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SLAYER Drummer: Nine Songs Written For Next Album
Joe Daly of The Nervous Breakdown recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Nervous Breakdown: Looking back, some of those [SLAYER] songs are coming up on thirty years. How does it feel to still get that big response when...March 28, 2012
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RANDY RHOADS Biography Coming This Spring
Before his tragic death at the age of 25, Randy Rhoads was on a fast track to being hailed by critics and public alike as the greatest rock guitar player of all time. Over a short two-year period, Randy recorded two seminal multi-platinum albums with Ozzy Osbourne, which are heralded today as among...March 17, 2012
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LITA FORD: 'RONNIE MONTROSE Changed The Face Of Rock Forever'
'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose: "The day I got the call to jam with Ronnie Montrose for NAMM 2011 [show in Anaheim, California] was a day a dream of mine came true. "I had loved MONTROSE a...March 6, 2012
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IRON MAIDEN, CHICKENFOOT, SLIPKNOT Members To Appear At Marshall Amps' 50-Year Anniversary
Iconic British brand Marshall, the world's most famous and revolutionary amp producer, celebrates its Golden Anniversary year cementing its place in musical history. To celebrate 50 legendary years of musical innovation, Marshall is taking over Wembley Arena for a full-on rock and roll riot on Satur...March 5, 2012
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RONNIE JAMES DIO, RANDY RHOADS, LAYNE STALEY Among Musicians Whose Deaths Were Most Untimely
While the pop music world is still reeling from the loss of Whitney Houston, Ranker.com has released a list of artists who have been deemed "gone too soon" by Ranker.com's users. These artists are ranked not only by how great their music was at the time of their death, but what their future ...February 28, 2012
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OPETH Invited To Play Gröna Lund Amusement Park In Stockholm
Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been invited to play the legendary main stage at the famed Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm. The show will take place on September 14 and will be the final performance before they close down for the autumn/winter season. OPETH will be prog/psych/metal r...February 24, 2012
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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...February 21, 2012
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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...February 15, 2012
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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...February 8, 2012
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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...February 7, 2012
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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 ...February 5, 2012
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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...February 1, 2012
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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...February 1, 2012
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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...January 28, 2012
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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...January 18, 2012
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