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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE Pay Tribute To TONY MARTELL, Longtime Music Exec And Charity Founder

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have paid tribute to Tony Martell, a veteran music industry executive and philanthropist who died Sunday at the age of 90. Martell spent four decades as a high-ranking executive at CBS Records and its subsidiaries, where he worked closely with many major acts, including Osbo...

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THE BLOODLINE Offering Acoustic Version Of 'Bedside Sorrow' As Free Download

To celebrate the launch of its new web site, the Chicago-based metal band THE BLOODLINE, which features former members of DIRGE WITHIN and DIVINE HERESY, is offering a rare free download of the acoustic version of the track "Bedside Sorrow". Check it out at www.thebloodlinemusic.net. THE BLOODLINE i...

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TWISTED SISTER's MARK MENDOZA Launches 'Radioactive' Podcast

TWISTED SISTER bassist Mark Mendoza, along with Rob Rush from 94.3 The Shark and comedian Billy Mira have launched "Radioactive", a new podcast which features local and national talent on Connoisseur Media. Based in Suffolk County, Long Island, The Shark has filled an empty void for listeners in a m...

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Can STRYPER Frontman Name All The SPICE GIRLS Members?

Piper of KidsInterviewBands.com conducted an interview with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet on November 13 at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Sweet's seventh solo album, "One Sided War", was released on August 26 via Rat Pak Records. Backing Michael on the record are...

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SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: 'Lykaia' Album Due In February

SOEN, the progressive group featuring drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of AMON AMARTH and OPETH) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE),has taken another trip into uncharted waters. For those who have followed SOEN's career thus far, the concepts of journey and exploration are not new. 201...

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AIRBOURNE Enters WWE's 'Hell In A Cell'

AIRBOURNE's high-octane "Breakin' Outta Hell", the title track from the Australian hard rock band's new album, is an official theme song for the WWE's "Hell In a Cell" event, which airs globally on Sunday, October 30 at 8 p.m./5 p.m. PT on the WWE network. WWE SVP and GM, WWE Music Group Neil Lawi s...

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AIRBOURNE Frontman Says He Would Have Done 'All Right' Filling In For BRIAN JOHNSON On AC/DC's 'Rock Or Bust' Tour

Despite rumors to the contrary, AIRBOURNE frontman Joel O'Keeffe says that he was never asked to audition as a possible replacement for the ailing Brian Johnson on the final tour dates of AC/DC's "Rock Or Bust" world tour. "I wasn't called up, but saw a lot of stuff online about it," he told

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Why GODSMACK Decided To Wait Until 2018 To Release Next Studio Album

Roxy Myzal of HardDrive Radio recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On GODSMACK's plans for the coming months: Sully: "I don't know yet. We're talking now about getting toget...

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Video Premiere: THE AMITY AFFLICTION's 'All F**ked Up'

Roadrunner recording group THE AMITY AFFLICTION has debuted the official video for "All Fucked Up", the latest single from its new album, "This Could Be Heartbreak". The full-length disc arrived on August 12. The clip was directed by the band's frontman, Joel Birch, along with Ryan Mackfall, and it...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: I'm Going To Keep Making Albums Until I Can't Do Them Anymore

Seven solo studio albums into his remarkably prolific career, veteran STRYPER singer and one time BOSTON co-singer/guitar slinger Michael Sweet has pushed back against criticism of the rapid-fire pace at which he is releasing new music. He tells BigMusicGeek.com in a new interview: "It's funny, ya k...

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SULLY ERNA On New Solo Album: 'I Love That I Didn't Have To Get Handcuffed To One Genre Of Music'

Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his new solo album, "Hometown Life": Sully: "As pe...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE Is Not Ready To Retire Just Yet

Former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has dimissed reports that he is contemplating retiring in 2017 on the 30th anniversary of the release of one of the best-selling hard rock albums in history, WHITESNAKE's "1987". Asked by Argentina's Vorterix radio if there is any tr...

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GODSMACK Frontman SULLY ERNA: Sixth Webisode For 'Hometown Life' Solo Album

Sully Erna — founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK — released a new solo album, "Hometown Life", on Friday, September 30 via BMG. Composed by Sully on piano and acoustic guitar and produced in his New Hampshire studio, "Hometown Life" offers a departur...

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Reunited DOKKEN Performs In Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Video Footage, Photos

The reunited classic lineup of DOKKEN — singer Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown — played its only U.S. show Friday night (September 30) at Badlands Pawn Guns Gold And Rock 'N' Roll in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The concert was a warm-up gig for th...

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Video: AIRBOURNE Frontman Falls Off Stage During Kamloops, British Columbia Concert

Joel O'Keeffe of Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE injured his leg when he fell off the stage during the band's September 22 concert in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The incident happened during the encore song "Running Wild" while O'Keeffe was in the middle of his guitar solo. O'Keeffe was pi...