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I had a chance over at http://sicasylum.com to sit down with the one and only legend Phil Anselmo to pick his brain about his new project, his love of horror films and more. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. John G: You are one of the most outgoing musicians in the …
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Black Star Riders – a new band formed by Thin Lizzy alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals), Scott Gorham (guitar), Damon Johnson (guitar), Marco Mendoza (bass) and new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper,Megadeth, David Lee Roth, Suicidal Tendencies) on drums – have released a 24-minute collection of video reports featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the debut album can be seen below. There will be …
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Justin Tedaldi of the Examiner spoke with master guitarist Steve Vai about his solo tour, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake. Portions of the interview appear below. Examiner: How’s the tour going so far? Steve Vai: It’s going great, you know? It’s my first full-length solo tour that I’ve been doing in five years (laughs). We’ve done a lot …
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Chickenfoot bassist Michael Anthony admits there was some melodrama attached to his 2004 reunion tour with Van Halen, but says it was nothing compared to the recent Black Sabbath soap opera. And he’s cast doubt on his former band’s claim that they cancelled 31 tour dates due to exhaustion, asking why it took them three …
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Beginning May 4th, Van Halen is giving away a limited-edition seven-inch single of “She’s the Woman” with the purchase of their new album, A Different Kind of Truth. However, the band is only offering it at select independent record stores to help extend Record Store Day beyond the third Saturday in April. Collectors can also …
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Van Halen will reportedly play New York’s Cafe Wha? on Thursday night (Jan. 5th) to play their first concert with frontman David Lee Roth since the band’s reunion tour ended in 2008. The show is expected to preview the band’s live show before the first tickets go on sale January 10th for their upcoming 2012 …
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Andy Greene of Rolling Stone spoke with Chickenfoot lead singer Sammy Hagar about his former band Van Halen. The interview appears in its entirety below. RS: We’re hearing that Van Halen signed to Interscope this week. SH: What? VH? Van Halen? I don’t think . . . How long has it been since they did …
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Reya Hart of Rolling Stone was on hand at the New York City’s Webster Hall Tuesday night for the last show of a six-date club tour with Chickenfoot. Recently the Grammy Foundation tweeted, “Who do u predict the reuniting band will be @ #GRAMMYnoms? Does this hint make u wanna ‘Jump’ & ‘Dance the Night …
Edge Of Paradise, the Los Angeles based female-fronted metal band, are releasing their debut CD on to Loudtrax. Check it out here: http://www.loudtrax.com/Artist/EdgeOfParadise . Also check out the video for “Mask” below. Mask features Margarita Monet (vocals), Dave Bates (guitarist), session drummer Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth, Don Henley) and bassist Tony Franklin (The Firm, …
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The usually reliable VAN HALEN fan site Van Halen News Desk has shot down as “completely false” a report from the Boston Herald on Thursday (August 18) that a new VAN HALEN single titled “Late Term” could be arriving next Tuesday (August 23). According to The Pulse Of Radio, the Herald cautioned that the information …
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