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QUEENSRŸCHE On 'Experience Hendrix' Tour; Video Available

QUEENSRŸCHE helped celebrate the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix by performing on two dates of this year's Experience Hendrix 2008 tribute tour — November 5 in Spokane, Washington; and November 6 in Seattle, Washington. Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE members performing the classic rock son...
November 12, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE To Get ShipRocked In November 2009

In November 2009, QUEENSRŸCHE will board the MSC Poesia to headline ShipRocked, an unparalleled five-day rock and roll music cruise. Departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 15, ShipRocked will sail to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, before returning on November 20. QUEENSRŸCHE Campa...
November 6, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitar Techs Talk Shop; Video Available

Peterson Tuners headed backstage at the House of Blues in Chicago earlier in the year to talk with Geno Bishop and Lee Hollister, guitar techs for QUEENSRŸCHE. Watch the nine-minute clip below. QUEENSRŸCHE is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its twelfth studio album, "America...
November 6, 2008
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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK To Guest On WDHA 105.5 FM's 'Metal Mania' This Friday

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) will be a special guest this Friday, November 7 on the popular "Metal Mania" show on New Jersey's radio station WDHA 105.5 FM. "Metal Mania", hosted by Scott Evil (of "The Tour Bus"),airs every Friday from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m...
November 4, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Album Title, Concept Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its twelfth studio album, "American Soldier". The concept effort, due this spring from Rhino/Atco, finds the band once again tackling some heavy subject matter, this time focusing on telling the story of war from a firsthand per...
October 29, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE Added To Two Dates On EXPERIENCE HENDRIX 2008 Tour

QUEENSRŸCHE will help celebrate the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix by performing on two dates of this year's Experience Hendrix 2008 tribute tour: Nov. 05 - INB Performing Arts Center - Spokane, WA Nov. 06 - The Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA These performances — which are part of a nationwide 19...
October 27, 2008
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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: 'It's Obvious That AXL ROSE Has A Metal Heart'

MetalForever.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH). An excerpt from the chat follows below. MetalForever.com: So Mike, on the Sebastian Bach "Angel Down" album, the band covered an old AEROSMITH classic "Back In The Saddle". W...
October 23, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE, BULLETBOYS, ENUFF Z'NUFF: Interviews From ROCK THE BAYOU Available

TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #64) featuring interviews with various artists that played the Rock The Bayou music bash, which was held August 29 - September 1 in Houston, Texas. The first in a two-part podcast features interviews with Phil Kenemore (Y&T),Michael Wilt...
October 23, 2008
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DUFF MCKAGAN Says NIKKI SIXX Is 'A Class Act'

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has just returned to Los Angeles after playing two shows in Japan — the Loud Park 08 festival with MÖTLEY CRÜE, and an intimate headlining show the next night (October 20) at c...
October 21, 2008
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NIKKI SIXX Praises DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "We had a bad-ass show in Tokyo... and there were a ton of cool bands on the bill, but most notably was DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED. "So, after running into my friend Richard Stark yesterday, we headed down to a place here in Tokyo and saw .....
October 20, 2008
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VICIOUS RUMORS: More Tour Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 15 - Voodoo Lounge - San Jose, California Nov. 07 - Planet Alsen - Itzehoe, Germany Nov. 08 - Rock Temple - Kerkrade, Netherlands Nov. 09 - MMM-2 - Tilburg, Netherlands Nov. 10 - Helvete - Oberhausen, Ge...
October 14, 2008
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CRYONIC TEMPLE: 'Immortal' Artwork Unveiled

Swedish heavy metal band CRYONIC TEMPLE will release its new album, "Immortal", on November 21 via Metal Heaven Records. Check out the cover artwork below. CRYONIC TEMPLE was founded in 1996 and has over the years performed at such festivals as Sweden Rock, Headbanger's Open Air, Peace And Love, Got...
October 10, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST: Polish Edition Of Unauthorized Biography Due Next Week

The Polish edition of "The Story Of Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith" will be published in Poland on October 15 via Kagra. The book — which Geoff Barton of Classic Rock said "is great on the early history of the Brummie metal legends" and Chad Bower of About.com called "well-written and well-res...
October 9, 2008
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CRYONIC TEMPLE To Release 'Immortal' In November

Swedish heavy metal band CRYONIC TEMPLE will release its new album, "Immortal", on November 21 via Metal Heaven Records. CRYONIC TEMPLE was founded in 1996 and has over the years performed at such festivals as Sweden Rock, Headbanger's Open Air, Peace And Love, Gothenburg Metal, Motala Metal and 200...
October 5, 2008
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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Announces Producer, Title For New Solo Album

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has tapped Tom Galley of PHENOMENA fame to produce his next solo album, "Book of Shadows", tentatively due next year. Martin states, "It's great to have Tom on board especially since he is getting over the death of his brother, Mel Galley [ex-WHITESNAKE, TRAPE...
October 4, 2008