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DAVE MUSTAINE And Daughter ELECTRA To Attend COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS In Nashville

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustane and his daughter, 18-year-old country singer-songwriter Electra Mustaine, will attend this year's Country Music Awards (also known as CMA Awards),set to take place tonight (Wednesday, November 2) at Nashville, Tennessee's Bridgestone Arena. The show, which will air liv...

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JOURNEY Keyboardist Says STEVE PERRY Has To Front Band At ROCK HALL Induction

According to The Pulse Of Radio, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain says that if the band ends up getting the final nod for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall OF Fame, former lead singer Steve Perry needs to come back and perform with the group. Perry left JOURNEY in 1998 rather than be forced int...

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TESTAMENT Singer Says Former Bassist 'Wanted To Be An Equal Partner'

Chuck Billy says that his former bandmate Greg Christian wanted to be an "equal partner" in TESTAMENT after rejoining the band following a nine-year break. Christian — whose acrimonious January 2014 exit from TESTAMENT was well publicized on these pages — has been critical of his former bandmates fo...

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LAST IN LINE Feat. VIVIAN CAMPBELL, VINNY APPICE: Video Of Orangevale VIP Soundcheck

Video footage of LAST IN LINE's October 28 pre-concert VIP soundcheck at the Boardwalk in Orangevale, California can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO member Vinny Appice, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previous...

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MIKE PORTNOY Didn't Want New THE NEAL MORSE BAND Album To Be Compared To DREAM THEATER

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, METAL ALLEGIANCE, THE NEAL MORSE BAND, DREAM THEATER). You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about possible comparisons between THE NEAL MORSE BAND's new concept album, "Th...

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Video: BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In West Memphis, Arkansas

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's RATT performing on October 15 at Southland Casino in West Memphis, Arkansas can be seen below. Blotzer's RATT recently announced the addition of Mitch Perry (TALAS, HEAVEN, STEELER, MSG, LITA FORD) and Stacey Blades (L.A. GUNS) on guitar and Brad Lang (Y&a...

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AEROSMITH Drummer Distances Himself From Bandmates' Encounter With PRESIDENT OBAMA

Joey Kramer has apparently distanced himself from his bandmates' recent chance meeting with President Barack Obama, saying that the surprise encounter "is not representative of AEROSMITH." Tyler and Perry got to meet Obama Friday after the band's jet was delayed while returning to the U.S. after a S...

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Video: TRACII GUNS And PHIL LEWIS Of L.A. GUNS Perform At ROCK N SKULL Festival Pre-Party

Fan-filmed video footage of L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns performing on October 27 at the Rock N Skull festival pre-party at The Tree Of Joliet in Joliet, Illinois can be seen below. As previously reported, Lewis and Guns have inked a deal with Frontier...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER And JOE PERRY Meet PRESIDENT OBAMA

AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry recently got to meet President Barack Obama when their plane was delayed while returning to the U.S. after a South American tour. "We were stacked up over Lakeland [Florida], while his plane landed," Perry told Vanyaland, still buzzing from the encounter. "We w...

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JOE PERRY To Be Honored With Les Paul Award At 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 32nd annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held January 21, 2017 in Anaheim, California. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individuals and companies across 30 categories, for outstanding achieveme...

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LITA FORD, SHIRLEY MANSON To Be Honored At 'She Rocks Awards'

The Women's International Music Network (the WiMN),has announced the 2017 She Rocks Awards honorees. Paying tribute to women in the music industry, the fifth annual She Rocks Awards at the NAMM show will take place on Friday, January 20, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, Cal...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Denies He Is Doing LAST IN LINE For Financial Reasons: 'There's F**k-All Money In This'

In a brand new interview with Rock Today, Vivian Campbell spoke about LAST IN LINE's decision to carry on as a band, with Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE, BEGGARS & THIEVES, Steve Lukather) taking the place of late LAST IN LINE bassist Jimmy Bain. He said: "Jimmy was a great riff writer, and [the .....

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STEVE VAI Says Reunion Of DAVID LEE ROTH's 'Eat 'Em And Smile' Lineup Is 'On The Radar'

Guitar legend Steve Vai has confirmed that there are still tentative plans for VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth and the band for his debut solo album, "Eat 'Em And Smile", to reunite following the cancelation of their November 2015 reunion attempt at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood. Roth's "Eat 'E...

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STEVE HARRIS Will Never Make Other Bands Pay To Support IRON MAIDEN: 'It's Just Wrong'

Steve Harris says that he will never make any act pay for the opportunity to support IRON MAIDEN on tour, calling the pay-to-play practice "just wrong." Asked by Spain's Metal Journal why he is such an ardent supporter of new talent more than forty years after MAIDEN's inception, the bassist said: "...

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GOTTHARD To Release 'Silver' Album In January

Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD will release their twelfth studio album, "Silver", on January 13, 2017 on Musikvertrieb in Switzerland and internationally via PIAS. The CD was recorded at the Yellow House Studio in Lugano. The third disc with lead singer Nic Maeder was produced by Charlie Bauerfei...