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Former DIO And WHITESNAKE Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Undergoes Successful Surgery In Battle With Throat Cancer Former WHITESNAKE and DIO and current THE DEAD DAISIES guitarist Doug Aldrich has undergone a successful surgery being after diagnosed with a treatable throat cancer. ...

LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival Cancels Friday Shows, Including SLAYER Reunion, Due To Severe Weather The organizers for the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky have canceled all performances for Friday (September 27) due to severe weather caused by remnants of ...

SICK OF IT ALL's LOU KOLLER Undergoes Final Pre-Surgery Round Of Chemo In Cancer Battle Vocalist Lou Koller of New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL has undergone his final pre-surgery round of chemotherapy after recently being diagnosed with an esophageal tumor. ...

Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Releases Another New Solo Single 'Mind Rise' Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with MEGADETH and ANGRA, has released another new solo single, “Mind Rise”. You can now listen to the track ...

AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON's New Band CLOSE ENEMIES Announces First Live Show AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton’s new band CLOSE ENEMIES will make its live debut on October 11 at Eastside Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee. Joining the 72-year-old musician in the new ...

SERJ TANKIAN Releases Music Video For 'Cartoon Buyer' Song From 'Foundations' EP Singer, poet, songwriter, visual artist, film producer, activist and author Serj Tankian, lead singer and lyricist for the Grammy Award-winning rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN, ...

PAUL RODGERS Releases Music Video For 'Photo Shooter' Song From 'Midnight Rose' Album Paul Rodgers, iconic lead vocalist, main songwriter and founding member of legendary rock band BAD COMPANY, has released the official music video for the song ...

METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Still Feels CLIFF BURTON's Influence In His Songwriting: He 'Lives In All Of Us' During an appearance on the latest episode of “The Metallica Report”, the podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things ...

Spell Shock Even in a subgenre as necessarily authentic as blackened speed metal, BEWITCHER have managed to stand out by being just that bit more believable than the rest. Looking the part, sounding like Cronos’s errant nephews, and exuding grubby, occult punk ...

LYNYRD SKYNYRD's JOHNNY VAN ZANT Says A Noncancerous Mass Was Found On His Youngest Daughter's Brain LYNYRD SKYNYRD singer Johnny Van Zant has offered more details about the “sudden emergency illness” which caused the cancelation of several of the ...