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ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME CEO Defends Exclusion Of Heavy Metal Bands: 'We Celebrate All Forms Of Rock And Roll'

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame president and CEO Greg Harris joined Audacy host Ryan Castle today to talk about the announcement of the 2021 inductees and get his take on what to expect during this year's ceremony. Asked about Dee Snider's recent comment that the heavy metal genre isn't respected enough...

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HELLOWEEN's KAI HANSEN Discusses 'Skyfall' Songwriting Process (Video)

Last month, the reunited expanded classic lineup of German power metallers HELLOWEEN released a new single, "Skyfall". The track is taken from the band's much-anticipated new, self-titled album, which is due on June 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. A five-minute video in which guitarist/vocalist Kai Ha...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Played Its First Concert Exactly 40 Years Ago Today

Legendary rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE played its first concert exactly 40 years ago today — April 24, 1981. CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx commemorated the occasion by sharing an early promotional photo of the band and included the following caption: "40 years ago @motleycrue played our first show together at th...

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DEF LEPPARD To Release Limited-Edition Box Set 'Volume Three' In June

On June 11, 2021, legendary British rock 'n' roll icons and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees DEF LEPPARD will release "Def Leppard - Volume Three", a new limited-edition box set UMe/Virgin. This set marks the third of four volumes of the band's complete recorded output in both 180gm vinyl and li...

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DEF LEPPARD Collaborates With 'Project Presents' On Luxury Merchandise

Project Presents is a new luxury lifestyle and merchandise label pushing boundaries with designs and production techniques. The company brings a high-end, unique twist to band merchandise. Using luxury fabrics and one of the best print houses in the U.K., it creates pieces which transcend genres and...

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BUCKCHERRY To Release 'Hellbound' Album In June; 'So Hott' Music Video Available

Long-running California rockers BUCKCHERRY will release their new album, "Hellbound", on June 25 via Round Hill Records. The follow-up to 2019's "Warpaint" was recorded last fall in Nashville, Tennessee with producer and songwriter-for-hire Marti Frederiksen, who has previously collaborated with AER...

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DEF LEPPARD's 63-Year-Old Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Explains Why He Continues To Rock The 'Bare-Chested Look' On Stage

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, who is famous for playing gigs shirtless, told Inside Hook in a new interview that there is a simple reason for his penchant for showing off his rock-hard abs as often as possible. "I get hot on stage, but also I do look good," he said, laughing. "Maybe it's shallo...

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SKID ROW Signs With earMUSIC; New Album In The Works

earMUSIC has announced the signing of SKID ROW to a worldwide deal. The band is working with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, MASTODON, RUSH) on its latest sessions after previously collaborating several times with Michael Wagener, who also helmed the group's 1...

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Updated: WHITESNAKE Is Working On Christmas Music

**UPDATE**: After this article was originally published earlier today, WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale took to his Twitter to clarify that the Christmas project will not be a full-length album. "Nope...not an album...Sorry...", he wrote. "I'm working on a couple of festive ditties...Not quite s...

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DEF LEPPARD's RICK ALLEN To Host Three Exhibitions Of His Art In South Florida Next Month

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will host three exhibitions of the art from his "Legends" series at Wentworth Galleries in South Florida next month. Allen will be there in person to meet and mingle with fans. The details are as follows: Thursday, May 20 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wentworth Gallery L...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 40th-Anniversary Cassette Box Set To Be Released As Part Of 'Record Store Day' Drops

A 40th-anniversary cassette box set containing cassettes of MÖTLEY CRÜE's first five albums is among this year's Record Store Day Drops, set for June 12 and July 17 at independent record stores nationwide. Coming on June 12, the CRÜE set includes the band's core catalog titles ("Too Fast For Love",...

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Watch BRIAN JOHNSON Perform With His Pre-AC/DC Band GEORDIE

The Brian Johnson TV YouTube channel has uploaded two TV performances from Brian Johnson's pre-AC/DC band GEORDIE. The first is of GEORDIE playing its U.K. Top 10 hit "All Because Of You" in 1973 while promoting its debut album, "Hope You Like It", which came out in March of that year via EMI. The s...

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LAST IN LINE's Third Album Will 'Probably' Be Out Around Christmas, Says VINNY APPICE

LAST IN LINE drummer Vinny Appice spoke to Thomas S. Orwat Jr. of the "Glam Metal" podcast about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's third album. The follow-up to 2019's "II" is tentatively due in late 2021 or early 2022 via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. "We got half of the r...

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HELLOWEEN Releases Music Video For New Single 'Skyfall'

The reunited expanded classic lineup of German power metallers HELLOWEEN will release its much-anticipated album on June 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official music video for the disc's first single, "Skyfall", can be seen below. The cover artwork for "Helloween", which can be seen below, was p...

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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT: How DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Became 'My Hero'

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to MetalAsylum.net about his friendship with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. "The first guy [in DEF LEPPARD] I bonded with was [guitarist] Phil [Collen]," Brian said (...