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RICHIE FAULKNER Was 'Over The Moon' After Landing JUDAS PRIEST Gig

Co-host Jimmy Kay of Canada's "The Metal Voice" recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked what his reaction was when he first learned he had been picked to replace founding JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenne...

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…The Stories We Could Tell

MR. BIG fans have been rejoicing by the group's steady output of albums since the 2008 one-off reunion featuring Paul Gilbert and his band mates including one-time guitarist Richie Kotzen. MR. BIG is only blowing up the charts in Japan and other ports overseas, but that doesn't stop them from releas...

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ACE FREHLEY: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Huntington Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's November 20 performance at the Paramount in Huntington, New York can be seen below. Frehley's touring lineup includes none other than Richie Scarlet, who rode shotgun performing rhythm guitar and vocal duties on Ace's "Trouble Walking...

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JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON On PANTERA: 'They Wrote Some Great Songs' And 'They Were Innovative'

Jay Nanda of AXS.com conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner before the band's November 7 performance at the ninth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (FFF Fest) at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below....

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ACE FREHLEY: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Durham Concert

ToneChaser.org has uploaded video footage of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's November 17 performance at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, North Carolina. Check it out below. Frehley's touring lineup includes none other than Richie Scarlet, who rode shotgun performing rhythm guitar and vocal duti...

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ACE FREHLEY Kicks Off 'Space Invader' Tour In New Brunswick; Video Available

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley kicked off his "Space Invader" tour on November 13 at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His setlist was as follows: 01. Lost In Limbo (first time played live since 1992) 02. Gimme A Feelin' (live debut) 03. Toys (live debut) 04. Parasite (KISS song)...

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ROB HALFORD Is 'Ready To Make' Another JUDAS PRIEST Album

Only four months after the release of JUDAS PRIEST's latest album, "Redeemer Of Souls", the band's lead singer, Rob Halford, says that he is ready to head back into the studio to begin work on the follow-up effort. JUDAS PRIEST's 17th studio album, "Redeemer Of Souls" came out six years after the cr...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Quality Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire FUN FUN FUN FEST Performance

Quality fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's entire November 7 performance at the ninth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (FFF Fest) at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Dragonaut 02. Metal Gods 03. Devil's Child 04. Victim Of Changes 05. Halls...

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ROB HALFORD: JUDAS PRIEST Was 'Excited' About Getting RICHIE FAULKNER Involved In 'Redeemer Of Souls' Songwriting

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was recently interviewed on the 105.9 The Mountain radio station in Asheville, North Carolina. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the songwriting chemistry between longtime JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton and the band's lat...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Pittsburgh Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's October 18 performance at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Dragonaut 02. Metal Gods 03. Devil's Child 04. Victim Of Changes 05. Halls Of Valhalla 06. Love Bites 07. March Of The Dam...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: 'We Want To Be Out There And Doing What We Love'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill says that he is grateful for his band's decades-spanning career and says that there are no plans for PRIEST to retire, despite a 2010 announcement that the band's "Epitaph" tour would be its last. "When I look back over 40 years, I do so with a great sense of gratitude,...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'The Band Is More Than One Person'

In a brand new interview with Rock Confidential, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about the departure of founding guitarist K.K. Downing and the addition of Richie Faulkner to the group's ranks in 2011. "I've always said the band is more than one person," Halford said. "I still believe that. It...

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BACKYARD BABIES, Ex-MUSTASCH, VAINS OF JENNA Members Join Forces In DENIMGOAT

DENIMGOAT is like an old-school pickup truck with only one front seat with room for five. Side by side in that seat sits five people, heading straight forward to the chorus. Together, the band members have several thousand miles on the road. Drummer Danne McKenzie has played with bands like MUSTASCH...

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K.K. DOWNING Doesn't Regret Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Thought That It Had Run Its Course'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing says that he has no regrets about leaving the band but admits that he misses "being at the pinnacle" of the group's career. Downing, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his re...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA Impersonator REGGIE BROWN Joins Celebrity Rockers At 'Rock N' Bowl' (Video)

The T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament, held last week at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, brought together a myriad of celebrity rockers, comedians and music industry executives to raise funds for cancer research. The event, chaired by Wendy Dio, president and co-...