3 Doors Down says on its website that founding member and guitarist Matt Roberts has left the band because of health problems. The statement says Roberts has problems with blood circulation and other health issues. It calls the split amicable. Roberts grew up with bassist Todd Harrell and lead singer Brad Arnold in Mississippi. Together they formed the band in 1996.Arnold says Roberts will be welcomed back if he's able to return. More
AEROSMITH will release its long-awaited 15th studio album, "Music From Another Dimension", on August 28th. The first song to be made available from the CD is a reworked version of the band's 1991 outtake "Legendary Child", which was originally written during the "Get A Grip" sessions. The track will also be included in the upcoming film "G I Joe: Retaliation", which was supposed to be out this summer, but the release of which has now been pushed back to March 2013. More and more
A short video clip of AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry talking about the band's new album has been posted online.
The first of the OZZY OSBOURNE & FRIENDS concert took place Wednesday night in Helsinki, Finland. The shows are a replacement for what were supposed to be Black Sabbath reunion concerts, before guitarist Tony Iommi’s lymphoma diagnosis. Ozzy Osbourne took the stage with his solo band, and featured guest appearances from Geezer Butler, and former Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde. More and more and more
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst claims that Cash Money Records is "a perfect fit" for the group. Telling MTV News: "They empowered us as artists to have no limits and to be who we are. They just let us do what it is we do, and I really respect their work ethic. I love their music, and I've been a fan. To be a part of the family, it just feels like the only place that's a perfect fit for Limp Bizkit and myself. It's a polarizing statement, but at the same time, it's a big deal." More
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has a role in the HBO film "Hemingway & Gellhorn", which is scheduled to premiere on Monday, he spoke to USA Today about it. Here
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian recently spoke to Artisan News about his forthcoming studio album, "Harakiri".
Slash was interviewed by Piers Morgan on Wednesday night's edition of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight"
Factory Entertainment is releasing a 2012 San Diego Comic-Con exclusive scaled half-size version of their full-sizedMountKISSmorecollectible at half the price! More
Earlier this month, rock band SIXX: A.M. which consists of bassist Nikki Sixx, guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael announced its support of City Of Hope through an initiative designed to help raise money for research, treatment and education for the fight against cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. Joining other celebrities such as Ryan Seacrest, Vince Gill and Sugarland in their support of City Of Hope, SIXX: A.M. offered their new music video for "Are You With Me Now" exclusively to the charity. The clip, which was previously only viewable by fans who made a donation to City OfHope, has been posted online for everyone.
According to Atlantic City Central, former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT singer Sammy Hagar donated $10,000 to the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish Food Bank at Sammy's Beach Bar at Bally's in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Accepting the check on behalf of St. Nicholas was the Rev. Monsignor William A. Hodge. Sammy made the donation prior to CHICKENFOOT's May 18 concert at Showboat's House of Blues. "When I see children that aren't eating, that's when I get really touched, so my first goal is to help children as much as possible because they're the future of this planet," said Hagar.
HELLYEAH has announced that it will play the remaining 5 dates of its current tour without guitarist Greg Tribbett, who has had to return home due to a family emergency. Commented singer Chad Gray: "We all stand with our brother Greg while he tends to personal matters. Our thoughts are with him and his family.” More
Reports have surfaced that Green Day performed over the weekend at the wedding of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan. Video footage, which TMZ.com broke, appears to confirm Billie Joe Armstrong speaking briefly before launching into the group's track "Last Night on Earth”. NME reported that Green Day's spokesman would not confirm that the band played at the wedding. Green Day is currently working on new albums ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tré!, which are due towards the end of this year. More and more
Metallica is gathering ideas for a new album, and drummer Lars Ulrich says that may mean culling material from the band's older albums. The band recently re-learned its classic 1991 Black Album, which might play a role in the sounds of new tracks. Ulrich told Rolling Stone. "If you can't rip yourself off, what's the point? It will be interesting to see, once we take this album out to people in different countries, what we'll come back with for the writing sessions in the fall." More
David Lee Roth promised fans that Van Halen will be back and when they do come back, Dave says they'll be bringing along some "extra heavy machinery". In a video the band posted, Dave told fans to expect a "super-sized monster-truck rally Van Halen tractor-pull sort-of-event" when the band reschedules its 30-plus postponed tour dates. Roth explained that the postponed dates are because Van Halen is trying to avoid exhaustion. He said: "We bit off way more than we could chew, when it came to scheduling. The band is winning, but our schedule has been sidelined for unnecessary roughness." More
GODSMACK's first-ever live album, "Live & Inspired", sold around 16,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Fire From The Sky", the new album from SHADOWS FALL, sold around 10,000 copies in theUnited Statesin its first week of release to debut at position No. 38. Meanwhile the 20th-anniversary reissue of PANTERA's "Vulgar Display Of Power" sold 9,000 copies in theUnited Statesin its first week to land at position No. 48. Upon its original release, "Vulgar Display Of Power" peaked at No. 44 on The Billboard 200 and spent a total of 77 weeks on the chart, the most weeks any PANTERA album spent on the list. More and more and more
More concert footage from BLACK SABBATH first live performance in 7 years in Birmingham, England has been posted online. More
SHINEDOWN drummer Barry Kerch spoke to BraveWords.com More
KISS Scratch & Win lottery tickets have been released in Canada
American Rock Scene conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. More
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider stars in a new commercial for Stanley Steemer
102.9 The Buzz radio station in Nashville, Tennessee conducted an interview with DROWNING POOL guitarist C.J. Pierce at this year's Rock On The Range festival. Regarding DROWNING POOL's plans for the immediate future, Pierce said, "We've been in the studio. DROWNING POOL is recording a new record. We have three weeks left. I've been in the studio all year long and I haven't gone out at all — 12-hour days, seven days a week; I'm not kidding. . . We have our first coming out show with the new singer, we're gonna be opening up for MÖTLEY CRÜE on July 13 — it's a radio show inWisconsin(referring to Rock USA), which is great, to get started, again, right where you left off. We were fortunate… Things have been, the last few years… I mean, things are flowing again. It's been great. . . But the new record is heavier, there's more metal on it, there's a lot of double bass, a lot of guitar solos… stepping up a notch." Pierce declined to reveal the new DROWNING POOL singer's identity, but he did offer that the vocalist's first name contains the letter "J." DROWNING POOL parted ways with vocalist Ryan McCombs late last year. More
METALLICA is taking its famed snake-pit stage setup to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Friday, August 17. Tickets will go on sale Friday. A posting on METALLICA's official web site reads: "We recently told you about our all new, out of control, massive stage and METALLI-show that will debut in Mexico City in late July. The brand new show features your favorite iconic elements spanning our entire 30-year touring career all on a huge 140x50-foot stage that is twice the size of the 'World Magnetic' setup... all in the round! Now after eight sold-out shows there, we're super-psyched to take it north for a show with our Canadian friends in Edmonton, Alberta at Rexall Place on August 17. Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 25 at 10 a.m. local time with a Live Nation pre-sale on Thursday, May 24 from 10 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Met Club members should log in for details about their pre-sale starting Wednesday, May 23." More and more
METALLICA's August 24 concert at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada will be filmed in 3D for the band's upcoming 3D feature-film project. Commented METALLICA: "We couldn't think of a better place than Vancouver to end our three-week new stage run with cameras capturing it all, so bring your nuttiest, craziest Metalli-self to the show, be a part of movie history, and show the rest of the world how much Vancouver rocks. For those of you wondering what lies ahead, the emphasis here is on 'end of our three-week new stage run' as these are indeed the last dates that we are announcing for summer of 2012." More and more
Sammy Hagar says he lost money on a Van Halen bet. He thought the Van Halen tour would have problems long before now. Last week a source confirmed to The Associated Press the Van Halen tour with David Lee Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie's son Wolfgang would put off all shows after June 26. Hagar has a guess why: "They're hard people to get along with, these brothers. Otherwise, I'd still be in the band. I'm surprised it took this long. I predicted this was going to happen a lot sooner. I lost money on that bet!" More
Van Halen Army, a popular Van Halen cover band have offered to step in and fill the tour dates voided when Eddie and company postponed their upcoming tour. The rock legends broke the news of their canceled tour last week and the tribute act was quick to offer up their services via Facebook: "Just heard the real Van Halen is a little tired and burnt out and are gonna postpone some shows. [We] would love to fill in any of their dates until the real guys are re-charged and ready to kick some a** like they do! Call us Eddie, we'd love to help." The band's guitarist later told TMZ it would only be fair to give them a crack at filling the tour dates: "They have an obligation to fulfill . . . somebody signs up to do the job they should complete it. Concerts these days cost a lot of money, they can't let the fans down . . . they need to fulfill their end of the deal. We could easily do it. Our singer sounds exactly like David Lee Roth!" More
"Band Of Brothers", the new video from HELLYEAH has been posted online. "Band Of Brothers" is the title track of HELLYEAH's third album, which will be released on July 17
Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarists Tom Maxwell and Greg Tribbett Here
In a brand new interview with Billboard.com, Zakk Wylde was asked about former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's recent comment that if PANTERA ever reformed, Zakk would be the man to replace the band's late guitarist — and Vinnie's brother — "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. "I love all those guys," Zakk replied. "It would be an honor. How could I say no? I'd do my best to make them proud." More
Loudwire's Andy Green conducted an interview with Rob Zombie at the Rock On The Range festival (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
Spin.com's David Marchese has issued a new interview with RUSH bassist/singer Geddy Lee Here
RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. Here
EspyRock recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. More
Backstage Entertainment conducted an interview with drummer Jeremy Spencer and guitarist Jason Hook of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
Van Halen singer David Lee Roth has released a videotaped message for the fans explaining the reasons for the postponement of 31 of the band's concerts stating "The band is getting along famously, better than we have in quite some time” More
Rumors have been flying since Van Halen cancelled the final 30 dates of their tour. According to a reliable source close to the tour, the issue isn't illness, injury, internal fighting or bad ticket sales. Instead, it's "fatigue". By the way, the source also said that the dates are being postponed, not cancelled. The source said: "The band is doing great with ticket sales. They're not fighting. They're just burnt and they want to take some time off. They got so excited and everything was going so well, they said, 'let's add more dates,' and I don't think they realized how tired they were. That may not sound like the truth, but it is." Van Halen still has 15 dates left to play. The last show they will play before taking a break will be June 26th. More
BLACK SABBATH performed Saturday night at the intimate 3,800-capacity O2 Academy in Birmingham, England as a warm-up for the band's upcoming appearance at the Download festival. More Reviews of the show HERE
Black Sabbath are not commenting on drummer Bill Ward's comments on why he won't perform with the band beyond saying, "There are two sides to every story." Ward had said he will not perform at the Black Sabbath reunion shows this year because the band presented him with a contract that was grossly unfair. Black Sabbath say in a statement they have been making excellent progress following guitarist Tony Iommi's cancer treatments and they have hired a substitute drummer. Ward has released a statement about not re-uniting with the band for the show. More and more and more
U2's Bono denied rumors that the Facebook stock market launch made him over a billion dollars. Bono owns shares in Facebook through his investment company Elevation Partners. When Mark Zuckerberg put his company on the stock market last week, it was reported that Bono's own stock was worth around $1.5 billion. But Bono told MSNBC: "Contrary to reports, I'm not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle - and not just in the sense of money, by the way, The Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke. In Elevation, we invest other people's money – endowments, pension funds. We do get paid of course. But you know, I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I've always felt blessed. I got interested in technology because I'm an artist." More
Rolling Stone magazine conducted separate interviews with the four members of METALLICA during a recent visit to the band's headquarters in San Rafael, California. The full interviews can be found in Rolling Stone's "The Big Issue", available on newsstands now. Asked about progress on the new album, James Hetfield said: "I only have 846 riffs." Asked if that was an exact figure? James Hetfield replied: "In iTunes, you can see how many things you've got. And that does not include the soundchecks, the stuff we goof around with here. You plug in an amp. Suddenly it makes you feel good — you come up with a riff. 'Dude, did you get that?' You can't get away from being recorded here.” More
Official Metallica.com footage of METALLICA's pre-show meet-and-greet, tuning-room jam and "The God That Failed" performance at the May 10 show of the band's European tour at the Sonisphere festival at the Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland can be viewed below. (Beware some NSFW language)
STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the band's forthcoming fourth studio album, which is tentatively going to come out in October. Taylor described the album as “Picture 'The Wall' crossed with ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Dirt' with some good heavy blasts in there." More
RUSH have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 5-8, 2013 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. It will mark the band's first appearance at a European festival in 34 years. More
Jacoby Shaddix of PAPA ROACH was interviewed by Army Sergeant Russell Toof of American Forces Network Europe.
GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose fell last night while leaving the stage after performing the final song of the band's set in Liverpool, England. Axl was apparently walking backwards and waving the crowd.
Bret Michaels and organizers of the Tony Awards have reached a settlement in their suit stemming from an injury suffered during the Poison frontman's 2009 performance on the show. Bret says he was hit in the head with a set piece and suffered injuries that contributed to a brain hemorrhage that nearly killed him. His dispute with the Tony Awards was that the show's producers did not inform him how to safely exit the stage following his performance. The rocker's attorney says he's satisfied with the outcome of the suit. The settlement remains confidential. More and more and more
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards made it official that he won't be joining frontman Mick Jagger when he hosts and performs this weekend on the season finale of Saturday Night Live. Richards told Rolling Stone.com: "I spoke to Mick and he said it's something that he said yes to many months ago, so he's just doing it. He's on his own." Jagger will perform with Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters and Jeff Beck. More
The former members of Guns N' Roses reportedly came close to bringing Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong to stand in for Axl Rose during their performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last month. In his weekly blog post for Seattle Weekly, Duff McKagan explained how the band "devised a plan" to connect with Armstrong before settling onAlterBridgesinger Myles Kennedy. "For Slash and me, it was the first time we'd played our songs with Steven Adler in something like 22 years. We had to wonder: Would it work? Would we be able to get our mojo back with only 14 hours to spare before playing in front of an audience of 7,000, and be filmed for an HBO Special!?" McKagan wrote in the post. Ultimately McKagan says that he was "very satisfied about the outcome." More
The first trailer for Rob Zombie's upcoming film, "The Lords Of Salem", is being shown before the last song of the rocker-turned-filmmaker's set during his current tour with MEGADETH. Shaky fan-filmed video footage of the trailer from this past weekend's concert in Scranton, Pennsylvania can be seen above. Zombie recently told The Aquarian Weekly that "The Lords Of Salem" is "a different movie for me. I hate calling it a horror movie because it's more than that. It's very much like a psychological terror film, and it's a very different style. The other films were very in-your-face violent. This is more like a total mindfuck movie, and it's just very different, but I'm very excited about it because the fans of what I've done will love it, but it's a very different trip than I've tried before because I didn't want to just go and do the same thing again — and after doing two 'Halloween' films in a row, I wanted to break the mold of anything like that — but very, very different." More
Everclear have released the track, "Be Careful What You Ask for," from their upcoming album, Invisible Stars, their first LP in six years. "Always expect the unexpected," front man Art Alexakis told Spinner.com regarding the theme of the new song. "Embrace the weird and the wonderful because you are probably going to get both. Don't be afraid, just be careful. Be careful what you ask for, it might come true. Everything about this record came very naturally and it feels completely genuine to me," he added. Invisible Stars in due June 26. More
"Lost In Forever", the new single from P.O.D. can be seen above. The clip was shot in the California desert. "Lost In Forever" comes off P.O.D.'s new album, "Murdered Love", which will be released on July 10 More
Amy Harris recently conducted an interview with drummer Jeremy Spencer of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH. Here
SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen of VOLBEAT
Lazer 103.3 conducted an interview with VOLBEAT at this year's Lazerfest in Boone, Iowa.
SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor joined Sebastian Bach on stage this past Sunday at this year's Lazerfest for a performance of the SKID ROW classic "Youth Gone Wild" (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
North Carolina's 106.5 The End radio station conducted an interview with HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale and her brother, drummer Arejay Hale
They also talked with EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee and drummer Will Hunt
Stephen Pearcy of RATT has just released his Top Fuel Verde Sauce through High River Sauces in collaboration with Chris Santos from the chef of the Food Network's highest-rated show "Chopped". More
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has revealed to ABC News Radio that he has reunited with VELVET REVOLVER and is back making new music with the band. "We've all grown a lot," explains Weiland. "We're able to put egos and differences and old… conflicts aside and so that's really cool." He added, "They gave me a couple of [new] songs and myself and [guitarist] Dave [Kushner] and [bassist] Duff [McKagan] are gonna be getting together for a songwriting session next week." According to Weiland, VELVET REVOLVER will hit the road for a short tour before the end of the year. "[VELVET REVOLVER guitarist] Slash's solo album gets released [on May 22] and so he's gonna do some touring on that and then we're gonna go and do some [VELVET REVOLVER] shows in the later part of summer into early fall," the singer said. More and more
Slash meanwhile appeared on the 93X Half-Assed Morning Show Monday morning and when asked about the story of getting back to together with Scott Weiland in Velvet Revolver, Slash responded, "He's (Scott Weiland) out of his mind." But then added, "Maybe they (Weiland and Matt Sorum) know something I don't." More
AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young has confirmed to Classic Rock magazine that the band is working on the follow-up to 2008's "Black Ice". But he said fans will likely have to wait longer than expected, after singer Brian Johnson suggested there would be new material next year. "You know what Brian's like. He just says things and then walks away," Malcolm said. "It'll be a little while — a year or two anyway. I've been doing some jamming on some song ideas but I do that all the time, as do the rest of the band. We are still working. But we had a long rest between 'Stiff Upper Lip' and 'Black Ice', so I think we need a couple of years to recuperate and work on it a bit more." More and more
Meanwhile according to The Daily Telegraph, AC/DC's Angus Young has been named the greatest guitar player in Australian history by Australian Guitar magazine. Here
Van Halen has extended their current tour and will return to Bradley Center September 25th. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10:00 AM! Presale and opening act information is expected soon. More
LINKIN PARK has posted a new behind-the-scenes clip online showing how the band achieved the fiery special effects seen in its current lyric video for "Burn It Down", the first single from its upcoming album "Living Things". Each of the group's members went through a full 360-degree body scan process back in late February at a studio inLos Angeles, with cameras capturing every inch of their bodies. Singer Mike Shinoda said about the final images, "That's so crazy. I didn't expect them to look so much like us." Although the lyric video features just singer Chester Bennington looking "volcanic," we'll probably see more of the body scan effects in the full official video for "Burn It Down". "Living Things" is due out on June 26 and follows up LINKIN PARK's 2010 release, "A Thousand Suns". More
ZZ Top just released their new song "I Got to Get Paid," which was created in conjunction with the Jeremiah Weed line of alcoholic beverages. The band is included in the commercial for the brand of drinks and are seen playing their new single, which is the first new single they've released in nine years. This new track is set to appear on their forthcoming album, which is being produced by the legendary Rick Rubin. There has been no announcement made concerning the release date for the new album just yet. More
The Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire will perform alongside Mick Jagger when he hosts the "Saturday Night Live" season 37 this coming weekend. The episode will be Jagger's first time hosting. He has performed on the show twice. Both bands tweeted about the gig.
Foo Fighters wrote: "What're you guys doing next Saturday Night? #SNL."
Arcade Fire posted, "We're extremely excited to be joining Mick Jagger on SNL next Sat, May 19!"
On Saturday, Kid Rock teamed up with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a show. Last year, the orchestra was almost disbanded because of finances. They hope that their show with Kid Rock helped raise $1 million. Kid Rock volunteered his services, as did the Detroit Symphony Music Director and orchestra members. Proceeds for the show will help pay symphony musicians for community outreach and education efforts. Kid Rock said: "As a musician, and of course a Detroiter, I am proud to be supporting this longstanding cultural institution." More
A Freddie Mercury "optical illusion" will take the stage at the 10th anniversary of theWest Endmusical "We Will Rock You." Queen guitarist Brian May said: "People will come out saying, 'Did we actually see Freddie?'" He explained that their illusion has been in the works for a while but it got beaten to the punch by Tupac's hologram at Coachella. May said: "It's a little unfortunate they did that thing with Tupac as we've been trying to make Freddie appear on the stage for quite a while. That technique is something we've looked at ourselves but I think probably for a show that runs eight shows a week it's not really quite practical." Here
Yesterday was Mother's Day, and Roadrunner Records thought it would be nice to let some of the label's artists represent for their moms, who supported their kids' musical ambitions early on. Here
A sneak peek at "Are You With Me", the new video from the rock band SIXX: A.M.
ADRENALINE MOB and KILL DEVIL HILL have joined forces for a short co-headlining tour. The trek kicked off inClevelandand will make stops in Dallas, Chicago, Orlando, and Charlotte. The shows features KILL DEVIL HILL (consists of Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) on drums, Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN) on bass, Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) on guitar and Jason "Dewey" Bragg (PISSING RAZORS) on vocals) followed by ADRENALINE MOB (ADRENALINE MOB is the band featuring featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) and DISTURBED bassist John Moyer.) and then end in all-out jam between the two groups. Fan-filmed video footage of ADRENALINE MOB performing BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN classics with the help of Vinny Appice on May 10 at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio can be seen below.
Jacksonville, North Carolina radio station Rock 105.5 conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo.
Banana 101.5 Rocks recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo as well. Here
25 years after the legendary VIXEN released their first single, "Edge Of A Broken Heart", three of the original members have reunited to form VXN. More
Sammy Hagar is calling 2012 "an experimental year" and wants to try some new "live performing concepts". More
Foo Fighters recorded a different version of "One By One" in 2002 before scrapping it and re-recording it. The band were fighting a lot at the time and almost broke up. The discarded album is known as the "Million Dollar Demo". Instrumentals from the demo have been leaking and now, there are two full songs—"Have It All" and "Come Back". More
Aerosmith's Joe Perry told Rolling Stone.com the group will appear on the May 23rd season finale of American idol. They'll perform their new single from the upcoming G I Joe movie soundtrack. As for the status of the band's new album, he said: "It's really close. We've started to mix. We've mixed a couple of the songs already, but I guess this week we're really kind of rolling into mix mode. We have a couple of tracks left to finish up, just to put some overdubs on, but we're kind of going from the final, final recording tracks to mixing this week."
Perry also talked about choosing a setlist for their tour. Saying: "We'll probably do it the way we always do it. We have new tunes this time, and there was a short time where we wouldn't necessarily play much from our new records. We tried, but there were just so many songs that Aerosmith fans wanted to hear when they came to see us. When we played something new, something old had to come out. But this time is going to be a little different. We're releasing a new single in three or four weeks, and that is going to open the door. I would like to see us play three or four songs from the new record, kind of sprinkling them into the set as the tour rolls out. We've also been talking about bringing in some other songs that our old fans want to hear that we haven't played in a long time. There are some songs from our early records that used to be the backbone of our set, and we're gonna bring some of them back to the table, too. It'll be a mixture of all of it." More and more
Limp Bizkit confirmed that their new album will be called "Stampede Of The Disco Elephants". The album will be the first that the band drops with rapper Lil Wayne's label Cash Money. Fred Durst told Gigwise.com: "'Stampede' has got to have something sizzling about it that's more universally accepted. Some of the songs have an urban feel. We're writing all different sorts of tracks and it seems like the songs going into that basket are ones that girls can like as much as guys who like rock." The album is due to drop later this year. More and more
Marilyn Manson think he is the most blamed person in the "history of music". He admitted that he named his new album "Born Villain" because of the public backlash he got after the Columbine school shooting in 1999. Telling NME.com: "'Born Villain' is the perfect title for this record because it's who I am. It's a question of nature or nurture, are people raised to be villains or vilified like I have become? When it comes to things like Columbine, it would have been different if they had actually liked my music, but I think that I have had more blame accredited to me than any person in the history of music. There should be some sort of Grammy for that." Born Villain drops May 1st. More
Jack White wants to play the first ever vinyl record in outer space. He was speaking to astronaut Buzz Aldrin in a feature for Interview Magazine and told Aldrin that he is working on a "secret project" to get one of the songs on his label to be the "first vinyl record played in outer space". He said: "I'm planning to launch a balloon that carries a vinyl record player. And figure out a way to drop the needle with all that turbulence up there and ensure that it will still play". More and more
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield says that speculation about a possible collaboration between his band and members of MEGADETH is "crazy" talk on the part of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. In an interview that is featured in a special edition of METALLICA's So What! magazine called "Metallica The 30th Anniversary Event", Hetfield said, "We learned a lot from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame about maturity and grace, as far as previous members and things like that — especially after watching other bands get up there and bicker about stupid things. They didn't get the big picture. Excuse me, but there's a lot of people out there that enjoyed that lineup, or a lot of people grew up with that lineup, and why are you not celebrating that? Why are you not embracing that as part of your history? And it's sad and it's selfish. And because we were able to have Dave onstage [at the Fillmore] and Jason [Newsted, former METALLICA bassist] and Bob [Rock, former METALLICA producer] and all these other people that were part of our history, we were able to rise above the bickering and celebrate it."
He added, "I think especially with Dave, with all of his struggles. I see him healthier now. I see him as less of a bitter guy. But I do see a lot of stuff in the press with him talking about jamming with us and making an album. All this other crazy stuff. I read it and say to myself, 'Hold on. This is the Dave that we kind of wanted to forget about. You know, the big-mouth that wants to just go-go-go.' But there is an authenticity about him when he speaks. He doesn't think too much before he does. He just goes off the cuff. Plus, when he says stuff like that, it's well-intended." More
The OZZY & FRIENDS tour (substituting for the Black Sabbath reunion dates scrubbed with Tony Iommi’s lymphoma diagnosis) has released their first promo photos. Here and here
Stay Thirsty Media Editor-in-Chief, Sarah L. Myers, has issued a new interview with ROB ZOMBIE. Here and here
Bassist Duff McKagan has written a new blog for Seattle Weekly's Reverb. Here
RockMusicStar recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. Here
MLive.com recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott Here
The fourth in a series of video clips in which VAN HALEN members Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth talk about the band's early days has been posted online. (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
blink-182 have announced the cancelation of all their May 2012 tour dates due to a medical emergency. Blink-182's drummer, Travis Barker, requires an urgent tonsillectomy with a recovery period expected to extend beyond their currently scheduled tour dates. Most of the dates were on the east coast. More
AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler told ABC News Radio at this past weekend's finale of the latest Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp installment that his band spent spent 12 hours on Friday, May 4 shooting a video for the song "Legendary Child". The track originally written during the sessions for AEROSMITH's 1991 album "Get A Grip" sessions), will be included in the upcoming summer film "G.I.Joe: Retaliation" (which arrives in theaters around theU.S.on June 29). The song is also expected to appear on AEROSMITH's long-awaited new studio CD, due later in the year. "It's gonna be slammin', "Tylers aid of the track. "[Guitarist] Joe [Perry] was on fire. Wait, you'll see." More and more
Experience Hendrix the Hendrix family-owned company founded by Jimi's father, entrusted with preserving the legacy of Jimi Hendrix, has released the following statement: "Various media outlets have recently published accounts that indicate a feature-length Jimi Hendrix biographical film is nearing production. Experience Hendrix, LLC, the administrator of the Jimi Hendrix music and publishing catalog has made it known many times in the past that no such film, were it to include original music or copyrights created by Jimi Hendrix, can be undertaken without its full participation. Experience Hendrix CEO Janie Hendrix, sister of Jimi Hendrix, and the EH board have not ruled out a 'biopic' in the future though producing partners would, out of necessity, have to involve the company from the inception of any such film project if it is to include original Jimi Hendrix music or compositions." Billboard.com reported earlier this week that OUTKAST rapper/singer Andre 3000 — also known as Andre Benjiman — has reportedly signed on to star as Jimi Hendrix in the upcoming biopic, called, "All Is By My Side". More
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KORN was joined onstage by ex-guitarist Brian "Head" Welch last Saturday in North Carolina, marking the first time in seven years that KORN played with Welch, who left the group in 2005. The event has naturally sparked talk of a full reunion with Welch to record and tour. But guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told The Pulse Of Radio that the band isn't rushing into anything saying: "The whole thing needs to be approached very delicately, because it's such a fragile thing. It's just something that has to be super well-planned and it has to come naturally. And our experience with him on Saturday has all started from a positive place, and it wasn't forced and it was just natural. So I think if everything optimistically runs like that, that's all I can hope for. I'm really happy just to reconnect with my old friend." More
P.O.D. singer Sonny Sandoval interviewed KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and ex-KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch on April 21 during "Day 2" of The Whosoevers' "Threat To Formalized Religion…I Am" conference in Diamond Bar, California. This marked the first time Welch and Fieldy had shared the stage together in six years. Video footage of the interview can now be seen below. (Note: The Fieldy and Head chat begins around the 4:55 mark.)
ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell spoke to RollingStone.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2009's "Black Gives Way To Blue" saying: "It's time to get to work and the material is really interesting, the body of work that we've done. It'll be as different as any one of our records is to any other, and it'll also be just as recognizable. It's anALICErecord, for sure." More and more
According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALTERBRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti's first solo single, "You Waste Your Time", has jumped straight up to Number 10 on the iTunes Rock Singles chart shortly after being released. Tremonti said in a statement, "I am overwhelmed by the positive response the song has already received. I never imagined it would hit the Top 10 so quickly and that is a testament to the amazing fans I have. I couldn't have gotten anywhere in my career without them and want to thank each and every one of them for their support. I can't wait until they hear the rest of it." "You Waste Your Time" is taken from Tremonti's debut solo album, "All I Was", which is due for release on July 10. More
METALLICA performed its top-selling 1991 LP, "Metallica", a.k.a. "the black album," in its entirety for the first time ever this past Monday night at the opening show of the band's European tour at Synot Tip Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. (Beware some NSFW language)
The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with rocker-turned-director Rob Zombie Here
Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinny Appice More
San Antonio Metal Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with Pantera/Down bassist Rex Brown More
Zoiks! Online recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde More
PopCultureMadness.com, conducted an interview with bassist Chris Kael of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (Beware some NSFW language)
"Branded", a brand new song from Lita Ford, can be streamed here
The Executive music producer for the Rock Of Ages film spoke with the Hollywood Reporter Here
Slash spoke to Madison.com about being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and the fact that the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, refused to be inducted along with the rest of the classic GN'R lineup. He said "It was a really nice event all around, and it was a special moment for all the guys that showed up. It was a nightmare going into it, but when it actually happened it was like, 'This is pretty cool.'" When asked what his initial reaction was after reading Axl Rose's open letter to the Rock Hall in which the frontman refused induction, Slash said, "The funny thing is we never would have played had he never written it. I think at one point he alluded he was at least going to go, and so we hadn't really prepared to play at all. We were just going to show up as almost an obligatory thing — more for the fans than anything. But that letter set a fire that was like, 'Okay, (bleep) it. We're going to go play.' So it really almost didn't happen. And if it hadn't been for that special letter, it wouldn't have." More and more
Meanwhile "One Last Thrill", a brand new song from Slash is available for streaming on Facebook. The track comes off Slash's second solo album, "Apocalyptic Love", which is scheduled for release on May 22 Stream and more
MARILYN MANSON's long-awaited new album, "Born Villain", sold 38,000 copies in theUnited Statesin its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on May 1. More
HALESTORM has made history with their single, "Love Bites (So Do I)". The track — featured on the Pennsylvania-based band's new album, "The Strange Case Of…" — has ascended to No. 1 at Active Rock radio outlets nationwide, marking the first ever female-fronted group to top the format's airplay ranking. More
KORN was joined onstage by former guitarist Brian "Head" Welch this past Saturday at the Carolina Rebellion festival inRockingham,North Carolina. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Welch joined the band to perform its classic song "Blind". Welch told EarplugsRequired.com the next day in a video interview, "It wasn't planned. I was just going because my daughter loves CHEVELLE and EVANESCENCE and everything.” And added: “And then when we got there, we just hung out and nothing was talked about at all; we just hung out. And then right before KORN's set, they said, 'Hey, you wanna jam with us?'” More
Johnny Depp hit the stage with Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, andJoePerry for a surprise 30-minute set during the 'Dark Shadows' premiere party. Songs they performed included "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "School's Out," "Another Brick in the Wall," and "Come Together." More and more
METALLICA, in conjunction withU.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, will be publishing a special edition of METALLICA's So What! magazine called "Metallica The 30th Anniversary Event". More and more and Order and Preview pages
The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with Vinny Appice Here
KISS' marketing empire is the focus of a new video report from CNN Money.
Listen to Garbage’s new "Not Your Kind of People" album in its entirety streaming Here
DANZIG is currently streaming the track "Devil's Angels" on his official web site. Here
Ex-KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch rejoined his former bandmates on stage this past Saturday night at the Carolina Rebellion festival at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolinato perform the band's classic song "Blind". This marked the first time in seven years that Welch and KORN played together. Video footage and a photo of Welch performing with KORN at Carolina Rebellion has been posted online. Commented Welch: "It was so amazing Saturday night playin' with KORN. Reconciling with family is always good. So much love on stage and from KORN fans. Many tears shed. God is love." More
KORN's video for the song "Way Too Far" has been posted online as well.
System of a Down will be on the road in August with two weeks of dates on the east coast. Frontman Serj Tankian wanted fans to know that the band's tour doesn't necessarily mean that the band will be going into the studio anytime soon, telling Billboard.com: "When people are asking, 'When can we get new music from you,' I think it's the biggest compliment in the world. We have not made a plan to do it as of yet. I think it's something that we'll get together at the right time when we all have that head space and do it. But, you know, it hasn't been that time yet, so I think everyone will know when it is. It's as simple as that." More and more
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METALLICA performed its top-selling 1991 LP, "Metallica", a.k.a. "the black album," in its entirety for the first time ever earlier tonight (Monday, May 7) at the opening show of the band's European tour at Synot Tip Arena in Prague,Czech Republic. The band played the LP backwards, starting with closing number "The Struggle Within" and ending with "Enter Sandman". More and more
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Ed Lanouette of DARK DAY SUNDAY is filling in for SHADOWS FALL bassist Paul Romanko on the band's currentU.S.tour with FEAR FACTORY. In a new tweet, SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair explained Paul's absence by saying, "His first child is on the way and he is recovering from carpal tunnel surgery." More
Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe isn't fired up about President Obama anymore. The heavy metal band's bassist was an Obama supporter but now says the president has been a disappointment. Knocking Obama for keeping up with celebrities, Sixx tweeted, "Our president is commenting on Kanye, having Lindsey at his party and failing our economy. I used to believe in him but it's time for change!" More
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DEF LEPPARD/ex-DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell recently revealed plans to perform with original DIO members, stating: "I met up with the original Dio band guys, (drummer) Vinny Appice, (bassist) Jimmy Bain and (keyboardist) Claude Schnell again last night. Now that I've brushed-up on how to play those solos again, we're planning to jam some more and plan to do some gigs, too. We found a great singer who can really do justice to RONNIE's (JAMES DIO) parts." A new update from Campbell states: "Although there have been a couple of inarticulate naysayers, I'm happy that most of you are supportive of my plans to play with the original Dio band. However, in the meantime there's Def Lep business at hand as we're gearing up for the summer tour. Rehearsals start in just over two weeks and the monkey is all fired up!" More and more
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On July 17, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Speak Of The Devil on DVD by OZZY OSBOURNE inNorth America. This show was filmed at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in California on June 12, 1982 as part of the delayed continuation of the Diary Of A Madman tour following the tragic death of Randy Rhoads a few months earlier. The audio has been digitally restored and remastered and is now available in DTS and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time. More and more
When ANTHRAX was given the choice of playing this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival main stage or the festival's Jägermeister Stage, the band opted to headline the latter, and to do something special for the crowd. Explained Charlie Benante, "We decided to pattern the Mayhem set on the kind of shows the RAMONES used to do: a high-energy, non-stop barrage of hit, hit, hit, hit, hit. No lulls, no filler, totally in your face. We're going to be playing a supersonic-paced set loaded with the best of our best."
