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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Widow Calls GENE SIMMONS's Attempt To Trademark 'Horns' Hand Gesture 'Laughable' And 'Disgusting'

Wendy Dio has slammed Gene Simmons's attempt to trademark the "horns" hand gesture as "laughable." The widow of deceased singer Ronnie James Dio, who's widely credited with popularizing the symbol — a staple at rock concerts for decades — told TheWrap about Simmons's trademark application: "To try t...

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NIKKI SIXX Apparently Mocks GENE SIMMONS's Trademark Application, Says He Is 'Thinking Of' Registering Middle-Finger Gesture

Nikki Sixx says that he is "thinking of trademarking" the middle-finger gesture. The MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist apparently made his comment in jest in response to yesterday's report that Gene Simmons was looking to claim the "devil horns" hand gesture for his own. Simmons filed an application...

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LED ZEPPELIN Drummer JOHN BONHAM Honored With Plaque At His Birthplace (Video)

According to the Redditch & Alcester Advertiser, a plaque in honor of legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham was unveiled earlier today (Thursday, June 15) in his hometown of Redditch. Former MOVE and ELO drummer Bev Bevan attended the event outside the the home John was born in on Birchfield Ro...

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ROB ZOMBIE Announces New Fall 2017 U.S. Tour Dates; Special BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

ROB ZOMBIE has announced four more dates in the USA in October. They include appearances in Greenville, South Carolina on October 2; Atlanta, Georgia on October 3; Portsmouth, Virginia on October 5 and Richmond, Virginia on October 6. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, June...

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ROB ZOMBIE To Begin Work On New Album In August

Rob Zombie is planning to enter the studio this summer to begin work on the follow-up to last year's "The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser" album. The rocker-turned-film-director told Kerrang! Radio at this weekend's Download festival in the U.K.: "Right now we're just...

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IGOR CAVALERA On Upcoming CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Album: 'I'm Far More Excited Than I've Been In Many Years'

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, the band led by brothers and founding SEPULTURA members Max (also of SOULFLY) and Igor Cavalera, recently entered a studio in Phoenix, Arizona to record its fourth album. The disc, which is being produced by longtime friend Arthur Rizk, will tentatively be released in October vi...

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HELMET To Release 25th-Anniversary Colored-Vinyl Edition Of Landmark LP 'Meantime'

In the heady musical atmosphere of the early 1990s, HELMET's 1992 breakthrough album, "Meantime", stood out for its uniquely dynamic approach. Often described as a thinking person's heavy metal band, the New York foursome merged the influence of leader Page Hamilton's avant-garde background with a...

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PROJECTED Feat. SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE, TREMONTI Members: 'Reload' Video

"Reload", the new video from PROJECTED, the band featuring SEVENDUST members John Connolly (guitar) and Vince Hornsby (bass) alongside ALTER BRIDGE/CREED drummer Scott Phillips and guitarist/vocalist Eric Friedman (a.k.a. E-Rock; TREMONTI),can be seen below. The clip was produced, directed and edit...

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DEVILDRIVER's DEZ FAFARA: Fans 'Know That I'm The Real Deal' And 'I'm Not Full Of S**t'

In a recent interview with Ireland's Overdrive, DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara spoke about how he has managed to survive being in the music business for more than two decades. "When I came into this [with COAL CHAMBER], I was just a kid," he said. "I saw a lot of money and gold rec...

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TWISTED SISTER Sues ROCK CARNIVAL Festival Promoter Over Unpaid Concert Fee

According to the Associated Press, TWISTED SISTER has sued the promoter of last year's Rock Carnival festival, claiming the band has only been paid $50,000 of the $200,000 it was to receive for headlining one of the three nights at the Lakewood, New Jersey event. In court papers, promoter John D'Esp...

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Ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer JOHN CORABI Explains 1994 Album's Commercial Failure

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman John Corabi says that a number of factors led to the disappointing sales performance of the band's self-titled album, including the fact that the group chose to bill itself as MÖTLEY CRÜE following the departure of original singer Vince Neil. Released in 1994, "Mötley Crü...

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JOHN SYKES On DAVID COVERDALE: 'I Really Have No Interest In Ever Talking To Him Again'

Issue #2 of the newly launched U.K. magazine Rock Candy features an exclusive hard-hitting, no-holds-barred candid interview with guitarist John Sykes who clarifies all of the setbacks and revisits all of the unbelievable issues he dealt with during the recording of WHITESNAKE's classic 1987 album "...

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DEF LEPPARD To Release 'Hysteria' 30th-Anniversary Box Set

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)". Set to debut on August 4, the remastered anniversary edition will be released in various formats...

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EDDIE VEDDER To Host Exclusive Guest DJ Session on SiriusXM's The Beatles Channel

SiriusXM announced today that The Beatles Channel, the new channel created in collaboration with and fully authorized by THE BEATLES' Apple Corps Ltd., will feature special, exclusive guest DJ sessions with a variety of musicians, actors, celebrities and more — all of whom will host extensive specia...

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Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of SERJ TANKIAN's 'Like A Stone' Performance With Surviving Members Of AUDIOSLAVE

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian joined PROPHETS OF RAGE on stage on Saturday, June 3 at the Rock Im Park festival in Nuremberg, Germany to perform AUDIOSLAVE's "Like A Stone" as a tribute to Chris Cornell. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance — which was posted on the PROPHE...