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No Foul Play Suspected In Death Of Founding BON JOVI Bassist ALEC JOHN SUCH

According to TMZ, founding BON JOVI bassist Alec John Such asked a friend for help in the middle of the night over the weekend, just hours before he was found dead. Horry County chief deputy coroner Tamara Willard told the site that Alec woke up at his South Carolina home at around 2:15 a.m. on Satu...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS On Group's Early Days: 'We Believed That We Were The Best In The World Back Then'

In a new interview with Paraguay's ABC TV, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans reflected on his time with the band, saying (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was very exciting. We were very young guys and very ambitious. We believed that we were the best in the world back then. We weren't the be...

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Original BON JOVI Bassist ALEC JOHN SUCH Dead At 70

Original BON JOVI bassist Alec John Such has died at the age of 70. The news of Alec's passing was broken by BON JOVI leader Jon Bon Jovi who took to his social media earlier today (Sunday, June 5) to write: "We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. He wa...

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GUNS N' ROSES Performs Cover Of AC/DC's 'Walk All Over You' At European Tour Kick-Off (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES played a cover version of the AC/DC classic "Walk All Over You" during its headlining concert Saturday night (June 4) at Passeio Marítimo De Algés in Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Six years ago, GUNS N' ROSES' Axl Rose did a string of...

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VAN HALEN's 'Lost' Singer MITCH MALLOY Celebrates EDDIE VAN HALEN's Musical Legacy: 'Unchained' Multi-Camera Video

Mitch Malloy, who auditioned to replace Sammy Hagar in VAN HALEN in the summer of 1996, celebrated Eddie Van Halen's musical legacy with MITCH MALLOY'S VH EXPERIENCE on October 9, 2021 at Mattie Kelly Arts Village in Destin, Florida. Mitch was backed by a band featuring Pete Thorn (Chris Cornell, Do...

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TRIUMPH Tribute Album Is 'Close To Being Finished'

Ex-SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach and STARSHIP singer Mickey Thomas are among the musicians who will appear on the upcoming TRIUMPH tribute album. The effort is being overseen by producer Mike Clink, who helmed TRIUMPH's 1986 album "Sport Of Kings" and also worked on early GUNS N' ROSES recordings...

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LED ZEPPELIN Was Asked To Do ABBA-Style Avatar Show, Says JIMMY PAGE

The surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN were approached with the idea of staging an ABBA-style digital avatar show, guitarist Jimmy Page has revealed. At the annual Welsh literature event the Hay Festival on Thursday (June 2), Page said that he and his bandmates were asked to do "that sort of thi...

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SCORPIONS' KLAUS MEINE Says 'Wind Of Change' 'Has Lost The Meaning Of Being A Peace Anthem, Being A Song Of Hope'

SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine has once again opened up about his decision to alter some of the words in the band's anti-war anthem "Wind Of Change" order to appropriately reflect what's going on in Europe. Meine and his bandmates wrote "Wind Of Change" after performing at 1989's Moscow Music Peace Fe...

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Documentary About AC/DC Tribute Band BACK IN BLACK To Receive West Coast Premiere

"My Stupid Tribute Band", the music documentary from the Dallas, Texas-based AC/DC tribute band BACK IN BLACK, was selected by the Dances With Films festival and will have its West Coast premiere on June 15 at 9:15 p.m. at the legendary TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Prior to the screening, the b...

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Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS To Release New Single 'Guitarman' In June

Last fall, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans recorded two new songs with legendary producer Flemming Rasmussen, best known for having been helmed three of METALLICA's early albums, plus winning a Grammy for his work on METALLICA's "One" in 1989. One of the tracks, "Guitarman", was written by Danish m...

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THE DARKNESS Singer On JON BON JOVI's Vocal Issues: 'The People Around Him Need To Tell Him To Stop'

THE DARKNESS singer Justin Hawkins has weighed in on Jon Bon Jovi's vocal performances during BON JOVI's recent U.S. tour which kicked off April 2 in Omaha, Nebraska. The tour was in support of the album "2020", which was released in October of that year. The 47-year-old British-born rocker, who cur...

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Original AC/DC singer DAVE EVANS Releases 'Who's Gonna Rock Me?' Music Video

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans has released the official music video for his latest single, "Who's Gonna Rock Me?", filmed entirely in Aruba for Sketch during his current "Sold My Soul To Rock 'N' Roll" Latin American tour. The single, which features Dave on lead vocals, Bad Boy Troy on guitar, Ga...

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Man Found Dead At Festival Celebrating Legendary AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT

A 53-year-old man was found dead at this year's edition of Bonfest, the annual celebration of the life and music of AC/DC legend Bon Scott. The event takes place in the small Scottish town of Kirriemuir, Bon's original hometown. The man's body was found on the second day of the 2022 Bonfest, which s...

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JEFF PILSON On DON DOKKEN's Vocal 'Difficulties': 'I Hope He Has Less Problems In The Future'

In a brand new interview with the Tulsa Music Stream, ex-DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson spoke about the difficulties Don Dokken has had preserving his voice as he gets older and the issues Don has encountered trying to reproduce DOKKEN's classic material in a live setting. He said (as transcribed by BLA...

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SCOTT IAN's 10-Year-Old Son REVEL Launches Three-Piece Rock Band HONEYBEE

Revel Young Ian, the 10-year-old son of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, has teamed up with 16-year-old Liam Williams (guitar/vocals),and 15-year-old Theo O'Gara (bass/vocals) to form a three-piece rock and roll band called HONEYBEE. Formed in 2019 deep in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern Califor...