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SEBASTIAN BACH Says He Was 'Asked' To Replace VINCE NEIL In MÖTLEY CRÜE

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach says that he was asked to replace Vince Neil in MÖTLEY CRÜE but that he turned down the opportunity because he thought his situation at the time was better. Neil was fired from MÖTLEY CRÜE in 1992 due to personal differences and was replaced by John Corabi. With...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says He Will Play Certain VAN HALEN Songs For Rest Of His Life

In a brand new interview with CBS News, legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) spoke aboout first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar & Friends", and his time with VAN HALEN, which he fronted from 1985 to 1996. "It seems like so long ago, but at the same time it...

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Video: Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Performs Acoustic Cover Of VAN HALEN's 'Little Dreamer'

Following in the footsteps of Pat Benatar/Neil Giraldo and Buckingham/Nicks but with a decidedly more funky and progressive edge, the new project from former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young and Las Vegas-bred vocalist/dancer Sherri Klein is poised to release its very first single, a re-imagined rendit...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Confirmed For 27th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will appear in the all-star bill topped by CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG at the 27th annual Bridge School benefit concerts on Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Tickets for the Bridge School concerts go on sa...

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NIGHTWISH/REVAMP Singer FLOOR JANSEN To Guest On New MAYAN Album

MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — recently entered the studio to begin recording 11 new songs for its sophomore album, tentatively due in January 2014 via Nuclear Blast Records. The concept for the CD i...

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FLOOR JANSEN Talks To TEAMROCK RADIO About REVAMP, NIGHTWISH (Audio)

Pete Bailey of TeamRock Radio recently conducted an interview with former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen about her REVAMP project. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. REVAMP's second album, "Wild Card", was released in Europe...

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Interviewed By Motorcityblog.net (Video)

Mick of Motorcityblog.net conducted an interview with the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE on August 22 in Saginaw, Michigan. You can now watch the chat below. QUEENSRŸCHE's new, self-titled album sold around 13,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at posi...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Says Touring Is Fun Again

Vinny Cecolini of Jam Magazine recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Jam Magazine: Do you at all regret that your disagreement with Geoff Tate spilled out onto the Internet and into the music media worldwide? Scot...

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LIZZY BORDEN Guitarist DARIO LORINA To Release Solo Debut

Touring for over a span of seven years since age sixteen, first with late WARRANT singer Jani Lane and in more recent years with LIZZY BORDEN, metal guitar virtuoso Dario Lorina will release his first solo recording, entitled simply "Dario Lorina", on September 10 via Shrapnel Records. Growing up li...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Bad On Fords And Chevrolets' Song Available For Streaming

The song "Bad On Fords and Chevrolets" from Sammy Hagar's first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Friends", can be streamed at Billboard.com. "Sammy Hagar And Friends" is set for release by Frontiers Records on September 24 in North America, September 29 in the U.K., and September 27...

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ASHES OF ARES: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

The self-titled debut album from ASHES OF ARES, the band featuring Matt Barlow (ex-ICED EARTH),Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE) and Freddie Vidales (ex-ICED EARTH),can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below (courtesy of Terrorizer magazine). Due on September 6 via Nuclear Blast R...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Singer On ASHES OF ARES: There Will Be 'No Six Months Of Touring'

David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with former ICED EARTH and current ASHES OF ARES frontman Matthew Barlow. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: You will not be a full-fledged touring band, and at the end of your time in ICED EARTH, you weren...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Trial Delayed Until January

Singer Geoff Tate — who was fired from the Seattle progressive rock band QUEENSRŸCHE last year after fronting it for three decades — was granted a continuance until January 27, 2014 in his legal battle with his former bandmates over the rights to the group's name. Tate and his wife, Susan, QUEENSRŸC...

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A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH: 'DMSLT' Video Released

"DMSLT", the new video from A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, the band featuring Brooklyn, New York native Sal Abruscato — who played drums on three TYPE O NEGATIVE albums ("Slow, Deep & Hard", "Origin Of The Feces", "Bloody Kisses"),as well as four LIFE OF AGONY releases ("River Runs Red", "Ugly", "Ri...

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HAIL OF BULLETS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

HAIL OF BULLETS, the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, vocalist Martin Van Drunen (HAIL OF BULLETS, PESTILENCE, ASPHYX) and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, will release its third album, "III: The Rommel Chr...