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TWISTED SISTER Announces First North American Shows With SEBASTIAN BACH On Vocals

TWISTED SISTER has announced the first shows with Sebastian Bach on vocals. These appearances do not affect or conflict with Sebastian's current or future solo touring schedule, which remains fully intact. TWISTED SISTER shows with Sebastian Bach on vocals: Sep. 04 - Palmer, AK @ Borealis Theatre (p...

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Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Joined By TWISTED SISTER's EDDIE OJEDA For 'I Wanna Rock' Performance In Nashville

Sebastian Bach was joined by TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda for a performance of the latter band's classic song "I Wanna Rock" during Bach's headlining concert Monday night (April 6) at Cannery Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. Fan-filmed video of Eddie's appearance can be seen below. In a recent...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Announces August/September 2026 Shows With TITANIUM TART

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain has scheduled the following shows in Florida and Georgia with his TITANIUM TART project: Aug. 29 - The Barn - Sanford, FL Sep. 05 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sep. 11 - The Albatross - Jacksonville, FL Sep. 13 - Center Stage Loft - Atlanta, GA Sep. 19 - OCC R...

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AC/DC 'Highway To Hell' Engineer TONY PLATT: We 'Wanted It To Sound Like Everybody Was In The Same Room'

Issue 55 of Rock Candy magazine has an in-depth look at AC/DC's breakthrough album, 1979's "Highway To Hell", including an exclusive interview with Tony Platt, the mix engineer on this album and the goliath "Back In Black", released in 1980. A witness to rock and roll history, Tony was there when a...

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EVA UNDER FIRE Announces New Album 'Villainous', Shares Title Track Featuring IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK

Listening to EVA UNDER FIRE is hard rock therapy, turning scars and demons into anthems of inner strength. As a licensed therapist and singer-songwriter, Amanda Lyberg blends emotional insight with powerful songwriting, delivering lyrics and performances that connect deeply and hit listeners right i...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN Announces 'Gargoyle Of The Garden State' Debut Solo Album, Shares 'At War With Myself' Single

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan will release his debut solo album, "Gargoyle Of The Garden State", on June 12 via earMUSIC. The LP, which will be made available under the BOLAN banner, was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who previously worked on SKID ROW's 2022 album "The Gang's All Here", and it will f...

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POWERRAGE, Featuring Former EXCITER Guitarist JOHN RICCI, Releases Second Single, 'Dragon Man'

POWERRAGE, the new band featuring former EXCITER guitarist John Ricci, bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of WITCHKILLER),vocalist Jacques Bélanger (who previously sang on three EXCITER albums: "The Dark Command" [1997], "Blood Of Tyrants" [2000] and "New Testament" [2004]) and drummer Lucas Dery, has rel...

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PUDDLE OF MUDD Releases Music Video For 'Free' From 'Kiss The Machine' Album

PUDDLE OF MUDD has released the official music video for the song "Free". The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Kiss The Machine", which came out in May 2025 via Pavement Entertainment. The music video was directed by Vicente Cordero and filmed in Los Angeles. "Free" takes on a deeply pe...

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THE DEAD DAISIES To Release 'Live Plus Five' In May

THE DEAD DAISIES are cranking it up with the physical release of "Live Plus Five", arriving on CD and vinyl Friday, May 1 and May 15 in the USA and Canada. This release captures their blistering "Live At Stonedead" performance at the U.K.'s Stonedead festival on August 23, 2025 along with an additio...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Join Forces With TYKETTO For 'Rock 'N' Roll Salvation' 2026 European Tour

BLACK STAR RIDERS will join forces with TYKETTO for the European "Rock 'N' Roll Salvation Tour" this fall. BLACK STAR RIDERS commented: "We're hitting the road this September and October 2026 for the 'Rock 'N' Roll Salvation Tour' — a double-headline European run with TYKETTO. "When two hard rock in...

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Watch: SEBASTIAN BACH Covers TWISTED SISTER's 'I Wanna Rock' With His Solo Band

Fan-filmed video of Sebastian Bach performing a cover of TWISTED SISTER's "I Wanna Rock" at two of his recent shows — on March 8 at The Newberry in Great Falls, Montana and March 13 at Des Plaines Theatre in Des Plaines, Illinois — can be seen below. In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRI...

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Former EXCITER Guitarist JOHN RICCI: 'I Don't Think A.I. Should Play A Part In Songwriting'

In a new interview with Robert Edwards of Talkin' Bout Rock, former EXCITER and current POWERRAGE guitarist John Ricci weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and rhymes based on artificial intelligence (A.I....

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I'm Going To Give You Guys Fun And Energy In TWISTED SISTER'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spoke about being chosen to front TWISTED SISTER for the latter band's fall 2026 shows after iconic vocalist Dee Snider resigned from TWISTED SISTER due to "health challenges". Sebastian said (as...

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DAVE GROHL's Daughter VIOLET Announces Debut Album 'Be Sweet To Me'

Dave Grohl's 19-year-old daughter Violet has announced her debut album, "Be Sweet To Me", set for global release on May 29 via Republic Records through her imprint Auroura Records. Following the 2025 release of "THUM" and "Applefish", today Violet also unleashes a new album track "595", accompanied...

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JOE SATRIANI Reflects On Being Asked To Play With ALEX VAN HALEN And DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I Kept Saying, 'I'm Not The Guy. Call NUNO BETTENCOURT''

In a new interview with The Weekly Show With David J. Maloney, Joe Satriani once again reflected on being approached to reproduce Eddie Van Halen's guitar parts as part of an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth. Recalling how the proposed pairing came about, Joe...