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Worldwide Response To ROCKLAHOMA 'Amazing'

Only one week after announcing plans for Rocklahoma, the largest '80s rock festival of its kind to ever be organized, an onslaught of fans worldwide have purchased tickets and made their plans to travel to Oklahoma. Fans from throughout Europe, Australia, South Africa, Canada and 32 states in the U....

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L.A. GUNS Parts Ways With Bassist

L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis has issued the following update: "Dear friends, it is with enormous regret we announce the departure of our good friend Adam Hamilton [bass]. Adam has been offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue his dreams as a producer. From this point on he will become a f...

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ROCKLAHOMA Lineup Announced: POISON, RATT, VINCE NEIL, WARRANT Confirmed

POISON, RATT (featuring original lead singer Stephen Pearcy),VINCE NEIL, WARRANT, SLAUGHTER and QUIET RIOT are among the confirmed acts for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. The festival billing is shap...

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POISON, RATT, VINCE NEIL Set For ROCKLAHOMA Three-Day Summer Festival

POISON, RATT (featuring original lead singer Stephen Pearcy),VINCE NEIL and Y&T are among the acts that are expected to appear at Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. The following is a partial list of...

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WARRANT Career Burning Strong For Veteran Guitarist

Dan Craft of Pantagraph.com reports: When a Malibu wildfire is just a half-mile from your home, it's probably no consolation to be reminded that a band named FIREHOUSE is on your tour. Which was the case this past week for Joey Allen, founding member and lead guitarist for veteran '80s rockers WARRA...

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ERIC PETERSON: New TESTAMENT Is Like 'Over The Wall' Meets 'Damage Inc.'

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson recently spoke to Metal Asylum about the band's progress for the new record, working with new drummer Nick Barker, the group's promo videos, and the DRAGONLORD DVD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: So are you in the middle of working on the n...

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FIREHOUSE, Ex-RATT Singers Added To SCRAP METAL Project

FIREHOUSE's CJ Snare and former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy have signed on to appear with SCRAP METAL, the project featuring Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (NELSON),Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Eric Martin (MR. BIG). The group has lined up the following appearances during...

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GREAT WHITE Begins Recording New Album

According to a posting on GREAT WHITE's official web site, Jack Russell (vocals),Mark Kendall (guitar),Michael Lardie (keyboards, guitar),Sean McNabb (bass) and Audie Desbrow (drums) will be celebrating GREAT WHITE's 25th anniversary with a new record. They are in the studio recording right now,...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA, GREAT WHITE Members To Take Part In 'Metal Mania Stripped' Acoustic Show

Full Metal Jackie, the host of Indie 103.1's specialty metal show "Chaos", has announced that the upcoming acoustic show featuring QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA, GREAT WHITE, DOKKEN and original WARRANT lead singer Jani Lane to promote the forthcoming "VH1 Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" CD will take place at t...

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ACCEPT, DOKKEN, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On 'Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3' CD

Metal fans have spoken, so get ready to turn the volume up to "11" as Sidewinder Music and VH1 Classic Records will be releasing "VH1 Classic Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" on Tuesday, March 6. The new CD release will once again feature rare and never-before-heard acoustic versions of some of metal'...

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Ex-RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY: Solo Dates Announced

Former RATT vocalist Stephen Pearcy has lined up the following dates: Mar. 16 - Sauk Centre, MN - Gerards (w/ FIREHOUSE) Mar. 17 - Burnsville, MN - Renegades Stephen Pearcy recently entered into a management agreement with the California-based Jeff Keller Management LLC (management home for HERMAN R...

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Former FIERCE CONVICTION Singer Lands Deal With Z RECORDS

Former FIERCE CONVICTION (later known simply as CONVICTION) singer Jose Sanchez has gone back to his roots, which is the glam/melodic hard rock genre. In December of 2006, he landed a record deal with Europe's premier melodic hard rock label Z Records and is currently working on a new CD, which will...

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L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, FIREHOUSE To Join Forces For '80S INVASION TOUR

L.A. GUNS will team up with WARRANT and FIREHOUSE for the '80s Invasion Tour. A poster for the trek can be found at this location. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. L.A. GUNS is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "Tales from the Strip", which was released in ...

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QUIET RIOT Frontman: 'People Just Expect Us To Be Old And Sh*tty With No Energy'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently interviewed QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: Are you ashamed of any performance on an album in your career? Kevin: "Condition Critical". I think "Metal Heath" is a great record for the time and I...

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L.A. GUNS Featuring PHIL LEWIS: Tour Dates Announced

The L.A. GUNS version featuring vocalist Phil Lewis has announced the following U.S. dates: Jan. 17 - Omaha, NE - Chrome Lounge Jan. 19 - Mankato, MN - Busters Jan. 20 - Burnsville, MN - Renegades Mar. 17 - Bloomington, IL - U.S. Cellular Coliseum (w/ WARRANT, FIREHOUSE) Mar. 23 - Jim Thorpe, PA - ....