METALLICA performed a four-song acoustic set last night (Monday, May 12) at the 10th anniversary MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. This year’s honorees were BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne and Village Studios owner …
Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the settlement singer Geoff Tate reached with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name, which gives Geoff sole ability to perform “Operation: Mindcrime” and “Operation: Mindcrime II” in their entirety. …
Former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo spoke to Artisan News about what is has been like joining Revolver Golden Gods tourmates BLACK LABEL SOCIETY on stage at the last couple of shows to perform the PANTERA classic “I’m Broken” as an encore. “It’s …
PlanetMosh recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PlanetMosh: [HELLYEAH‘s] new album, “Blood For Blood”, comes out on June 9. When …
Matt Parker of Music Radar recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Music Radar: Most people struggle to master even one creative avenue. What’s been …
The first part of the official track-by-track commentary about “Heroes”, the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON can be seen below. Due on May 16 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD’s. cover artwork was …
Video footage of PROJECT ROCK (formerly ROCKSTAR) — the new band featuring former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and AC/DC — performing its first-ever original song, “Here’s To Us”, on April 18 at Izvestia Hall …
SLAYER is taking a break from writing and recording its next album to hit the road on May 9 for a handful of dates intended to pummel devotees with a night …
Jamie Ludwig of Noisey recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisey: Take me back to the tail end of your time in MEGADETH. It’s …
During a brand new interview with BBC Radio 1‘s Zane Lowe, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s “Death Magnetic”. “We’re just doing our …
Aggronautix and Slave Pit Inc. proudly present the GWAR Throbblehead Set featuring Oderus Urungus and Balsac “The Jaws of Death”. Oderus, GWAR‘s lead singer and broadsword swinger, stands an imposing 6.5 inches tall and will lay waste to any …
LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page told RollingStone.com that he will be playing guitar “daily for the foreseeable future” with a view towards “getting to a point where I could play some gigs.” He added: “What …
