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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: RICHIE FAULKNER And I Would Have Made 'A Pretty Good' Guitar Duo

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has once again said that he would consider returning to the band if was approached the right way about coming back. Last summer, Downing revealed that he sent two resignation letters to his bandmates eight years ago when he decided to quit JUDAS PRIEST. The...

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TONY HARNELL Says That He Regrets Quitting SKID ROW Via Facebook: 'It Was A Really Dumb Thing To Do'

Tony Harnell says that he regrets quitting SKID ROW via social media, explaining that it was "a really dumb" and "very unprofessional" thing to do. Harnell joined SKID ROW in April 2015 as the replacement for Johnny Solinger, who was the band's frontman for fifteen years. Tony quit the group only ei...

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Guitarist CHRIS CAFFERY Says His New Metal Supergroup SPIRITS OF FIRE 'Would Definitely Love To' Tour

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) recently spoke with Kara Uhrlen of "The Pure Rock Shop" — a program on the Washington, Pennsylvania radio station 91.7 FM WNJR — about SPIRITS OF FIRE, his new band with Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, DIO DISCIPLES),Steve DiGiorgio (TE...

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Guitarist ORIANTHI On Her New 'Urban/Rock/Pop' Direction: 'I Just Like To Experiment'

At the 2019 NAMM Show — a convention for the musical products industry that took place in Anaheim, California from January 24-27 — guitarist Orianthi (ALICE COOPER, RSO, Michael Jackson) spoke with Australian Musician. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says Singer TODD LA TORRE Wrote 'Most' Of Drum Parts For Last Two Albums

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton says that "almost all of the drum parts" on the band's last two albums were written by singer Todd La Torre. For the past two years, original QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield has been taking time off from the group's touring activities to spend time with his...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Praises KIKO LOUREIRO: 'He's A Phenomenal Player'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick has praised his replacement, Kiko Loureiro, calling him a "phenomenal player" who "fits" the band's style. Loureiro officially joined MEGADETH in April 2015, about five months after Broderick's exit from the group. Asked by Jason McNamara at this year's NAMM...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO 'Loves' QUEEN Biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Despite 'A Few Timeline' Issues

Jeff Scott Soto, who was one of the vocalists for the officially sanctioned QUEEN tribute QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA, has weighed in on the recently released QUEEN biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody". Although the movie has been a crowd pleaser, going on to make over $700 million in theaters so far, it has been crit...

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WOODY WEATHERMAN Explains CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's Cover Of QUEEN's 'Son And Daughter'

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman talked to The Aquarian Weekly about the making of the band's latest album, last year's "No Cross No Crown". Recorded in North Carolina with longtime producer John Custer, the LP marked CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's first studio output with vocalist/guit...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Announces Spring 2019 U.S. Tour

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have announced a 27-date U.S. tour in support of their latest album, "Family Tree", out now via Mascot Label Group. Beginning in Charlotte, North Carolina before routing throughout the south and midwest, the trek will be supported by TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN a...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK On Next Album: 'The Last Thing We Wanna Be Influenced By Is The Previous Record'

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has told Heavy New York that the band's next studio album, which is tentatively due later this year, will not necessarily sound like a direct follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake". "I think anytime we make a record, we don't think about the last record," he...

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RODRIGO Y GABRIELA Acknowledges 'Thrash Metal Roots' On New Album 'Mettavolution'

Five years since its last album, Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA is ready to embark on the next chapter of its remarkable story, with the release of the most ambitious music of its 20-year career. Titled "Mettavolution", the band's new LP will be released April 26 via ATO Records...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Says His Replacement RICHIE FAULKNER 'Should Have Been Allowed To Be His Own Person'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing told Landry.Audio in a recent interview that he is not sad or resentful over the fact that the band has carried on recording and touring after his exit nearly eight years ago. "It was bound to happen," he said. "It's just the way it has happened. I think it...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Once Again Defends RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'No One's Ever Really Toured Like That' Before

Tim "Ripper" Owens has once again defended DIO DISCIPLES' decision to go on the road with a hologram of Ronnie James Dio, saying that the tour will be a chance for fans to celebrate the legendary heavy metal vocalist's life. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was cre...

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Watch Pro-Shot Multi-Cam Footage Of DAVID LEE ROTH's 'Eat 'Em And Smile' Solo Band Reunion At 'Ultimate NAMM Night'

The instrumental members of VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth's solo band reunited this past Saturday night (January 26) for a two-song performance at "Ultimate NAMM Night" in Anaheim, California. Guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Gregg Bissonette were joined by singer Jeff Scott...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Drops Another $325,000 From Asking Price Of California Estate

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has dropped another $325,000 from the asking price of his Fallbrook, California estate. Mustaine put his house on the market in October 2015 for $5.375 million — more than five times what he paid for it three years earlier — but that price came down in June 2016 by almo...