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Video: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Performs In Newton, New Jersey

Fan-filmed video footage of Yngwie Malmsteen's May 11 performance at Newton Theatre in Newton, New Jersey can be seen below. Malmsteen's current trek marks his first run of dates in the States since 2016 when he took part in the "Generation Axe" tour alongside Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt...

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DELAIN Frontwoman Says The World's Current Political State 'Is Very Troublesome'

Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN prior to the band's May 6 show at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington as part of their co-headlining tour with HAMMERFALL. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Plays 'Final' Australian Show In Melbourne; Video, Photos

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss played the first of three final solo shows earlier tonight (Friday, May 12) at the Sofitel Grand Ballroom in Melbourne, Australia. The eleven-song setlist included "Can't Stop The Rain", from his 1978 debut solo album; "Words", from Criss's 1980 solo album "Out Of C...

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE To Release Collaborative Album In October

Legendary drummer brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice are recording their first-ever studio album together, to be released in October under the band name APPICE. "After decades in this crazy music business, we will sit down for the first time and record songs together for an amazing new studio album,"...

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THE OFFSPRING's DEXTER HOLLAND Receives Ph.D In Molecular Biology

THE OFFSPRING frontman Dexter Holland, an avid scholar with both his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Biology, has completed his dissertation and will graduate today (Thursday, May 11) with a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Southern California. Holland began his studies before THE...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER And JOE PERRY Welcome New Grandchildren On Same Day

AEROSMITH's Joe Perry and Steven Tyler became same-day grandfathers on Wednesday, May 10. According to an announcement on AEROSMITH's Facebook page, the co-founders of the legendary Massachusetts hard rock band both welcomed new family members yesterday, with Tyler celebrating the birth of a grandso...

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BUCKCHERRY Singer, Guitarist Launch JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT

One of the most prolific hard rock vocalist of all time, Josh Todd (BUCKCHERRY) has returned with an amazing and dynamic new project appropriately dubbed JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT. The group has just signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records and plans to release its debut offering, "Year...

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ALICE COOPER's 'Paranormal' Album To Feature Guest Appearances By ZZ TOP's BILLY GIBBONS, U2's LARRY MULLEN JR.

Alice Cooper will release his 27th studio album, "Paranormal", in July. The follow-up to 2011's "Welcome 2 My Nightmare" will feature guest appearances by ZZ TOP's Billy Gibbons, three members of the original ALICE COOPER band and U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. During an appearance on last Friday's (Ma...

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DIAMOND HEAD Releases Video For 'Diamonds' Song

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD continue to promote their acclaimed 2016 self-titled album with live dates and a brand new video for the song "Diamonds". "'Diamonds' is a song that pays homage to the legacy of the band," says vocalist Rasmus Andersen." It features vinta...

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DEVILDRIVER Will Start Performing COAL CHAMBER Songs, Says DEZ FAFARA

Dez Fafara says that DEVILDRIVER will start performing material from COAL CHAMBER, the band that put him on the musical map and gave him his first and only gold-certified album in the shape of the group's 1997 debut. COAL CHAMBER existed for ten years before disbanding in 2003 to pursue other musica...

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Former AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD: 'I'm More Dangerous Than I've Ever Been Before'

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd says that he is "more dangerous" than he has ever been before — two years after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. Rudd, who has appeared on all but three of AC/DC's 18 studio albums, recently kicked off his first solo tour in suppor...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Launches THE ORACLE MANAGEMENT

DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara has announced the launch of The Oracle Management and has brought in the expertise of artist manager Mark Vieira, formerly of Good Fight Management and Prosthetic Records. Together, Fafara and Vieira hold more than 45 years of combined experience and...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Is Now Making Water

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba has launched his own branded water, dubbed Ashba Water. Said Ashba: "Everybody keeps asking me, 'Why water?' For many, many years, I've been wanting to do an alcohol or… like a vodka or a tequila… And I was actually in my clothing store a...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Credits LARS ULRICH For Introducing Him To Real Art

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to 94.3 The Shark radio station about his first major international exhibition of his contemporary art, titled "Rawk", which is debuting at the third edition of Art New York at Pier 94, opening Wednesday, May 3, and continuing through Sunday, May 7, to ki...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says RICHIE KOTZEN 'Wanted A Breather' From THE WINERY DOGS To 'Go Do His Solo Thing'

In a brand new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was once again asked about the status of THE WINERY DOGS, his power trio with guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen and legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). He said:...