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THE ROLLING STONES drummer Charlie Watts won't be able to join his bandmates on their fall USA tour. The 80-year-old musician was planning to take part in the "No Filter" trek, which is scheduled to kick off on September 26 in St. Louis. Filling in for him will be his "great friend" Steve Jordan. "Charlie has had a procedure which was completely successful," a spokesperson the group said in a statement, "but I gather his doctors this […]

Bassist Jeff Pilson has revealed the classic lineup of DOKKEN is planning a retrospective boxed set. Pilson, speaking this past spring on the "White Line Fever" podcast, repeated his previously stated ambition for singer Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, drummer Mick Brown and himself to release one more record of completely new material together and also spoke about solidifying the band's legacy by having more of its music licensed in the media. "We're talking about possibly doing a box […]

METALLICA has teamed up with Amazon to create "The Metallica Podcast". According to the band, the podcast will launch with eight episodes taking a look behind the scenes at METALLICA's self-titled 1991 LP, better known as "The Black Album." An exact release date for the podcast has not yet been announced. The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time. Its 1991 release not only gave METALLICA its first […]

GUNS N' ROSES performed a reworked version of the song "Silkworms" during its concert Tuesday night (August 3) at Boston's Fenway Park. "Some of you might have heard this under another name, but this is really kind of absurd to try this," singer Axl Rose said while introducing the track. "Wasn't that funny? And they don't even know the joke yet. Okay, this is called 'Absurd'." After playing the song, Rose quipped: "See? I never run out of […]

Stephen Pearcy has once again floated the possibility of the surviving members of the classic RATT lineup reuniting to play live shows or make a new studio album. Pearcy made the comments four months after he was joined by his former bandmate Bobby Blotzer during the RATT singer's livestream concert from the world-famous Whisky A Go Go on the Sunset Strip. Asked in a new interview with "Waste Some Time With Jason Green" where the prospect of a classic RATT reunion stands […]

Tom Morello world premiered the debut song from his new album "The Atlas Underground Fire" today on six SiriusXM channels. The RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist's cover of "Highway To Hell" featuring Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder first aired on SiriusXM's Lithium, E Street Radio, Pearl Jam Radio, Turbo, Classic Rewind and Ozzy's Boneyard channels earlier today. "The Atlas Underground Fire" features additional collaborations with BRING ME THE HORIZON, PHANTOGRAM, Chris Stapleton, Mike Posner, Grandson and more. Morello's cover of "Highway To Hell" (courtesy of SiriusXM) can be streamed below. Tom said about the cover: "Our version of 'Highway To Hell' pays homage to AC/DC but with Bruce […]

KORN drummer Ray Luzier has confirmed that he is featured on MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars's highly anticipated debut solo album. Mars has been working on the disc — on and off — for at least the past five years. The effort is being recorded in Nashville, where Mars has lived for about eight years. Some of the early sessions for the LP were helmed by recently retired producer Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, ACCEPT, WARRANT, SKID ROW) at Blackbird Studio. Earlier today, Luzier shared a photo of […]

QUIET RIOT is set to welcome Rudy Sarzo back into the band after an 18-year absence. Rudy was one of the original founding members of the legendary "Metal Health" lineup. He played bass on the "Metal Health" album, which sold over ten million copies and spawned the hits "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "Metal Health" and on the follow-up record "Condition Critical". Sarzo appeared in the most notable music videos in the MTV age and toured with the band until 1985 and again from 1997 to […]

BREAKING BENJAMIN will team up with PAPA ROACH for a handful of dates later this summer. Also appearing on the bill will be MEMPHIS MAY FIRE. The shows kick off in Gilford, New Hampshire on September 11 at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, with stops in Columbus, Scranton and more, before wrapping up on September 22 at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, West Virginia. Fans can get early access to VIP packages […]