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ONSLAUGHT To Record DAMNATION FESTIVAL Performance For Upcoming Live Album
Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT will record their performance at this year's Damnation Festival on Saturday, November 22 in Leeds, UK for a live album, to be released in early 2009 through Candlelight Records. Commented guitarist Nige Rockett: "We're really looking forward to playing at this...November 4, 2008
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ONSLAUGHT: UK Dates Announced
Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have scheduled the following UK dates: Nov. 01 - Gloucester, UK - Brunswick (free entry) Nov. 14 - Birmingham, UK - Asylum Nov. 15 - Nuneaton, UK - Queens Hall Nov. 21 - Swansea, UK - Sin City Nov. 22 - Leeds, UK - Damnation Festival Nov. 28 - Kingston, UK ...October 8, 2008
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Comments On 'Blogosphere'
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." In this installment, Dallas talks about his experiences as a blogger and public figure and the potential backlash that might cause. An excerpt from the blog follows: "Many people come up...October 7, 2008
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POISON Drummer To Perform With MELANIE MARTEL In Canyon Country
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will play percussion for his fiancée Melanie Martel this Sunday night (October 5) between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at The Londoner in Canyon Country, California. Rockett was recently "exonerated" of a felony rape charge dating back to September 2007, because he wasn't in...September 30, 2008
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POISON Drummer's Gig With Fiancée Being Filmed For E!'s 'Rock Wives'
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will play percussion for his fiancée Melanie Martel this Friday night (September 26) at Off Broadway Bistro in Valencia, California. Commented Rockett: "I always figured this much talent couldn't go unnoticed forever. Well, it hasn't! The producers of The E! channel's 'R...September 24, 2008
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After ROCKETT Is Exonerated, Two Men Are Wanted For Questioning In Connection With Rape
Philadephia, Mississippi's The Neshoba Democrat reports that two men wanted for questioning in connection with an alleged rape at Pearl River Resort nearly a year ago are being sought by local law enforcement authorities. The alleged victim first told authorities that Rikki Rockett, the 46 year-old...September 19, 2008
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Weighs In On POISON Vs. DEF LEPPARD Feud
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R". This week Dallas reveals more details behind the band's cover of MUSE, and shares his thoughts on the public controversy going on between POISON and DEF LEPPARD. An excerpt from the blog...August 15, 2008
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POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS: 'I Don't Wanna Fight JOE ELLIOTT'
POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke to the nationally syndicated rock radio show "The Tour Bus" (web site) about his band's ongoing war of words with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott over Elliott's comments at a June 6 press conference at the Sweden Rock Festival, in which Joe said bands like POISON and...August 10, 2008
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POISON Drummer Schedules Pennsylvania Performance With MELANIE MARTEL
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will play percussion for his fiancée Melanie Martel tomorrow night (Sunday, August 10) at The Lighthouse Bar & Grill (390 Route 30) in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The acoustic performance will take place after POISON's concert at the Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake in...August 9, 2008
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POISON's 'Seven Days Live' To Receive CD Release
On August 26, Armoury Records (through Eagle Rock Entertainment) will release "Seven Days Live" by POISON — Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, Rikki Rockett and Richie Kotzen — as captured at the height of their international success with a full show recorded at London's Hammersmith Opollo in 1993. Featurin...August 4, 2008
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RIKKI ROCKETT To JOE ELLIOTT: 'You Need To Shut The F**k Up! No More Talkin' S**t'
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has threatened DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott with a beatdown following Elliott's recent onstage outburst in which Joe reportedly called Rockett a "fucking idiot [who has] never seen a good band before." In a brand new posting in the blog section of his MySpace page, Roc...August 1, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD Singer Reportedly Calls POISON Drummer A 'F**king Idiot' During Texas Concert
"C'mon C'mon", the new video from DEF LEPPARD, can be viewed below. DEF LEPPARD kicked off the second leg of its U.S. tour Wednesday night (July 30) at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. In her review of the show, Miriam Ramirez of The Monitor wrote, "[DEF LEPPARD singer Joe] Elliott used his ...August 1, 2008
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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT: 'I've Never Raped Anybody'
Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. A few excerpts from the chat follow. On being arrested on strong-arm rape charges at LAX (he was later exonerated): "I'm completely off the hook because they admitted they had the wrong guy. "Rap...July 31, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD Singer Hits Back At POISON
DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has hit back at POISON singer Bret Michaels and drummer Rikki Rockett over their response to Elliott's comments at a June 6 press conference at the Sweden Rock Festival, in which Elliott said bands like POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE had "no substance in their music" and the...July 18, 2008
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POISON Drummer Slams DEF LEPPARD Singer
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has responded to DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott's assertion that bands like POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE paid more attention to their image than their songwriting during the '80s as a way to cover up the fact that there was "no substance in their music." In a posting on his...July 15, 2008
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