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Former BLACK SABBATH Keyboardist GEOFF NICHOLLS Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer

Former BLACK SABBATH keyboardist Geoff Nicholls died this morning after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 68 years old. Nicholls's passing was confirmed by SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, who wrote about his former bandmate: "I'm so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest frien...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Featured In Latest Episode Of ERNIE BALL's 'String Theory'

Ernie Ball's latest "String Theory" episode features former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick. In the seven-minute clip below, Broderick talks about how he discovered the guys who influenced his style of play ("I got into the shredders — Yngwie [Malmsteen], [Paul] Gilber...

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JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON: 'The Sum Of The Whole Band Is Way Greater Than Any One Person'

Last week, Shawn SixX of Boston's WZLX radio station conducted an interview with JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerps follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how current JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda feels about the band being in...

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PEARL JAM, JOURNEY, YES, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

PEARL JAM, JOURNEY, YES and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA are among the 2017 inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Also being inducted at next April's ceremony will be folk legend Joan Baez and the late hip-hop star Tupac Shakur. CHIC's Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence...

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Legendary 'Rockline' Host BOB COBURN Dies After Battle With Cancer

Bob Coburn, the influential DJ and longtime host of the syndicated radio program "Rockline", passed away earlier today after a battle with stage four lung cancer. He was 68 years old. KLOS program director Keith Cunningham told All Access: "The outpouring of support has been jaw dropping. The radio...

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DEVILDRIVER To Tour North America With DEATH ANGEL, WINDS OF PLAGUE, THE AGONIST

SoCal groove metal heavyweights DEVILDRIVER will headline a North American tour, dubbed "Bound By The Road", beginning February 8, 2017 in Santa Ana, Califonia. The trek will feature support from DEATH ANGEL, WINDS OF PLAGUE, THE AGONIST and AZREAL. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, December 16 a...

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ALICE COOPER Has Begun Recording Demos For Next Album

Alice Cooper has begun recording demos for his next studio album, which may or may not feature contributions from the surviving original members of the ALICE COOPER band: bassist Dennis Dunaway, guitarist Michael Bruce and drummer Neal Smith. During an interview with The Arizona Republic about this...

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THE BLOODLINE Offering Acoustic Version Of 'Bedside Sorrow' As Free Download

To celebrate the launch of its new web site, the Chicago-based metal band THE BLOODLINE, which features former members of DIRGE WITHIN and DIVINE HERESY, is offering a rare free download of the acoustic version of the track "Bedside Sorrow". Check it out at www.thebloodlinemusic.net. THE BLOODLINE i...

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ARNEL PINEDA Hopes JOURNEY Gets Inducted Into ROCK HALL So He Can Finally Meet STEVE PERRY

Current JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda says that he hopes the band will get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year so that he can finally get to meet his idol, former JOURNEY vocalist Steve Perry. "I'm longing to at least shake his hand," Arnel told a TMZ cameraman at the Los ...

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Video Premiere: DEVILDRIVER's 'Trust No One'

"Trust No One", the new video from California metallers DEVILDRIVER, can be seen below. The clip was filmed during the band's appearance at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest in Devore, California at the end of September. "DEVILDRIVER is a California band and we were honored to be part of the return of Ozzfest...

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MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Miss The Amount Of Control That I Had In DREAM THEATER'

Mike Portnoy says that he still feels good about his decision to abruptly quit DREAM THEATER in September 2010, twenty-five years after he co-founded the progressive metal band. Portnoy announced his departure from DREAM THEATER while he was on tour with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. He has since been replaced...

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JOURNEY Keyboardist Says STEVE PERRY Has To Front Band At ROCK HALL Induction

According to The Pulse Of Radio, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain says that if the band ends up getting the final nod for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall OF Fame, former lead singer Steve Perry needs to come back and perform with the group. Perry left JOURNEY in 1998 rather than be forced int...

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MIKE PORTNOY Didn't Want New THE NEAL MORSE BAND Album To Be Compared To DREAM THEATER

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, METAL ALLEGIANCE, THE NEAL MORSE BAND, DREAM THEATER). You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about possible comparisons between THE NEAL MORSE BAND's new concept album, "Th...

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ALICE COOPER Group Drummer NEAL SMITH Stars In 'Desolation Angels/Rise Of The BOAS' Movie

"Desolation Angels" is the theme song written, arranged and orchestrated by Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame drummer and founding member of the original ALICE COOPER group, Neal Smith, for the movie "Desolation Angels/Rise Of The BOAS". Neal also stars in the lead role as the ruthless Russian mob boss Yur...

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THE WINERY DOGS To Take 2017 Off As Bandmembers Focus On Other Projects

THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),will take all of next year off while the individual members focu...