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BLACK SABBATH, QUEEN Legends Attend COZY POWELL Plaque Unveiling (Video)

According to the Gloucestershire Echo, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi and QUEEN's Brian May attended the unveiling ceremony for a plaque honoring legendary drummer Cozy Powell (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, BLACK SABBATH, WHITESNAKE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on January 7 in Cirencester, England. Also appear...

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JOE SATRIANI Announces Fan Contest During 'Surfing To Shockwave' 2016 Tour

As the New Year kicks off, Joe Satriani is gearing up to launch his career retrospective "Surfing to Shockwave" tour on February 25 in Seattle, Washington. The 48-date tour will be celebrating "30 Years Of Mind-Bending Guitar Daredevilry", a phrase coined in a June 2014 career-defining retrospective...

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ALTER BRIDGE Begins Work On New Album

Rock powerhouse ALTER BRIDGE has commenced work on the follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed 2013 album "Fortress". The as-yet-untitled fifth LP is once again being produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette and is tentatively set for release in the fall. After extensive requests from fans for uniq...

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KING PARROT Pays Tribute To LEMMY With 'Ace Of Spades' Performance (Video)

Australian thrash grind unit KING PARROT paid tribute to iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister on December 31 by performing the MOTÖRHEAD classic "Ace Of Spades" during their concert at the Crowbar in Brisbane, Australia. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. KING...

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RESURRECTION KINGS Feat. VINNY APPICE, CRAIG GOLDY: 'Path Of Love' Song Streaming

"Path Of Love", a song from RESURRECTION KINGS — new so-called "supergroup" featuring singer Chas West (TRIBE OF GYPSIES, LYNCH MOB),guitarist Craig Goldy (DIO, GIUFFRIA, ROUGH CUTT, DIO DISCIPLES),bassist Sean McNabb (DOKKEN, GREAT WHITE) and drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN &...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES: Why LEMMY Didn't Want Me To Join MOTÖRHEAD

Chris Holmes says that Lemmy once told him he would never play in a band with the former W.A.S.P. guitarist because Holmes would "overshadow him" on stage. Speaking to Johan Jakobsson of the Swedish newspaper Upsala Nya Tidning, Holmes recalled a conversation he had with the MOTÖRHEAD mainman in the...

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LEMMY's Memorial Service To Be Webcast

On Saturday, January 9, the world will come together and celebrate the life of iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Family and close friends will observe a service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood, commencing at 3 p.m. PST and ending at 4:30 p.m. With such limited space availabl...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK To Release New Single 'Rock City'

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker will release a new double A-side single, "Rock City" b/w "Good Times", on Monday, January 11, to celebrate his nationwide U.K. tour that starts at Bilston Robin 2 on Wednesday, January 20. "Rock City" is taken from MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK's secon...

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GRAHAM BONNET BAND: 'The Mirror Lies' Video Released

"The Mirror Lies", the new video from the GRAHAM BONNET BAND, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's two-song single titled "My Kingdom Come", which came out last summer. The single's title track was written by none other than Russ Ballard, who previously collaborated with Graham on s...

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Video: Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs Christmas Carol 'O Holy Night'

Powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) joined fellow Ohio native Neil Zaza on stage on December 11 at Hard Rock Rocksino in Northfield, Ohio to perform the well-known Christmas carol "O Holy Night" as part of Zaza's "One Silent Night" concert series. Fan-...

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Video: IRON MAIDEN's DAVE MURRAY Performs MOTÖRHEAD, THE BEATLES Covers At Hawaii Fundraiser

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Dave Murray joined members of Alice Cooper's band on stage last night (Thursday, December 31) at Alice manager Shep Gordon's star-studded New Year's Eve benefit bash in Maui, Hawaii to perform the MOTÖRHEAD classic "Ace Of Spades". Dave also performed THE BEATLES song "Revoluti...

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MICHAEL WILTON Says QUEENSRŸCHE Was 'More Of A Dictatorship' During Final Years With Singer GEOFF TATE

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has told The Glendale Star that the band is stronger than ever after parting ways with original singer Geoff Tate in 2012 and replacing him with Todd La Torre. "We went through a lot of drama over the past few years and we have been focused on rebuilding this ...

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'Raiding The Rock Vault' Pays Tribute To LEMMY With Off-The-Cuff' 'Ace Of Spades' Performance (Video)

Video footage of the acclaimed rock and roll production "Raiding The Rock Vault" performing an "off-the-cuff" cover version of MOTÖRHEAD's classic song "Ace Of Spades" last night (Monday, December 28) at the new Tropicana hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Lineup for the performance: Lead...

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ANTHRAX: Video Footage Of Entire Moscow Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's entire December 9 concert at Stadium Live in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Caught In A Mosh 02. Got The Time (JOE JACKSON cover) 03. Madhouse 04. Antisocial (TRUST cover) 05. Evil Twin 06. Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't 07. I...

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ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Says All Members Of ARCH ENEMY 'Inspire One Another'

Spark TV, which is part of the Czech monthly magazine Spark, conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY singer Alissa White-Gluz and guitarist Michael Amott before the band's December 7 concert in Prague, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABB...