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WILLIE NELSON, ROBBY KRIEGER, JOE BONAMASSA Among Guests In Fourth Season Of 'Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar'

AXS TV has announced the return of the popular music interview series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", premiering Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. ET. Hosted by beloved rock showman Sammy Hagar, the upcoming series puts the spotlight on 12 all-new episodes as The Red Rocker (Hagar) talks and rocks w...

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METALLICA To Reunite With SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY To Open Chase Center In San Francisco

METALLICA will team up with the San Francisco Symphony on September 6 to open the new Chase Center in San Francisco. The classical musicians and classic rockers will be the first acts to perform at the new 18,064-seat arena that will serve as home to the NBA team Golden State Warriors in the fall. T...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Be Joined By CHAD KROEGER, JOE SATRIANI, MICHAEL ANTHONY At 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure VI' Benefit Concert

Sammy Hagar has announced the lineup for the sixth annual "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" benefit concert, set to take place on May 15 at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Artists performing at "Acoustic-4-A-Cure VI" include (in alphabetical order): Tom Johnston (THE DOOBIE BROTHERS),Chad Kroeger (NICKELBACK),Lu...

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STATUS QUO's FRANCIS ROSSI: RICK PARFITT Became 'A Caricature Of Himself'

Francis Rossi says his late STATUS QUO bandmate Rick Parfitt became "a caricature of himself" who was "always trying to be the rock star his fans thought he was." Rossi made the comments as part of The Big Issue 's "A Letter To My Younger Self" feature. The 69-year-old said he thought the moment he...

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SLASH, JOE SATRIANI, BRIAN MAY, JOE BONAMASSA, Others React To Death Of DICK DALE

Slash (GUNS N' ROSES),Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT),Brian May (QUEEN),Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER),Joe Bonamassa (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION),Brian Wilson (BEACH BOYS) and Stevie Van Zandt are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of Dick Dale. The guitar...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD To Perform At 'Ultimate Jam Night' Tribute To RANDY RHOADS

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will perform on Tuesday, March 19 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California as part of a tribute to Randy Rhoads's last concert. The free "Ultimate Jam Night" show will be broadcast live worldwide via RYouLive. Ward will play alongside an all-star...

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THE MUTE GODS Launch New Single 'One Day', Featuring RUSH's ALEX LIFESON

THE MUTE GODS, featuring Nick Beggs (STEVEN WILSON, STEVE HACKETT),Roger King (STEVE HACKETT) and Marco Minnemann (THE ARISTOCRATS, THE SEA WITHIN),will release their third studio album, "Atheists And Believers", on March 22. The official music video for the track "One Day", which features Alex Li...

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MACHINE GUN KELLY On Playing TOMMY LEE In 'The Dirt': 'It Never Seemed Like He Was Tainted By The Ugliness Around Him'

Rapper Machine Gun Kelly (real name: Colson Baker) spoke to USA Today about playing MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee in the film adaptation of the group's biography, "The Dirt - Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band". "The Dirt", which will premiere on March 22, was helmed by "Jackass Pre...

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RICK ALLEN Says DEF LEPPARD's Las Vegas Residency Allows Group To Play 'Really Deep Tracks'

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen recently spoke with "The Animal House Radio Show". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's decision to return to Las Vegas later this year for a second residency: Rick: "The first time we d...

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DARK SKY CHOIR Recruits Guitarist IRA BLACK

DARK SKY CHOIR has announced the addion of guitarist Ira Black (I AM MORBID, LIZZY BORDEN, VICIOUS RUMORS, METAL CHURCH) to the group's ranks. DARK SKY CHOIR features vocalist Brian Allen (VICIOUS RUMORS),bassist Percy Trayanov (MADAME MAYHEM) and drummer Mike James Sakowski (EXXPLORER). The grou...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We've Forgotten How To Love And Respect One Another'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has lamented the fact that the the U.S. has become irrevocably fractured along political and ideological lines — Republican/Democrat, liberal/conservative, red/blue, etc. — making it harder for people to engage in civil discourse. "As a society right now, we're capable...

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Video: KINGDOM COME Performs At MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise Pre-Party In Miami

Video footage of KINGDOM COME performing at the Monsters Of Rock cruise pre-party on February 23 at Magic City Casino in Miami, Florida 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 — whic...

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GUS G. Transforms Into SATCHEL G. For STEEL PANTHER 'Crazy Train' Performance

Former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. transformed into "Satchel G." for a guest appearance with STEEL PANTHER during the final show of their joint tour on February 19 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Together, they performed the Ozzy classic "Crazy Train", which originally appeared on Osbourne's debut solo...

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Distance Over Time

The thirty-year career of progressive metal icon DREAM THEATER has largely been an exercise in musical excess. Even the band's most passionate fans would be hard-pressed to argue criticisms that the group occasionally overdoes it on the musical and vocal extremes of the genre. The group's 2016 recor...

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MICK JONES And LOU GRAMM Talk FOREIGNER-Inspired 'Jukebox Hero' Musical, Recent 'Double Vision: Then And Now' Concerts

FOREIGNER's founding guitarist Mick Jones and original vocalist Lou Gramm recently spoke with Tom Power of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio program "Q" about "Jukebox Hero The Musical", which premiered in Toronto on February 20. The full conversation can be streamed at this location...