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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD On LEMMY: 'If You Were His Friend, You Were His Friend For Life'

SAXON singer Biff Byford has released the following statement regarding the passing of MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister: "I knew Lemmy for 36 years. If you were his friend, you were his friend for life. "He has dealt his last card. "He was a defiant rebel to the end who loved his music and never co...

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MOTÖRHEAD's Manager: LEMMY's Cancer Prognosis Gave Him Two To Six Months To Live

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister was given "two to six months to live" when he was told he had terminal cancer on December 26, two days before his death. The band's longtime manager Todd Singerman has revealed to Sky News that Lemmy went to hospital two days after his 70th- birthday party at the ....

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DEE SNIDER: How LEMMY KILMISTER Saved TWISTED SISTER (Video)

In the Artisan News clip below, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider reveals how Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD played a crucial role in helping TWISTED SISTER break through in the U.K. Snider recalls how, in July 1982, TWISTED SISTER was offered the "special guest" slot on a bill at a heavy metal fes...

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Watch Video Footage Of MOTÖRHEAD's Final Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of MOTÖRHEAD's final concert, which took place on December 11 in Berlin, Germany, can be seen below. Despite suffering from an "extremely aggressive" form of cancer, the band's frontman, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister battled his way through to the end of the group's European tour. "...

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MIKKEY DEE: 'MOTÖRHEAD Is Over'

MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee has confirmed that the band will cease touring and will not record any more albums following the passing of the group's iconic frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. "MOTÖRHEAD is over, of course," Mikkey told Sweden's Expressen newspaper. "Lemmy was MOTÖRHEAD. But the band wil...

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MATT SORUM On LEMMY: 'Today We Lost The Greatest Badass In The History Of Rock 'N' Roll'

Drummer Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, THE CULT) has penned the following tribute to MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister: "Today we lost the greatest badass in the history of rock 'n' roll, Lemmy Kilmister. He was a man who lived his life with no apologies and lived the dream of a life on...

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AVANTASIA: Trailer For 'Ghostlights' Album Featuring Snippets Of Five New Songs

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will release its seventh studio album, "Ghostlights", on January 29, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The twelve-song CD was produced by Tobias and Sascha Paeth at Gatestudio in Wolfsburg, Germany. Paeth engineered and mixed "Ghostlights", while the mastering...

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Video: DEE SNIDER Teams Up With Pop Singer TAYLOR DAYNE For 'Silent Night' Performance

Video footage of TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider and '80s pop star Taylor Dayne performing the popular Christmas carol "Silent Night" on "Breakfast Television", also known as "BT", a Canadian morning news and entertainment program produced by CITY, can be seen below. Snider's holiday rock musical "...

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DEE SNIDER On DONALD TRUMP: It's Becoming Difficult To Ignore Sentiments And Ideologies He Is Provoking In American People

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, who earlier in the year became known as the only rocker willing to let Donald Trump use one of his songs at campaign events, says that being friends with the Republican presidential hopeful isn't easy. He tells Canada's The Globe And Mail: "I've never been a guy w...

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DEE SNIDER Is Reconsidering His Decision To Allow DONALD TRUMP To Use TWISTED SISTER's 'We're Not Gonna Take It'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider has told CBC Radio in a new interview that he is reconsidering his decision to allow Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to use the band's signature anthem "We're Not Gonna Take It" as the "exit song" at the controversial politician's recent campaign stops....

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AVANTASIA: Lyric Video For New Single 'Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose'

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will release a new digital single, "Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose", on December 11. The song is taken from AVANTASIA's seventh studio album, "Ghostlights", which will be released on January 29, 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The twelve-song CD was produced by...

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MOTÖRHEAD's MIKKEY DEE On Paris Terror Attacks: 'Animals Don't Even Do This S**t To Each Other'

On December 6, Kaaos TV conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recent Paris terrorist attacks: "I don't know where to start, really. I mea...

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Documentary About TWISTED SISTER's Early Days Gets Release Date

The TWISTED SISTER movie "We Are Twisted F*cking Sister!" a documentary film by Andrew Horn, will be released in Europe on January 29, 2016 via Monoduo Films. The 137-minute film (along with over two hours of bonus material) will be available on VOD (iTunes and Vimeo On Demand) and as a DVD (Amazon...

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SCOTT WEILAND's STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bandmates: 'Thank You For Sharing Your Life With Us'

Scott Weiland's former bandmates in STONE TEMPLE PILOTS — guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz — have released the following statement regarding the singer's passing: "Dear Scott, "Let us start by saying thank you for sharing your life with us. "Together we crafted a leg...

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Watch Video Of SCOTT WEILAND's Final Live Performance

Video footage of former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's last-ever performance, which took place this past Tuesday, December 1 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Adelaide Hall, can be seen below. Weiland died on Thursday night (December 3) at the age of 48. The singer was on...