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Late DEEP PURPLE Guitarist TOMMY BOLIN: 'Touched By Magic' Book Available

To many, Tommy Bolin was the legitimate heir to Jimi Hendrix's rock guitar throne. Stints with the JAMES GANG and DEEP PURPLE — as well as solo albums and a groundbreaking release with jazz-rocker Billy Cobham — certainly proved that the adulation was rightly deserved. And with a techno-color fashio...

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DORO Celebrates 25th Anniversary With SCORPIONS, OVERKILL, Ex-NIGHTWISH Members

Doro Pesch celebrated her 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal by performing a three-hour set last night (Saturday, December 13) at the 20,000-capacity ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. HOLY MOSES, LEAVES EYES' and ARCH ENEMY opened the show and were followed by full set by DORO...

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POISON's C.C. DEVILLE Tops GUITAR WORLD's List Of '100 Worst Guitar Solos'

Guitar World magazine has just published its picks for the "100 Worst Guitar Solos" on its web site, GuitarWorld.com. The list includes tracks by Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, C.C. DeVille, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and more. Below is an excerpt of that post: "After two decades of kissing ass, Guita...

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TANKARD: 'Stay Thirsty' Video Available

"Stay Thirsty", the new video from German thrashers TANKARD, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's 13th studio album, "Thirst", which is scheduled for release on December 19 via AFM Records. According to the band, the LP will be made available "in a couple of different versions — regu...

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WARLOCK Tribute Album 'Tribute To Steel' Available Now

Germany's Pure Steel Records has just released "Tribute To Steel: A Tribute To Warlock". This is the first official WARLOCK / Doro Pesch tribute album and it features many of heavy metal's best up and coming bands, as well as a special appearance by the members of WARLOCK themselves. The track listi...

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DAATH Drummer Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

Video footage of DAATH drummer Kevin Talley — who has previously recorded and/or toured with DYING FETUS, CHIMAIRA, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE RED CHORD, HATE ETERNAL, M.O.D., MISERY INDEX and SUFFOCATION — laying down tracks for DAATH's new album, "The Concealers", can be viewed below. "The Conce...

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MERCENARY, RAUNCHY, PILGRIMZ, LAST MILE: 'Headbangers Ball 2008' Tour Movie Available

Sounds2move.de has uploaded an 11-minute "tour movie" documenting the recent Headbangers Ball 2008 trek through Denmark featuring MERCENARY, RAUNCHY, PILGRIMZ and LAST MILE. Watch the footage below. A German-language report can be foun at this location. MERCENARY's latest album, "Architect of Lies",...

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SODOM, SACRED REICH, WARRIOR Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

SACRED REICH, WARRIOR, SODOM and ROSS THE BOSS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 26-27, 2009 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM BLIND GUARDIAN DRIVER HARDCORE SUPERSTAR LAAZ ROCKIT ROSS...

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ROBERT PLANT: Unofficial Biography To Be Released In Germany

U.K.-based journalist Neil Daniels' book on LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant, "Robert Plant: Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page & The Solo Years" will be available in a German translation in 2009, published via Hannibal Verlag. The text will be revised, and amended for the German edition. The book is based on...

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BONAFIDE: In Pre-Production Mode

Swedish rockers BONAFIDE have started pre-production for the follow-up to their debut album, which was released in September 2007. Chips Kiesbye, SATOR guitarist and celebrated producer who has previously worked with THE HELLACOPTERS, MILLENCOLIN and SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, among many others, will handle...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: Cover Of BLACK FLAG Classic Posted Online

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted their cover version of BLACK FLAG's "My War" at this location. Commented the band: "It may seem strange that we would cover a BLACK FLAG song to many. The truth of the matter is it has been no secret that Xaphan and Hammer are both ...

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WHITE LION: Louisville Footage Posted Online

Hard Rock Hideout has posted video footage (see below) and a review of WHITE LION's November 9, 2008 concert in Louisville, Kentucky. WHITE LION will release a 60-minute live DVD from its Bang Your Head!!! appearance in 2005, also featuring interview footage along with other bonus material. Entitled...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, DEREK RODDY Take Part In THE BIG BEAT Drum Event

According to the Miami Herald, Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN) and Derek Roddy (HATE ETERNAL, NILE, TODAY IS THE DAY) are among the "celebrity" drummers who took part in The Big Beat, a event held at nine North American locations on November 2 which aimed to set a Guinness world record and raise money ....

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LIZZY BORDEN: More U.S., European Dates Announced

California metallers LIZZY BORDEN will bring their blood-red American metal to the U.S. and seven countries in Europe this fall. The show will feature songs from the band's latest release, "Appointment With Death", as well as classic anthems from the group's 25-year career catalog. The U.S. dates wi...

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DRIVER, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

DRIVER and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR are among the confirmed bands for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 26-27, 2009 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM BLIND GUARDIAN DRIVER HARDCORE SUPERSTAR LAAZ ROCKIT U.D.O. Y&am...