"We really like the idea of not 'playing to seats,'" added Scott Ian, "and we want our crowd to have the freedom to move around, to go crazy with us. Plus, we've been on the road together now for about two years, so we're tighter as a band than we've ever been. Our Mayhem set will be a fun, fast and furious 45-minutes, so they'd better have the EMTs on hand." More
ARTISTdirect.com interviewed with SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. Here
The Birmingham News recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine Here
Step into CHICKENFOOT's studio The Foot Locker and take a peek atJoeSatriani, Michael Anthony, Kenny Aronoff (filling in for Chad Smith), and Sammy Hagar as they rehearse for the summer tour and meet with their new E.D.C.F.R.N.R. (Environmental Design Coordinator For Rock And Roll) about the tour's stage production.
One of BLACK SABBATH's biggest fans tells U.K.'s Sunday Mercury that online ticket scalpers have made it impossible for him to see his favorite band's reunion concert in their hometown. Tickets for the show, which will be at the O2 Academy in Birmingham on May 19, are going approximately $400 on the Internet — more than for five times the original price of $75. Fan Sean May, who has SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne's name tattooed on his knuckles, tells Sunday Mercury, "I've been following the band since I was 14, but the real fans are missing out so these ticket scalpers can make money. I think it's wrong, and it's not the venue or the band that are profiting, it's online ticket touts. It's only a small concert, with 3,000 tickets. He added, "I tried to get on to the official web site as soon as they went on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday, but it crashed. When I got through to the venue 10 minutes later but they had sold out. The venue say they only sell two tickets per person — how on earth did they sell to 1,500 people in 10 minutes?"
BLACK SABBATH's promoter Andy Copping added, "Of course the show sold out quickly, it's BLACK SABBATH playing a small show in their hometown. Sadly, some people feel the need to purchase tickets and put them on the secondary market. I personally find it disgusting and unethical but until the government do something and pass some legislation to outlaw this practice, we are powerless. What makes matters worse is that the show will be making a sizeable financial contribution to charity – maybe the people that are seeking to profiteer from their tickets should donate the additional money they make to the charity, then at least it's going to a good cause." A donation to Help For Heroes will be made from the proceeds of the show. More
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Ted Nugent did his first interview since the Secret Service investigated him for comments he made about President Obama and it didn't go so well. When a reporter asked him about his "political rhetoric", he flew into a expletive-filled rage. The interview for the "CBS Morning Show" took place on Nugent's ranch in Texas. More
Slash teamed up with Guitar Center to give 20 unsigned bands the chance to open for him on an upcoming tour. With Guitar Center's "On Stage" program, Slash will personally choose the groups to perform at a tour stop closest to their hometown. At the end of the tour, one of the acts will be chosen as the grand prize winner. They'll take home $10,000 in guitars from Gibson and Epiphone, a $5,000 shopping spree at GuitarCenterand more. Slash said: "Right now, for kids starting a band and all that, it's like the Wild West out there. There's no set path. There's a lot of great opportunities, there's a lot of different avenues that are available to you now that weren't available back in the day, but they're all hit or miss. You know, you've just got to take your chances." More
On Saturday, May 19, Slash’s solo band featuring Myles Kennedy will appear on DIRECTV's The Audience Network for the season premiere of "Guitar Center Sessions" airing at 7:00 PM. For the first time ever, Slash and the band will perform an acoustic set spanning new songs and classics. More and more
"Wherever I Go", a brand new song from California rockers BUCKCHERRY, appears on the soundtrack to "Marvel's The Avengers". Speaking to ARTISTdirect, BUCKCHERRY guitarist Keith Nelson stated about how "Wherever I Go" came about, "We basically had the opportunity to be a part of the movie. We understand and appreciate the size and weight of having a song as part of a soundtrack. When we were approached, we were actually in writing mode for [the new BUCKCHERRY album] 'Confessions'. We'd been working on a few ideas, and Stevie had this riff that seemed appropriate. We had just started writing 'Wherever I Go' and thought it would be a good candidate for 'The Avengers' so we finished it with that in mind." More
When the Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they recognized only three of the band's eight guitarists -- the late founding member, Hillel Slovak; John Frusciante, who quit in 2008; and current player Josh Klinghoffer. That was a decision made by the Hall of Fame and its advisors. Guitarist Jack Sherman, who played on Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1984 self-titled debut and co-wrote some songs on the follow-up said he was rejected when he appealed to former band members to be included.Shermanwas told that only original and current members and those who played on multiple records qualified. He told Billboard: "It appeared to be a politically correct way of omitting Dave Navarro and I for whatever reasons they have that are probably the band's and not the Hall's. It's really painful to see all this celebrating going on and be excluded. I'm not claiming that I've brought anything other to the band but to have soldiered on under arduous conditions to try to make the thing work, and I think that's what you do in a job, looking back. And that's been dishonored. I'm being dishonored, and it sucks."
