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New Album From GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Feature Guest Appearance By Y&T Frontman

Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti has recorded a guest appearance on the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, due later in the year via the Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. Although a lineup for Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE was originally announced in the fall of 20...

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New Album From GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Feature Guest Appearance By NIGHT RANGER Guitarist

NIGHT RANGER guitarist Brad Gillis has recorded a guest solo on a track on the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, due later in the year via the Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. Tate says: "Brad is an amazing player and completely shredded through the...

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JUDAS PRIEST Members Join STEEL PANTHER On Stage In Hollywood (Video)

Scott Travis (drums) and Richie Faulkner (guitar) of JUDAS PRIEST and Jeff Martin (vocals) of RACER X joined Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER on stage on January 21 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform the PRIEST classic "You've Got Another Thing Comin'". Fan-...

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Video: JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Talks EMG X Series Pickups

Guitar Center conducted a short interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Faulkner talked about w...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Signs With CLEOPATRA, Announces More Lineup Changes

The Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE has signed a worldwide record deal with the Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. Although a lineup for Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE was originally announced in the fall of 2012, things have changed. The band will now feature Tate along with bassi...

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ROSS THE BOSS Returns With A Vengeance In All-New Metal Group DEATH DEALER

As a founding member of both MANOWAR and the DICTATORS, guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman needs no introduction. But it's been a while since the metal masses heard from Ross, leading some to wonder if or when he would return. The wait is now over, as his newly formed outfit, DEATH DEALER, is ready...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING's 'Perfect Weekend'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing spoke to Express & Star about what constitutes his "perfect" weekend. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Express & Star: Who normally has the pleasure of your company at the weekends? Downing: Apart from myself, it's usually...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Launches Career As Rock Concert Promoter

According to Shropshire Star, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has has started a career as a rock promoter under the banner The Future Of Heavy Metal. His first show will be at The Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton, England on May 16, followed by a gig at The Asylum in Birmingham the...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS 'Bears No Grudge Against' His Former Bandmates

Greece's Rockoverdose.gr recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Rockoverdose.gr: So second album released recently with guitarist Paul May [as ATKINS MAY PROJECT]. Looks like the project is running well? Atkins: Yes,...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS' 'Tap House' Moving To New Location

Ripper Owens Tap House, the "rockin' sports eatery" in Akron, Ohio co-owned by powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),is moving to a new location. Owens says: "We are not moving because we could not afford the rent or lack of space;...

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K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On His Time In JUDAS PRIEST

Guitarhoo! recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitarhoo!: What led to the formation of JUDAS PRIEST? Downing: As I have said many times, JUDAS PRIEST were a very fine blues band led mainly by Al...

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Video: JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER's Extended Jam For EMG TV

Video footage of an extended five-minute jam from guitarist Richie Faulkner of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST in which he demonstrates the new 57 and 66 pickups from EMG can be seen below. Also available is a previously released clip of Faulkner introducing the new EMG pickups. In a 2011 i...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Talks About His Youth, Band's Early Years (Video)

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Summer And Ellajade Show", the interview program hosted by the "talkative tag team" Summer Golding and Ella Jade Pumphrey. "We have the cutest chat show hosts on the planet," reads the show's official de...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Explains His Involvement With 'Who Are You' Tribute

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K. Downing is among the musicians who appear on "Who Are You: An All Star Tribute To The Who", which was released on October 2 via Cleopatra Records. As THE WHO approaches a nearly 50-year career, artists in genres from classic to progressive rock, and from p...

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Video: JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Introduces New Pickups From EMG

Video footage of guitarist Richie Faulkner of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST introducing the new 57 and 66 pickups from EMG can be seen below. In a 2011 interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Faulkner stated about the task of replacing original PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing, "First...