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EDDIE VEDDER Plays Biggest Show Of Solo Career At Italy's FIRENZE ROCKS Festival

This past Saturday (June 24),fifty thousand people attended the first annual Firenze Rocks festival in Florence, Italy to witness an unforgettable concert, the largest of PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder's solo career. Evening at the Visarno Arena was the backdrop, where Vedder played as the headliner...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Explains Her Involvement In 'Hired Gun' Documentary

The new rock documentary "Hired Gun: Out Of The Shadows, Into The Spotlight" will receive a one-night showing on Thursday night (June 29) at several hundred North American locations through Fathom Events. The film chronicles the story of world-renowned musicians who are not household names, but are...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Thinks Political Correctness Is 'Killing Our Species'

Matt Coe of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A few excerpts from the interview follow below. Dead Rhetoric: How is your health these days following your second surgery in the fall of 2014 for a cervical fusion? How much did this slow down the proce...

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JOHN CORABI's Live Album, DVD Of His Performance Of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Entire 1994 Album To Arrive This Fall

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi has confirmed that he will release a live album and DVD of his performance of the band's entire 1994 self-titled album, recorded in 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Corabi originally joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group's original singer, Vince Neil...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST, Preps New Album And Tour

Michael Schenker is one of the most significant rock guitarists in the history of music. He has mesmerized the rock community since the '70s with his characteristic guitar play and contributed not only to SCORPIONS classics such as "Lovedrive", "Coast To Coast" and "Holiday", but also constructed hi...

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ICED EARTH Singer STU BLOCK: 'What We're Trying To Do Is Become More Independent'

In a recent interview with Maximum Metal, vocalist Stu Block confirmed that ICED EARTH's new album, "Incorruptible", is the band's last release for longtime label Century Media. When asked why ICED EARTH has been saying in interviews that "Incorruptible" is the group's final recording under the curr...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL's Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By DEE SNIDER, MATT SORUM

MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell spoke to Sweden's Rock Sverige about the status of his long-awaited solo album, which will reportedly feature guest appearances by Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and Chris Fehn (SLIPKNOT). He said: "Dee Snider [TWISTED SISTER] is doing some vocals. Benji [Webbe] from SK...

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RATT's JUAN CROUCIER Addresses BOBBY BLOTZER's 'Low-Class' Comments About His Stage Moves

Juan Croucier has fired back at his former bandmate Bobby Blotzer, saying that the RATT drummer's comments about him were "inappropriate" and "low class." Blotzer has been embroiled in a legal battle with Croucier and other members of the classic RATT lineup over the rights to the band's name. Sinc...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Guitarist Knew Some Fans Wouldn't Like Controversial Self-Titled Album

"Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Heylmun of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE at this year's Download festival, which was held June 9-11 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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W.A.S.P.'s DOUGLAS BLAIR Performs With STEVEN WILSON BAND Drummer CRAIG BLUNDELL At ROCK ACADEMY FINLAND Event

Douglas Blair (W.A.S.P.) recently joined Craig Blundell (STEVEN WILSON) onstage in Turku, Finland, where Blundell held a Roland V-series drum clinic/workshop. The pair performed two compositions by Blair's Boston "power duo" SIGNAL2NOISE — with Blair playing his innovative eight-string GuitarCross a...

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VINCE NEIL Performs MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics In Atlantic City (Video)

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil performed at Resorts in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 23. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert — which was part of Neil's solo tour "The Legacy Continues" — can be seen below. MÖTLEY CRÜE called it quits in December 2015 following an eighteen-month tour that...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Doesn't Want To 'Lie To People' By Reforming STRAPPING YOUNG LAD

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend once again reiterated that he has no interest in reforming STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, the seminal industrial metal outfit he fronted until 2007. Since the band's dissolution, Townsend has been asked repeatedly whether he would reform STRAPPING, only to cite the me...

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TED NUGENT's 22-Year-Old Drummer JASON HARTLESS: Sharing The Stage With THE NUGE Is 'An Amazing Experience'

When Ted Nugent takes his rock 'n' roll to the masses on his annual summer tour, he'll be looking once again to his 22-year-old "budding master" to keep the indispensable beat that helps propel the guitar legend's Motor City Madness across the USA. Jason Hartless already is a Ted Nugent band veteran...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist's PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST

PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS (formerly PHIL CAMPBELL'S ALL STARR BAND) has inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast. PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS is the band featuring MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell alongside his sons Todd, Dane and Tyla, plus vocalist Neil Starr. Commented Phil Cam...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: My Favorite 10 Heavy Metal Albums

Because of JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford's importance to the heavy metal genre, Rolling Stone magazine reached out to him while putting together a list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums" and asked him to name his personal top 10. He kindly e-mailed a list with a few words about each one and why it...