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JACK RUSSELL On RATT Legal Dispute: 'It's Hard To Hear Your Friend Telling Lies About Your Career Or Reinventing The Past'

Former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has a word of advice for the members of RATT who are currently involved in a legal dispute over the rights to the group's name. Russell, who in 2012 sued founding GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall, guitarist and keyboardi...

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STEPHEN PEARCY On Whether JIMMY DEGRASSO Will Play Drums At Upcoming RATT Shows: 'We're Still Figuring That Out'

Three members of RATT's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — performed a full set of the band's classic songs as the "surprise band" on October 1, 2016 on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise West, also known as Monsterwood. Joining Pearcy, Croucier a...

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OVERKILL Frontman Loves Politics But Won't Sing About It

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth says that he won't cover political topics in his lyrics because he doesn't want to "invade" people's personal beliefs. Asked by Canada's The Metal Voice if he ever injects any of his political views into the subject matters that he writes about in his lyrics...

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OVERKILL Frontman Defends Culture Of 'V.I.P Packages': 'In The Modern Era, Businesses Have To Be Reinvented'

In a brand new interview with Metal Wani, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke about the culture of "V.I.P Packages," which seems to be the only way for fans to meet the bands they admire these days. Some of these come at a really inflated price on top of the standard ticket costs and inc...

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BRET MICHAELS Wants POISON To Embark On Headlining Tour In 2018, Says He Is Open To Making New Music With Band

During last week's appearance on "Trunk Nation", Eddie Trunk's show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke about the band's upcoming North American tour with DEF LEPPARD and TESLA. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why now was the right time to...

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New Court Decision In RATT Legal Dispute Could Arrive Within Days, Says BOBBY BLOTZER

Drummer Bobby Blotzer is hopeful that the court will decide in his favor in connection with his legal dispute with the other three members of RATT's classic lineup over the rights to the band's name. Back in November, a California judge ruled against Blotzer with respect to whether bassist Juan Crou...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Says A Potential OVERKILL Biography Wouldn't Air 'Dirty Laundry'

Matt Coe of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. A few excerpts follow below. Dead Rhetoric: "The Grinding Wheel" is the 18th studio album for OVERKILL. Seems like this is another three-dimensional record to...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Says OVERKILL Not Being Part Of 'Big Four' Is 'Accounting Issue'

In a brand new interview with Metal Shock Finland, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL was asked why he thinks his band wasn't included in the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. He responded: "First and fore...

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OVERKILL Frontman: 'There Is No Identity Crisis With This Band'

Metal Mark of Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Ghost Cult: I've been blasting [the new OVERKILL album] "The Grinding Wheel" all day, and I absolutely love it...

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STEPHEN PEARCY On BOBBY BLOTZER: 'You Can Sue Everybody You Want, It Doesn't Mean You're Gonna Win'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Currently based around the vocalist and fellow "classic-e...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY On BOBBY BLOTZER: 'We Got Rid Of The Cancer'

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy says that the band has gotten "rid of the cancer" by taking control of the RATT name following a legal dispute with drummer Bobby Blotzer. Currently based around the vocalist and fellow "classic-era" members Warren DeMartini and Juan Croucier with later-period RATT guitari...

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RATT's STEPHEN PEARCY: 'We're Moving Forward As The Real Band'

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy discusses his upcoming solo album, "Smash", and the ongoing drama surrounding the legal battle over the RATT name. An excerpt from the feature appears below. Shortly after "Smash" arrives in music stores and online platf...

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DEF LEPPARD Announces North American Tour With POISON And TESLA

Fresh off winning the fan-voted Classic Rock magazine "Album Of The Year" award, DEF LEPPARD announce they will return to the road this spring for a three-month run across North America. The Live Nation-promoted outing will storm through cities across parts of the U.S. and Canada. This new leg of da...

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RATT Attorney: BOBBY BLOTZER 'Tried To Pull A Fast One And Has Now Ended Up With Nothing'

Stephen Doniger, the attorney representing three members of RATT's classic lineup — singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier and guitarist Warren DeMartini — in their legal dispute with Bobby Blotzer over the rights to the group's name, has shot down as untrue the drummer's claim that the trio h...

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OVERKILL: 'The Grinding Wheel' Track-By-Track Breakdown Part 2 (Video)

The second part of a video track-by-track breakdown of OVERKILL's eighteenth album, "The Grinding Wheel", can be seen below. Due on February 10 via Nuclear Blast, the disc was produced by OVERKILL and mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ACCEPT). The artwork was created again by Travis Smith (NEVE...