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On October 27, Dokken will release their 13th studio album, Heaven Comes Down. Don Dokken told Blabbermouth that the first single, “Fugitive,” which is out now, was inspired by “today’s uncertain world.” He said, “I don’t know what the future holds for our world, so I decided to take a step back and watch it…

PRPhotos.comAfter more than four decades, Steely Dan’s Aja (pronounced Asia), has been remastered from analog and will be reissued on vinyl September 29th. At the direction of founding member Donald Fagen, one-by-one, Geffen is re-releasing each of their classic ABC and MCA Records catalog, most of which haven’t been available since their original release. The…

Getty ImagesThe New York Post reports the Eagles are “locking in dates” for a residency at the newly built Madison Square Garden (MSG) Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere will open its doors on September 29th where U2 is scheduled for 25 performances. Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Harry Styles, and Phish have all been rumored as…

Getty ImagesShown in a photo, wearing his new concert t-shirt, KISS’ Paul Stanley praised Taylor Swift. He took his wife Erin, and two daughters… teenager Sarah and Emily who turns 12 this week, to Swift’s show in Inglewood, California over the weekend. After raving over her performance, he thanked her and wrote: “Thanks to her…

Getty ImagesOn Sunday night (8-6), Metallica performed “Too Far Gone?” in concert for the time ever at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Footage of the second show of the North American leg of Metallica’s M72 World Tour was posted by a fan online. The trek, which launched in late April, has the band…

Foreigner’s bassist Jeff Pilson says he’ll be busy on several projects when the Farewell Tour is over. One of them is his band The End Machine with Dokken’s guitarist George Lynch. They’ve written a lot of music and their next record together should be out early next year. He says he’s also doing another project…

PRPhotos.comStaind frontman, Aaron Lewis is celebrating both rock and country success this week. The band just had their first #1 hit in over a decade, on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Lowest In Me.” On top of that, Aaron Lewis, as a solo artist was presented with a Gold plaque commemorating half-a-million in sales…

PRPhotos.comBilly Idol has released a remix video of his classic hit, “White Wedding”. The song is featured on the new expanded reissue of his self-titled 1982 album. The previously-unreleased 12 minute version of the track is part of the new 2CD package. The new reissue includes an entire unreleased concert from at The Roxy in…

Getty ImagesJohn Gosling, who played keyboards in the Kinks from 1970-78, has died at the age of 75. Cause of death has not been revealed. The band posted on Saturday, “Condolences to his wife Theresa and family. Rest in Peace dearest John.” Former bandmate Ray Davies wrote: “He has been a friend and important contributor…