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ACCEPT: 'Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT will release a live set, "Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017", on November 23 via Nuclear Blast. Fans can expect a unique ACCEPT show, shot on August 3, 2017 at the legendary Wacken Open Air festival, where the band played the biggest and most extraordi...

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Supergroup Featuring Members Of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, PEARL JAM, GUNS N' ROSES To Perform At Benefit

According to The Pulse Of Radio, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith will lead a one-off supergroup called CHAD SMITH'S SUPER MEGA FUNKTASTIC JAM ROCK ALL STARS at a charity event on October 6 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The band will feature COLDPLAY singer Chris Martin, PEARL JAM gui...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK: Being An Alcoholic Is 'A Rough Road'

Drummer James Kottak says that he is "doing really well," two years after he was fired by the SCORPIONS during his well-publicized battle with alcoholism. He has since been replaced by former MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee. Speaking to Meltdown of Detroit's 101 WRIF radio station, Kottak said about h...

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SLASH And MYLES KENNEDY Offer Track-By-Track Breakdown Of 'Living The Dream' Album

A question-and-answer session with Slash and Myles Kennedy in which they break down SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS' new album, "Living The Dream", can be found below. The disc will be released on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner...

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ACCEPT's MARK TORNILLO On Taking Over For UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER In 2009: 'It Could Have Gone South In A Big Hurry'

Sakis Nikas of Rockpages conducted an interview with ACCEPT frontman Mark Tornillo at this year's Rockwave festival, which took place in July in Athens, Greece. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On playing songs live from their 2017 "The R...

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MATTHIAS JABS Says SCORPIONS 'Couldn't Continue' With Drummer JAMES KOTTAK: 'We Gave Him All The Chances, And 10 More'

Matthias Jabs says that SCORPIONS "had to make" the decision to fire James Kottak, explaining that he and his bandmates gave the drummer "all the chances" to get better. In September 2016, Kottak was dismissed from the legendary German hard rock band during his well-publicized battle with alcoholism...

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KINGDOM COME: More Dates Announced For 30th-Anniversary Tour

A revamped version of KINGDOM COME — comprised of guitarists Danny Stag and Rick Steier, bassist Johnny B. Frank, drummer James Kottak, along with singer Keith St. John (formerly of MONTROSE and LYNCH MOB) — will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the band's self-titled debut album by...

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Ex-ACCEPT Singer UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Has No Contact With His Former Bandmates: 'Too Many Bad Things Happened'

Udo Dirkschneider has confirmed to Greece's Rock Overdose that he will no longer perform any ACCEPT songs live once he has completed his current touring obligations with his DIRKSCHNEIDER project. "I did now the DIRKSCHNEIDER thing for nearly three hundred shows — I played only ACCEPT songs," he sa...

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IAN GILLAN And THE JAVELINS Share Stories From 1960s (Video)

Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" was released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and country tu...

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ZZ TOP Guitarist/Vocalist BILLY F GIBBONS: Lyric Video For 'Standing Around Crying'

The official lyric video for "Standing Around Crying" from ZZ TOP legend Billy F Gibbons can be seen below. The song is taken from his second-ever solo effort, "The Big Bad Blues", which will be released on September 21 via Concord Records. This is the follow-up to his acclaimed 2015 Afro-Cuban-flav...

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JAMES KOTTAK Admits He Is A Recovering Alcoholic, Says Upcoming KINGDOM COME Tour Will Be 'A Party'

A revamped version of KINGDOM COME — comprised of guitarists Danny Stag and Rick Steier, bassist Johnny B. Frank, drummer James Kottak, along with singer Keith St. John (formerly of MONTROSE and LYNCH MOB) — will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the band's self-titled debut album by...

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IAN GILLAN And THE JAVELINS: Audio Snippets Of Entire Debut Album

Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" will be released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and countr...

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SLASH Teams Up With UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD For 2018's 'Halloween Horror Nights'

It's alive! Inspired by Universal's original cinematic Monsters and the studio that invented the horror film, Universal Studios Hollywood unearths an all-new "Halloween Horror Nights" maze based on the original "Universal Monsters"… with a terrifying contemporary twist on these classic horror icons....

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WATAIN Frontman Says New Guitarist HAMPUS ERIKSSON Is A 'Total Diehard'

Frontman Erik Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN says new touring guitarist Hampus "H. Death" Eriksson "belongs to the unique little race of people who are just total diehards" and that the band is "lucky to have him." Eriksson has replaced Set Teitan, who stepped away from WATAIN earlier...

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PAUL RODGERS Feels The Free Spirit Of Late, Great Blues Guitar Legend

On August 12, Paul Rodgers played Hubert Sumlin's 1956 Gibson Les Paul R6 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. Sumlin, solo artist and guitarist for Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton, passed away in 2011. One of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," Sumlin w...