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Watch W.A.S.P.'s Entire Performance At Sweden's SKOGSRÖJET Festival

Fan-filmed video of W.A.S.P.'s entire July 30 performance at Skogsröjet festival in Rejmyre, Sweden can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. On Your Knees / Inside The Electric Circus 02. The Real Me (THE WHO cover) 03. L.O.V.E. Machine 04. Crazy 05. The Idol 06. Hellion / I Don't N...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I Don't Believe That Grunge Killed Hair Metal'

STRYPER guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet has weighed in on the never-ending debate about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. On Tuesday (August 2), the 59-year-old openly Christian rocker, who writes...

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ANDY MCCOY Says He Never Got A 'Thank You' From NIKKI SIXX For Saving His Life, Calls MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist 'A Second-Class Citizen'

HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy has once again slammed MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx over his account of his heroin overdose, as published in CRÜE's best-selling band autobiography, "The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band" and "The Dirt" biopic. The 59-year-old Finnish-born...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Next Album In Summer Of 2023

In a new interview with Rock Sverige, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main composer Tuomas Holopainen was asked if he has commenced work on the material for the follow-up to 2020's "Human. :II: Nature." album. He responded: "I've got all the songs done during the pandemic. I might as well use that time. W...

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METALLICA: 'Death Magnetic' Mixing Engineer ANDREW SCHEPS Receives Honorary Doctorate

Andrew Scheps, who is credited as a mixing engineer on METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University Of Huddersfield for services to international music engineering. Scheps is a renowned sound engineer having engineered and mixed the music of some of...

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IRON ALLIES Feat. Former ACCEPT Members HERMAN FRANK And DAVID REECE: Debut Album 'Blood In Blood Out' Due In October

IRON ALLIES, the new band featuring former ACCEPT members Herman Frank and David Reece, will release its debut album, "Blood In Blood Out", on October 21 via AFM Records. Frank comments: "This record cannot be compared to anything David or I have produced in our past. It's at the same time standing...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says KINGS OF THRASH Tour Will Highlight 'Finer Details' Of MEGADETH's Early Songs

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has launched "The Killing Chronicles", a series of online recollections about the band's early days, including MEGADETH's first gigs and the making of the group's classic debut album, "Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good!". The online series comes a we...

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BLACK FLAG And MADBALL Among Confirmed Artists For WHEN WE WERE HUNGRY Festival

What started as a meme created by MODERN DAY ESCAPE bassist and songwriter William Wenz about hosting a festival in a Denny's parking lot turned to reality as he created the When We Were Hungry festival alongside co-founder/director and artist manager Mal Levy. The inaugural event will take place in...

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LOU GRAMM Believes FOREIGNER's Exclusion From ROCK HALL Is 'More Personal' Than It Is About Band's Qualifications

Original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm says that there might be a "more personal" reason his former band has not yet been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single. Criteria for inclusi...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON To Unveil Art Collection Crafted From Bass Performance

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has collaborated with the visual art team SceneFour on an art collection crafted from a new medium in artwork, bass performance. The pair have built a stunning art collection that showcases the instrument in a new dimension. Each work is highly limited in avail...

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Watch: STEVEN ADLER Performs GUNS N' ROSES Classics In Peekskill, New York

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and his solo band performed at the first-ever "D.A.V.E. JAM" benefit concert this past Saturday, July 30 at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskill, New York. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. 100% of the net proceeds from ticket sales...

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ALTER BRIDGE Shares Animated Music Video For New Single 'Silver Tongue'

Acclaimed rockers ALTER BRIDGE will release their seventh album, "Pawns & Kings", on October 14 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2019's "Walk The Sky" was once again recorded at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with SEVENDUS...

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METALLICA Is Officially Top Touring Metal Artist Of Last 40 Years

For its 40th anniversary, Pollstar, the trade publication dedicated to covering the worldwide concert industry, has created two special charts that reflect the overall impact of box-office realities during the four decades of the Pollstar Era, beginning in 1980 through the present. The two special c...

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LAMB OF GOD Recruits Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL For Summer 2022 European Shows

Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel will be filling in for Willie Adler on nearly a dozen European LAMB OF GOD shows later this month. Demmel previously stepped in for Adler during LOG's January appearance on the ShipRocked cruise and in May for the Canadian portion of L...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'The Thoughts Of Retirement Just Don't Appeal To Me'

Ahead of W.A.S.P.'s 40th-anniversary fall 2022 U.S. tour, frontman Blackie Lawless told Ultimate Classic Rock that he has no intention to retire anytime soon. "I don't think of age as a number," he said. "I think it's how you feel, and I still feel like I'm in my 20s. I feel really good. I can do mo...