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Former GUNS N’ ROSES bandmates STEVEN ADLER and DUFF MCKAGAN will be presenting the “Riff Lord” award at the REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS SHOW.

The fourth annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARD SHOW presented by Epiphone® will take place Wednesday, April 11, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles. For the first time ever, the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox LIVE, as well as on the Xbox and Revolver Facebook pages.

The 2012 REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS SHOW will feature one-of-a-kind special performances and collaborations that honor both the past, present and future of heavy music. The night’s hard-rocking musical performances will include sets by MARILYN MANSON (in his first U.S. performance in nearly three years); iconic GRAMMY-winning guitarist SLASH featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators; EVANESCENCE; SIXX:A.M. featuring Nikki Sixx of MÖTLEY CRÜE, James Michael, acclaimed rock producer and songwriter, and DJ Ashba of GUNS N’ ROSES (in their first performance in almost four years); and 2011 Best New Band Golden God Award winner BLACK VEIL BRIDES, who will perform their only U.S. show of 2012 so far.

Adler, McKagan, Slash, singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin will all be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next month in Cleveland, along with later GUNS N’ ROSES members, keyboardist Dizzy Reed and drummer Matt Sorum.

Steven Adler’s new band, simply called ADLER, will be releasing their debut single “The One That You Hated” April 10th on iTunes.

In addition to Steven, ADLER features Lonny Paul (ADLER’S APPETITE) on guitar and Jacob Bunton (LYNAM, MARS ELECTRIC) on vocals/guitar. The group has been recording its debut album in Los Angeles with producers Jeff Pilson (former DOKKEN and current FOREIGNER/TOOTH AND NAIL bassist) and Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER, ADRENALINE MOB).

ADLER’s CD will feature guest appearances by ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 and Steven’s former GUNS N’ ROSES bandmate Slash (guitar).

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The heavy metal time machine will turn back to the 1980s and ʻ90s when Queensryche, Cinderella, Ratt, Kix, Warrant and Night Ranger are among the 19 bands to take over Merriweather Post Pavilion, playing full sets of their glam rock and heavy metal hits.

For the first time, M3 fans wonʼt have to choose between bands with overlapping set times, since each band will play one at a time. Also, the festival will take place on two separate stages, each simulcasting the other, giving fans the option to stay in one seat and watch
all the bands as they appear on both stages, or fans can move from stage to stage without missing a note.

In its fourth year, I.M.P. Presents M3 Rock Festival starts with The Official M3 Kix-Off Party Friday May 11th at 7pm. Acts playing Friday night include Night Ranger, Kix, Enuff ZʼNuff, In the Pink and Let There Be Rock. The fullblown 2012 M3 Rock Festival begins Saturday, May 12th at 11am and will include Queensryche, Cinderella, Ratt, Skid Row, Warrant, Quiet Riot, Dokken, Stryper, Loudness, Lynch Mob, XYZ, Bang Tango, Drumwars, and Street Light Circus.

Each year VIP and Pavilion seats sell out in minutes. VIP and discounted 2-Day Packages will go on sale Friday, Feb. 3 at 10am EST through Ticketfly. If there are any tickets remaining as of February 24th, they will go on sale as Single-Day tickets at 10 am EST. Tickets can also be purchased at the Merriweather and 9:30 Club Box Offices. For more information, visit http://www.ticketfly.com/ or http://www.m3rockfest.com

VIP ticket holders will have:
• Private VIP Entrance gate
• Official M3 2012 Festival T-shirt
• Official M3 2012 Concert Poster
• Access to floor and prime pavilion seating
• Access to M3 VIP Deck located backstage (includes access to VIP concessions and VIP restrooms)
• Access to Artist Meet-&-Greet Lounge.

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Y&T will be holding a special New Year’s Eve Benefit Concert for original bassist Phil Kennemore who was recently been diagnosed with metastatic cancer. The event will be held on December 31st at The Avalon in Santa, Clara, CA. Doors are at 8PM and tickets are $75. 100% of the proceeds will go to Phil Kennemore.

Special guests who have volunteered to perform include:
Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Don Dokken (DOKKEN)
Bobby Blotzer (RATT)
Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL)
Sean McNabb (Dokken, MONTROSE)
Loren Gold (ROGER DALTREY)
Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT)

Friends who have donated items/services to help include:
Frankie Banali (QUIET RIOT), Joey Allen, Erik Turner from WARRANT, Jeff Scott Soto (ex-TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), TIGERTAILZ, Timothy Drury (ex-WHITESNAKE).

Very special guest performances and unique auction items available at the event. Other auction items available at the Y&T web site.














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Music Industry veteran and metal musician Steve “Buckshot” Seabury brings you “Mosh Potatoes – Recipes, Anecdotes & Mayhem From The Heavyweights Of Heavy Metal“. Almost 5 years in the making, Simon & Schuster the publisher, has moved the street date from November 30th to November 16th due to the heavy anticipation of the release. The book is now available for pre order online and will be available all of book stores, your favorite record stores and many mail order companies.

