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OVERKILL Singer Explains 'Grinding Wheel' Album Title

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke to Brian Aberback of Patch.com about the band's decision to title its forthcoming album "Grinding Wheel". Blitz said: "When we were looking for a title, when you think in terms of the word 'grind,' you think of something that is relentless and doesn't...

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Video: New Lineup Of BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Performs In Akron

Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's RATT performing on September 4 at Goodyear Theater in Akron, Ohio can be seen below. Blotzer's RATT recently announced the addition of Mitch Perry (TALAS, HEAVEN, STEELER, MSG, LITA FORD) and Stacey Blades (L.A. GUNS) on guitar and Brad Lang (Y&T) on b...

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TNT, Ex-KISS, QUIET RIOT, EUROPE Members Guest On ROBERT HAGLUND's 'I Wanna Be Somebody'

Melodic hard rock classics meet big band jazz on Robert Haglund's new album, "I Wanna Be Somebody". In addition to Robert's reliable vocals and the exquisite band arrangements, the album features prominent guests from bands like KISS, WHITESNAKE, EUROPE and TNT. Swedish singers Svante Thuresson and...

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Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE Classics In Dallas

Video footage of former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner performing on August 21 at the Curtain Club in Dallas, Texas can be seen below. Backing Joe at the concert were Steve Brown (TRIXTER) on guitar, Sean McNabb (QUIET RIOT, DOKKEN) on bass, Matt Starr (ACE FREHLEY, MR. BIG) on drums...

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BILLY SHEEHAN To Receive BASS PLAYER Lifetime Achievement Award

Bass Player returns for its eighteenth year with the premier live bass event, Bass Player LIVE! 2016, in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23. SIR Studios, at 6465 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood will once again be the location for two days of exhibits by top gear manufacturers and c...

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OVERKILL And NILE To Join Forces For U.S. Tour

OVERKILL, NILE and AMORPHIS will join forces for a U.S. tour in February/March 2017. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. OVERKILL has set "Grinding Wheel" as the title of its new album, due this fall via Nuclear Blast. OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth revealed the name of the ban...

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BOBBY BLOTZER Says WARREN DEMARTINI 'Can't' Form New Version Of RATT Without Him

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer was interviewed on the August 22 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On continuing to tour as RATT without any other members of the band's classic lineup: Bobby: "I'm...

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OVERKILL, ACCEPT, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES, DREAM THEATER Members Perform At 'Rock Against Dystrophy' Benefit (Video)

Mark Tornillo (T.T. QUICK, ACCEPT),Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA),Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS) and members of OVERKILL are among the musicians who took part in the Rock Against Dystrophy benefit concert on Sunday, August 2...

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Former RATT Bandmates STEPHEN PEARCY, JUAN CROUCIER And CARLOS CAVAZO To Reunite At ROCK N SKULL Festival

Juan Croucier and Carlos Cavazo will be two of the "special guests" at his former RATT bandmate Stephen Pearcy's upcoming headlining appearance on October 30 at the Rock N Skull festival at The Tree Performing Arts Center in Joliet, Illinois. Croucier previously performed with Pearcy in May at M15 i...

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Video: SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN Performs With MILLENNIALS In West Hollywood

SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Daron Malakian performed with the Los Angeles-based alternative music project MILLENNIALS on August 18 at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Combining elements of punk, reggae, dance music and jazz, MILLENNIALS feature drummer Mike Tree, saxophonist Matt Silberman, keyb...

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'The Depression Sessions' Feat. THY ART IS MURDER, THE ACACIA STRAIN, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY: Documentary Released

In December of 2015, three bands with three different stylistic approaches to aggressive music, but a common outlook on the world, came together to create a collective piece of work — "The Depression Sessions". Those three bands were THY ART IS MURDER, THE ACACIA STRAIN and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, and o...

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BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Adds Guitarist MITCH PERRY, Bassist BRAD LANG

Bobby Blotzer's RATT has announced the addition of Mitch Perry (TALAS, HEAVEN, STEELER, MSG, LITA FORD) on lead guitar and Brad Lang (Y&T) on bass. Says Blotzer: "We have some leaving, and new great musicians coming on board . "Stacey Blades [L.A. GUNS], my longtime friend, just played with us o...

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OVERKILL To Release 'Grinding Wheel' Album In November

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL have set "Grinding Wheel" as the title of their new album, due this fall via Nuclear Blast. OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth revealed the name of the band's new CD during an interview with Alternative Nation. He said about the follow-up to 2014's "W...

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BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT Recruits SLASH Bassist TODD KERNS, Ex-L.A. GUNS Guitarist STACEY BLADES

Bobby Blotzer's RATT has recruited former L.A. GUNS and current ANGELS IN VEIN guitarist Stacey Blades and bassist Todd Kerns of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS to replace the recently departed Nicholas "Blaze" Baum and Robbie Crane, respectively. Blades and Kerns made their liv...

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ROBBIE CRANE Quits BOBBY BLOTZER's RATT

Bobby Blotzer's RATT has parted ways with bassist Robbie Crane. He is the second member to exit the band after guitarist Nicholas "Blaze" Baum's departure from the group was announced by Blotzer. In a Facebook post, Crane says: "As of today, I have resigned my position as the bass player of Bobby Bl...