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LZZY HALE Says HALESTORM Is Working On 'The Most Aggressive Music' It's Ever Written

Musik Universe conducted an interview with HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale prior to the band's October 28, 2016 show at the Métropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On Lita Ford's influence: Lzzy: "She's someon...

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JOURNEY Keyboardist Says STEVE PERRY Has To Front Band At ROCK HALL Induction

According to The Pulse Of Radio, JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain says that if the band ends up getting the final nod for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall OF Fame, former lead singer Steve Perry needs to come back and perform with the group. Perry left JOURNEY in 1998 rather than be forced int...

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Former PEARL JAM Drummer DAVE ABBRUZZESE Clarifies ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Comments

Former PEARL JAM drummer Dave Abbruzzese has clarified his comments about his exclusion from the band's nomination to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Should the group get in, only original drummer Dave Krusen and current stickman Matt Cameron will be inducted with the other four founding members. Ab...

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GOJIRA: How Family Loss Affected Making Of 'Magma'

Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier and drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige.se: Is there such a thing as a perfect album? Joseph: No....

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CHERIE CURRIE Talks About THE RUNAWAYS' Early '90s Near-Reunion

Cherie Currie, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, was interviewed for episode 56 of the "Australian Rock Show" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about reconnecting with her former RUNAWAYS bandmate Lita Ford in 2013...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD To Perform With BABYMETAL At 'Alternative Press Music Awards'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford will join the Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL for their performance at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards, set to take place the evening of July 18 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. "Honestly, I am still at a loss of what to feel," say...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER Taking Part In DISCOVERY Channel Nature Series

Discovery Channel has announced a new family-friendly series from some of today's hottest recording artists, including AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler. Presented in association with World Wildlife Fund (WWF),"Hello World!" is a six-part series taking a look at the wonders of the natural world through...

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LITA FORD Responds To Negative Online Comments, Defends TONY IOMMI Abuse Accusations

In a revealing new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford discusses a number of topics including her new album, "Time Capsule", her feud with Kenny Laguna (who manages her fellow former RUNAWAYS member Joan Jett) and her response to comments posted online against he...

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LITA FORD Says She Left THE RUNAWAYS After Learning All Her Bandmates Were Gay

On February 23, Alyona Minkovski of HuffPost Live conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about her brief exit from THE RUNAWAYS forty years ago after learning that her bandmates were gay, Lita said: "This was in the early '70s, mid-'70s...

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Video: ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Performs At KORG Booth At NAMM

Gear Gods has uploaded video footage of ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss and bassist Chuck Garric performing at the Korg booth at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Check it out below. Strauss is a longtime Ibanez signature series endorsee who made her name with THE IRON MAIDENS, FEMME...

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The 25th Hour

For a while, it seemed hardcore heavies TERROR couldn't keep a unit intact. The band's lineup changed nearly every year between 2004 and 2009. The past seven years have presented a stable lineup: vocalist Scott Vogel, guitarists Martin Stewart and Jordan Posner, bassist David Wood and longtime drumm...

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Video: LITA FORD Performs In Omaha

Fan-filmed video footage of Lita Ford's December 12 performance at Ralston Arena in Omaha, Nebraska can be seen below. Ford recently told PopCultureMadness.com about her long-awaited autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", which is now set to arrive in the spring of 2016 via De...

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LITA FORD: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Recent Photo Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from Lita Ford's recent photo shoot with Dustin Jack Photography can be seen below (filmed by Natalia Britt). Ford recently told PopCultureMadness.com about her long-awaited autobiography, "Lita Ford - Living Like A Runaway: A Memoir", which is now set to arrive in the spri...

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FOO FIGHTERS Release 'Saint Cecilia' EP

FOO FIGHTERS have released a brand new EP, "Saint Cecilia", featuring five new tracks recorded recently in Austin, Texas. The EP has been made available via FooFighters.com as well as iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify. The FOO FIGHTERS posted a countdown clock on its site earlier this month counting d...

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Blackout States

As one of the frontrunners of glam rock, Michael Monroe is still on a roll. His look may be out of step with modern rock conventions, but that's never seemed to faze him. Whether it's HANOI ROCKS, DEMOLITION 23, JERUSALEM SLIM or in this case his solo work, Monroe does his thing and more often ...