Neil Baron of Reno Gazette-Journal reports: Longtime rock 'n' roll frontman Sammy Hagar knows a great guitarist when he hears one. After all, the Red Rocker...
The newly reformed '80s cult hard rock outfit STAMPEDE will kick off its 2009 reunion by taking to the stage at Classic Rock's "Krusher" club night at The...
Reunited Swedish rockers ELECTRIC BOYS have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. A 20-track "best-of" collection, titled "Now Dig This!", will be released on...
All five members of TWISTED SISTER recently spoke with Goldmine contributor Bryan Reesman about the forthcoming "Twisted Christmas" musical, the 25th...
NOVEMBRE (Italy), SATURNUS (Denmark), ATARAXIE (France), HELEVORN (Spain) and AATHMA (Spain) have been confirmed for the first edition of the Madrid Is The...
Rhapsody Blog recently got the chance to sit down with the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO), who...
Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has issued the following statement: "MOONSORROW played in Montreal [Quebec, Canada] at the Medley club on April 29....
According to Music-News.com, British punk legends THE DAMNED have been added to MOTÖRHEAD's fall U.K. tour which will also feature GIRLSCHOOL. THE DAMNED is...
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has commented on his "mentor" appearance next week during "Rock Week" on "American Idol", the annual reality...
The Pulse of Radio reports: Although the breakout of swine flu that originated in Mexico has led numerous musical acts to cancel performances there, METALLICA...
Vocalist Brian Fair of Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL recently spoke to Noisecreep about the band's decision to form their own label in conjunction with...
German thrash metal veterans CONTRADICTION have inked a deal with Limited Access Records. The band's new album, "The Essence of Anger", will be released on...
The first date of HEAVEN & HELL's upcoming U.S. tour appears to have been leaked. According to a newsletter that was sent out by the PNC Pavilion in...
Quebec metal innovators VOIVOD will release their final album featuring the band's late guitarist, Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 23 via...
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was interviewed this morning (Friday, May 1) on "The Danny Bonaduce Show" on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania radio station...
eGigs.co.uk recently conducted an interview with guitarist/bassist/vocalist Duff McKagan (DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of...
Legendary progressive rock veterans URIAH HEEP have issued the following update: "It is with much regret that we inform you of the death of Peter Gibbs. Peter...
New York progressive metal veterans DREAM THEATER will take their Progressive Nation tour back on the road for its second incarnation with a run through...
Veteran metal band ANTHRAX has been confirmed as the headliner of the HMS Hammer second stage at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards. Now in its second...
Glenn Danzig is currently in the studio working on the new DANZIG album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Drummer Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE,...
Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST and Atlanta, Georgia's GNOSTIC — the band featuring three members of ATHEIST — will team up with...
Two long-out-of-print releases from cult U.K. aggro-doomsters IRON MONKEY will be reissued on May 25 via Earache Records, housed in one value-packed set,...
Grand Rapids, Michigan's POP EVIL has been confirmed as the opening act for JUDAS PRIEST and WHITESNAKE on their upcoming North American tour. POP EVIL has...
SOLITUDE AETURNUS and WARBEAST (formerly TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE) are among the confirmed bands for the Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend, set to take place May 22-24...
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach will perform at the New York Mets Autism Awareness Day on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Citi Field. Bach will perform a set in...
MIKE ALBERT PROJECT, the band led by former MEGADETH touring guitarist Mike Albert, will release its new CD, "Afterlife", in June via Big Deal Records. ...
California rockers RATT have been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds...