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Blues Legend JOHNNY WINTER Dead At 70

Blues legend Johnny Winter died yesterday (Wednesday, July 16) at his hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland at the age of 70. His wife, family and bandmates are all saddened by the loss of their loved one and one of the world's finest guitarists. According to the Chicago Tribune, there was no indication...

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MATT SORUM On Possibility Of More VELVET REVOLVER Music: 'I Think It's Gotta Organically Happen'

In a brand new interview with Radio.com (see video below),VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum was asked if the band will ever become active again, more than six years after the dismissal of the group's original frontman Scott Weiland. "I think it's gotta organically happen; something's gotta just po...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Appetite For Democracy 3D' Retains Top Spot On Billboard's Music DVD Chart

GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite For Democracy 3D: Live From The Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas" has remained at No. 1 on the Music DVD chart after selling 1,600 copies in the United States in its second week of release. The set has moved around 6,400 units to date. The show was filmed on November ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT: 'Anything You're Playing, Your Heart Should Be In It'

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: How challenging is it for you as a guitarist to play the music of GUNS N' ROSES? Thal: I don't think the GUNS...

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Former OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist JOE HOLMES' FARMIKOS: 'Am I One' Audio Snippet

An audio sample of "Am I One", a new song from FARMIKOS, the Los Angeles-based band featuring former OZZY OSBOURNE and DAVID LEE ROTH guitarist Joe Holmes and vocalist Robbie Locke, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. FARMIKOS released four digital singles on March 18. "Scapegoat", "Kings Of...

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UNLOCKING THE TRUTH Speaks To TheRockRevival.com At Camden Stop Of VANS WARPED TOUR (Video)

On July 11, TheRockRevival.com's Matt Bishop conducted an interview with UNLOCKING THE TRUTH — the heavy metal band from Flatbush, Brooklyn made up of three African American boys, 13-year-old guitarist Malcolm Brickhouse, 13-year-old bassist Alec Atkins and 12-year-old drummer Jarad Dawkins — at the...

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SLASH: 'The Only People That Obsess About GUNS N' ROSES Is Media'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash says that he rarely looks back on his past achievements and insists that he prefers to "keep pushing forward" while living "in the moment." Slash, who continues to get asked about his former band despite the fact that he hasn't spoken to GN'R lead singer Axl Rose...

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TED NUGENT: 'I Don't Understand' The People Who Hate Me

Controversial rocker Ted Nugent says that he doesn't understand the people that hate him and insists that his "beliefs are so positive and so uplifting that they would work for everybody." Nugent, who is an avid supporter of gun rights and antagonist of President Barack Obama, was critized this past...

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CHRIS HOLMES: I Was W.A.S.P.'s 'Driving Force'

Finland's Seiska TV conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes earlier this year while Holmes was spending time in the country performing select gigs with local rock musicians. You can now watch the chat below. On what he was doing in Finland: Holmes: "We know somebody over h...

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AXL ROSE Finally Delivers Certified Autograph For TOPPS

The Topps baseball-card publisher has revealed via Twitter that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose finally signed his trading card as part of the 2013 Topps Archives Heavy Metal series — an autographed parallel printed on metal — a year after it was issued via a redemption. "#BOOM! Look who signed. @ax...

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It's Official: KISS To Rock Las Vegas For Nine-Show Residency In November

It's official: KISS will play a nine-show Las Vegas residency this fall at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino beginning November 5. According to USAToday.com, the "Kiss Rocks Vegas" dates are: Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 19 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Tickets for ...

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Video Recap Of 'Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal' Private Screening

A 30-minute video recap of the June 1 private screening of the "Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal (1975-1981)" documentary on MetalRock Films can be seen below. Featured in the video are interviews with several rock/metal artists that attended the screening, as well as photos...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist's WARMEN To Release 'First Of The Five Elements' Album

"The Race", a new song from WARMEN, the brainchild of CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman, is available for streaming at PledgeMusic.com. The track is taken from WARMEN's forthcoming fifth studio album, "First Of The Five Elements", for the release of which a crowdfunding campaign was recentl...

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Young Metal Band UNLOCKING THE TRUTH Signs With SONY

According to the New York Daily News, UNLOCKING THE TRUTH — the heavy metal band from Flatbush, Brooklyn made up of three African American boys, 13-year-old guitarist Malcolm Brickhouse, 13-year-old bassist Alec Atkins and 12-year-old drummer Jarad Dawkins — has inked a guaranteed two-album deal wit...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JASON HOOK Says Music For His Solo Album Was Originally Written For VINCE NEIL

Sweetwater editorial director Mitch Gallagher recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jason Hook of Las Vegas metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On playing with BULLETBOYS in 2000-2002: Jason: "Th...