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KLAUS MEINE Says There Is Good Chance New SCORPIONS Album Will Arrive in 2020

SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine has confirmed to Scorpions Brazil that the band has commenced the songwriting process for its new album. The upcoming disc will mark the German hard rock legends' first release since 2017's "Born To Touch Your Feelings - Best Of Rock Ballads", which was an anthology of S...

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JOAN JETT On Getting 'Destroyed' By Crowd While Touring With SCORPIONS: 'I Was Covered From Head To Toe In Dripping, Gross Loogies'

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Joan Jett recently spoke with disc jockeys Preston and Steve of the Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the motivation to start her own label, Blackheart...

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Watch KINGDOM COME Perform At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of KINGDOM COME's May 4 performance at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. Singer Lenny Wolf is not involved in KINGDOM COME's current reunion tour, which kicked off last September in Seattle, Washington. The trek — which is celebrating the 30th ann...

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ULI JON ROTH Says Quality Of Rock Journalism 'Has Really Dropped'

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock conducted an interview with legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth prior to his April 13 concert at The Arcada in St. Charles, Illinois. You can watch the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he's surprised b...

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ULI JON ROTH Says Most Of Today's Music Is 'Pretty Blatantly Uninspired'

Legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth was asked in a recent interview with Rock 100.5 WNNX-FM for his opinion on the state of guitar playing today. He responded (hear audio below): "The general technical standard has definitely gone up. You can now hear a guitar player playing fast arpeggio runs i...

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ULI JON ROTH: 'I Stopped Listening To Music A Long, Long Time Ago'

Legendary German guitarist Uli Jon Roth says that he hasn't checked out any new music for a number of years. "I was never a great listener, except for at the very beginning," he told Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station in a new interview (hear audio below). "I self-taught music – like, buckets...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Was 'Never Aware' Of His Influence On Other Guitarists

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker says that he "was never actually aware" that he had such a considerable influence on younger musicians. "When I was doing my thing with UFO, all the way to 'Strangers In The Night', and then helped the SCORPIONS, opened the doors [to] America for them with...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Opens Rock Bar In Paris (Video)

Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee spoke to "The Fernando Rock Show" at the launch of his rock bar, Alabama, in central Paris, France. The bar was opened to the public on April 12 and Mikkey was there to celebrate with everyone in attendance. Check out the chat below. Also ava...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says WENDY DIO Spent A 'Bazillion Dollars' Trying To Make Fans Happy With DIO Hologram

The "Everblack" podcast recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the formation of A NEW REVENGE, which also features guitarist Keri Kelli (...

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IRON MAIDEN-Headlined 'Metal Night' At ROCK IN RIO Sells Out In Just Two Hours

All 90,000 tickets to the IRON MAIDEN-headlined "metal night" of this year's Rock In Rio festival sold out within two hours after they went on sale Thursday night (April 11). After a metal-free festival at City of Rock in 2017, the Rock In Rio organizers announced a whole day dedicated to this music...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says There Is 'No Point' For Him To Rejoin UFO

Michael Schenker says that he has no interest in taking part in UFO's farewell tour. The legendary German guitarist, who first joined UFO in 1973 and last played with the band in 2003, told RockMusicStar.com that there is "no point" in him returning to the group for its final run of shows. "It's too...

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IGNITE's ZOLI TÉGLÁS Returns With new ZOLI BAND Album 'Santa Monica'

"Santa Monica" is the second full-length album from ZOLI BAND, the group fronted by Zoli Téglás of IGNITE. The disc is out now via Edge Records and 56 November Records, and can be streamed online on most popular platforms (Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, Google Play, Deezer, Amazon) and can be ordered...

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ULI JON ROTH Says MICHAEL SCHENKER's Beef With RUDOLF SCHENKER Leaves Him 'Dumbfounded And Pretty Speechless'

Uli Jon Roth has once again weighed in on the rift between Michael and Rudolf Schenker, saying that it leaves him "dumbfounded and pretty speechless." Michael Schenker gave a number of interviews in the last few years in which he questioned his brother's integrity, going so far as to call Rudolf "a...

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SONATA ARCTICA Keyboardist Hopes For No Political Lyrics On Group's Next Album

Prior to Finnish progressive power metal band SONATA ARCTICA's acoustic performance in London on March 19, keyboardist Henkka Klingenberg and bass player Pasi Kauppinen spoke with Metal Underground. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Calls Brother RUDOLF A 'Dangerous Bully': 'I Have To Stay Away From Him'

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO) has once again slammed his brother Rudolf, saying that the SCORPIONS axeman is a "dangerous bully" who "takes advantage" his younger sibling. Michael Schenker gave a number of interviews in the last few years in which he questioned his bro...