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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'We're Having Fun Putting Together Some Kick-Ass Songs'

Episode 249 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he thought 30 years ago that...

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THE GENTLE STORM Featuring ARJEN LUCASSEN, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN: Deal With INSIDEOUT MUSIC Announced

THE GENTLE STORM, the collaboration between AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen and former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen, will release its debut album in early 2015 via InsideOut Music. The effort will be "an epic concept double album" and "a combination of classical meets metal and acous...

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JOE PERRY: STEVEN TYLER 'Has Become More Driven And Hungry For Acceptance And Fame'

In a brand new interview with Guitar International, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry was asked if he has found a way to better work with the band's lead singer, Steven Tyler, over the years. "Steve has become more driven and hungry for acceptance and fame than he was in the '70s or even the ...

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ULI JON ROTH Joined By 12-Year-Old Swedish Female Drummer For Performance Of SCORPIONS Classic

12-year-old drummer Nea Forslund from Sweden joined legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) on stage on October 2 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark to perform the SCORPIONS classic "Hell Cat", originally from the 1976 album "Virgin Killer". Check out fan-filmed footage below. "I think it's v...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Release 'Lite Roast' Later This Month

Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) will release his first-ever acoustic album titled "Lite Roast" on October 14 via Mailboat Records. Joining Sammy on the CD is Vic Johnson, longtime guitarist of WABORITAS, Hagar's backup band, on guitar and vocals. "I realize that when...

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EVERGREY: Video Footage From 'Hymns For The Broken' Release Party

Rocksverige.se has uploaded video footage from the Gothenburg release party for "Hymns For The Broken", the new album from Swedish metallers EVERGREY. Check it out below. "Hymns For The Broken" was released on September 26 in Europe and will be made available on September 30 in the U.S. via AFM Reco...

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ENTOMBED A.D.'s L.G. PETROV Gets Weak In The Knees When Meeting KING DIAMOND

In a recent interview with the "Metal Hammer Magazine Show", vocalist Lars Göran Petrov of Swedish metallers ENTOMBED A.D. spoke about his encounter with Danish heavy metal legend King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE). "[We played some shows with KING DIAMOND] a couple of years ago," he said. "...

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Former SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Doesn't Mind Playing Smaller Venues With PHILM

Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo says that he doesn't mind playing small clubs with his new band PHILM, calling the experience of performing at intimate venues "a lot more exciting" than being on stage in "a sterile environment." Asked by UK's Planetmosh in an interview conducted after PHILM's Se...

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Vocalist RONNY MUNROE Quits METAL CHURCH; Band Vows To Continue

Vocalist Ronny Munroe has left METAL CHURCH to "pursue other interests." Said the band in a statement: "After 10 years, four albums and many great shows and performances, lead vocalist Ronny Munroe will be leaving METAL CHURCH to pursue other interests. This is regrettable, but understandable. "We w...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says TODD LA TORRE Is 'A Real Musician' Who Has 'Brought Everybody Closer Together'

QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton was interviewed on the September 22 edition of 99.1 CJAM-FM's "The Signals Of Intuition" radio show. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked what new QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has brought to the band in the two years since QUEENSRŸCHE's...

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ACE FREHLEY Announces Dozen U.S. Tour Dates For Late November

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will play his first run of U.S. shows in a couple of years at the end of November. Ace's short batch of dates will include two back-to-back concerts at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on November 24 and November 25. Tickets for the NYC shows, ...

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Is Rock Dead? SEETHER, BUCKCHERRY Members Weigh In

SEETHER's Shaun Morgan and BUCKCHERRY's Josh Todd have responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilli...

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VINNIE PAUL: People Really Have To Come To Grips With The Fact That PANTERA Is Over

During a recent interview with Ant May of PlanetMosh, former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was once again asked about the possibility of a hypothetical PANTERA reunion featuring Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott...

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EXTREME/Ex-VAN HALEN Singer GARY CHERONE's HURTSMILE: New Song 'Rock N' Roll Cliché' Streaming

HURTSMILE, the band led by the third VAN HALEN frontman, Gary Cherone (also of EXTREME),who took over when Sammy Hagar left the group (or was fired, depending on whom you ask) in 1996, will release its sophomore album, "Retrogrenade", in North America on October 7 via Cherone's own Slipkid Records....

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DAVID LEE ROTH: Preview Of New Episode Of 'The Roth Show'

David Lee Roth has posted a preview of a new episode of his online series "The Roth Show". The clip, which can be seen below, features the VAN HALEN frontman in his Pasadena, California mansion set to the soundtrack of Roth covering the R&B classic "Mustang Sally" (first recorded by Mack Rice in...