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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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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Joins PAMELA MOORE, RONNY MUNROE On Stage In Seattle (Video)

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton joined female vocalist Pamela Moore — who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II" — on stage this past Saturday night (May 17) at Studio Seven in Seattl...

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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 ...

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MIKE PORTNOY Weighs In On QUEENSRŸCHE Settlement, Calls It The 'Right' Outcome

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the settlement singer Geoff Tate reached with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name, which gives Geoff sole ability to perform "Operation: Mindcrime" and "Operation: Mindcrime II" in their entirety. Portnoy, who co-founded...

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Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Is 'Very Excited' About His Next 'Trilogy-Like' Conceptual Release

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate tells The News-Herald that he is pressing ahead with the follow-up to his 2013 QUEENSRŸCHE effort "Frequency Unknown". "I'm working on that now, and I'm very excited about it," Tate says. "I'm leaning in the conceptual format for my next musical presentations......

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VICIOUS RUMORS: 'Worlds And Machines' Performance Clip From 'Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment'

Veteran American metallers VICIOUS RUMORS will release a new live album, "Live You To Death 2 - American Punishment", via SPV/Steamhammer on June 11 in Scandinavia, June 13 in Germany, June 16 in the rest of Europe and June 24 in USA/Canada. The CD features 13 live tracks recorded on the "American P...

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PROJECT ROCK Featuring Ex-Members Of PRIEST, AC/DC, OZZY: 'Here's To Us' Performance Footage

Video footage of PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC — performing its first-ever original song, "Here's To Us", on April 18 at Izvestia Hall in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The studio version...