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WARREN DEMARTINI Vs. BOBBY BLOTZER: The Continuing Battle Over Rights To RATT Name

A publicist for RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer has issued a press release stating that a court ruling was made on November 5 denying RATT guitarist Warren DeMartini's request for an injunction to prevent Blotzer from using and touring under the RATT trademark. DeMartini filed a lawsuit in September agai...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE: Debut Album Title, Release Date Revealed

LAST IN LINE — the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB — has set "Heavy Crown" as the title of its debut album, due on Fe...

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Video: New RATT Lineup Performs In St. Petersburg

Fan-filmed video footage of RATT's November 6 performance at Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill in St. Petersburg, Florida can be seen below. RATT guitarist Warren DeMartini filed a lawsuit in September against the group's drummer, Bobby Blotzer, claiming that the drummer is falsely advertising his "trib...

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Video: KING DIAMOND And SLAYER's KERRY KING Discuss How They Got Into Heavy Metal

Kerry King of SLAYER and legendary Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) recently sat down for the latest episode of Noisey's "Back & Forth" series. Watch the two go into full nerd-out mode over how they got into heavy metal, making instruments out of rubber bands,...

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KISS Celebrated By Eclectic Array Of Female Artists On 'Kiss And Makeup' Album

Through an unprecedented, three-way collaboration, Los Angeles-based MediaHorse, a music licensing and creative marketing firm, Los Angeles and Nashville-based HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., the U.S. music publishing subsidiary of Tokyo-based entertainment conglomerate HoriPro Inc., as well as p...

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RICHIE KOTZEN: 'You Can't Save Me' Performance Clip From 'Live' DVD

THE WINERY DOGS guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen, who made a name for himself via his hard rock, blues-influenced solo albums, has released a new solo DVD, titled simply "Live", via CD Baby. The set, which was made available in Japan under the title "020215BLITZ-RK", features footage of Kotzen's con...

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SPOTIFY Pulls VICTORY RECORDS Catalog Over Royalty Dispute

Independent record label Victory Records has had its catalog of music pulled from streaming music service Spotify as a result of what Victory claims is "Spotify not properly paying publishing revenues due to Victory Records' artists in blatant violation of U.S. copyright laws." According to Victory,...

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Video: FOO FIGHTERS Joined By RATT Drummer BOBBY BLOTZER For QUEEN Classic

RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer joined FOO FIGHTERS on stage this past Sanday, October 18 at the 32nd "Grand Finale" Love Ride at Castaic Lake, California to perform the QUEEN classic "Tie Your Mother Down". Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Said Blotzer: "I was happy to be invited out t...

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EXUMER To Enter Studio This Month

German thrash metal veterans EXUMER will enter a studio in Dortmund, Germany on October 19 to begin recording the follow-up to their 2012 album "Fire & Damnation" for an early 2016 release via Metal Blade. The band will once again work with producer Waldemar Sorychta (SODOM, MOONSPELL, GRIP INC....

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Suicide Society

After a long and fun collaboration, Dave Padden says goodbye to Jeff Waters and ANNIHILATOR. Padden moves on, reportedly having grown tired of touring and being away from his family and obligations. Whether you were a fan of Padden or not, he will be greatly missed, as he was effective in keeping AN...

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Video: VENOM INC. Performs In Croatia

Fan-filmed video footage of VENOM INC., the new band featuring original VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray (drums) alongside ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, performing on October 13 in Zagreb, Croatia can be seen below. In a recent interview w...

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Video: STEPHEN PEARCY Performs RATT Classics In Las Vegas

Fan-filmed video footage of former RATT singer Stephen Pearcy performing some of the band's classic songs on October 10 at Count's Vamp'd Rock Bar & Grill in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Asked if he thinks there will ever be a follow-up album to RATT's 2010 CD, "Infestation", Pearcy told...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER Sends Legal Threat To DONALD TRUMP Over Use Of 'Dream On' Song

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler does not want Donald Trump to use the band's music in the billionaire developer's presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tyler's representatives sent Donald Trump For President Inc. a cease-and-desist order to stop using the AEROSMITH classic "Dream...

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RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER: Multi-Camera Footage Of Live Debut

RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER, the new project featuring Juan Croucier (RATT),Pete Holmes (BLACK 'N BLUE),Mike Moore and Toni Aleman, made its live debut on September 24 at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. Multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. RATT'S JUAN CROUCIER e...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announces Deluxe Vinyl Reissues Of First Three RELAPSE Albums

Relapse and Party Smasher Inc. have announced that the first three full-length releases from legendary extreme music pioneers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will see deluxe vinyl reissues this November. "Calculating Infinity", the band's landmark debut, has not seen a vinyl release in 15 years (outside o...