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Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist MATT SNELL Says Concert Tickets Are More Expensive Because People Are Stealing Music

Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Matt Snell says that "it's a lot easier" for bands to reach a wider audience today, even though financial burdens have made it much harder for many of them to survive. Snell, who recently launched a new group called INVIDIA with current and former members of IN...

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AC/DC Promoters Fined For Refusing To Issue Ticket Refunds

According to The Pulse Of Radio, authorities in Spain have fined AC/DC concert promoters Live Nation for refusing to issue ticket refunds to fans who didn't want to see the band with Axl Rose on lead vocals. Although Live Nation initially stated that any fans who no longer wanted to attend a GUNS sh...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM: 'Zephyr' Lyric Video Released

NOVEMBERS DOOM will release its tenth full-length album, titled "Hamartia", on April 14 via The End Records. The disc is available now for pre-order on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Considered by the band to be their best work to date, "Harmartia"'s mastery is due in part to the synergy of its lin...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Don't Think JIMMY DEGRASSO's RATT Involvement Will Interfere With Tour Schedule

BLACK STAR RIDERS members insist drummer Jimmy DeGrasso's involvement in the RATT reunion will no negative impact on their band. DeGrasso, 53, has performed with Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Juan Croucier and Carlos Cavazo twice in recent months as the newly reactivated RATT prepares to tour. B...

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NIKKI SIXX Weighs In On AXL ROSE Fronting AC/DC, Partial GUNS N' ROSES Reunion

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has weighed in on AC/DC's decision to use Axl Rose as the the lead singer of the band's recent tour, saying that it was "pretty cool." Rose replaced Brian Johnson last year for U.S. and European AC/DC dates after the longtime AC/DC singer was ordered off...

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INVIDIA Feat. IN THIS MOMENT, Ex-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Members: 'As The Sun Sleeps' Title Track Streaming

INVIDIA, the new band featuring former and current members of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, IN THIS MOMENT and SKINLAB, will release its debut album, "As The Sun Sleeps", on March 31 via SPV. The disc's title track can now be streamed below. Stated INVIDIA guitarist Brian Jackson: "I'm really happy we de...

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THE OBSESSED Announces U.S. Headlining Tour

Maryland doom legends THE OBSESSED have announced a full U.S. headlining tour in support of their forthcoming "Sacred" album. The tour is slated to commence on April 12 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and will run through May 20 in Baltimore, Maryland. KARMA TO BURN will provide direct support throughou...

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE's 'Graveyard Shift' Album To Feature Guest Appearance By KORN Singer

Roadrunner recording group MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has unveiled its new single, "Loud (F*ck It)", which is taken from their anticipated label debut album, "Graveyard Shift". The track, which debuted on SiriusXM Octane, is streaming now accompanied by an official music video. "Graveyard Shift" is availab...

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Watch METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD In New Trailer For 'Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar'

Hit the road with The Red Rocker, as AXS TV presents season two of the popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", premiering Sunday, March 5 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The 12-episode season follows Hagar as he travels to notable music cities throughout the U.S. to ...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Announces 18-Date U.S. Tour

With their new single, "Cheaper To Drink Alone", impacting rock radio early next month, Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have announced that, in addition to the previously announced winter tour dates in the Midwest and Northeast, they are hitting the road in May for an 18-date U.S. tour in suppor...

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Heavy Fire

It's not often one band, made of constituents from another, gets praised for emulating the latter. Yet BLACK STAR RIDERS has freely recreated THIN LIZZY for a modern generation, one who missed out on THIN LIZZY's glory days. If you're lucky, you'll catch "Jailbreak" or "Cowboy Song" on a gimmicky de...

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Video: AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Performs With GUNS N' ROSES At Second Sydney Concert

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young made a guest appearance with GUNS N' ROSES again Saturday night (February 11) in Sydney, Australia. As he did the night before, Young joined the band to perform the AC/DC songs "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "Riff Raff". GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan tweeted earlier in the...

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NEON COVEN Feat. ADLER Frontman JACOB BUNTON: 'Risen' EP Out Now

NEON COVEN, the new industrial rock band from Los Angeles, California, has released its debut EP, "Risen", via New Ocean Media. Recorded in Hollywood, the effort was produced by Jacob Bunton (LYNAM, ADLER),who also plays bass for the band. The EP consists of four tracks ranging from songs about sur...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Joins GUNS N' ROSES On Stage In Sydney (Video)

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young made a guest appearance with GUNS N' ROSES Friday night (February 10) in Sydney, Australia. Young joined the band to perform the AC/DC songs "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "Riff Raff". "We're gonna bring out a friend of ours," GUNS frontman Axl Rose told the crowd. "Ladies and g...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD, CHEAP TRICK's RICK NIELSEN To Guest On SAMMY HAGAR's 'Rock & Roll Road Trip'

Hit the road with The Red Rocker, as AXS TV presents season two of the popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", premiering Sunday, March 5 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The 12-episode season follows Hagar as he travels to notable music cities throughout the U.S. to ...