Avid motorcyclist and famed guitarist Neal Schon will help lead the fifth annual Legends Ride on Monday August 6 to kick off the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Schon, along with actress Kristy Swanson, legendary motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel and iconic custom motorcycle builders Arlen, Cory and Zack Ness, will be joining hundreds of ...
Death/doom powerhouse HOODED MENACE is gearing up to unleash "Effigies Of Evil", its first effort for Relapse Records, on September 11. The band is also beginning to work with respected director Justin Oakey of Burial Offerings (ULVER, HEX VESSEL) on a clip for the track "Crumbling Insanity". The video is a concept piece based around ...
JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell, who is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with his former GREAT WHITE bandmates over the rights to the group's name, has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "A friend of mine just showed me an interview with my former guitarist Mark Kendall [of GREAT WHITE]. ...
Malta-based death metallers BEHEADED will release their new album, "Never To Dawn", on November 6 via Unique Leader Records. The CD was recorded at Temple Studios in Malta and was mixed at 16th Cell Studio in Rome, Italy. Commented the band: "We're really enthusiastic to see the album finally coming together. "Musically, we held to ...
Los Angeles-based metal quartet ALL HAIL THE YETI will release its self-titled debut album in North America on August 28 via AFM Records. Uniting elements of sludge metal, hardcore and groove-laden hard rock, ALL HAIL THE YETI unify these influences into their own diverse, modern style which is delivered in a way to make people ...
With a pedigree that boasts all three members of New York's cult doom act UNEARTHLY TRANCE, plus founding ELECTRIC WIZARD and RAMESSES bassist/guitarist Tim Bagshaw, SERPENTINE PATH should immediately top any doom metal fan's want-list. Due on September 11 via Relapse Records, SERPENTINE PATH's self-titled debut is described in a press relase, as "an absolutely ...
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine will take part in a meet-and-greet and special autograph signing at Guitar Center in San Diego on August 15 at 7:00 p.m. The event is free to the public. Purchase any Dean guitar the day of the event and get front-of-the-line access to Dave Mustaine's autograph signing. For complete details, see ...
Vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER — who shared the stage with the new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup this year's Halfway Jam — which took place July 26-28 in Royalton, Minnesota — has posted the following message on STRYPER's Facebook page: "I read through all the comments and debated whether or not to ...
DEF LEPPARD recently joined the long list of rockers who have re-recorded their biggest hits in note-perfect renditions. Frontman Joe Elliott shed some light on the new "2012" versions of "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and "Rock Of Ages" now available at various digital retailers. Elliott told The Hollywood Reporter, "It's about principle. ...
Drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFLOLD, FLYING COLORS) was interviewed last month by Ollie Winiberg of BBC's "Introducing In Essex" radio show during the U.K. leg of ADRENALINE MOB's European tour. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow. On the current state ...
