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BLACK SABBATH, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Pay Tribute To DIMEBAG At 'Dimebash' (Video)

Members of BLACK SABBATH, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and MACHINE HEAD took part in a massive gathering last night (Wednesday, December 14) at the Key Club in Hollywood, California to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Play Three 'Special Concerts' With STEVE STEVENS

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach will play three "special concerts" in New York City at the end of January with BILLY IDOL guitarist Steve Stevens. The shows will take place on January 27, January 28 and January 29 at at The Iridium and will see Bach and Stevens "doing two sets a night," includ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Frontman Presented With Key To West Valley City

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose was presented with a key to the city about one hour into the band's concert Wednesday night (December 14) at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. Right before the group launched into its cover version of Paul McCartney's "Live And Let Die", Mayor Mike Winder...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Added To Tonight's 'Dimebash'

One of the founding fathers of heavy metal, bass player and lyricist for BLACK SABBATH, Geezer Butler, will lend his earth-moving rhythms to this massive gathering to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at this year's Dimebash. Geezer has described Dim...

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MATT SORUM On The Last Days Of GUNS N' ROSES (Video)

Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT) was interviewed last week on Sydney, Australia's Triple M radio station when he was in town for the Hard Rock Café opening down in Darling Harbour, a locality of the city center of Sydney. When asked what the final straw was that broke up ...

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'100 Greatest Living Rock Stars' Spotlighted In New Issue Of REVOLVER Magazine

Revolver magazine is celebrating the release of its "Mega 100th Issue" by spotlighting the "100 Greatest Living Rock Stars." From Ozzy to Axl to Lemmy, the issue features those who have rocked the hardest and lived to tell about it. On newsstands now and available online right here, the issue also f...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Taps Director ROBERT HALES For 'Underground' Video

Alternative rock pioneers JANE'S ADDICTION have tapped Robert Hales (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, NINE INCH NAILS, BRITNEY SPEARS, MILEY CYRUS, KID ROCK) to direct the video for their song "Underground". The clip is expected to make its online debut during the coming weeks. "Underground" comes off JANE'S AD...

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RUSH, AEROSMITH, LED ZEPPELIN, SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD Congratulate METALLICA On Anniversary (Video)

Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN),RUSH, AEROSMITH, Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),Brian May (QUEEN),Kerry King (SLAYER),Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) and Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) are among the artists who have recorded video testimonials congratulationg METALLICA on the band's 30th a...

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It's Official: DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED To Open For GUNS N' ROSES

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — will open for the current version of GUNS N' ROSES on the following dates: Dec. 16 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena Dec. 17 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum McKagan made a surprise guest appearance in October 2...

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NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 2012 Billing Announced

MassConcerts has announced that the 14th annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will take place the weekend of April 20-22, 2012. The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, the largest and most successful metal festival in the United States, has presented some of the biggest and up-and...

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TRACII GUNS Version Of L.A. GUNS Splits With Singer DILANA

A mere 71 days after announcing Dilana Robichaux as the band's new lead singer, L.A. GUNS has already parted ways with the former "Rock Star: Supernova" reality-TV show contestant and has replaced her with former BLACKLIST UNION frontman Tony West. Although no reason was given for Robichaux's depart...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'Being An Artist Is Somewhat Being Narcissistic'

Darryl Harrison of the New York Post recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. New York Post: Looking back on your music career, what songs or albums would you say are telling keystones of your life, that document who you we...

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PAUL STANLEY, FRED DURST, STEPHEN PEARCY, SEBASTIAN BACH Perform With CAMP FREDDY (Video)

Paul Stanley (KISS),Evan Stanley (Paul's son),Tommy Thayer (KISS),Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Billy Duffy (THE CULT),Stephen Pearcy (RATT),Warren DeMartini (RATT),George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),Linda Perry and Frankie Perez are among the guest musicians who performe...

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DJ ASHBA: How I Landed GUNS N' ROSES Gig

Denver Westword blog recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES/SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Denver Westword: Your first concert was MÖTLEY CRÜE, and then you wrote music for Nikki Sixx's book, and then wrote music for their most recent alb...

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'The Queen Extravaganza' Band Lineup Announced

Four decades later, the music of QUEEN hasn't just survived, it's thrived. The band, who recently received the "Global Icon Award" at the MTV European Music Awards, has sold more than 300 million albums, 16 of which were No. 1 chart-toppers. They've written and recorded 18 No. 1 singles, played over...