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A.J. PERO's Longtime Girlfriend And 14-Year-Old Daughter Launch Crowdfunding Campaign
Michele Agnello, the longtime girlfriend of TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero, has launched a crowdfunding campaign via the GoFundMe web site. She writes on the site: "Hi my name is Michele Agnello. I was AJ Pero's longtime girlfriend of 19 years, his companion, best friend and the mother of his youn...April 4, 2015
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AT THE GATES' Chicago Concert To Be Streamed On YAHOO!
Currently on a very successful road trip across North America with CONVERGE, PALLBEARER and VALLENFYRE as part of the "Decibel Magazine Tour" and promoting their "At War With Reality" album, Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES have teamed up with Live Nation and Yahoo! to live-stream t...April 2, 2015
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ADLER's New Song 'Life Ain't Gonna' To Debut Later This Month
The "Fox Rocks" show recently conducted an interview with original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler at Loki Sonic studio in Burbank, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his current band ADLER, Steven said: "[Our] album 'Back From The Dead' came out, actually, in November 2...April 2, 2015
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JAY JAY FRENCH: TWISTED SISTER Will 'Fulfill Our Touring Obligations' With Help Of 'Professional Drummer'
TWISTED SISTER will "honor" the band's late drummer A.J. Pero by fulfilling its touring obligations this year with the help of "a professional drummer who is a friend," says guitarist Jay Jay French. Pero died at the age of 55 while on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB. After members of that group f...March 31, 2015
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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH: 'What JOHN BONHAM Was To LED ZEPPELIN, A.J. PERO Was To Us'
In the seven-minute video below, Jay Jay French (guitar),Eddie Ojeda (guitar) and Mark Mendoza (bass) from TWISTED SISTER share memories of their fallen drummer, A.J. Pero, with Eddie Trunk backstage at VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show". Said Ojeda: "People say [A.J. was] underrated [as a drummer], b...March 30, 2015
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APOCALYPTICA's PAAVO LÖTJÖNEN Says Working With Producer NICK RASKULINECZ Was 'Really Inspiring'
RNL Social Media recently conducted an interview with Paavo Lötjönen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about APOCALYPTICA's decision to work with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, MASTODON) on the band's new album, "Shadowmaker", Paavo...March 30, 2015
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ALICE COOPER, THE YARDBIRDS, SAXON, FEAR FACTORY, CLUTCH Featured In 'Before I Hit The Stage' Book
When the outspoken Gene Simmons of KISS declared in an interview with Esquire last year that "rock is finally dead," a wave of response followed, both in agreement and dissent. Whether dead or alive, one thing is for certain: backstage at a rock concert is not the same as it used to be. Authors and...March 30, 2015
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New Book 'Iron Maiden: '80 '81' Tells Story Of Legendary Metal Band's Paul Di'Anno Years
By the mid-to-late '80s, IRON MAIDEN was unquestionably one of the biggest heavy metal bands on the planet — regularly headlining arenas and stadiums, each new album rocketing up the charts, and t-shirts sporting their ghastly mascot (Eddie) was one of the most popular fashion statements by metalhea...March 30, 2015
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TWISTED SISTER To Announce Future Plans Next Week
The surviving members of TWISTED SISTER will reveal their future plans next week — less than fourteen days since the passing of the band's drummer, Anthony Jude "A.J." Pero. The band posted a new message to its Facebook page along with the above photo of singer Dee Snider, guitarists Jay Jay French...March 28, 2015
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UNLEASHED: Third 'Dawn Of The Nine' Track-By-Track Breakdown Video
Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED will release their twelfth full-length album, "Dawn Of The Nine", on April 24 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork was created by Pär Olofsson (IMMORTAL, DEMONAZ, EXODUS) and can be seen below. UNLEASHED's follow-up to 2012's "Odalheim" was once again produced by th...March 26, 2015
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ABBATH Puts IMMORTAL To Rest, Launches New Band
2015 will bear witness to the return of Abbath. IMMORTAL's frontman and founding member, whose real name is Olve Eikemo, has been writing and rehearsing fervently, with a deluge of new material ready to be recorded. Unable to come to an agreement in order move forward with the other members of the b...March 26, 2015
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AMORAL Becomes Six-Piece Following Return Of Original Singer NIKO KALLIOJÄRVI
Helsinki, Finland-based metallers AMORAL are now a six-piece, having reunited with their original vocalist Niko Kalliojärvi. Kalliojärvi's return has been in the worls since last year, and he will be largely present on the band's seventh studio album, which is currently being written for a tentative...March 26, 2015
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'The Decline Of Western Civilization' Films To Receive Deluxe-Box-Set Release This June
The highly celebrated and long-awaited trilogy known as "The Decline Of Western Civilization" will receive a deluxe box set release on June 30 from Shout! Factory. The four-disc set will be available in both Blu-ray and DVD formats, and will contain Penelope Spheeris' "The Decline Of Western Civiliz...March 25, 2015
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NILE Drummer GEORGE KOLLIAS: 'Shall Rise/Shall Be Dead' Solo Track Available For Streaming
George Kollias, the exceptional Greek drum progeny and NILE percussionist, will release his solo album debut, "Invictus" on May 18 via Season Of Mist A track from the CD, "Shall Rise/Shall Be Dead", can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. Kollias comments: "My song 'Shall Rise/Shall Be De...March 24, 2015
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JAY JAY FRENCH Says It 'May Be Time' For TWISTED SISTER To Call It Quits In 2016
TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French says that the band will meet later this week to discuss its future plans following the tragic passing of the group's drummer, Anthony Jude "A.J." Pero. Pero died last Friday (March 20) at the age of 55. He was on tour with the band ADRENALINE MOB at the time....March 24, 2015
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