When Ronnie Montrose passed away on March 3, 2012, he was in the midst of working on an album that would have thrilled fans of his original MONTROSE (1973-1974) and GAMMA (1979-1983) periods. The artistically restless Montrose followed his muse without question, but, in 2003, he called in bassist Ricky Phillips (STYX, BAD ENGLISH) and ...
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BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan. and other metal royalty will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Anaheim Wyndham Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Television and radio personality Eddie Trunk will host the event. An all-star jam, ...
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World-renowned guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has announced the release of his sixteenth solo album, "What Happens Next", due on January 12, 2018 via Sony/Legacy Recordings. Just a day prior to the album release, Satriani revives his G3 tour entity, inviting DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci and DEF LEPPARD lead guitarist Phil Collen to join him. The ...
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Despite going out of his way this past year to push the subject of a VAN HALEN reunion tour featuring Michael Anthony along with sets by both him and David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar is putting the idea to rest. Hagar is currently on the road with THE CIRCLE, which consists of Michael Anthony, drummer ...
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Joe Satriani's "Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir", first released in May 2014, is now available in paperback for pre-orders, with the official release on November 7. The paperback version includes a new chapter focusing on Satriani's last album, "Shockwave Supernova". Read an excerpt from the new chapter here. Satriani and co-author, music ...
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Following the success of its second season, AXS TV today announced that its original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar" has been greenlit for a third season. Production on the twelve-episode season began this month and is scheduled for air in early 2018. The upcoming season of "Rock & Roll Road ...
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When Ronnie Montrose passed away on March 3, 2012, he was in the midst of working on an album that would have thrilled fans of his original MONTROSE (1973-1974) and GAMMA (1979-1983) periods. The artistically restless Montrose followed his muse without question, but, in 2003, he called in bassist Ricky Phillips (STYX, BAD ENGLISH) and ...
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In a brand new interview with Maxim, Sammy Hagar once again spoke about a hypothetical VAN HALEN reunion tour with both him and David Lee Roth on vocals. Asked if he has been approached and would he do it, Hagar said: "First of all, I have not been approached. Secondly, it was my ...
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While most intense bands seem to unload their best work and ideas on their initial three releases or so, N'Awlins' GOATWHORE has been aging like a fine wine. The band has been churning out its blackened emanations for two decades now, and with album number seven, "Vengeful Ascension", its released its best work to date. ...
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Deleted scenes from the latest episode of AXS TV's popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar", featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil at his new home in Nashville, Tennessee, can be seen below. The second season of "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar" resumed on July 9. Remaining ...
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Thrash metal legends EXODUS were rejoined by their former singer Rob Dukes on stage during their July 8 concert in San Francisco, California. Dukes sang several songs with the band during the second of EXODUS's two-night stint at The Chapel in what marked the group's first headlining Bay Area club shows since late 2013. Also ...
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Ex-EXODUS singer Rob Dukes says that it will be "fun" rejoining his former bandmates on stage this weekend. Dukes, who fronted EXODUS for nine years, will perform with the band during their July 8 concert in San Francisco, California. He will sing several songs with the group on the second of EXODUS's two-night stint at ...
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Unless you've been following the band since 2005, you'd never guess MOTIONLESS IN WHITE hails from Scranton, Pennsylvania. The group carries itself like a UK goth band with a twist of Marilyn Manson, and after gaining notoriety with the 2014 album "Reincarnate", MIW landed its coveted signing with Roadrunner Records. The unit's latest album, "Graveyard ...
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"Down Life's Page", a new song from ALL 41, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's debut album, "World's Best Hope", which will be released July 7 via Frontiers Music Srl. ALL 41 is not just another project born of Frontiers president Serafino Perugino's imaginative A&R mind, but is a project ...
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Classical music and classic rock collide as AXS TV presents STYX frontman Tommy Shaw in the premiere of the 2016 concert special "Sing For The Day! Tommy Shaw And Contemporary Youth Orchestra", airing Sunday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. The broadcast follows the season premiere of the popular AXS TV original series "Rock And Roll ...
