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Y&T Bassist BRAD LANG: 'I Thought That I Was A Social Drinker. I Am Not.'

Y&T bassist Brad Lang says that he is taking time out from touring with the group to deal with his drinking problem. Lang's Y&T bandmate, guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti, posted a message on Friday saying that Brad was "on indefinite hiatus [from the act] as he resolves some personal issue...

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Y&T Bassist BRAD LANG 'On Indefinite Hiatus'; Temporary Replacement Announced

Guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti of veteran San Francisco Bay Area rockers Y&T has released the following statement: "We're extremely disappointed that we've been put in this position, but Brad Lang [bass; pictured] is currently on indefinite hiatus as he resolves some personal issues. In order...

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Video: AMON AMARTH Kicks Off North American Tour In San Diego

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH kicked off their North American tour last night (Thursday, April 7) at House Of Blues in San Diego, California. Video footage of the concert can be seen below. AMON AMARTH's tenth studio album, "Jomsviking", debuted at No. 19 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 2...

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PARADOX To Release 'Pangea' Album In June

German metal veterans PARADOX will celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of their seventh studio album, "Pangea". Due in Europe on June 3 and in the U.S. on June 24 via AFM, the follow-up to 2012's "Tales Of The Weird" will be made available as a CD and on gatefold vinyl. "I have never ....

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Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI Is Opposed To Fans Paying For Meet-And-Greets: 'I Don't Like To Do That'

Dave Meniketti, the guitarist and vocalist for iconic Bay Area rockers Y&T, says he is completely opposed to fans paying for meet-and-greets, explaining that "we should be paying [them]." During an appearance on the latest episode of the "White Line Fever" podcast, Meniketti said he would never...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK: Trailer For 'On A Mission: Live In Madrid' CD, DVD, Blu-Ray

MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK's November 19, 2015 concert at Joy Eslava in Madrid, Spain was professionally filmed and recorded for a new CD, DVD and Blu-ray, "On A Mission: Live In Madrid", to be released on April 27 in Japan, April 29 in Europe, and May 6 in North America via Inakustik. In add...

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Should AC/DC Recruit AXL ROSE To Replace BRIAN JOHNSON? HATEBREED's JAMEY JASTA Weighs In

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta says that he is "not jumping out of his seat" at the prospect of Axl Rose singing for AC/DC, explaining that he would be more excited if someone like ACCEPT's Mark Tornillo stepped in to replace Brian Johnson. The legendary Australian hard rock band postponed the last...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Is Getting Back Together With One Of His Past Projects To Make New Album

In a brand new interview with Icon Vs. Icon, DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed that he is "getting together" with some of the musicians in "another band that [he] used to be in many, many years ago" next week to "start writing for a new record." He added: ...

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AMON AMARTH: More 'Jomsviking' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Jomsviking", the tenth studio album from Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Germany: #1 Austria: #1 Switzerland: #3 Canada: #4 Finland: #4 Sweden: #5 Australia: #15 USA: #19 Belgium: #25 UK: #30 France: #33 Netherlands: #35 "Jomsviking" shi...

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ROB ZOMBIE Weighs In On AC/DC Singer Situation

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Rob Zombie has weighed in on the strange situation regarding AC/DC and singer Brian Johnson. The band postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American tour after doctors told Johnson he faced "total hearing loss." Evidence has mounted that AC/DC may use GUNS...

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Video: BABYMETAL Makes U.S. Television Debut On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'

Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL performed its song "Gimme Chocolate!!" on last night's (Tuesday, April 5) episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert". You can now watch video footage of the group's appearance below. BABYMETAL's second album, "Metal Resistance", was released on Apr...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says AC/DC 'Should Just Stop' If BRIAN JOHNSON Is Unable To Continue Fronting Band

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that AC/DC "should just stop" if Brian Johnson is unable to continue singing for the band. Photos of GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose and members of AC/DC leaving the same rehearsal studio in Atlanta last month were posted online by TMZ, bringing speculation to a boil t...

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AMON AMARTH's 'Jomsviking' Cracks U.S. Top 20

"Jomsviking", the tenth studio album from Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH, debuted at No. 19 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 21,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 31. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which...

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MINISTRY's AL JOURGENSEN Isn't Scared Of DONALD TRUMP

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen discussed the current political climate in Europe. He said: "I talk to these European people, and they're frightened as shit of the possibility of a [Donald] Trump [U.S.] presidency. What they don't do is look in the...

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DROWNING POOL Frontman Says AXL ROSE Singing For AC/DC Could Work 'If He Checks His Ego'

DROWNING POOL frontman Jasen Moreno says that Axl Rose would make a good replacement for Brian Johnson in AC/DC, provided that the GUNS N' ROSES singer "checks his ego" before going up on stage with Angus Young and Co. Photos of Rose and members of AC/DC leaving the same rehearsal studio in Atlanta...