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ALIEN WEAPONRY Announces New Album, 'Te Rā'

New Zealand modern groove metal trio ALIEN WEAPONRY will release a new album, "Te Rā", on March 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. Since releasing its acclaimed debut "Tū" (2018),ALIEN WEAPONRY has been lauded for its kinetic presence and sound, as well as its vital blend of culturally profound lyricism...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: How I Discovered RUSH's Music

In a new interview with Mike Gaube and Shaggy of 94.9 and 104.5 The Pick and Mike Gaube's Headbangers, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about how he first discovered RUSH's music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I grew up in the Midwest where, ironically, most of my favorite band...

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STYX, KEVIN CRONIN And DON FELDER Announce 'Brotherhood Of Rock' 2025 Tour

Legendary rockers STYX and Kevin Cronin, the iconic voice and writer behind REO SPEEDWAGON's greatest hits, have one of the strongest brotherly bonds spanning 25 years, especially since they've crossed paths on the North American concert trail along with the occasional joint festival concert. Fittin...

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RIOT V's TODD MICHAEL HALL Reteams With METAL CHURCH's KURDT VANDERHOOF For New Solo Album 'Off The Rails'

RIOT V vocalist Todd Michael Hall will release his sophomore rock solo album, "Off The Rails", on October 18 via Rat Pak Records. Aligning himself once again with METAL CHURCH founding member and guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, Todd offers the listener 10 new studio tracks and two bonus tracks of straig...

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REO SPEEDWAGON To Stop Touring Due To 'Irreconcilable Differences'

Veteran rockers REO SPEEDWAGON have announced that they will stop touring at the end of 2024. The decision to halt all touring activities was apparently prompted by a disagreement over a return to the stage of bassist Bruce Hall, who underwent back surgery last November. Filling in for him at REO SP...

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METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, VAN HALEN, SCORPIONS, Others Make ROLLING STONE's 'Worst Album Covers Of All Time' List

METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, ANTHRAX, VAN HALEN and SCORPIONS are among the artists who have made Rolling Stone magazine's list of "50 Worst Album Covers Of All Time". Rolling Stone explained its process for choosing the albums this way: "Our selection criteria for the list, other than fugliness: We sk...

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Watch: ALICE COOPER, TOMMY THAYER, ORIANTHI, KEVIN CRONIN, MICKY DOLENZ Perform At 2024 'Coopstock'

The RichG LIVE YouTube channel has uploaded video of this year's Coopstock, the annual charity music festival at Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona that featured appearances by Cooper and legendary musicians. The 2024 installment of Coopstock was held on Saturday, April 13 and included perfo...

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Watch: WHITESNAKE, ZEBRA, VIXEN, Ex-MEGADETH And SLAUGHTER Members Perform At 2024 'Ronnie Montrose Remembered'

Iconic American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose was saluted by a stellar lineup of rock musicians whose careers were influenced by the legendary and powerful MONTROSE music at "Ronnie Montrose Remembered" on Friday, January 26 at the Grand Theater in Anaheim, California. This celebratory concert, hig...

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REO SPEEDWAGON And TRAIN Announce Summer 2024 Tour

Iconic hitmakers TRAIN and REO SPEEDWAGON have announced they will be joining forces for this summer's co-headlining tour. The diamond-selling bands will be hitting the road on the "Summer Road Trip 2024" tour, bringing together TRAIN's critically acclaimed catalog of global hits with REO SPEEDWAGON...

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Watch: ALICE COOPER, ACE FREHLEY, GEEZER BUTLER, SAMMY HAGAR, Others Perform At EDDIE TRUNK's 40th-Anniversary Party

Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley (KISS),Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN),Michael Anthony (VAN HALEN),Kevin Cronin (REO SPEEDWAGON),Lita Ford and Stephen Pearcy (RATT) are among the musicians who perf...

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Widow Of KISS's Longtime Guitar Tech Sues Band For Wrongful Death

According to Rolling Stone, the family of KISS's longtime guitar tech Francis Stueber, who died in 2021 after contracting COVID-19 during the band's "End Of The Road" tour, has filed a lawsuit for wrongful death. KISS founding members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, their longtime manager Doc McGhee,...

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Former POISON, MÖTLEY CRÜE And TWISTED SISTER Producer TOM WERMAN To Release 'Turn It Up!' Book In November

Jawbone Press has set a November 2023 release date for "Turn It Up! My Time Making Hit Records In The Glory Days Of Rock Music", the new book from legendary rock producer Tom Werman. Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Werman was deeply affected by pop music from a young age. He long dreamed of a care...

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DEF LEPPARD Added To 2023 Sturgis Buffalo Chip Lineup

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip, hailed as the best party anywhere, has added multi-platinum Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers DEF LEPPARD to the list of rock superstars performing at its annual event this summer, which runs August 4-13 at The Buffalo Chip Campground in Sturgis, South Dakota. Headliners announc...

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REO SPEEDWAGON Announces New Keyboardist

REO SPEEDWAGON has recruited Derek Hilland as the replacement for keyboardist and founding member Neal Doughty, who left the band last month. On Thursday (February 2),REO SPEEDWAGON singer Kevin Cronin released the following statement via social media: "Hi friends, those of you who have caught any...

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SAMMY HAGAR, ALICE COOPER, KEVIN CRONIN And CHAD KROEGER To Appear At 26th Annual 'Power Of Love' Gala

Keep Memory Alive has announced a prestigious lineup of entertainers taking part in the 26th annual "Power Of Love" gala on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The marquee fundraising event raises crucial funds for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain H...