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BABYMETAL And DETHKLOK Announce 'Babyklok' Summer/Fall 2023 North American Co-Headline Tour

Japanese metal band BABYMETAL has announced a co-headline tour with DETHKLOK, the on-screen heavy metal band and stars of Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", and support from virtuoso guitarist Jason Richardson. BABYMETAL's first time back to the U.S. since before the pandemic, the 29-date Live Nation-pro...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET And GEORGE LYNCH: New Single 'Miracle' Now Available

SWEET & LYNCH, the musical union of guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER and legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),will release its third album, "Heart & Sacrifice", on May 19 via Frontiers Music Srl. The combination of Sweet's powerful, high-octane vocals and Lynch's...

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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Says There Will Be 'An Official Statement Soon' Regarding TROY LUCCKETTA's Status With The Band

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat says that "there'll be an official statement soon" regarding drummer Troy Luccketta's status with the band. In September 2021, Luccketta announced that he would "take a little time from the road" to spend with family and friends. He has since been replaced at TESLA's gigs b...

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MICK MARS On His MÖTLEY CRÜE Bandmates: 'I Carried These Bastards For Years'

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has given his first interview about his decision to file a lawsuit against the band that he was a part of for more than four decades, claiming that he "carried these bastards for years" and insisting that he is "not gonna let anybody take" away from him his "part of t...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Blasts MICK MARS's Lawsuit As 'Unfortunate And Completely Off Base'

MÖTLEY CRÜE has blasted Mick Mars's lawsuit against the band as "unfortunate and completely off base." In documents filed on Thursday in Los Angeles County’s Superior Court, the 71-year-old guitarist claimed MÖTLEY CRÜE wanted him to sign a severance agreement stripping him of his 25 percent share i...

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MICK MARS Sues MÖTLEY CRÜE Over Tour Profits, Says All Of NIKKI SIXX's Bass Tracks On 'The Stadium Tour' Were Pre-Recorded

**UPDATE**: A copy of Mick Mars's entire lawsuit has been embedded below. MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars has sued his bandmates, claiming they are ripping him off financially. Mars, whose real name is Robert Alan Deal, announced in October that he was retiring from touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE due to h...

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ACE FREHLEY Claims PAUL STANLEY Called Him Last Week To Say 'F*** You'

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley returned to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" today (Wednesday, April 5) to offer an update on his ongoing war of words with his former bandmates Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. His latest appearance on the program came a week after he threatened to "tell...

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DAVID COVERDALE Doesn't Know When WHITESNAKE Will Resume Farewell Tour

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock about the band's decision to cancel several European shows last summer and pull out of its previously announced North American tour with the SCORPIONS last fall due to his "continued treatment for a persistent upper respiratory infec...

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MARSHALL AMPLIFICATION Acquired By Swedish Speaker Company ZOUND INDUSTRIES

Iconic British guitar amp manufacturer Marshall Amps is being acquired by Zound Industries, the Swedish company that has previously licensed the Marshall brand for its headphones and speakers. Since 2010, Zound Industries has been bringing the Marshall brand to a global consumer audience through its...

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ACE FREHLEY To Finish Recording His New Album 'In Another Week'

During an appearance on yesterday's episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley offered an update on the progress of the recording sessions for his new studio album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I got back off the road. I did a two-wee...

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KISS Adds Four U.S. Shows To Fall 2023 'End Of The Road' Tour

KISS has announced the addition of four new dates to its final tour, "End Of The Road". Produced by Live Nation, these final runs of shows will kick off this October and now include stops in Detroit, Nashville, St. Louis and Ft. Worth before wrapping up with a massive concert in the city where it al...

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ACE FREHLEY Wants PAUL STANLEY To Apologize For 'PISS' Comment, Threatens To Tell 'Some Dirt That Nobody Knows'

Ace Frehley says that Paul Stanley has seven days to apologize to him for the comments he made about the original KISS guitarist on "The Howard Stern Show". Earlier this month, radio host Howard Stern asked Stanley why he and fellow original KISS member Gene Simmons didn't perform with Frehley and d...

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NITA STRAUSS Wanted ALICE COOPER To Guest On 'Very Modern, Heavy Active Rock' Track For Her New Solo Album

ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss spoke to the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast about her recently released single "Winner Takes All", featuring a guest appearance by the legendary rocker. The track is taken from Nita's upcoming sophomore solo album, tentatively due later this year via Sumerian R...

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TOMMY SHAW Explains Why A DAMN YANKEES Reunion Is Highly Unlikely

During a March 13 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", STYX's Tommy Shaw was once again asked about the possibility of a reunion of the DAMN YANKEES, the supergroup he formed more than three decades ago with Jack Blades, Ted Nugent and Michael Cartellone. He responded (as transc...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES To Release 'Live In Rio' Album In June

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, who consist of AEROSMITH's Joe Perry, actor Johnny Depp and legendary rocker Alice Cooper, along with producer and songwriter Tommy Henriksen, will release their first live album, "Live In Rio", on June 2 via earMUSIC. The official music video for "I Got A Line On You", taken fro...