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OZZY OSBOURNE Says LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway To Heaven' Case 'Should Have Never Gone To Court'

Ozzy Osbourne says that he cannot believe the members of LED ZEPPELIN had to defend themselves against a federal copyright infringement lawsuit claiming the opening to the 1971 classic "Stairway To Heaven" was a rip-off of the 1968 instrumental song "Taurus". "It's fucking crazy, actually," the BLAC...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Wouldn't Count' On Reunion With DREAM THEATER

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal-Rules.com: Can I have something about your former band, if you don't mind? Portnoy: I may not answer it. Metal-Rules.com: Have you...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Ghostbusters' Cameo Details Revealed

Ozzy Osbourne makes a cameo in the remake of the 1986 beloved hit "Ghostbusters", due out later this week. According to Birmingham Mail, the new film includes a rock group called BEASTS OF MAYHEM playing on stage when a ghost appears. Billed as "famous rock star," the BLACK SABBATH singer has dark p...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY: 'You Can't Last Forty-Plus Years Just Because Of Makeup And Smoke Pots'

KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were interviewed by the KBAD 94.5 FM radio station prior to the band's special February 11 unmasked and unplugged concert at the Badlands in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. You can now watch the chat below. Asked why KISS decided to remove the makeup for some of...

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Listen To New THE PRETTY RECKLESS Single 'Take Me Down'

"Take Me Down", the new single from THE PRETTY RECKLESS, was premiered earlier today via iHeartRadio and can now be streamed below. The track, which was produced by the band's longtime collaborator, Kato Khandwala, is taken from the band's forthcoming third studio album, which is expected to be rele...

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PAPA ROACH Helps Raise Awareness And Fights Human Trafficking With Benefit Show

Veteran photographer Kevin Estrada has shot some of rock's biggest names over the years, including NIRVANA, KISS, REM and GREEN DAY. Once more, he is using his connections in the world of rock for a good cause — to fight human trafficking through the celebrity charity event "Rock For Freedom" on Jul...

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Can KISS One Day Exist Without Any Original Members? ERIC SINGER Weighs In

During a recent appearance on the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, KISS drummer Eric Singer was asked about the possibility of the band one day carrying on without any original members, including main songwriter Paul Stanley and bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. "I know that people have talked about that," S...

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Can ZAKK WYLDE Fill DIMEBAG's Shoes In PANTERA? PHILIP ANSELMO Responds

Philip Anselmo has once again commented on the possibility of a hypothetical PANTERA reunion with Zakk Wylde filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on guitar. During a question-and-answer session on June 26 at the Diamond Pub Concert Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, the former PANTERA and cur...

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DISTURBED Announces Fall Tour Dates With CHEVELLE

DISTURBED and CHEVELLE will team up for a short fall tour. Both bands hail from the Chicago area and CHEVELLE frontman Pete Loeffler said a new road trip together is long overdue. "It's been years since we've toured with these guys and they're from Chicago as well, so we've known them for years," he...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Slams Musicians Who Are 'Prejudiced' Against Other Styles Of Music

Drumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini last year in Bonn, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how important it is for musicians to stay open-minded and appreciate, or at least r...

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Beast

Deathcore favorites DESPISED ICON may have called it quits in 2010, but there's nothing like watching a scene a band helped forge take off without them to prompt re-emergence four years later. Fans grumbling impatiently for the band's new album can rejoice now that 2016 brings them "Beast", the Mont...

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Tango Umbrella

One of the stranger histories in the metal underground, AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE called it a day in 2009, only to reform two years later. Perhaps the death of guitarist Bryan Ottson in 2005 had a latent toll upon Cameron Heacock, who initially pulled the plug on the band. As the band's web site held the...

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Beyond Refugeeum

German ambient metal troupe BLACK SPACE RIDERS released one of 2015's finest albums, "Refugeeum". This band's knack for marrying retro rock tones with groove-laden psych metal makes BLACK SPACE RIDERS one of the most forward-thinking bands on the planet. As well-fleshed as "Refugeeum"'s songs were,...

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JOHN CORABI Is 'Tired' Of Media Focusing On 'The Negative' When It Comes To His Time With MÖTLEY CRÜE

John Corabi wants the media to "let it go" when it comes to questions regarding his time with MÖTLEY CRÜE, explaining that he hasn't been in the band for 19 years. Corabi, who joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group's original singer, Vince Neil recently said that he would avoid talking...

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LED ZEPPELIN's Publishers Seek $613,000 Attorneys' Fees in 'Stairway To Heaven' Case

According to Courthouse News, LED ZEPPELIN's publisher Warner/Chappell Music is asking for $613,000 in attorneys' fees in connection with the lawsuit filed by the estate of SPIRIT's Randy California over "Stairway To Heaven". The plaintiffs had argued that the song borrowed heavily from SPIRIT's "Ta...