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VH1 Rocks Sin City At First Annual 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Rock royalty received the ultimate form of flattery as some of today's hottest rock acts honored legendary bands KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST at VH1's first annual "VH1 Rock Honors" Thursday night (May 25). Taped at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, "VH1 Rock Honors", which p...

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KISS, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD, QUEEN Perform At 'VH1 Rock Honors': Photos Available

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley and ex-GUNS N' ROSES axeman Gilby Clarke joined an all-star band consisting of Rob Zombie (vocals),Slash (guitar; VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Tommy Lee (drums; MÖTLEY CRÜE),and Scott Ian (bass — yes, bass; ANTHRAX) for a rendition of the KISS classic "Go...

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ACE FREHLEY To Perform 'God Of Thunder' With All-Star Band At 'VH1 Rock Honors'?

KissKollector.com has issued the following update: "After the announcement of a surprise guitarist to join the all star band that will pay tribute to KISS in Las Vegas tonight for 'VH1 Rock Honors' by playing 'God Of Thunder' on the show, rumors went all over the place about who this might be. Apart...

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ROB ZOMBIE Taps Ex-AMEN/WEDNESDAY 13 Bassist PIGGY D.

ROB ZOMBIE has tapped ex-AMEN/WEDNESDAY 13 bassist Matt Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.) as the replacement for the recently departed Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (also ex-CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER). As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported on May 11, Nicholson left Zombie earlier in the month in order to join OZZY O...

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PAUL STANLEY Says 'VH1 Rock Honors' Is Not Just Honoring Original KISS

KissOnline.com photographer Al Soluri was on hand to capture several photos as KISS rocked the Mandalay Bay Events Center Tuesday night (May 23),rehearsing for tonight's "VH1 Rock Honors" show. KissOnline.com also caught up with KISS frontman Paul Stanley for a quick question: KissOnline.com: Peter...

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GODSMACK: Details Of JUDAS PRIEST Tribute Performance Revealed

GODSMACK will be performing a four-song medley of JUDAS PRIEST classics as a tribute to the British heavy metal pioneers at the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors". In a live appearance on the "Rockline" nationally syndicated radio show Wednesday night (May 24),PRIEST frontman Rob Halford revealed that...

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DEF LEPPARD Went A Bit Off The Beaten Path For New Album

Launch Radio Networks report: It would be easy for a band to make a covers album that only had famous songs, but the newly released "Yeah!" shows that DEF LEPPARD wasn't afraid to stretch a bit. The album mixes well-known material alongside some more obscure songs, and guitarist Phil Collen told Lau...

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ROB ZOMBIE, SLASH, TOMMY LEE, SCOTT IAN To Perform 'God Of Thunder' At 'VH1 Rock Honors'

An all-star band consisting of Rob Zombie (vocals),Slash (guitar; VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Tommy Lee (drums; MÖTLEY CRÜE),and Scott Ian (bass — yes, bass; ANTHRAX) — plus a "special-surprise" second guitarist — will be performing the song "God of Thunder" as a tribute to KISS at the fir...

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KISS: Never-Before-Seen Live Footage To Air On VH1

According to KissKollector.com, never-before-seen KISS footage from some of the band's legendary '70s concerts will be aired as part of the the new VH1 documentary "Heavy: The Story of Metal", which is scheduled to premiere tonight (May 22). However, the information on VH1's web site only mentions t...

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DEFTONES: String Quartet Tribute To Be Released In September

A new tribute album to the DEFTONES, entitled "The String Quartet Tribute to the Deftones", will be released on September 19 via Vitamin Records. A description of the product reads as follows: "The rage and haunting beauty that is at the core of DEFTONES sound has been translated into percussive and...

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KISS Rehearse For 'VH1 Rock Honors': Photos Available

KISS rehearsed in Los Angeles on Friday (May 19) for the "VH1 Rock Honors" show. Hab from manager Doc McGhee's office stopped by and snapped a few photos of the guys rehearsing. This was the first time KISS has played together since their one-off corporate gig, Hondafest, last September in Ohio. Dru...

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SENATE Tap THREAT SIGNAL Bassist For Debut Album

Canadian metallers SENATE have announced that Marco Bressette from Nuclear Blast recording artists THREAT SIGNAL will be playing bass on their upcoming album. "Marco is a very talented musician and has become a good friend to the band, and his presence will further raise the bar for the record," the...

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ROB ZOMBIE, SLASH, TOMMY LEE, SCOTT IAN To Pay Tribute To KISS At 'VH1 Rock Honors'

An all-star band consisting of Rob Zombie (vocals),Slash (guitar; VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Tommy Lee (drums; MÖTLEY CRÜE),and Scott Ian (bass — yes, bass; ANTHRAX) — plus a "special-surprise" second guitarist — will be paying tribute to KISS at the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors". "VH1 R...

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The World's First 'Black Metal Porn Movie' Seeking Distribution Partners

Karnal Film Productions has completed work on what it claims is "the world's first black metal porn movie." Entitled "Phallusifer – The Immoral Code", the theme of the film is "something never done before: Hardcore porn with hints of S&M and Satanic imagery starring the Harlot Queen as herself a...

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Fans Confess Their Sins In The Name Of Rock For 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Leading up to the first annual "VH1 Rock Honors", fans will confess their wildest rock 'n' roll stories for a chance to win great prizes. For two nights, confessionals will appear in and around popular Los Angeles and Las Vegas venues where rock fans will get their chance to share their outrageous s...