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GUNS N' ROSES Shares New Version Of 'November Rain' Featuring 50-Piece Orchestra

GUNS N' ROSES has released a new version of the song "November Rain" featuring a 50-piece orchestra. The reworked version of the epic track was arranged and conducted by film and television composer Christopher Lennertz. It was remixed by progressive rock icon Steven Wilson, who previously said of h...

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ROB HALFORD Reflects On Being A Closeted Gay Man During 1980s Androgynous 'Glam Metal' Era

In a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, who publicly declared his homosexuality back in 1998 during an appearance on MTV News, reflected on what it was like to be a closeted man in the 1980s while so many other rock musicians at the time dipped their toes into...

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MICHAEL MONROE Shares Music Video For 'Derelict Palace'

Michael Monroe has released a music video for the majestically dark single, "Derelict Palace", taken from the album "I Live Too Fast To Die Young", out now via Silver Lining Music. "'Derelict Palace' is about watching someone that you care about disappear into drug addiction," guitarist Rich Jones e...

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PAUL STANLEY Says JIMMY PAGE Is More Than Just A Guitar Player: 'He Paints With Sound'

During a question-and-answer session aboard this year's "Kiss Kruise", KISS frontman Paul Stanley was asked by L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns to name his musical role model. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The guy who I respect the most and had the most impact on me is Jimmy Pag...

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SKID ROW's DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO Reflects On Breakup Of Classic Lineup: 'Things Had Gotten Very Toxic By The End'

In an interview with Guitar World magazine, SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo was asked how he feels about fans comparing the band's new singer Erik Grönwall to Sebastian Bach. He responded: "People will compare, and we hear people calling for reunions all the time, but there's no need. Even befo...

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MATT SORUM Wanted To 'Put The Spirit Of LEMMY' Into His Vocal Performance On KINGS OF CHAOS Single 'Judgement Day'

Matt Sorum, the Grammy-winning drummer of GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER, spoke to AXS TV about "Judgement Day", the new single and video from his all-star musical collective KINGS OF CHAOS. The track is a scorching rocker that was performed and co-written by Sorum and his VELVET REVOLVER bandmat...

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MONSTER MAGNET's DAVE WYNDORF Reveals 'The Only Thing That Wasn't Cool' About Touring With METALLICA

During an appearance on a recent episode of the GUNS N' ROSES-centric "Appetite for Distortion" podcast, MONSTER MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf spoke what it was like for him and his bandmates to tour with METALLICA in the late 1990s. He said: "We had been through Europe many, many times headlining be...

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MATT SORUM's KINGS OF CHAOS Releases 'Judgement Day' Music Video

Matt Sorum, the Grammy-winning drummer of GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER, recently signed with AFM Records for his first-ever album with his all-star musical collective KINGS OF CHAOS. The first single and video from KINGS OF CHAOS, "Judgement Day", is a scorching rocker that was performed and co...

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TODD LA TORRE Emerges As Outspoken Face Of QUEENSRŸCHE: 'I'm Not Going To Be Muzzled'

By David E. Gehlke Cabaret shows, "Dedicated To Chaos", backstage fracases and legal disputes over the QUEENSRŸCHE name all feel like distant memories when thinking about the last ten years with Todd La Torre fronting the band. The former CRIMSON GLORY singer joined QUEENSRŸCHE at its lowest point i...

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Watch: Makeup-Less KISS Performs 'Two Timer' On 'Kiss Kruise XI'

Fan-filmed video of KISS performing the song "Two Timer" live on October 24 during this year's Kiss Kruise can be seen below. Prior to yesterday, KISS last played "Two Timer", a song from the band's third album, 1975's "Dressed To Kill", in 2011, according to Setlist.fm. Kiss Kruise XI sailed from L...

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PARKWAY DRIVE Announces January/February 2023 U.S. Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Australian metal juggernauts PARKWAY DRIVE will return to the U.S. for a headline tour in winter 2023. The trek is special for several reasons. It's PARKWAY DRIVE's first U.S. tour support of their seventh album, "Darker Still", out now via Epitaph Records. It's also the first time the band has tour...

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HALESTORM's AREJAY HALE: 'I Get More Joy Out Of Touring Knowing That I'm Not Getting Wasted Every Night'

In a new interview with Australia's Serpent Tongue, HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale spoke about the physical preparation that goes into the touring and performing aspect of being in a high-energy rock band. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "As a drummer, I try to think like an athlete. I...

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BRIAN JOHNSON Couldn't Watch AXL ROSE Perform With AC/DC: 'I'm Told That He Did A Great Job'

Brian Johnson says that he couldn't bring himself to watch Axl Rose filling in for him at the end of AC/DC's "Rock Or Bust" tour. AC/DC postponed the last 10 dates of its spring 2016 North American trek after Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hearing loss." The band went on to...

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TED NUGENT: 'I Was Born With The God-Given Right To Keep And Bear Arms 24-7'

Ted Nugent has once again defended his right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, arguing that he got it from "God." The musician discussed his natural-born rights as an American while talking to John McLaughlin of the Iowa Firearms Coalition. The 73-year-old conservative rocker, who recently re...

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GUNS N' ROSES Shares 'Double Talkin' Jive' 1992 Live Recording From 'Use Your Illusion I & II' Box Set

The official audio for "Double Talkin' Jive" performed live by GUNS N' ROSES in Las Vegas at The Thomas & Mack Center on January 25, 1992 is available below. The track is taken from the upcoming "Use Your Illusion I & II" ultimate box set for the band's 1991 multi-platinum releases "Use Your...