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MATT SORUM To Perform At One Of Summer's Largest Benefits For U.S. Veterans

The "who's who" of the rock n' roll world are banding together Fourth of July weekend to show their support for U.S. veterans with one of the largest benefit concerts this summer. The American Vinyl Festival, which will be held Saturday, July 6 at Suicide Six Downhill Ski Area in Vermont, will featu...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' This Wednesday

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES will be the musical guest on the Wednesday, June 19 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band will perform several songs on the show's outdoor stage in front of a standing-room-only crowd. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. and features a diverse lineup of gues...

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Video: SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Perform 'I Can't Drive 55' In Burbank

Last month, SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE celebrated the release of their first album of all-original material, "Space Between", with an exclusive performance at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California. Video of the band performing "I Can't Drive 55" can be seen below. THE CIRCLE is Sammy Hagar's...

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES: Audio Snippets Of Entire 'Rise' Album

Audio samples of all the tracks that will appear on HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' second album, "Rise", can be streamed below. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES are built around the undeniable chemistry between rock and roll royalty Joe Perry, Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp and shock rock icon Alice Cooper. "Rise" will b...

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THIN LIZZY's RICKY WARWICK Pays Tribute To PHILOMENA LYNOTT: 'She Was A Fantastic, Wonderful Woman'

Ricky Warwick has paid tribute to Philomena Lynott, mother of the late THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott, who died earlier this week at the age of 88. She was battling cancer in recent years. Warwick, who has fronted THIN LIZZY since 2009, told SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" on Wednesday (June 12): "She wa...

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'Big Balls - Rare And Unseen AC/DC Images From 1976-1981' Photo Book Announced

Rufus Stone Limited Editions has announced the publication of "Big Balls - Rare And Unseen AC/DC Images From 1976-1981". In 1976, AC/DC came to the U.K. for the first time to begin the "Lock Up Your Daughters" tour of small venues, sponsored by Sounds magazine. Photographers Dick Barnatt and Michael...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist DIZZY REED Releases Music Video For 'Forgotten Cases'

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed has released an animated music video for the song "Forgotten Cases". The track is taken from his debut solo album, "Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy", which was released in February 2018 via Golden Robot Records. "Rock 'N Roll Ain't Easy" is 12 tracks (or 13, if you downl...

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RED Releases New Single, 'The Evening Hate'

Grammy-nominated, RIAA gold-certified rock band RED has released a digital single, "The Evening Hate", via its newly formed Red Entertainment label with distribution for the first time from The Fuel Music into digital and streaming outlets globally. The song's accompanying music video and short film...

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METALLICA Tops POLLSTAR's LIVE75 Chart For Fourth Consecutive Week

METALLICA has topped Pollstar's LIVE75 chart for a fourth consecutive week, based on a sold-ticket average of 55,116 from four European performances on the band's "WorldWired" tour, with an average gross of $5.3 million. METALLICA's June 3 outdoor performance at Madrid, Spain's IFEMA was attended by...

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Video Premiere: HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES' Cover Version Of DAVID BOWIE's 'Heroes'

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES have unveiled the official video for their cover version of David Bowie's "Heroes". The track, featuring Johnny Depp on lead vocals, was recorded last year at legendary Hansa Studios — the same place where Bowie wrote the original back in 1977. HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES are built around...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says He Was Told He Was Too Short To Audition For KISS

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently spoke with Sam Ash Music. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he practices: Marty: "I've never considered anything that I've done practicing. I was never one of those woo...

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Watch EXCITER's New Lineup Perform In Gothenburg

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER performing on May 29 at The Abyss in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. EXCITER's current lineup includes Daniel Dekay, who replaced original guitarist John Ricci last fall. EXCITER bassist Allan Johnson told The Metal Voice that...

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Watch SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE Perform In Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Fan-filmed video footage of SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE's May 25 concert at Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Steve Easton"). THE CIRCLE, Sammy Hagar's critically acclaimed supergroup also featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, released...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'The LGBTQ Community Is Being Completely And Utterly Ignored By This Current Administration'

In a brand new interview with the Colorado Springs Independent, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the discrimination that the LGBTQ community still faces despite the broad social acceptance of homosexuality and the legality of same-sex marriage in some parts of the world. The British-born...

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SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE: 'Affirmation' Music Video

THE CIRCLE, Sammy Hagar's critically acclaimed supergroup also featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, has released the official music video for the song "Affirmation". The track is taken from THE CIRCLE's first album of all-original material, "Space Between", which came out on May...