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Former ANGEL Members PUNKY MEADOWS And FRANK DIMINO Perform Together For First Time In More Than 30 Years

Frank DiMino joined his former ANGEL bandmate Punky Meadows on stage for the first time in over thirty years on March 8 to perform the ANGEL song "Tower" at the Backstage Bar And Billiards in Las Vegas, Nevada. "It felt just like it did in ANGEL," Punky said. "The band kicked ass and Frank felt ...

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DANZIG To Release New Album In May; 2017's 'Blackest Of The Black' Festival Announced

The new DANZIG album will be released in mid-May. This will be the first collection of all-new DANZIG material in seven years, following 2010's critically acclaimed "Deth Red Sabaoth". The title for the new disc will be announced shortly. This June also marks the 25th anniversary of "Danzig III: How...

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STEVEN ADLER Is 'Thankful' He Got To Play With GUNS N' ROSES Again After 26 Years

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler spoke to LA Weekly about what it was like to finally perform with the band again for the first time in 26 years during the 2016 leg of the "Not In This Lifetime" tour. "I'm thankful I got to do what I got to do," he ...

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GODSMACK's Five-Year-Old Cover Of THE BEATLES' 'Come Together' Tops Hard Rock Digital Song Sales Chart

According to Billboard, GODMACK's five-year-old cover of THE BEATLES' "Come Together" has landed at position No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, with 11,000 downloads sold (up from a nominal amount) in the week ending March 2. As a result of the track's 4,972 percent increase to...

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AEROSMITH To Perform At 2017 NCAA March Madness Music Festival In Phoenix

The NCAA and Turner Live Events, alongside official NCAA corporate champions Coca-Cola and Capital One today announced a selection of A-list acts performing at the 2017 NCAA March Madness Music Festival in conjunction with the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four. The three-day, free music festival, annually...

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JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Honored' METALLICA's Music Was Used By U.S. Military To 'Help Us Stay Safe'

James Hetfield says that he is "honored" the U.S. military used METALLICA's music to psychologically torture prisoners of war because it "help[ed] us stay safe." According to U.K. publication The Guardian, U.S. interrogators seeking to disorientate and break Iraqi prisoners played music from METALLI...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER 'Didn't Get' 1984 Spoof Rockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap'

Joe Perry says that his AEROSMITH bandmate Steven Tyler wasn't amused the first time he watched the beloved 1984 spoof rockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap". "When we watched 'Spinal Tap', my wife and I saw it, and we fell on the floor," Perry told Ultimate Classic Rock. "It was great, every bit is ...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist Says 'The Astonishing' Songwriting Process Was 'Really Fun And Very Different'

Warner Music Italy recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metallers DREAM THEATER. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the songwriting process for the band's wildly ambitious 2016 double concept LP, "The Astonishing", Petrucci said: "It was actually...

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JOEY KRAMER Says AEROSMITH Is A 'Much Better' Live Band Than THE ROLLING STONES

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer says that when it comes to playing live, his band is in a league of its own. He tells Classic Rock magazine: "First of all, as far as AEROSMITH goes there is no band that has been around for almost fifty years that still has the original five guys ...

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THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Live And Louder' Album In May

"Live And Louder", THE DEAD DAISIES new live outing, set for release on May 19 on Spitfire Music/SPV, perfectly captures the awesome vibe of their supreme, sweat drenched, roof-raising live sets, recorded on a heady high at the end of an unbelievable 2016. From the moment they dropped their first si...

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ROB ZOMBIE Confirms Voice Role In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Sequel

Rob Zombie has has lent his voice to "Guardians Of The Galaxy 2". Rob confirmed his involvement in the sequel to the 2014 comedic superhero flick via his Instagram account. Zombie posted a picture of him with the film's director, James Gunn, and wrote: "With James Gunn at Disney recording a voice fo...

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METALLICA Scores Ninth No. 1 On BILLBOARD's 'Mainstream Rock Songs' Chart With 'Atlas, Rise!'

According to Billboard.com, METALLICA earned its ninth No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart with its latest single, "Atlas, Rise!" The band previously scored chart toppers with "Hardwired" (also from METALLICA's latest album, 2016's "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct"); "The Day That N...

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STEVEN TYLER's Super Car Raises $800K For Charity

A rare sports car from the personal collection of Steven Tyler has been auctioned, raising $800,000 for his Janie's Fund, a philanthropic partnership with Youth Villages. Tyler and his "car for a cause" were one of the biggest draws at the auction by Barrett-Jackson, "The World's Greatest Collector...

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DREAM THEATER Launches 'The Astonishing' Mobile Game

Progressive metallers DREAM THEATER have launched a mobile game based on their 2016 double concept album "The Astonishing". "The Astonishing Game" is the definite interactive dramatization of DREAM THEATER's epic rock opera "The Astonishing", and is an artistic collaboration between Turbo Tape Games...

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JACK RUSSELL Says 'The Mystique' From Music Industry Is Gone

I'm Music Magazine recently conducted an interview with former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell. An excerpt from the chat follows below. I'm Music Magazine: There aren't many bands from your era who are putting out new music, with most just relying on nostalgia...