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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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Black Sabbath has made a statement regarding Bill Ward’s comments, posted here on Braingell, about not participating in the upcoming reunion tour dates with the band. Black Sabbath’s statement is as follows: We have decided not to make any detailed comment on Bill’s latest statement. There are two sides to every story. We have been …
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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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Here’s an interesting interview that I never thought I’d see. Well, on here, anyways. Ruben Mosqueda of the Oregon Music News spoke with Hank Williams III about playing with Phillip Anselmo in both Superjoint Ritual and Arson Anthem and whether or not he believes that Anselmo and Vinny Paul could ever repair their relationship. You …
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NEKTAR Nektar’s contribution over the last 40 years has quite rightly earned them their place in any ‘Progressive Rock Hall of Fame’. But the band is much more than a ‘Prog Legend’, the Nektar brand of innovative composition, performance and visuals is simply unique. Nektar’s history appeared to have been written when they finally split …
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A new, limited edition 2-CD set from Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES is out now to commemorate the last ever live shows of the legendary band. The set features AT THE GATES’ classic album, SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL, complete with all bonus tracks, along with the band’s definitive live album, PURGATORY UNLEASHED …
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Reforming in celebration of their 20 year anniversary, it is with great excitement that SONISPHERE welcomes HOUSE OF PAIN to 2011’s event, as part of a worldwide reunion tour. It’s hard to believe that the rowdy Irish Americans got started way back in 1991, but for the past 20 years the group has maintained a …
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In a surprise and brilliant turn of events, Russ Dwarf has decided to break out the library and tour wit his new band THE RUSS DWARF BAND. Known for his inexplicable, incomparable and slightly insane stage antics as lead sing of the ’80s metal band KILLER DWARFS, this is an event that needs to be …
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Founding figures in the birth and construction of the black metal genre and important figures in the Norwegian scene that later became the topic of mainstream press and film documentaries, IMMORTAL remain one of the most revered and esteemed black metal bands in all the world. Many remember the shock in 2003 when — thirteen …
Axl Rose of ginger and GUNS N’ ROSES fame is ready to do battle against Irving Azoff – his former manager and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment. Why you ask? Well, Mr. Rose is alleging that Azoff is “plotting the demise” of GUNS N’ ROSES. According to E! Axl Rose has filed a $5m lawsuit …
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