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RATT Feat. DEMARTINI, PEARCY, CROUCIER To Headline Next Year's M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

The newly reunited RATT — featuring singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — has been confirmed to perform at next year's edition of the M3 Rock Festival, set to take place on Friday, April 28, 2017 and Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Co...

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DEMARTINI, PEARCY, CROUCIER Take Control Of RATT After Expelling BLOTZER From Partnership

Three members of RATT's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — have taken control of the band's name after a judge ruled against drummer Bobby Blotzer with respect to whether Croucier had committed trademark infringement by using the RATT name...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Says 'The Real RATT' Will Return In 2017

Stephen Pearcy has announced "the return of the real RATT" in 2017, presumably featuring the band's original singer, along with guitarist Warren DeMartini and bassist Juan Croucier. A court ruling on November 8 apparently decided in Croucier's favor over RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer with respect to wh...

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GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA Cancels U.S. Tour Following BRENT HINDS's 'Motorcycle Incident'

GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA, the band featuring ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall alongside members of MASTODON and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, has canceled its previously announced U.S. tour. The group said in a statement: "We deeply regret to inform everyone that GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA has to ca...

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Hardwired… To Self-Destruct

The old-school thrashers have been mighty kind to us this year. 2016 has been a thirty-year throwback with fast and refined albums by MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, DESTRUCTION, SODOM, TESTAMENT and now METALLICA — with KREATOR and OVERKILL (two of the most reliable speedsters still playing today) coming 'round...

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CRYSTAL VIPER To Release 'Queen Of The Witches' Album, 'The Witch Is Back' Single

On December 9, Polish heavy metallers CRYSTAL VIPER will release a video for the first single from their new album, titled "Queen Of The Witches". "The Witch Is Back" clip was produced by the Grupa 13 production house, which previously worked with KREATOR, BEHEMOTH and AMON AMARTH. "The Witch Is Bac...

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LIVE NATION Acquires Majority Stake In SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today announced it has acquired a majority stake in Sweden Rock Festival, one of Sweden's most successful and longest-running festivals. The team behind Sweden Rock Festival will continue to curate, manage and produce the event, now with access to Live Nation's unpara...

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GRIP INC. Guitarist WALDEMAR SORYCHTA Says Playing With OVERKILL Was An 'Amazing' And 'Great' Experience

Waldemar Sorychta — former GRIP INC. guitarist who has produced a number of acclaimed albums from SODOM, MOONSPELL and TIAMAT, among others — played guitar for New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL for three shows on the latter band's current European headlining tour after regular OVERKILL guitarist Dave Li...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist DARIO LORINA To Release 'Death Grip Tribulations' Instrumental Album

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Dario Lorina will release his second instrumental album, "Death Grip Tribulations", on February 24, 2017 via Shrapnel Records, known for discovering and recording guitarists of extraordinary ability. Dario's new record is a powerful show of songwriting infused with shre...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Says RATT Fans 'Love' His New Version Of The Band

On November 12, Metal Gods TV conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer backstage at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales, Gwynedd. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On performing in the U.K. for...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Says His Version Of RATT 'Replicates' The Band's 'Catalog With Such Great Integrity'

On November 12, Uber Rock's Mark Ashby conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer backstage at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, North Wales, Gwynedd. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his version of RATT, which recently announced the addition of M...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Hits Back At Media For 'False Narrative' About 'The Stage' First-Week Sales

AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows has hit out at "web sites that depend on clicks for revenue" over their coverage of the No. 4 debut of the band's new album, "The Stage", on The Billboard 200 album chart. The surprise release of the disc, which was announced the night it went on sale, earned the...

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Former RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY To Release 'Smash' Album In January

Frontiers Music Srl has set a January 27, 2017 release date for Stephen Pearcy's fourth solo album, "Smash". Pearcy, best known as the original vocalist and founding member of the platinum rock band RATT, has been working hard to complete his highly anticipated new album, while at the same time keep...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Admits To Having 'Mixed Feelings' After Lowest-In-11-Years First-Week Album Sales

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's seventh studio album, "The Stage", debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 76,000 physical and/or digital copies in its first week of release. While the sales were decent for the current music business, they represent the lowest first-week total for any AVENGED...

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OVERKILL Taps Ex-GRIP INC. Guitarist WALDEMAR SORYCHTA For European Tour

New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have recruited Waldemar Sorychta — former GRIP INC. guitarist who has produced a number of acclaimed albums from SODOM, MOONSPELL and TIAMAT, among others — to play second guitar on the band's current European headlining tour. Waldemar is filling in for regular OVERKILL...