available to preorder now. A trailer for the for...

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GWAR Announces Fall 2017 North American Tour

On October 20, GWAR will release a new studio album titled "The Blood Of Gods" via Metal Blade Records. In support of the disc, your Lords and Masters will leave their arctic slumber and return to the road to cause aural (and anal) devastation across North America. Joining in the chaos will be GHO...

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ADAM LAMBERT Says First Couple Of Months Touring With QUEEN Were 'Terrifying'

Adam Lambert spoke to ET Canada about having mighty big platform shoes to fill as the lead singer in QUEEN. The 35-year-old began touring with QUEEN co-founders Brian May and Roger Taylor in 2012, three years after they first performed together during a 2009 episode of "American Idol", the hit TV sh...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Guitarist Recalls Playing Ping Pong With QUEEN Frontman FREDDIE MERCURY

Kylie Olsson of uDiscover Music conducted an interview with vocalist Ricky Warwick and guitarist Scott Gorham of BLACK STAR RIDERS at Ramblin' Man Fair, which was held July 29-30 at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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TED NUGENT Says 'Only Reason' He Hasn't Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Is His Involvement With NRA

Ted Nugent says that the "only reason" he hasn't been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is his involvement with the National Rifle Association. The conservative rocker, who been eligible for the honor as a solo artist since 2000, has enjoyed a remarkably successful and eventful musical ca...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Has No Advice For Other Musicians On How To Deal With Music Industry And Fame

In a brand new interview with Forbes, DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was asked — after seeing what happened to Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell — if he had any advice for artists on how to deal with the music industry and fame. He responded: "Musicians face pressure from outside of your own brai...

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DEF LEPPARD To Perform Entire 'Hysteria' Album On Tour

DEF LEPPARD is planning to embark on a special tour in 2018 during which it will perform its classic "Hysteria" album in its entirety. The news was confirmed last week by DEF LEPPARD's Phil Collen during an appearance on SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox", on the 95.5...

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COREY TAYLOR Says FREDDIE MERCURY Is 'The Gold Standard' When It Comes To Rock Frontmen

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor and bassist Johny Chow. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked whom he would choose as his ideal frontman, Corey said: "[METALLICA's] James [Hetfield] is definitely up th...

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Watch Second Part Of DEF LEPPARD's 'Step Inside: Hysteria At 30' Mini-Documentary

The second part of the DEF LEPPARD mini-documentary "Step Inside: Hysteria At 30" can be seen below. DEF LEPPARD will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its seminal album "Hysteria", one of the best-selling and most influential releases in music history, with the release of "Hysteria (Remastered 2017...