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ROCKLAHOMA CELEBRATES ITS 10TH YEAR MAY 27TH, 28TH AND 29TH IN PRYOR, OK, SPECIALLY PRICED PRESALE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

Rocklahoma is celebrating its 10th year on May 27th, 28th & 29th at “Catch the Fever” Festival Grounds in Pryor, OK, just outside Tulsa. America’s Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party– which had 60,000 fans in attendance in 2015–features the best current rock artists and classic bands, with onsite camping amenities and unparalleled VIP packages.

The three-day camping festival features music on three stages each day. In addition, the campground stage hosts performances during the Thursday night campground party and in the afternoon and late night hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Rocklahoma band lineup is as follows (subject to change): Scorpions, Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth, Chevelle, 3 Doors Down, Sixx:A.M., Collective Soul, Sebastian Bach, Bullet For My Valentine, Great White, Sevendust, P.O.D., Hellyeah, Steel Panther, Pop Evil, Saint Asonia, Bang Tango, Last In Line (featuring Vivian Campbell, Vinny Appice & Jimmy Bain), Thousand Foot Krutch, Texas Hippie Coalition, The Sword, Red Sun Rising, Hatebreed, DevilDriver, Mystery, Wilson, Avatar, Wild Throne, The Glorious Sons, Citizen Zero, Banshee, Nova Rex, Prophets Of Addiction, Beggars Jam, NiteRain, Freeway Mad, Midnite Sin, 3-D In Your Face, Teer, 5- Star Hooker, Dead Metal Society, Electro_Nomicon, Kore Rozzik, Diamond Lane, Chaotic Resemblance, Project Terror, The Tip, NICNOS, Stolen Rhodes, Screaming For Silence, DREK, A Course Of Action, Lovebettie, and BC and the Big Rig.

Scorpions comment, “We’re looking very much forward to seeing all of you at the Rocklahoma Festival on Memorial Day Weekend…Are we ready to rock you like a hurricane again??? You bet!!!”

“Celebrating the ten year anniversary of Rocklahoma is something that is incredibly special for all of us involved with the festival, and we tried to have something for everyone with this year’s lineup,” comments Joe Litvag, Executive Producer of Rocklahoma for AEG Live. “We’ve got some incredible first-timers like Scorpions, Disturbed, Last In Line and Collective Soul, some fan favorites returning like Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie and Steel Panther, and as a nod to the inaugural festival in 2007, we even have a few from that first Rocklahoma with Sebastian Bach, Great White and Bang Tango. It’s going to be an unforgettable anniversary party!”

Specially priced Rocklahoma weekend presale General Admission and Reserved tickets are available now. Visit the Rocklahoma Facebook and Twitter pages for a password to purchase presale tickets. Fans are encouraged to buy early and save, since ticket prices will increase at the public on-sale on Monday, January 18 at Noon CST at rocklahoma.com.

Current Ticket Prices are as follows:

3 Day Weekend General Admission: $102 + fees 3 Day Weekend Reserved with
VIP: $352 + fees 3 Day Weekend General Admission Ticket 4-Pack: $310 + fees
VIP Packages (Groupie, Roadie, Rockstar) and Camping Packages are also available now. VIP packages include access to the Bud Light VIP Tent with complimentary meals and beverages.
A limited number of discounted tickets will also be available for active military through govx.com.

The campgrounds are a unique part of the Rocklahoma experience, with an endless party running around the clock for four days. General Admission Camping and VIP Camping tickets may be purchased by calling the Rocklahoma Camping Office at (866) 310-2288 starting Tuesday, January 12. Campgrounds open on Sunday, May 22 at Noon and will remain open until Noon on Tuesday, May 31.
Visit rocklahoma.com and download the Rocklahoma mobile app (available for FREE via iTunes and Google Play) for more festival information.

LEMMY KILMISTER’S MEMORIAL SERVICE POSTED ONLINE

Lemmy Kilmister’s memorial service, which was streamed online live, can be viewed below.

The memorial took place on this past Saturday, January 9th, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Lemmy Kilmister died on December 28th at the age of 70 following a brief battle with an aggressive cancer.

ROB HALFORD, SLASH, LARS ULRICH AND OTHERS PAY TRIBUTE TO LEMMY KILMISTER AT MEMORIAL CEREMONY

Brave Words reports:

On Saturday, January 9th, the world came together to celebrate the life of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

With almost 300,000 watching on YouTube, Manager Todd Singerman led the ceremony, “Man, I hate using these words in past tense.”

