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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Says It Was 'Incredibly Flattering' When METALLICA Covered One Of His Songs

Riccardo Ball of "The Metal Bar" recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how the members of DEF LEPPARD remain friends aefter being together for so long, Vivian said: "Well, I think we all know that the band is more impo...

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LIVE NATION Acquires ROCK IN RIO Festival

Live Nation Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company, is expanding its presence in South America by acquiring a stake in Rock In Rio, which in 2017 was the second highest-grossing festival in all of the world, as well as the largest music festival in South America, attended by m...

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DEAD CROSS Feat. MIKE PATTON, DAVE LOMBARDO: New Self-Titled EP Released Today

DEAD CROSS, the Southern California hardcore outfit featuring Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS),Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, TOMAHAWK),Justin Pearson (THE LOCUST, RETOX) and Michael Crain (RETOX, FESTIVAL OF DEAD DEER),has released a self-titled, four-track EP via Ipecac Recordi...

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ARCH ENEMY Announces Fall 2018 North American Tour With GOATWHORE

ARCH ENEMY will embark on the "Will To Power" U.S tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from GOATWHORE and UNCURED. The 22-city tour kicks off on September 28 in Providence, Rhode Island, hitting major markets along the way, before culminating at the iconic Starland Ballroom in New Jersey on...

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TESLA's FRANK HANNON Covers AEROSMITH, BLACK SABBATH, HEART Classics On 'From One Place… To Another Vol. 2'

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon will release the second instalment of his solo cover series, "From One Place… To Another Vol. 2", on Friday, May 18. As with "Vol. 1", the album features a number of special guests, this time including Roger Fisher of HEART, Graham Whitford (son of AEROSMITH's Brad Whitf...

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WITHERFALL To Record Second Album

U.S. epic metal shooting stars WITHERFALL will enter the studio later this month to record their second album, titled "A Prelude To Sorrow". The follow-up to "Nocturnes And Requiems" is tentatively due in early November via Century Media Records. The band comments: "WITHERFALL have finished writing...

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JOE ELLIOTT's Previously Unreleased Cover Of 'This Is For You' To Appear On 'Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack'

UMe has announced the release of "Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack" on June 8. The album comes on the heels of the film's streaming debuts on Hulu and Amazon Prime following last year's successful theatrical run and the DVD/Blu-ray releases. The soundtrack is the first official ca...

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STRYPER Plays First Concert With New Bassist PERRY RICHARDSON (Video)

STRYPER played its first show with new bassist Perry Richardson (ex-FIREHOUSE) Saturday night (April 28) at the Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet stated about the gig: "Although we had a few technica...

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KAMELOT Tries To Make Its Albums Feel Like 'An Adventure,' Says TOMMY KAREVIK

KAMELOT vocalist Tommy Karevik was recently interviewed by The Psychosin Project. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the reaction to the group's new album, "The Shadow Theory": Tommy: "It's been really great. It's been overwhel...

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KISS To Embark On 'Major' Tour In January: 'This Will Be The Biggest Tour We've Done,' Says PAUL STANLEY

KISS frontman Paul Stanley says that the band will embark on its "biggest tour" next year. "A major KISS tour, I would say, starts at the end of January," he revealed during an appearance earlier today (Friday, April 27) on CNBC's "Squawk Box" (see video below). "It hasn't been announced yet, so don...

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ZAKK WYLDE, GEORGE LYNCH, PAUL GILBERT Perform Popular DISNEY Songs On 'Disney Super Guitar' Album

The new instrumental album "Disney Super Guitar" features guitarists Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG),Tak Matsumoto (B'Z),George Lynch (DOKKEN),Orianthi, and others performing hard-rocking, virtuosic versions of timeless Disney songs. With cover art depictin...

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RIOT V Releases 'Angel's Thunder, Devil's Reign' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Angel's Thunder, Devil's Reign" from RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. The track is taken from RIOT V's new album, "Armor Of Light", which is being released today (Friday, April 27) via Nuclear Blast. The di...

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Watch BRET MICHAELS Perform Acoustic Versions Of 'Something To Believe In', 'All I Ever Needed'

Video footage of POISON frontman Bret Michaels performing acoustic versions of the songs "Something To Believe In" and "All I Ever Needed" as part of his new "Live From The Living Room" series can be seen below. Michaels is a multi-platinum global superstar who has turned his passion for music into...

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SKID ROW Guitarist Hasn't Read SEBASTIAN BACH's Autobiography

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo says that he has not yet picked up a copy of Sebastian Bach's autobiography, "18 And Life On Skid Row", insisting that "there are a lot of other books out there that I should be reading first." Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throw...

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GRAVEYARD: First Trailer For 'Peace' Album

Swedish classic rock connoisseurs GRAVEYARD have released the first trailer for their eagerly anticipated comeback album, "Peace". The disc was recorded at Park Studios in Stockholm with producer Chips Kiesbye (THE HELLACOPTERS, MICHAEL MONROE, THE NOMADS) and engineer Stefan Boman (BURT BACHARACH,...