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PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Opens His Personal Vault For Historic Auction

Backstage Auctions is proud to present one of the most anticipated auction events of the year featuring the private collection of Rex Brown. Brown is globally known as the bassist for Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band PANTERA. The auction will feature an impressive array of personal items from...

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Investigation Launched After TESTAMENT/EXODUS Show Was Oversold By More Than 400 Tickets

According to The Herald-News, a club in Joliet, Illinois oversold the TESTAMENT/EXODUS show on Saturday, April 11 by more than 400 tickets. A total of 917 tickets were sold for the concert at Mojoes, which has a capacity of about 500. After learning that the show was oversold, city officials sent a...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN: It's About Time People Stopped Referring To Bands As 'Female Fronted'

Metal Nation Radio host and Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked for her opinion about bands like NIGHTWISH being lumped in the "female-fronted symphonic metal...

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NIGHTWISH: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Philadelphia Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's April 10 performance at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Shudder Before The Beautiful 02. Yours Is An Empty Hope 03. Amaranth 04. She Is My Sin 05. Endless Forms Most Beautiful 06. My...

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SUN & SAIL CLUB: 'The Great White Dope' Album Preview

A preview of SUN & SAIL CLUB's new album, "The Great White Dope", is available below. The CD will be released on May 12. SUN & SAIL CLUB is the band featuring Bob Balch (FU MANCHU) on guitar, Scott Reeder (FU MANCHU, SMILE) on drums and Scott Thomas Reeder (KYUSS, FIREBALL MINISTRY, THE OBSE...

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NEIL FALLON: Next CLUTCH Album Will 'Have A Lot In Common' With 'Earth Rocker'

Vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH spoke to Pollstar.com about the band's forthcoming album, due later in the year. He said: "There's nothing out of the ordinary of the CLUTCH canon [on the new CD]." He continued: "I think these songs were written so soon after [2013's] 'Earth Rocker' t...

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DEE SNIDER Says A.J. PERO's 'Irresponsible Behavior' Led To His Death

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider says that the band's drummer, A.J. Pero, exhibited "irresponsible behavior" by not having himself "checked out" for cardiovascular disease before his tragic death last month. Pero died at the age of 55 while on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB. After members of that...

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What Makes A Band 'Heavy Metal'? FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO And RICH WARD Weigh In

VH1 Classic's centerpiece in original programming, "That Metal Show", recently got up close and personal with Rich Ward and Chris Jericho of FOZZY. Watch the clip below. Asked what makes a band "heavy metal," Ward said: "I think 'heavy' is a way that you carry yourself. I think heavy metal is someth...

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TWISTED SISTER Taps Drummer MIKE PORTNOY For Upcoming Shows

TWISTED SISTER will embark on its final tour, dubbed "Forty and F**k It", in 2016, the band's publicist has confirmed. To honor the memory of TWISTED SISTER's fallen drummer, A.J. Pero, two shows will take place this spring on the East Coast and West Coast. The first, on May 30 at the Hard Rock Hote...

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AC/DC's 'Rock Or Bust' Nominated For BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD

AC/DC's "Rock Or Bust" has been nominated in the "Top Rock Album" category at this year's Billboard Music Awards. Produced by Dick Clark Productions, the Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on ABC. Other "Top ....

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TWISTED SISTER To Headline 'A Concert To Honor AJ Pero' In June

TWISTED SISTER will headline "A Concert To Honor AJ Pero" on June 13 at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Tickets, priced at $45 each, go on sale April 8. Pero died at the age of 55 while on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB. After members of that group failed to rouse him on ...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist MIKE LEPOND To Rejoin HEATHEN'S RAGE For Three 'Reunion' Shows

Hot on the heels of his acclaimed 2014 solo album, "Silent Assassins", SYMPHONY X bassist Mike LePond will rejoin his first professional band HEATHEN'S RAGE for three "reunion" shows in April. Joining LePond will be original RAGE members Rob Warner (guitar) and Chris Teresyn (drums). Vocalist for th...

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LITA FORD's 'Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir' Now Set To Arrive In June

Dey Street Books (formerly It Books),an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has set a June 16 release date for "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir". In this 240-page hardcover book, which was originally expected last year, the former lead guitarist of THE RUNAWAYS opens up about the '70s...

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A.J. PERO's Longtime Girlfriend And 14-Year-Old Daughter Launch Crowdfunding Campaign

Michele Agnello, the longtime girlfriend of TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero, has launched a crowdfunding campaign via the GoFundMe web site. She writes on the site: "Hi my name is Michele Agnello. I was AJ Pero's longtime girlfriend of 19 years, his companion, best friend and the mother of his youn...

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PAUL DI'ANNO On His Time With IRON MAIDEN: 'I Didn't Get To Write As Much As I Wanted To'

Metal Thunder Radio recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. You can now listen to the 45-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about his time with IRON MAIDEN, Di'Anno said: "[IRON MAIDEN bassist and main songwriter] Steve [Harris] had most of the words...