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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Announces November 2019 U.S. Book-Signing Dates

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee will sign copies of "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass" on a short U.S. tour next month. Dates: Nov. 01 - Seattle, WA - Third Place Books (5 p.m.) Nov. 02 - Denver, CO - Tattered Cover Book Store (5 p.m.) Nov. 03 - Phoenix, AZ - Changing Hands (4 p.m.) Nov. 04 -...

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STEVE HARRIS To Release Second BRITISH LION Album In Early 2020

BRITISH LION, the side project of Steve Harris, bassist and co-founder of metal icons IRON MAIDEN, will embark on a six-date U.K. tour in December. The trek will kick off in Norwich on December 15 and conclude in London on December 20. Steve said in a statement: "I'm in the U.K. in December and thou...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'It Would Be Wonderful' To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford says that it would be "wonderful" for his band to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Having been eligible for induction since 1999, JUDAS PRIEST was on the ballot for last year's class of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but ultimately didn't clinch the n...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Announces Los Angeles Drum Workshop

SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg will take part in a one-night-only "Loyal To The Craft" drum workship on Wednesday, November 6 at the House Of Machines in Los Angeles, California. The event, which starts at 6 p.m. PT, is free and open to the public. RSVP now at this location. Weinberg discovered SLIPK...

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How AEROSMITH's Drum Tech Ended Up Filling In For JOEY KRAMER During 'Deuces Are Wild' Residency

AEROSMITH's drum tech John Douglas spoke to Rock Titan about how he landed the gig this past summer as Joey Kramer's temporary replacement. He said (see video below): "I'm a working drum tech, so I am teching for AEROSMITH, who, for most of this year, has been doing a [Las] Vegas residency at the Pa...

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STEVE GORMAN Says 'It's Hardly A Surprise' That THE BLACK CROWES Are Rumored To Be Reuniting For 2020 Tour

Drummer Steve Gorman says that "it's hardly a surprise" that Chris and Rich Robinson are rumored to be reuniting for a BLACK CROWES tour next year. Former manager Pete Angelus recently told The Wall Street Journal that he is "aware of the deal" that the Robsinson brothers "made with Live Nation for...

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SKILLET Frontman Says 'The Guts' Of 'Victorious' Album Was Recorded On The Road

In a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, SKILLET frontman John Cooper spoke about how the recording process for the group's tenth studio album, "Victorious", was different from the way he and his bandmates approached the making of their previous LPs. He responded: "Maybe...

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' FLEA Marries Fashion Designer MELODY EHSANI

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea married fashion designer Melody Ehsani over the weekend. The 57-year-old rocker, whose real name is Michael Balzary, shared a photo from the wedding on Instagram, writing in an accompanying message: "My life has changed forever and I am eternally humble and gratefu...

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DON DOKKEN, JOE SATRIANI, GEOFF TATE To Be Inducted Into 2020 HALL OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY

Don Dokken, Joe Satriani and Geoff Tate will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Additional hard rock and heavy metal artist inductees and performers will be announced over the next few weeks, alon...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist ROBERT 'BLASKO' NICHOLSON Honored At KITTEN RESCUE's 'Fur Ball At The Skirball' Gala

Robert "Blasko" Nicholson, bassist for OZZY OSBOURNE, was honored on September 28 by Kitten Rescue, one of Southern California's largest non-profit animal rescue organizations, at the group's annual Fur Ball with its 2019 Advocacy Award for his work homing adoptable cats and kittens. Blasko accepted...

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Watch Episodes 7 And 8 Of LED ZEPPELIN's 'History Of Led Zeppelin' YouTube Series

Episodes 7 and 8 of "History Of Led Zeppelin", the seventh and eighth in a series of short stories celebrating what happened 50 years ago, when the members of LED ZEPPELIN entered Olympic Studios to record their debut album, can be seen below. In January 1969, LED ZEPPELIN was unleashed on the world...

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SLIPKNOT Shares Alternative Cover For '.5: The Gray Chapter' In Honor Of Album's Fifth Anniversary

SLIPKNOT has released an alternative cover design for ".5: The Gray Chapter" in honor of the album's fifth anniversary. Percussionist M. Shawn Crahan, better known as Clown, who is also the art director for SLIPKNOT and directed the band's DVDs, took to the group's Instagram last night to share what...

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TWISTED SISTER: 35th-Anniversary 'Stay Hungry' Coin Now Available

A limited-edition TWISTED SISTER 35th-anniversary "Stay Hungry" coin is now available for a limited time only. According to the band, here is how to order: 1. Orders are currently being taken through PayPal only at this PayPal address: [email protected] 2. When ordering, you MUST include your mailing...

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Listen To TAYLOR HAWKINS's 'Get The Money' Song Feat. CHRISSIE HYNDE, JOE WALSH, DUFF MCKAGAN

The title track of TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS' forthcoming album, "Get The Money", can be streamed below. The song features Taylor's vocals accompanied by none other than Chrissie Hynde, a sick Joe Walsh lead, and the inimitable Duff McKagan on bass. "Get The Money" will be released on N...

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SUICIDE SILENCE To Release 'Become The Hunter' Album In Early 2020

California-based extreme metal titans SUICIDE SILENCE will release their sixth studio album, "Become The Hunter", in early 2020 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, HATEBREED) at The Omen Room and mixed by Josh Wilbur (TRIVIUM, LAMB OF GOD,...