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EDDIE VEDDER, PETE TOWNSHEND To Celebrate THE WHO At Benefit For TEEN CANCER AMERICA
Pete Townshend, guitarist and principal songwriter of THE WHO and co-founder of Teen Cancer America, will come together with Evanston, Illinois native and PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder on May 14 for one memorable night of music and celebration of THE WHO as part of ongoing efforts to raise money f...April 14, 2015
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STONE SOUR, TENACIOUS D, LYNCH MOB, Ex-MEGADETH Members To Attend RONNIE JAMES DIO Fifth-Anniversary Memorial
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the voice of RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH and DIO, will host a weekend of celebratory activities to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the singer's untimely death from gastric cancer on May 16, 2010. The events will take place fro...April 14, 2015
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ZAKK WYLDE Remembers Jamming With GUNS N' ROSES: 'It Was A Good Time'
In a brand new behind-the-scenes clip from VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) spoke about what it was like when he auditioned to join Slash in GUNS N' ROSES in the mid-'90s. "We just had some ideas laying around and stuff like that, but nothing amounted...April 14, 2015
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PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Opens His Personal Vault For Historic Auction
Backstage Auctions is proud to present one of the most anticipated auction events of the year featuring the private collection of Rex Brown. Brown is globally known as the bassist for Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling band PANTERA. The auction will feature an impressive array of personal items from...April 14, 2015
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DUFF MCKAGAN And KRIST NOVOSELIC To Talk Music, Politics, Life At Special Seattle Event
Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and Krist Novoselic (NIRVANA) will share the stage May 17 at The Neptune in Seattle, Washington, where the bassists from the biggest bands of the '80s and '90s will talk music, politics, life and celebrate the release of McKagan's new memoir, "How To Be...April 13, 2015
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AEROSMITH To Launch 'Blue Army' Tour In June
Following their 2014 "Let Rock Rule" tour, Massschusetts rock legends AEROSMITH will return to the road June 13 with their "Blue Army" tour. The trek will take the band's all original members — Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford — to 15 cities before concluding in G...April 13, 2015
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Record Label Sues Studio Owner Over TEMPLE OF THE DOG Master Tapes
According to The Seattle Times, A&M Records has filed a lawsuit against the co-founder of London Bridge Studios over ownership of the master recording tapes to the debut album from TEMPLE OF THE DOG, the famed early '90s outfit that included members of PEARL JAM and SOUNDGARDEN. In a lawsuit fil...April 12, 2015
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WARREL DANE: 'NEVERMORE Is Not Dead'
Iza Rodrigues of Menina Headbanger has produced a documentary about NEVERMORE/SANCTUARY singer Warrel Dane's recent Brazilian tour. The report on the "Dead Heart In A Dead World" 15th-anniversary Brazilian trek was recorded in São Paulo and São José dos Campos and can be seen below. A few excerpts f...April 12, 2015
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COAL CHAMBER's NADJA PEULEN Was Nervous Before Her First Show Back With The Band
Kristyn Clark of Pop Culture Madness recently conducted an interview with COAL CHAMBER bassist Nadja Peulen. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what it's been like to perform with COAL CHAMBER again, Nadja said: "It feels good, obviously. For me, it's been thirteen years [since I last played wi...April 11, 2015
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KILL DEVIL HILL Returns To Studio
KILL DEVIL HILL, the band featuring former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown alongside Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) on guitar, Jason "Dewey" Bragg (PISSING RAZORS) on vocals and Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE, DANZIG on drums, was recently at Stagg Street Studios in Van Nuys, California with eng...April 9, 2015
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DEE SNIDER Says A.J. PERO's 'Irresponsible Behavior' Led To His Death
TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider says that the band's drummer, A.J. Pero, exhibited "irresponsible behavior" by not having himself "checked out" for cardiovascular disease before his tragic death last month. Pero died at the age of 55 while on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB. After members of that...April 8, 2015
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TESLA's HANNON Praises VAN HALEN's New Live Album: 'Those Who Want Perfect Vocals, Buy A ONE DIRECTION' CD
TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has offered his thoughts on VAN HALEN's "Live: Tokyo Dome In Concert", the first live album from the band to feature David Lee Roth on vocals. Hannon said in a posting on his web site: "Okay, after all the flames have settled down from people burning up David Lee Roth's...April 8, 2015
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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of Belfast Clinic
Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo held a drum clinic on April 2 at Voodoo in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Check out fan-filmed video footage of his appearance below. Lombardo was effectively fired from SLAYER after sitting out the band's Australian tour in February/March 2013 due t...April 8, 2015
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TWISTED SISTER Taps Drummer MIKE PORTNOY For Upcoming Shows
TWISTED SISTER will embark on its final tour, dubbed "Forty and F**k It", in 2016, the band's publicist has confirmed. To honor the memory of TWISTED SISTER's fallen drummer, A.J. Pero, two shows will take place this spring on the East Coast and West Coast. The first, on May 30 at the Hard Rock Hote...April 7, 2015
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SKID ROW Fired JOHNNY SOLINGER A Few Hours Before Announcing TONY HARNELL As His Replacement
SKID ROW fired singer Johnny Solinger (pictured) over the phone a few hours before announcing ex-TNT vocalist Tony Harnell as his replacement, the band revealed in a new interview. Solinger, who joined SKID ROW in 1999, released a statement on Monday (April 6) claiming that he had "decided to leave...April 7, 2015
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