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QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Tucson Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's May 23 performance in Tucson, Arizona can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) have successfully agreed to purchase Geoff Tate's portion of the QUEENSRŸCHE name. The band will buy out...

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YES To Release 'Heaven & Earth' Album In July; Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Seminal progressive rock heroes YES will release their 21st studio album, "Heaven & Earth", on July 22 via Frontiers Records. Having sold nearly 40 million albums in a career that has so far spanned more than four decades, YES continues with its tradition of symphonic progressive rock that remai...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist TONY IOMMI Takes Up Teaching At Coventry University

Rock legend Tony Iommi, lead guitarist and founding member of heavy metal trailblazers BLACK SABBATH, will share his songwriting secrets with music students at Coventry University. The University, which awarded Tony with an Honorary Doctorate Of Arts in November last year for his outstanding contrib...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Says Legal Battle Over QUEENSRŸCHE Name 'Worked Out For The Best'

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER was interviewed on the latest episode of "The Shoe With Miles Schuman", the Internet radio show hosted by 14-year-old Miles "The Shoe" Schuman. Asked for his take on the settlement between singer Geoff Tate and his former bandmates i...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 237 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. QUEENSRŸCHE members Eddie Jackson (bass),Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Michael Wilton (guitar) have successfully agreed t...

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IAN WATKINS' Former LOSTPROPHETS Bandmates 'Have No Interest' In Speaking To Him Again

Former LOSTPROPHETS guitarists Mike Lewis and Lee Gaze have no desire to ever reconnect with the band's frontman Ian Watkins after the singer was sentenced to 29 years in prison for child-abuse crimes, including the attempted rape of an 11-month-old baby. Watkins began serving his sentence in Decemb...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's TODD LA TORRE Insisted On Performing Band's Classic Songs In Their Original Tunings

"Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. You can now listen to the chat below. (Note: La Torre calls in at...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: ROB HALFORD's Return To JUDAS PRIEST 'Was Good For Me'

Russia's Classic Rock magazine has uploaded a 14-minute video report on the April 18 concert in Moscow from PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR),the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC. The clip includes performance footage as well as an...

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MICHAEL WILTON: 'We Want To Rebuild The Name QUEENSRŸCHE'

Joseph Suto of Rock Show Critique recently conducted an interview with QUEENRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Show Critique: Now that a settlement has been reached regarding the band and Geoff Tate, does it feel like the world has been lifted off y...

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TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists To Pay Tribute To RANDY RHOADS On East Coast Mini-Tour

Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO),Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD),Jeff Young (MEGADETH),Joel Hoekstra (NIGHT RANGER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Mike Orlando (ADRENALINE MOB) are among the guitarists who will take part in the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" East Coas...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'Metal, As A Genre, Is Incredibly Limiting'

In a brand new interview with The Rock River Times, former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke about the songwriting process during the band's earlier years while original guitarist Chris DeGarmo was still a member of the group. "When you have a band, that group of people comes together for a number...

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GEOFF TATE Goes Through History Of Rock During 'Rock And Vaudeville' Show (Video)

A 10-minute video recap of former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's "Rock And Vaudeville" performances, which took place in early May at the Triple Door in Seattle, Washington can be seen below. "Rock And Vaudeville" consisted of five shows performed over three nights — May 1, May 2 and 3. Description...

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GEOFF TATE Gets Songwriting Inspiration From Truck Stops

Stephanie Webb, the entertainment reporter and film/TV critic at WZZM 13, conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate before his May 15 solo show at the Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can now watch the chat at WZZM13.com. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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GEOFF TATE Plans To 'Disappear For Awhile' After His Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Completes 'Farewell' Tour

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was interviewed on the May 15 edition of 99.1 CJAM-FM's "The Signals Of Intuition" radio show. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about the settlement he reached with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name, Tate said: "It feels grea...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says SKID ROW Gives The Audience 'The Exact Opposite Of What The Audience Actually Wants'

Full Throttle Rock recently conducted an inerview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Full Throttle Rock: You have been working on a book for some time now. How is that coming? Bach: It is coming along great. I am over 100 pages that ...