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STEPHEN PEARCY: 'I Won't Do Another RATT Record Unless It's With The Original Guys'

During an appearance on today's (Tuesday, March 23) episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Stephen Pearcy confirmed that he is open to the idea of making a new RATT album with all the surviving members of the band's classic lineup. "I put the feelers out [a couple of months ago] and...

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PAUL STANLEY Says JIMI HENDRIX Was 'Arguably The Greatest Rock Guitar Player'

In a new interview with Germany's Rolling Stone, KISS frontman Paul Stanley was asked what he thinks about the fact that rock and roll music — a genre rooted in black traditions, and many of whose earliest stars were black — has come to be understood as the natural province of whites while soul musi...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Delves Into Podcasting With 'The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond The Music'

In the nearly 50 years since founding heavy metal institution TWISTED SISTER, John "Jay Jay" French has sold over 20 million records, collected 37 gold and platinum albums, headlined many of the world's largest music festivals in 38 countries, and now is now adding podcasting to his resume with "The...

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AUGUST BURNS RED Announces 'Guardians Sessions' EP

Twice Grammy-nominated band AUGUST BURNS RED has been sharing previously unreleased tracks, such as a cover of SYSTEM OF A DOWN's "Chop Suey!" and its metalized rendition of the theme song for the HBO series "Westworld", over the past several months. Today, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based act reve...

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KISS Superfans Donate Decades-Long Collection For Preservation And Research

The University Of South Carolina Libraries will be home to a one-of-a-kind collection of memorabilia from the rock band KISS. The collection is a gift from John Upshaw Downs, Jr., a Charleston businessman, and his wife, Margaret Norris Downs, who have a deep interest in music and art. The Downs offe...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Blasts 'Elitist' ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has slammed the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, calling it an "elitist" institution which has failed to recognize some of the biggest and most influential artists of the 1980s. Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the...

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The Last Horizon

With the likes of NIGHTWISH, WITHIN TEMPATION, EPICA and BEYOND THE BLACK doing big and even bigger things, symphonic metal hardly needs an injection of fresh blood at this point and is doing far better than anyone could have predicted 25 years ago. But even though logic dictates that there is only...

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Tortured Whole

Proponents of death metal — including musicians, fans and everyone in between — have a tendency of taking themselves too seriously. Sure, a serious demeanor and outlook go hand in hand with some of the darker and occult-obsessed bands, but when many take the grimacing look and spirit to an extreme,...

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Recovering Drug Addict DEEN CASTRONOVO Says He Was On Opiates For Over A Year While Waiting For Surgery During Pandemic

Former JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo says that he was on opiates for over a year while waiting to get his back surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 56-year-old musician, who had been sober for nearly five years after being fired from JOURNEY, revealed his latest ordeal in an Instagram post ea...

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TED NUGENT Says DONALD TRUMP Came Up With Title Of His Upcoming Studio Album

Ted Nugent says that Donald Trump came up with the title of his next studio album. The outspoken conservative rocker, who was a fervent supporter of the former U.S. president, discussed his plans for a new LP during a Facebook Live stream on Saturday. Insisting that he loves making music more than e...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Announce Their First-Ever Virtual Acoustic Radio Tour 'Acoustour'

As the band's latest single "Scarlet Cross" continues to move up the Active Rock radio chart (currently in the Top 20 at the format),Los Angeles rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES have announced their first-ever virtual acoustic radio tour. Happening in conjunction with eight local radios stations, the band...

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TED NUGENT Denies Accusations Of Racism: 'I'm The Anti-Racist'

Ted Nugent has fired back at accusations of racism, saying that he is "the anti-racist" who has "paid homage and reverence to the black heroes of music" his entire life. The outspoken conservative rocker made his comments just days after he revealed he recently lost a major sponsor of his award-winn...

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DANKO JONES Calls JON SCHAFFER 'A White Nationalist Piece Of Dog Dung', Says ICED EARTH Is 'A Fake Band'

Danko Jones has blasted ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer, calling him "a white nationalist piece of dog dung." On Friday (March 19),U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui ordered Schaffer held without bail on six federal criminal charges related to his alleged involvement with the January 6 insurrection a...

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ARTILLERY Reveals 'X' Album Details; Launches First Single, 'In Thrash We Trust'

On May 7, ARTILLERY will release its tenth full-length, "X", via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of "X", the new single, "In Thrash We Trust", can be heard below. In the mid-1980s, Denmark's ARTILLERY established itself as being at the cutting edge of the thrash movement, and nearly 40 year...

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JON SCHAFFER's Attorneys Say He Was 'Not Violent' At U.S. Capitol, Claim He Left Building After Only 60 Seconds

The attorneys for ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer have requested a review of their client's detention order as he awaits trial in Washington in connection with the siege on the U.S. Capitol. On Friday (March 19),U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui ordered the 53-year-old musician, who resides in in...