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TYKETTO To Release 'Dig In Deep' In April

Frontiers Records has set an April 24 North American release date for "Dig In Deep", the first new album in 18 years from the original lineup of New Jersey rockers TYKETTO. With recent appearances at Sweden Rock, Download, Firefest, Hard Rock Hell and Hard In Rio, the band realized they still had a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist: 'I've Got Probably A Thousand' Song Ideas That We Could Work From

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: So how do you up the ante every night with the Las Vegas residency? Mars: The more we do the show, the tighter and better it g...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Discuss TONY IOMMI's Lymphoma Diagnosis On SiriusXM's 'Ozzy's Boneyard'

SiriusXM Radio announced today that Ozzy's Boneyard, the new classic hard rock and metal music channel, will launch with a full slate of content featuring Ozzy Osbourne, his family members, bandmates and other musicians on Wednesday, February 8 at 6:00 p.m. ET. Hard rock and heavy metal legend Ozzy...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MANRAZE: 'Take On The World' Video Released

MANRAZE — the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS — has just released a brand new high-energy rock/dance track and video called "Take On The World". Check it out below. The release will be in conjunction with renowned U.K. film dir...

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DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I've Been Rich And I've Been Poor. Rich Is Better. Totally Better.'

Guardian.co.uk recently conducted an interview with VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether it was ever hard work appearing to be having that much fun all the time: Roth: "I was a surgical tech right out of high school, I sold clothes; I shovelled ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH, STEVE STEVENS Perform AC/DC, AEROSMITH, QUEEN Covers In NYC (Video)

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach played three "special concerts" in New York City with BILLY IDOL guitarist Steve Stevens. The shows took place on January 27, January 28 and January 29 at The Iridium and featured Bach and Stevens "doing two sets a night," including "some special unexpected song...

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OLIVER DAWSON SAXON To Release 'Motorbiker' This Month

OLIVER DAWSON SAXON, the British heavy metal band featuring founding SAXON members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson, will release its long-awaited album, "Motorbiker", on February 27 via Angel Air Records. The CD was described by Dawson in a recent interview as "what me and Graham do best . . . a hard...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Reminds You Not To Smoke At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell is among the Northwest artists who have recorded overhead safety and informational announcements that will be heard at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as part of The Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative, Experience The City Of Music — a cooperative effort by...

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AEROSMITH Singer: I Didn't Tell My Bandmates I Was Joining 'American Idol'

AEROSMITH singer and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler was interviewed on yesterday's (Tuesday, January 17) edition of "The Ellen Degeneres Show". In the one-and-a-half-minute clip below, Steven talks about how his bandmates felt about him joining "American Idol" as a judge. "American Idol" returns...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MANRAZE: 'Take On The World' Video Preview

MANRAZE — the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS — will release a brand new high-energy rock/dance track and video called "Take On The World" in February . The release will be in conjunction with renowned U.K. film director Mark S...

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STEVEN TYLER Says AEROSMITH Sales Are Up 260% Since He Joined 'American Idol'

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler tells Access Hollywood that behind the scenes, his life has changed since he signed on to appear as a judge on "American Idol", despite his superstar rock 'n' roll status. "[Last season] it wasn't really accepted up front [with the rock community], mostly from my own ba...

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24-7 SPYZ Announces European Tour Dates

Heavy metal funk/soul pioneers 24-7 SPYZ plan to celebrate their 20th anniversary of the release of "Strength In Numbers" with a winter European reunion tour, featuring the CD's original lineup of Jimi Hazel (guitar and vocals),Rick Skatore (bass and vocals),Jeff Brodnax (vocals),and Joel Maitoza...

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VAN HALEN: 'Tattoo' Single To Premiere Next Week

According to the Van Halen News Desk web site, VAN HALEN's new single will be titled "Tattoo" and it will premiere on January 10. The band's much-anticipated new album — which will be its first with original singer David Lee Roth in 28 years — will arrive on February 7. VAN HALEN's upcoming ...

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VAN HALEN To Play Intimate New York City Show This Thursday

According to RollingStone.com, VAN HALEN will perform at the Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village, New York City this Thursday. It is rumored that the band will play a 45-minute set at the 250-seat venue, which was once owned and operated by VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth's uncle Manny Roth, providing a...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, GUNS N' ROSES And Upcoming Book

Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Live-Metal.net: In BLACK LABEL, you've got Chad (Szeliga),formerly from BREAKING BENJAMIN, playing drums. He used to also be in HOURCAST. Was he with...