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GUNS N' ROSES And HARLEY-DAVIDSON Release Co-Branded Collection

In honor of this century's most anticipated and celebrated tour making its way back to the United States, Harley-Davidson has announced the launch of a special capsule collection, in conjunction with the GUNS N' ROSES "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Available in early August, the limited-edition line...

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ACCEPT Guitarist 'Would Love To' Perform With Orchestra Again

German/American heavy metal veterans ACCEPT celebrated the release of their new album, "The Rise Of Chaos", with a special performance last Thursday, August 3 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The set consisted of three parts: a classic ACCEPT set, packed with new and old hits; AC...

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SAMMY HAGAR, GLENN HUGHES, DAVE MENIKETTI, PHIL COLLEN Featured On RONNIE MONTROSE's '10x10' Album

When Ronnie Montrose passed away on March 3, 2012, he was in the midst of working on an album that would have thrilled fans of his original MONTROSE (1973-1974) and GAMMA (1979-1983) periods. The artistically restless Montrose followed his muse without question, but, in 2003, he called in bassist Ri...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL Is 'Not Going To Pass Judgment' On RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram

Original DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell says that he is "not going to pass judgment" on the hologram of Ronnie James Dio, which made its debut at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany. Created by Eyellusion, the surprise appearance of the heavy metal icon during DIO DISCIPLES' set closed ou...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Recounts Face-To-Face Encounter With GEOFF TATE: He Told Me I Was 'Amazing'

Todd La Torre says that had "a nice, complimentary exchange" with Geoff Tate when the two singers recently encountered each other at a festival in Spain. La Torre joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Tate, who was the band's original lead vocalist, after the latter was fired in 2012. A two-year...

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GOJIRA Announces U.S. Tour With TORCHE, CODE ORANGE

French progressive metallers GOJIRA have announced details of a U.S. headline tour with special guests TORCHE and CODE ORANGE which is set to get underway October 2 at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio (see attached itinerary). Artist presale tickets for the new headline dates will be available...

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Video: AMARANTHE Performs At Sweden's SKOGSRÖJET Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of AMARANTHE's August 4 performance at the Skogsröjet festival in Rejmyre, Sweden can be seen below. DYNAZTY's Nils Molin last month officially joined AMARANTHE as the replacement for the recently departed singer Joacim "Jake E" Lundberg. Having previously used Chris Adam He...

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JOSH TODD On BUCKCHERRY's Recent Personnel Shuffles: 'Things Had To Change'

On July 17, BackstageAxxess conducted an interview with vocalist Josh Todd of JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT and BUCKCHERRY. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the current status of BUCKCHERRY, Josh said: "BUCKCHERRY is the best it's ever been. We've got new players, Kevin Roentgen on th...

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How MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Found Himself 'At The Forefront Of Innovation In Music'

Rainer Maria Jilg of the German public broadcaster 3Sat conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine on August 4 at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if it's true that MEGADETH was one of the first bands ever...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Never Thought In My Lifetime I'd See The Demise Of Records'

John Perry of the 95 WIIL Rock radio station conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne on July 16 at the Chicago Open Air festival in Bridgeview, Illinois. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked about some people's claim that "rock is dead," Ozzy responded: "I'm stil...

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BIFF BYFORD On SAXON's Overly Melodic Sound In Late '80s: 'I Blame The Guitarists For Not Writing The Riffs'

Kylie Olsson of uDiscover Music conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British metal legends SAXON at Ramblin' Man Fair, which was held July 29-30 at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)....

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Watch ACCEPT Perform With Orchestra At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German/American heavy metal veterans ACCEPT celebrated the release of their new album, "The Rise Of Chaos", with a special performance this past Thursday, August 3 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The set consisted of three parts: a classic ACCEPT set, packed with new and old hit...

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Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of TRIVIUM Performing New Song 'The Sin And The Sentence'

Profesionally filmed video footage of TRIVIUM performing its new song, "The Sin And The Sentence", earlier today (Friday, August 3) at the Woodstock Festival Poland can be seen below. The track, which has been made available for purchase as a digital single through online retailers, marks the band's...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On Failed Reunion Of MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace' Lineup: It's Hard For Fans To Just Let That Go

At this year's Chicago Open Air festival, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to the 103.9 The Bear radio station about last year's passing of Nick Menza, who was the band's drummer during its most commercially successful period. "Nick was… That guy was a constant comedy act," Ellefson recalled (s...

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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL To Be Honored With 'Oh Yeah Legend' Award In Belfast

DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell will receive this year's Oh Yeah Legend Award. The award recognizes the exceptional contribution of a musician or music industry figure from Northern Ireland. The 54-year-old musician will be honored at an event at the Mandela Hall in Belfast on...