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Video: SAMMY HAGAR And MICHAEL ANTHONY's THE CIRCLE Performs In Philadelphia

On September 25, Sammy Hagar and THE CIRCLE, the critically acclaimed supergroup featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, performed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Mann Center For The Performing Arts as part of its North American tour with COLLECTIVE SOUL. Fan-filmed video footage of...

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BLITZKRIEG To Release 'Reign Of Fire' Single In December

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) veterans BLITZKRIEG will release a new seven-inch vinyl EP, "Reign Of Fire", on December 8 in a limited edition of five hundred copies embraced by amazing handdrawn old-school metal artwork by Lee Murphy. Says BLITZKRIEG guitarist Ken Johnson: "We are very e...

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Former AC/DC Members And Other Australian Rock Legends Unite For BON SCOTT Tribute Tour

Featuring a lineup that includes two former AC/DC members (Simon Wright and Mark Evans),late AC/DC singer Bon Scott's son (Dave Stevens),Aussie rock stalwarts from THE ANGELS and THE POOR (James Morley and Skeenie) and rounded off with YouTube tone maven Fil "SoloDallas" Olivieri, "Bon But Not For...

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Video: DEE SNIDER Performs In Ridgefield, Connecticut

Fan-filmed video footage of Dee Snider's September 22 performance at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut can be seen below. During an August 17 appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),Snider spoke about TWISTED SISTER's decision to call it quits last y...

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JOE SATRIANI Collaborates With GLENN HUGHES, CHAD SMITH On 'What Happens Next' Album

World-renowned guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has announced the release of his sixteenth solo album, "What Happens Next", due on January 12, 2018 via Sony/Legacy Recordings. Just a day prior to the album release, Satriani revives his G3 tour entity, inviting DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci and DEF LEPP...

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LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Promises 'Announcements' This Week

There has been a lot of speculation regarding the future of LINKIN PARK following the death last July of singer Chester Bennington, with the surviving band members saying little about it themselves. But co-vocalist Mike Shinoda posted his first Instagram message in more than two weeks on Saturday (S...

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FOO FIGHTERS Joined By THE HIVES Frontman For Performance Of AC/DC Classic In Stockholm (Video)

Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, lead singer of the Swedish garage-rock revivalists THE HIVES, joined FOO FIGHTERS on stage during the latter band's invite-only concert on Thursday, September 14 at Vasateatern in Stockholm to perform a cover of the AC/DC song "Let There Be Rock". FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave G...

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SAMMY HAGAR On VAN HALEN Reunion: It's Not On My Bucket List'

Despite going out of his way this past year to push the subject of a VAN HALEN reunion tour featuring Michael Anthony along with sets by both him and David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar is putting the idea to rest. Hagar is currently on the road with THE CIRCLE, which consists of Michael Anthony, drummer Ja...

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STEVE AOKI And LINKIN PARK Release 'Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds' In Memory Of CHESTER BENNINGTON

Steve Aoki has released the remix "Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds" (Chester Forever Steve Aoki Remix). The song is a mashup of "Darker Than Blood" and "A Light That Never Comes", two songs he created with LINKIN PARK. Steve made the mashup as his tribute to his late friend Chester Benningto...

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RHINO BUCKET Frontman: AC/DC 'Made The Right Move' By Hiring AXL ROSE

RHINO BUCKET frontman Georg Dolivo says AC/DC did the right thing by ignoring calls for him to replace Brian Johnson instead of eventual appointee Axl Rose. Since 1988, Dolivo has been widely described as the man who sounds most like Bon Scott, and when Brian Johnson departed the Australian behemoth...

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GRETA VAN FLEET's 'Highway Tune' Claims #1 Spot At U.S. Active And Mainstream Rock Radio

"Highway Tune", the debut single from GRETA VAN FLEET, one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands on the scene today, has just attained the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Active and Mainstream Rock radio charts, and No. 1 on the Canadian Active Rock radio chart. This milestone comes just as the band is wr...

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HINDER Sues Former Singer AUSTIN JOHN WINKLER Over Trademark

According to The Oklahoman, former HINDER lead singer Austin John Winkler has been sued by the current members of the band for allegedly unlawfully using the group trademark to promote his solo career after leaving HINDER in 2013. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Oklahoma City alleges Wi...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Joins MUSE On Stage At READING FESTIVAL For 'Back In Black' Performance

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson joined MUSE on stage Sunday night (August 27) at the Reading Festival in England to perform his band's iconic track "Back In Black". Johnson appeared with the trio on stage at the start of the encore. MUSE frontman Matt Bellamy told the crowd: "He's back!" before they laun...

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Life Of AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Examined In New Book

Due on August 28 from Nero is "High Voltage: The Life Of Angus Young", the first biography of AC/DC's co-founder and last surviving original member. Its author, Jeff Apter, believes the story of the man he describes as the "face, sound and sometimes the exposed backside" of the band is worth telling...

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DEE SNIDER: 'I Had To Stop Headbanging… My Neck Just About Had It'

During an August 17 appearance on the "Trunk Nation" show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106),Dee Snider spoke about TWISTED SISTER's decision to call it quits last year after completing a farewell fortieth-anniversary tour. "Basically, the level of intensity that I performed at with TWISTED SISTER, I...