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PHIL COLLINS Recalls LED ZEPPELIN Reunion 'Disaster'

Phil Collins says that LED ZEPPELIN's reunion show at Live Aid on July 13, 1985 was "a disaster" and claims that he realized it was "a mistake" as soon as the band started playing. The GENESIS drummer took the stage at Philadelphia's JFK Stadium for LED ZEPPELIN's first live performance since the de...

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PRONG Records BLACK FLAG, BAD BRAINS, THE SISTERS OF MERCY Classics For Covers Album

PRONG recently spent a week at a studio in Berlin, Germany recording an album of covers, to be released via the band's own label. According to PRONG mainman Tommy Victor, the following songs were scheduled to be laid down during the sessions: * BLACK FLAG - "The Bars" * BAD BRAINS - "Banned In D.C."...

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K.K. DOWNING Doesn't Regret Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Thought That It Had Run Its Course'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing says that he has no regrets about leaving the band but admits that he misses "being at the pinnacle" of the group's career. Downing, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his re...

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COURTNEY LOVE Claims SMASHING PUMPKINS' Biggest Hits Were About Her

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Courtney Love has claimed in a new interview that the SMASHING PUMPKINS' biggest songs were written about her and that the band stopped having hits when frontman Billy Corgan ceased writing about her. Love told BBC Radio 6, "There are so many of them that are about ....

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OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY To Perform At Mexico's OZZFIESTA

If your dreams include a tropical vacation with rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, start packing now for a trip to Mexico next May for Cool Breeze Concerts Presents Ozzfiesta. The all-inclusive, five-day event is set for Wednesday, May 27 - Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the beautiful Hard Rock Hotel, Riviera Maya...

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NONPOINT's 'The Return' Cracks U.S. Top 40

NONPOINT's eighth studio album, "The Return", sold 8,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 39 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous, self-titled CD opened with 7,300 units back in 2012 to land at No. 62. NONPOINT's 2010 album, "Miracle", regi...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'OASIS Has Been The Soundtrack To My Life For The Last 20 Years'

In a recent column in the UK's The Guardian, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich wrote about the "huge impact" English rock band OASIS has had on him throughout the years. "OASIS has been the soundtrack to my life for the last 20 years on this wonderful planet," he said. "I have stories and pictures ...

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FOZZY Taps DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Bassist JEFF ROUSE

FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has announced the addition of bassist Jeff Rouse to the group's ranks. According to a press release, "Jeff is an incredible musician and singer who has spent the last decade playing in DUFF MCKAGAN'S L...

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NONPOINT: 'Breaking Skin' Video Released

"Breaking Skin", the new video from NONPOINT, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "The Return", which will be released on September 30 via Razor & Tie (one day earlier internationally via Metal Blade Records). The clip was directed by Justin Reich, who has...

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Performs At 'Scott Medlock - Robby Krieger' All-Star Concert: ARTISAN NEWS Report

Alex Lifeson (RUSH),Alice Cooper, Tommy Thayer (KISS),Lita Ford and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) are among the musicians that performed at the all-star concert which capped off the Scott Medlock - Robby Krieger St. Jude Invitational golf classic benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The e...

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ALEX LIFESON, ALICE COOPER, LITA FORD, SEBASTIAN BACH Perform At 'Scott Medlock - Robby Krieger' All-Star Concert (Video)

Alex Lifeson (RUSH),Alice Cooper, Tommy Thayer (KISS),Lita Ford and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) are among the musicians that performed at the all-star concert which capped off the Scott Medlock - Robby Krieger St. Jude Invitational golf classic benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The e...

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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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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On His Health: 'I'm Getting Back There'

In a brand new interview with VH1.com, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister spoke about his health more than a year after he suffered a haematoma (where blood collects outside of a blood vessel),causing the cancelation of a number of the band's European festival shows. Lemmy was also reportedly fitte...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR Says It Was 'Truly Beautiful' Reconnecting With Her Former HOLE Bandmates

In a brand new interview with The Guardian, former HOLE bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur spoke about what it was like reconnecting briefly with the band's mid-'90s lineup and the possibility of a full-fledged reunion with Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson and Patty Schemel. "Courtney described it as, 'we we...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Has '14 To 15 Songs' Ready For Next Album

On August 31, J.R. Straus conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton at Farm Rock in Wauconda, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for QUEENSRŸCHE's follow-up to last year's self-titled album, tentat...