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THE WINERY DOGS Announce May 2019 U.S. Tour

THE WINERY DOGS — the hard rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (POISON, MR. BIG),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, DREAM THEATER) — will embark on an American tour in May of 2019. The trek will mark the group's first tou...

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Watch DEE SNIDER And TARJA TURUNEN Perform With Finnish Christmas Rock Project RASKASTA JOULUA

Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) and Tarja Turunen (NIGHTWISH) are among the guest musicians who performed with Finland's annual, all-star symphonic Christmas rock project RASKASTA JOULUA, which translates to "Heavy Christmas," earlier tonight (Tuesday, December 4) in Rauma, Finland. Fan-filmed video foo...

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While modern rock radio bands are busy mining the early blues-rock of LED ZEPPELIN and younger metal bands are stripping the New Wave of British Heavy Metal songbook for parts, Swedish supergroup THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA scratch an itch for those with nostalgia for a different specific moment in r...

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NITA STRAUSS On JILL JANUS's Suicide: 'I Did Not See It Coming'

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, says that she was surprised by the death of her THE STARBREAKERS bandmate Jill Janus. Janus, who was also the frontwoman for the California heavy metal band HUNTRESS, passed away on August 14. A longtime sufferer of menta...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN 'Can't Wait' To Play More Shows With A Symphony Orchestra

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann about the band's new live album, "Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 17". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On where the idea to rele...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Says Performing With An Orchestra Was 'A Lifelong Dream Come True'

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann recently spoke with Rodrigo Altaf of Sonic Perspectives. The full conversation — which took place prior to the departure of bassist Peter Baltes — can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On playing with an orchestra at the 201...

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ALEX SKOLNICK, DAVID VINCENT Remember Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA

In a new Music Radar retrospective on his career, SAVATAGE guitarist Criss Oliva — who was killed by a drunk driver 25 years ago last month — is praised by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick and former MORBID ANGEL bassist/vocalist David Vincent. Skolnick first heard Oliva on "Sirens", SAVATAGE's inf...

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THE WINERY DOGS To Embark On North American Tour In May

THE WINERY DOGS — the hard rock power trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (POISON, MR. BIG),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, DREAM THEATER) — will embark on an American tour in May of 2019. The trek — dates for which have not yet...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Announces Early 2019 North American Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will return to North America once again to promote their latest album, "Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay". For the second leg of its North American onslaught, the band has enlisted industrial/metal shock rocker WEDNESDAY 13 as well as theatrical meta...

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AXL ROSE Says QUEEN Is Greatest Band Of All Time

GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose recently gave a rare interview to Atlas By Etihad in which he discussed the band's appearance in the United Arab Emirates, his favorite city to perform in and his love for Formula One racing, among other topics. Asked which singer, in his opinion, is the greatest f...

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Watch HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Sing National Anthem At SYRACUSE CRUNCH Vs. BINGHAMTON DEVILS Game

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale sang the U.S. national anthem before American Hockey League team Syracuse Crunch defeated the Binghamton Devils on Friday, November 23 at the War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York. The Crunch also presented the singer with a custom-made jersey with her favorite numb...

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ACCEPT: 'Shadow Soldiers' Performance Clip From 'Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017'

German/American heavy metal legends ACCEPT have just released a live set, "Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017", via Nuclear Blast. It features a unique ACCEPT show, shot on August 3, 2017 at the legendary Wacken Open Air festival, where the band played the biggest and most extraordinary show of...

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MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN: 'Mechanix' Drum Playthrough Video

MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren's drum playthrough video of the song "Mechanix", which originally appeared on the band's 1985 album " Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!", can be seen below. Last November, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked by the RQP 104.3 FM radio how the band goe...

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Former AC/DC Drummer SIMON WRIGHT: 'I'm No PHIL RUDD'

Simon Wright, who played drums for AC/DC in the 1980s, spoke to Illawarra Mercury about how having actually been a member of the band afforded him a unique perspective on performing the group's material as part of the "Let There Be Rock - Orchestrated" show, which launches in Australia. "One thing I...

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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Singer ROSA LARICCHIUTA Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of BLACK ROSE MAZE, a new project centered around the talents of Canadian singer Rosa Laricchiuta. Laricchiuta is a singer, songwriter, and performer from Montreal, Quebec. After several years cutting her teeth with live shows, she auditioned for the thi...