Dave Navarro spent almost five years with Chili Peppers after Frusciante left in 1992. He wasn't recognized either. Anthony Kiedis commented onSherman: "God bless Jack, he did keep the band afloat for a year, and if he hadn't, the years to follow probably wouldn't have." And added about the Navarro decision, saying: "He's in this other band, which may in fact be inducted itself one day, called Jane's Addiction. I think that's the band closest to his heart, and that most represents his contribution to the world in terms of music. So maybe it makes more sense for him to be inducted one day as a member of Jane's Addiction."
Red Hot Chili Peppers' lawyer Eric Greenspan added: "It's not a decision made by the band, it's a decision made by the Hall of Fame. They determine which of the members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, through their career, will get inducted." More
DANZIG will premier the track "Devil's Angels" from his new covers CD on radio stations in some of the cities where he will perform on his upcoming tour. It was originaly the theme song for the late '60's biker film of the same title. Commented Glenn: "I've wanted to record this song since 1979 and this is exactly the same arrangement I had for it back then, so it pretty much sounds like that late '70s style of mine. I'm really happy with the way it turned out; it actually came out much better than I had hoped it would. We're going to be playing it live on these upcoming shows."DANZIG is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the as-yet-untitled covers record for a late summer/early fall release. More
Maynard James Keenan talked wine and PUSCIFER with Karen Brown from CBS News.
SOUNDGARDEN made a surprise apearance on stage as the special guest at the 20th annual KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta on Saturday (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich were interviewed for a cover story in the May 2012 issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine. More
RUSH's anxiously-awaited new album Clockwork Angels will be released on June 12th via Anthem/Universal inCanadaand their debut for Anthem/Roadrunner Records in the US. Joe Bosso from Musicradar.com has a track-by-track album review. Here
RUSH were among those who received prestigious Governor General's Performing Arts Awards this past weekend.
Following their exclusive interview with EDDIE VAN HALEN, Esquire now has posted a chat with Eddie's son and Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. More
Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS drummer Steve Riley More
Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. More
Southern California's 96.7 KCAL Rocks, conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho on the red carpet of the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
Full Metal Jackie, conducted interviews with various hard rock and heavy metal musicians on the "black carpet" at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
96.7 KCAL Rocks, conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott on the red carpet of the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
Guitarist Zoltan Bathory of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recently made his way to the Odyssey martial arts academy in King William, Virginia for a training session with Odyssey head coach John Simons. (Beware some NSFW language in the following)
Beastie Boys rapper MCA -- real name Adam Yauch -- has passed away at the age of 47 from cancer. News of Yauch's death was broken by longtime friend Russell Simmons, the music mogul who served as the Beastie Boys' mentor and first manager. In 2009, MCA announced he was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. He had since undergone surgery and radiation therapy. MCA co-founded Beastie Boys in 1979 with Mike D, and Ad Rock. The Beastie Boys haven't performed live since summer 2009. In January 2011, he announced that he was disease-free, and feeling "healthy, strong and hopeful." Last month, however evidence surfaced that Yauch was again ailing as he and the rest of Beastie Boys skipped the group's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More and more
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Slipknot announced they will begin recording a new album next year. They will start working once singer Corey Taylor gets back from his tour with Stone Sour. DJ Sid Wilson told NME.com: "We've got Mayhem Festival this summer and, after we break for winter and Stone Sour are done with their tour, we'll be back in the kitchen with Slipknot. Actually before Stone Sour finish touring we'll be in the studio preparing for Corey's return, keeping the irons hot. It'll be tough, it won't be easy. Slipknot's the biggest thing in all of our lives, but we're always going to come back to it. We're going to get it done. I'm excited and I'm ready to do it. I'm sick of hearing people talk, it's time for action. When we come together, it's badass; we need to harness that energy of the live shows. When we come together like we always do, it's going to be brutal." More and more and more
STONE SOUR meanwhile has parted ways with bassist Shawn Economaki. Guitarist Jim Root posted a picture on his Instagram account yesterday of an unidentified bassist taken during the recording sessions for STONE SOUR's new album and wrote, "Shawn is no longer with us. A lot has happened in the past year… We need to move forward and [there will] be more detail when the time is right. He's still a great friend and we're in touch. But for now we have a mystery dude that shreds filling in for the studio."
Mick Jagger will host of the season finale of "Saturday Night Live". The Rolling Stones frontman has been a musical guest twice on the show, but he has never been host before. He'll also be the musical guest on the May 19th finale. The Rolling Stones are marking their 50th anniversary as a band this year, but haven't announced any events to commemorate the occasion. More
DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi will release a new album from their WHOCARES project June 22nd. They’ll be joined on the album by by Jason Newsted, Jon Lord, and Nicko McBrain. More
Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has revealed via Facebook that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. More and more and more
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to Billboard.com about the band's recently completed 20th studio album, "Monster", which is scheduled for release in July. Here
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was among the biggest names in TV and radio who joined together at Dick Clark'sMalibu,Californiahome Thursday, to pay tribute to the rock 'n' roll icon and TV and radio pioneer who passed away on April 18. More
DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a summer tour, dubbed "Rock Of Ages", which will include fellow rockers POISON and LITA FORD.
Legendary guitarist Slash and his solo band kicked off their U.S. tour last night in Baltimore (Beware some NSFW Language in the following)
Slash meanwhile revealed he recently got addicted to Angry Birds after getting an iPad. He said: ''I got a f**king iPad for Christmas and got addicted to Angry Birds on the road, but I kicked it." More
Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with bassist Ian Hill of JUDAS PRIEST More
Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with HELLYEAH
Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and his wife Evis Xheneti are expecting their first child together. More
ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON are rumored to be planning a joint U.S.tour in the fall. More