He proceeded to pass the mic to Lemmy’s son Paul, “He had a feeling something was wrong in August. We will know the pain he was in … all of his years he was a stage warrior. Having moved mount everest, the show would go on. He wasn’t just a musician and songwriter … he was a figurehead. He set the bar. It was about keeping it real. Performing was everything to him. He was Lemmy all the time. He wasn’t a poseur. He paid his his dues. Motörhead’s last album was a struggle … it never revealed his frailed health. Born to lose, live to win. He wasn’t religious, but he was profoundly spiritual. He never tolerated anybody talking over music … especially his! Music wasn’t a background to him. Nobody on this earth posed his brand of humor. He was 100% real. I won the lottery when I got Lemmy. You were perfect. You are on the road to the great great gig in the sky.”

Then, the musicians spoke:

Guns N’ Roses Slash said, “Lemmy was somebody that I feel blessed to be friends with. He was such a a f–king great example of what my peers wanted to be. More integrity than anybody. 100 loyal. All these fine attributes. When I got sober he was so disappointed when I didn’t greet him with a flask of Jack Daniels.”

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford stated, “Over the years we’ve had some amazing times. We always looked forward to seeing the lads. When I was in the the presence of lord Lemmy. I was overwhelmed. As we know, the music lives forever.”

Anthrax’ Scott Ian commented, “Elvis you taught us how to dress, how to look. It was Carl Perkins and Little Richard how to sound. And it was The Beatles who taught us we could to write our own songs. And Lemmy it was you who taught us that we could be f–king real.”

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich declared, “I lived and breathed every note they sang. Lemmy was so hospitable and the ultimate party host. I’ve always cited Motorhead and Lemmy as in the inspiration and the primary reason Metallica exists musically and attitude wise. So thank you Lemmy for shaping who I am today.

Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl revealed, “There is not enough time to tell you what Lemmy meant to me. He’s my person … he’s the one that bridged my love of ACDC and Sabbath and Zeppelin … and my love with GBH, the Ramones and Black Flag.

Lemmy Kilmister died on December 28th at the age of 70 following a brief battle with an aggressive cancer.

source: bravewords.com

ADDITIONAL BAND MEMBERS ANNOUNCED FOR GUNS N’ ROSES COACHELLA APPEARANCE

Well, it looks like our very own Eddie Trunk was correct, and ahead of the curve, Guitar Player reports that joining Guns N’ Roses members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan onstage at Coachella, will be: keyboardist Dizzy Reed, multi-instrumentalist Chris Pitman, guitarist Richard Fortus and drummer Frank Ferrer.

According to Guitar Player, there is still no confirmation on the participation of Dave Kushner, the Velvet Revolver guitarist, who is rumored to be in the lineup. Nor have we heard confirmation that original drummer Steven Adler will be getting behind the set. Adler is reportedly in negotiations with the band.

The Coachella Music & Arts Festival is scheduled for April 15th-17th & April 22nd-24th in Indio, California. For more information about this event, please visit gunsnroses.com..

[Thank you to Todd, for passing this news along]

additional source: guitarplayer.com

MEGADETH STREAM TITLE TRACK “DYSTOPIA”

Megadeth are streaming the title track from their forthcoming album, Dystopia, due January 22nd, 2016. Listen to it below.

Megadeth previously released a video for the song, The Threat Is Real, also from the forthcoming record. To watch the clip, click here.

Dystopia track listing:

1. The Threat Is Real
2. Dystopia
3. Fatal Illusion
4. Death From Within
5. Bullet To The Brain
6. Post American World
7. Poisonous Shadows
8. Look Who’s Talking (iTunes bonus track)
9. Conquer Or Die
10. Lying In State
11. The Emperor
12. Last Dying Wish (iTunes bonus track)
13. Foreign Policy (FEAR cover)

Megadeth have also announced North American Dystopia World Tour dates, see the itinerary below.

February:

20 Dallas, TX
21 Houston, TX
23 Denver, CO
24 Salt Lake City, UT
26 Las Vegas, NV
27 Phoenix, AZ
28 Los Angeles, CA
29 San Francisco, CA

March:

2 Honolulu, HI*
3 Honolulu, HI*
5 Penticton, BC
6 Calgary, AB
8 Dawson Creek, BC
9 Edmonton, AB
10 Moose Jaw, SK
13 Chicago, IL
15 Niagara Falls, NY
16 New York, NY
17 New York, NY
19 Bethlehem, PA
20 Philadelphia, PA
21 Boston, MA
23 Bangor, ME
24 Quebec City, QC

* No support bands

Tickets went on sale, December 11th.