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Status Quo name new drummer

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Leon Cave of Status Quo

Leon Cave takes over from Matt Letley and makes live debut in Germany tonight

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Iggy Pop: I don’t like punk

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at 01:00am May 25 2013
KNEBWORTH, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 1: American rock musician Iggy Pop performing live on stage with The Stooges at Sonisphere Festival on August 1, 2010 at Knebworth House. (Photo by Will Ireland/Metal Hammer Magazine) Iggy Pop. CONTACT: Future Publishing Limited 30 Monmouth St, Bath, UK, BA1 2BW +44 (0)1225 442244 licensing@futurenet.com www.futurelicensing.com, www.futureplc.com

Despite his mantle of the Godfather Of Punk, Iggy Pop isn’t actually a fan of punk rock music. Oh yeah – and he’s never intentionally displayed his penis on stage either, saying: “That’s an urban myth.”

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Bruce Dickinson saddles up for Download charity bike ride

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at 11:31am May 24 2013
Heavy Metal Truants: but will Prog mag Editor Jerry Ewing manage to make the grade?

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is the latest name to join this year’s epic Heavy Metal Truants charity bike ride to Download 2013

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My mad season with Mad Season

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at 10:55am May 24 2013
mad season

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready recalls pain of listening to his work with supergroup featuring late Layne Staley and John Baker Saunders

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Christopher Lee explains second metal album

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Movie icon says Charlemagne: The Omens Of Death is less symphonic than 2010 release

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Newsbites: Alice Cooper guitar climbs Everest

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Alice Cooper guitar on Everest

Signed instrument reaches peak of world’s highest mountain in charity trek… Metallica labour over movie costs… Roger Hodgson hits the UK… Alice In Chains voice memo song… Rush need every second day off… Slash talks STP… Queensryche album samples… Josh Homme the dictator… Ginger’s Sparks-fired collab

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Sambora: Bon Jovi needs to stop talking

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at 11:55am May 23 2013
UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Portrait of guitarist Richie Sambora with his signature ESP SA 2 electric guitar, taken on June 23, 2010. (Photo by Kevin Nixon/Total Guitar Magazine) Richie Sambora. CONTACT: Future Publishing Limited 30 Monmouth St, Bath, UK, BA1 2BW +44 (0)1225 442244 licensing@futurenet.com www.futurelicensing.com, www.futureplc.com

Guitarist accuses singer of “making it very difficult to come back”

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Win an Orange Micro Terror Stack plus tickets to the Golden Gods awards!

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at 11:32am May 23 2013
Orange Amplification: stack attack

Classic Rock has teamed up with top guitar amp manufacturer Orange to help celebrate their sponsorship of the 2013 Golden Gods with a competition to win a first prize of an Orange Micro Terror stack worth £158 plus a pair of tickets to the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards

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TeamRock Radio’s Nicky Horne: We’re building a groundbreaking station

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at 11:01am May 23 2013
TeamRock: the Breaking Bands Show will be broadcast weekdays from might to 2.00am

“I’m excited to be joining such a great team,” says Nicky Horne, the host of the Classic Rock Magazine show on TeamRock Radio

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Bon Scott movie one step closer

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at 10:19am May 23 2013
Bon Scott

The Legend Of AC/DC bosses in talks this week – as design for crowdfund campaign statue is revealed

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