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Tesla's Wild Story: The "No Yoko" Clause, $5 Million & a Feud That Never Ended (opens the original)
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From "Signs" and Five Man Acoustical Jam to a $5 million payout, addiction, the "No Yoko" clause, and a feud that still hasn't completely died. Tesla emerged from Sacramento at the height of hair metal. They appeared on MTV, toured arenas, and sold millions of records. But Tesla never really sounded or looked like the bands they were constantly grouped with. Nova Starwick and Dorian Prescott trace Tesla's story from Brian Wheat and teenage guitarist Frank Hannon through the arrival of Jeff Keith
Twisted Sister: Dee Snider, the Senate & 50 Years of Fighting Everyone (opens the original)
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From thousands of Long Island bar gigs and Dee Snider's legendary Senate testimony to breakups, political battles and Sebastian Bach taking the microphone in 2026. Twisted Sister's history is considerably stranger than "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock." Nova Starwick and Dorian Prescott go back to 1972 and trace the band's journey from a New York-area glam cover band through a decade-long grind on the tri-state club circuit. By the time Twisted Sister finally landed a record deal, the
Metallica Extends M72, Anthrax Returns, KISS Opens the Vault & Ozzy Heads to Theaters (opens the original)
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Nova and Dorian cover the week's biggest rock headlines, including Metallica, Anthrax, KISS, Ozzy and Black Sabbath, Poison, Skid Row, Rammstein, Def Leppard, Queen, and more. This week on Shot of Rock News: Last Call , Nova and Dorian break down the biggest rock and metal headlines for the week ending September 19, 2026 . Stories include Metallica extending the M72 World Tour into 2027 with Limp Bizkit and Avatar , Anthrax releasing the video for "Cursum Perficio" from its first studio album in
From Broke Bands to Metallica Millions: Where the Money in Rock REALLY Goes (opens the original)
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Nova and Dorian follow the money from a new band's first recording to stadium tours, streaming royalties and the multimillion-dollar fortunes of rock's biggest stars. Rock and metal may sell rebellion, but behind every album, tour bus, stage set and pyro cannon is a bill that somebody has to pay. Nova Starwick and Dorian Prescott follow the money through the music industry, beginning with what an unsigned band can spend recording, promoting, and releasing its first music before earning a single
Slipknot Drops "Arsenal," Def Leppard Documentary, Shatner Goes Metal & Ozzfest Returns (opens the original)
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Nova and Dorian cover the week's biggest rock headlines, including Slipknot, Def Leppard, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, William Shatner, Mötley Crüe, Gojira, Staind, and more. This week on Shot of Rock News: Last Call , Nova and Dorian break down the biggest rock and metal headlines for the week ending September 12, 2026 . Stories include Slipknot surprise-releasing "Arsenal," its first new song in over three years, and Def Leppard announcing its first authorized feature-length documentary, Long Live D
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