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STEEL PANTHER Has No Interest In Making 'Serious' Album

Singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER tells The Tennessean that, despite the band's cult band status, "now, with where we're at with 25 employees, trucks and buses, there's a lot riding on what comes out on our CDs. Plus, we're g...

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STEEL PANTHER Interviewed By ROCK RAGE RADIO At LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival (Video)

Rock Rage Radio conducted an interview with drummer Stix Zadinia (real name Darren Leader) and singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER at the inaugural installment of the Louder Than Life festival, which was held on Saturday, Octob...

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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR: VAN HALEN Was 'The Heroin Of Rock For Me'

Mark Weiss of RockScene.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Michael Starr of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his early musical influences, Starr said: "For me, when VAN HALEN came out, that started the heavy metal of the...

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VOLBEAT To Tour North America With ANTHRAX

Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have announced a spring 2015 tour with special guests ANTHRAX and openers CROBOT. A pre-sale goes live on October 29 at 10 a.m. local time in all markets, and can be accessed by all Rebels’n’Angels members. On Halloween, general on-sale begins at 10 a.m...

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DEF LEPPARD's Cover Of PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS' 'Helen Wheels': Audio Sample Available

Due on November 18, "The Art Of McCartney" is a long awaited and very special project celebrating one of the most universally acclaimed songwriters of all time, Sir Paul McCartney. With backing provided by McCartney's long time band, classic tracks such as "Maybe I'm Amazed", "My Love", "The Long An...

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ALICE COOPER Talks About His Covers Of THE BEATLES' 'Eleanor Rigby', PAUL MCCARTNEY's 'Smile Away' (Video)

Due on November 18, "The Art Of McCartney" is a long awaited and very special project celebrating one of the most universally acclaimed songwriters of all time, Sir Paul McCartney. With backing provided by McCartney's long time band, classic tracks such as "Maybe I'm Amazed", "My Love", "The Long An...

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ALICE COOPER's Cover Version Of THE BEATLES' 'Eleanor Rigby'; Audio Snippet Available

Due on November 18, "The Art Of McCartney" is a long awaited and very special project celebrating one of the most universally acclaimed songwriters of all time, Sir Paul McCartney. With backing provided by McCartney's long time band, classic tracks such as "Maybe I'm Amazed", "My Love", "The Long An...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Performs Entire 'Streets: A Rock Opera' At ProgPower USA (Video)

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the Florida-based band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, performed SAVATAGE's "Streets: A Rock Opera" in its entirety at this year's edition of the ProgPower USA festival, which took place September 12-13 in Atlanta, Georgia. Fan-filmed video footage of JON OLIVA'S PAIN's perfo...

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TROUBLE, CROWBAR, Ex-DEICIDE/OBITUARY Members Join Forces In DEVIL'S HIGHWAY

DEVIL'S HIGHWAY, the new "supergroup" featuring vocalist Kyle Thomas (TROUBLE, EXHORDER),Ralph Santolla (DEICIDE, OBITUARY, DEATH),Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, SADUS),guitarist Matt Brunson (CROWBAR, KINGDOM OF SORROW) and Tony Laureano (DIMMU BORGIR, NILE),has begun recording its debut album at...

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'Northmen - A Viking Saga' Film Featuring AMON AMARTH's JOHAN HEGG: New Trailer Released

Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH last year joined the cast of "Northmen - A Viking Saga". Hegg plays Viking warrior Valli in the film, which was shot for eight weeks primarily in South Africa, with some additional shooting in Germany. Johan comments on his role: "Valli is a...

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STEEL PANTHER's MICHAEL STARR Says Negotiations For TV Show Are Still Ongoing

Alex Obert of Journey Of A Frontman recently conducted an interview with singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Journey Of A Frontman: What would you say are the best parts about b...

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STEEL PANTHER: Video Tour Of DOWNLOAD Festival Backstage

A four-minute clip of drummer Stix Zadinia (real name Darren Leader) and singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER offering a backstage tour of this year's Download festival, which took place June 13-15 at Donington Park in Leicester...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Buys New House In Westlake Village, Lists Calabasas Home For Sale

According to the Los Angeles Times, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has listed his place in a gated Calabasas, California community for sale at $2.399 million. In addition, the 55-year-old rocker and his new 28-year-old wife and How2Girl founder, Courtney Bingham, spent $4.125 million on a new Westla...

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OBITUARY Drummer On Crowdfunding Campaign For New Album: A Lot Of People Thought We Were Begging

Vocalist John Tardy and drummer Donald Tardy of Florida death metallers OBITUARY were interviewed by Rock Hard magazine at this year's Rock Hard Festival on June 7 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. OBITUARY has partnered with Relapse Records f...

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STEEL PANTHER Interviewed At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING (Video)

Drummer Stix Zadinia (real name Darren Leader) and singer Michael Starr (real name Ralph Saenz; ex-L.A. GUNS) of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER were interviewed at this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held June 27-29 in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the ch...