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In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Sammy Hagar was asked if he has spoken to Eddie Van Halen since the final show of the 2004 VAN HALEN reunion tour. He responded: "Nope. The closest thing we've had to a conversation was I wished him a happy birthday two years ago [via ...
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In a brand new interview with The News-Herald, former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was asked why he thinks now is the right time for a reunion of the band's classic lineup. He responded: "Well, I mean, partly because you obviously see all of these other bands doing it these days. And also ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, VAN HALEN's early manager, Noel E. Monk, maintains that although the band has gone through many incarnations, the key ingredients are Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth. Monk, who joined on as the band's roadie in 1978 and severed as their manager from 1979 through 1985, has just ...
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Sammy Hagar is back for even more candid conversations and exclusive jam sessions with some of music's biggest names, as season two of AXS TV's popular original music series "Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar" continues for a second cycle on Sunday, July 9, at 9 p.m ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. The ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Chaos Arcane" from GOATWHORE can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Vengeful Ascension", which will be released on June 23 via Metal Blade Records. The band's seventh full-length was captured at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois with longtime soundman and comrade Jarrett ...
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"After The Rain", the new video from ALL 41, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's debut album, "World's Best Hope", which will be released July 7 via Frontiers Music Srl. ALL 41 is not just another project born of Frontiers president Serafino Perugino's imaginative A&R mind, but is a project ...
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Dave Grohl played a new song during last night's (Monday, May 15) Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. The former NIRVANA drummer, who was backed by FOO FIGHTERS' Taylor Hawkins and longtime collaborator Rami Jaffee, was filling in for event co-organizer James Hetfield (METALLICA), who was away on tour. Grohl told ...
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In a brand new interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Sammy Hagar was once again asked about the possibility of a reunion with VAN HALEN, almost a year and a half after he sent a tweet to Eddie Van Halen wishing him a happy birthday — and getting a cordial response. "That whole ...
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Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony says that he "can pretty much confirm" that the band's singer David Lee Roth personally donated thousands of dollars to a fundraising campaign launched by Anthony's family after the bassist's two-week-old grandson died of heart disease. Rex Becerra was the son of Anthony's eldest daughter, Elisha. Michael's
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GOATWHORE will release its new album, "Vengeful Ascension", on June 23 via Metal Blade Records. The band's seventh full-length was captured at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois with longtime soundman and comrade Jarrett Pritchard (1349, GRUESOME), breaking a four-album tradition of working with Erik Rutan. "Working with Rutan was awesome," says GOATWHORE frontman Ben Falgoust. ...
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Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony recently announced that he lost two-week-old grandson, who died of heart disease last month. Rex Becerra was the son of his eldest daughter, Elisha. His family also launched a fundraising page with the Los Angeles Children's Hospital, noting that the boy was "quickly diagnosed with heart disease" ...
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ALL 41 is not just another project born of Frontiers president Serafino Perugino's imaginative A&R mind, but is a project very close to the hearts of each musician involved. With none other than the amazing Terry Brock (GIANT, STRANGEWAYS) on lead vocals, Robert Berry (THREE, ALLIANCE) on bass and lead vocals, Gary Pihl (BOSTON, SAMMY ...
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Sammy Hagar and THE CIRCLE, the critically acclaimed supergroup featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, has announced plans for a North American tour with COLLECTIVE SOUL this fall. Presented by Sammy's Beach Bar Rum, the tour kicks off September 10 at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California and will take the ...
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Condolences are in order for former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony on the death of his infant grandson Rex. The boy was born two weeks ago with a fatal heart problem. Anthony, who has two daughters, writes on Facebook: "We are tremendously proud of Rex. In the short time on Earth, he left a lasting ...
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Sammy Hagar's video for "No Worries" can be seen below. The song is one of the new tracks included in his solo compilation "This Is Sammy Hagar Volume 1 - When The Party Started", which came out last November via Mailboat Records. The collection, which starts from his solo album post VAN HALEN, "Red Voodoo" ...
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