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DAVID LEE ROTH Turned Down MÖTLEY CRÜE’s ‘The Stadium Tour’: “I Don’t Open For Bands That I Influenced”

DAVID LEE ROTH Turned Down MÖTLEY CRÜE’s ‘The Stadium Tour’: “I Don’t Open For Bands That I Influenced”

According to Nikki Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE originally invited VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth to share the stage with them and DEF LEPPARD for “The Stadium Tour” but Dave took a pass. “I don’t open for bands that I influenced,” Nikki recalls Roth telling him, according to the Los Angeles Times. “The Stadium Tour”, which...

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RAMMSTEIN Frontman TILL LINDEMANN Detained By Authorities In Russia

RAMMSTEIN Frontman TILL LINDEMANN Detained By Authorities In Russia

RAMMSTEIN frontman Till Lindemann was detained and questioned by Russian authorities yesterday, August 28, with police removing the singer from his hotel room and taking him down to a local station. Summa Inferno reports that the RAMMSTEIN singer was scheduled to perform with his solo band at the ‘Maklarin for Homeland’ festival’ in the Tver...

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Ex METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Admits He Was “F**king Livid” When He First Heard ‘…And Justice For All’

Ex METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Admits He Was “F**king Livid” When He First Heard ‘…And Justice For All’

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted admits he was “fucking livid” when he first heard the band’s ‘…And Justice For All’ album and discovered that his contributions to the effort were essentially inaudible. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, METALLICA’s ex- bassist recalls being horrified upon hearing the final mix of the band’s completed mix...

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KANYE WEST Brings MARILYN MANSON Onstage At Listening Party Event

KANYE WEST Brings MARILYN MANSON Onstage At Listening Party Event

Marilyn Manson unexpectedly joined Kanye West onstage at the rapper’s Thursday (August 26) listening event in Chicago for his upcoming album. Also joining Kanye was fellow rapper DaBaby, whose recent homophobic comments have caused backlash towards the artist. Marilyn Manson too is currently surrounded with controversy after allegations of abuse toward numerous women, including ex-girlfriend...

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Ex-BAD WOLVES Singer TOMMY VEXT Being Sued By Better Noise Music For Copyright Infringement

Ex-BAD WOLVES Singer TOMMY VEXT Being Sued By Better Noise Music For Copyright Infringement

Ex-BAD WOLVES frontman Tommy Vext (aka Thomas P. Cummings) is now being sued by Better Noise Music, Five Nineteen Music Publishing Inc. and 10th Street Entertainment for copyright infringement. Vext is accused of infringing upon the label’s copyrights for posting unreleased music videos and recordings without the label and publisher’s permission. Vext split from BAD...