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STATUS QUO Launches 'Official Archive Series' With 'Vol. 1 - Live In Amsterdam'

The iconic STATUS QUO has released the first volume of the new "Official Archive Series" brought to you by earMUSIC. "Vol. 1 - Live In Amsterdam" is available from today, August 11 on strictly limited and numbered CD and vinyl editions, as well as on digital formats. As with each forthcoming release...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Cover WHITESNAKE's 'Slide It In' During Rehearsal (Video)

During rehearsals for the upcoming THE DEAD DAISIES tour in New York, drummer Brian Tichy, bassist Michael Devin and guitarist Doug Aldrich — all of whom are former members of WHITESNAKE — jammed on WHITESNAKE's "Slide It In" and it rocked. It brought back memories of their time together in WHITESNA...

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New TESTAMENT Drummer CHRIS DOVAS Shares 'Gear Breakdown Video' From Summer 2023 European Tour

New TESTAMENT drummer Chris Dovas has shared a "gear breakdown video" of what he used on the the band's summer 2023 European tour. Check it out below. Last month, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson revealed that he and Dovas spent a few days working on material for the band's next studio album. Eric...

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ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA's JOURNEY Tribute Band Announces Summer/Fall 2023 U.S. Tour Dates

ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna's JOURNEY tribute band called BEYOND FRONTIERS (formerly JOEY BELLADONNA'S BEYOND THE BAND and JOURNEY BEYOND) has announced a dozen or so U.S. tour dates for this summer and fall. The details are as follows: Aug. 22 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues Aug. 24 - Hollywood...

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THE BAND Co-Founder ROBBIE ROBERTSON Dead At 80

Robbie Robertson, THE BAND's guitarist and primary songwriter, has died at the age of 80. Robertson's longtime manager Jared Levine confirmed the musician's passing, saying in a statement: "Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominiqu...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'We Never Saw It Coming That MICK MARS Wasn't Going To Be Able To Tour' With MÖTLEY CRÜE

In a new interview with Guitar World magazine, Nikki Sixx spoke about MÖTLEY CRÜE's decision to hire John 5 to replace Mick Mars, the group's founding guitarist, who announced his retirement from touring with MÖTLEY CRÜE last October as a result of worsening health issues. "We never saw it coming...

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VELVET REVOLVER Photo Book Coming Soon

Rufus Publications has announced the release of a new photo book, "Velvet Revolver By Ross Halfin", focusing on VELVET REVOLVER, the band formed in 2002 by then-former GUNS N' ROSES members Duff McKagan, Slash and Matt Sorum. Sorum, McKagan, Slash and guitarist Dave Kushner held an exhaustive singer...

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THE STRUTS Announce 'Pretty Vicious' Album, Share 'Too Good At Raising Hell' Single

The charismatic quartet of Brit rockers known as THE STRUTS have announced their fourth studio album and first full-length release with Big Machine/John Varvatos Records. Now available for pre-order, the 11-track record, "Pretty Vicious", will be out everywhere on November 3. The platinum-selling ro...

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ALICE COOPER Shares 'Welcome To The Show' Single From 'Road' Album

Alice Cooper has released a new single, "Welcome To The Show", from his upcoming album "Road", due out August 25 via earMUSIC. Alice says: "'Welcome To The Show' is just that: Telling the audience here it is. The show is ready to go and we are fully loaded. Here it comes!" Produced by longtime colla...

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JOHN 5 Announces First Solo Tour Since Joining MÖTLEY CRÜE

JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES, the band led by former MARILYN MANSON and ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, has announced the first tour since he joined MÖTLEY CRÜE as the replacement for Mick Mars. The trek will kick off NAMM weekend in January 2024 with two special Southern California performances with speci...

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IN THIS MOMENT Explains 'Godmode' Album Title

Singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth of IN THIS MOMENT spoke to Pablo of the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X about the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "Godmode", which will be released on October 27 via BMG. Regarding how they came up with the title for the record, Chris sai...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Is Working On His Fifth Book

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has revealed that he is working on his fifth book. Sixx is a four-time New York Times best-selling author with "The First 21" (2021),"This Is Gonna Hurt" (2011),"The Heroin Diaries" (2007) and MÖTLEY CRÜE's biography "The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorio...

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Watch: LIVING COLOUR Pays Tribute To SINÉAD O'CONNOR With 'Nothing Compares 2 U' Performance

LIVING COLOUR paid tribute to Sinéad O'Connor by performing her version of Prince's song "Nothing Compares 2 U" during their August 5 concert at Roadrunner in Boston, Massachusetts. In introducing the track to the crowd, LIVING COLOUR singer Corey Glover said: "Hey, we know it's a little late but we...

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SKID ROW's DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO Didn't Blame Grunge For 'Downfall' Of 1980s Hard Rock Scene

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo has weighed in on the never-ending debate about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked in a new interview with Andrew Daly of Metal Edge about the "downfall" of the...

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OVERKILL, EXODUS, ARMORED SAINT And Ex-MACHINE HEAD Members Join Forces In New Band

Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel has joined forced with ex-ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando, ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush, OVERKILL/SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner and EXODUS bassist Jack Gibson in an as-yet-unnamed new project which is currently w...