Seabury has set up a charity for the artist proceeds from each sale of the book to benefit The Meals on Wheels Charity. “This organization is very dear to my heart because it provides for so many great people, people like my own grandma. For the metal community to stand together and help these elderly people experiencing financial stress is a true blessing in my eyes.” The Meals on Wheels Charity provides a great service by delivering over a million meals a day to senior citizens who are experiencing economic hardships or disabilities and cant afford to buy food.

Mosh Potatoes features 147 exciting recipes from legendary icons like Lemmy, Zakk Wylde and Lita Ford to the thrash titans of Pantera, Megadeth, Testament, Overkill and Anthrax to the hair metal bands of Guns & Roses, Dokken, LA Guns, Steel Panther, Twisted Sister to the mayhem of metal including Mudvayne, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Hatebreed and Devildriver to death metal pioneers of Napalm Death, Obituary, Death and Sepultura and the book wouldnt be complete without the future of the new school like Municipal Waste, Skeletonwitch, Lazarus AD, Evile and Moth Eater.

If you live for metal and like amazing food then you will without a doubt love Mosh Potatoes. So put the beers on ice, fire up the grill and Cook Out With Your Book Out!!!

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BraveWords.com correspondent Deb Rao recently caught up with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken recently and the legendary singer discusses his upcoming vocal surgery, the band’s recent West Coast tour dates with THE SCORPIONS on their farewell tour, the passing of his musical comrade RONNIE JAMES DIO (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF), and upcoming spring acoustic solo tour plans.

BraveWords.com: Speaking of Queensrÿche in 2008, you did an amazing acoustic tour with them. Any plans to maybe do acoustic solo acoustic tour?

Dokken: “That was interesting. I am going to do another acoustic run in the spring. I am going out by myself not even with Kelly Keeling in March, April and May. I can’t tell you who with yet because it is not inked. I did an acoustic show with Y&T at The Fillmore a couple of months ago as an experiment to see if I could pull it off by myself and it worked out OK.”

Read the entire interview here at Bravewords.com.

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The SCORPIONS announced this year that they will leave it all on the stage after 40+ years of entertaining fans worldwide. The band is currently out on their Get Your Sting And Blackout farewell world tour and will hit the states Friday, June 18th to kick off the North American leg in Holmdel, NJ.
The German rockers will be bring their heavy, full-on, electrically charged energy to major cities across the US including Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver and many more as they celebrate the success of their latest and final album Sting In The Tail. Special guests on the tour will include VINCE NEIL, CINDERELLA, GREAT WHITE, DOKKEN, RATT, TESLA supporting along the way. The full tour itinerary is below.
Thus far the Scorpions have taken the Get Your Sting And Blackout farewell world tour to Germany, Switzerland and France and received rave reviews.
Claus Meine continues to thank their loyal fans and invite them out to the biggest party of the year: “We are so incredibly happy about the fantastic feedback we have been receiving from around the world on Sting In The Tail. We can’t wait to see our fans soon!”

Tour dates:
June (with Cinderella)
18 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
19 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
22 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
June (with Vince Neil)
23 – Gilford, NH – Meadowbrook Amphitheatre
June (with Cinderella)
25 – Quebec City, QC – Pavillion de la Juenesse
26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
27 – Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre
30 – Columbus, OH – LC Outdoor Amphitheatre
July (with Cinderalla)
1 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
2 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Amphitheatre at Station Square
July (with Great White)
6 – Cleveland, OH – Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
July (with Cinderella)
8 – Sarnia, ON – Sarnia Bayfest Festival
July (with Ratt)
10 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
11 – Memphis, TN – Mud Island
14 – Atlanta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
16 – Miami, FL – Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
17 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
19 – New Orleans, LA – Mahalia Jackson Theatre
21 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
23 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
July (with Cinderella)
24 – Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
July (with Tesla)
26 – Albuquerque, NM – The Pavilion
27 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theater
July (with Cinderella)
29 – Ontario, CA – Citizen’s Business Bank Arena
31 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre
August (with Cinderella)
1 – San Francisco, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
3 – Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center
August (with Ratt)
4 – Sacramento, CA – Raley Field
August (with Dokken)
6 – Roseburg, OR – Douglas County Fairgrounds
7 – Ridgefield, WA – Amphitheatre at Clark County
August (support TBA)
9 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Center
13 – Sturgis, SD – Buffalo Chip Campground
14 – Billings, MT – Montana Fair
August (with Tesla, Jackyl)
16 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
August (with Cinderella)
17 – Denver, CO – 1st Bank Center
August (with Dokken)
20 – Moline, IL – I Wireless Center
August (with MSG)
21 – Chicago, IL – The Rosemont

For all things SCORPIONS check out their website here.