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MÖTLEY CRÜE To Be Inducted Into Mohegan Sun Walk Of Fame

One of rock and roll's all-time powerhouse bands will be taking part in a special Walk Of Fame ceremony outside the Mohegan Sun Box Office on Saturday, May 18 at 4:30 p.m. MÖTLEY CRÜE will have a star placed alongside some of Mohegan Sun Arena's most beloved talents, some of which include BON JOVI,...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Is 'Alright' Following Canadian Stage Incident

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars was knocked over by a fan on stage during the band's headlining concert last night (Saturday, May 4) at Spectra Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. As the group was performing the song "Primal Scream", an audience member rushed the stage, bumping into Mars and gra...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Knocked Over By Fan During Estevan Concert (Video)

MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars was knocked over by a fan on stage during the band's headlining concert last night (Saturday, May 4) at Spectra Place in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. As the group was performing the song "Primal Scream", an audience member rushed the stage, bumping into Mars and gra...

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METALLICA, DISTURBED, TESTAMENT, SLASH React To Passing Of JEFF HANNEMAN

A number of rock and heavy metal musicians have reacted to the news of the passing of SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died at about 11 a.m. today (Thursday, May 2) near his Southern California home. He was 49. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. Neil Portnow (Preside...

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Rare AC/DC Items To Go On Display In Kirriemuir

According to The Courier, collector Neil McDonald has loaned more AC/DC memorabilia to the Gateway to the Glens Museum in Kirriemuir, Scotland — late AC/DC singer Bon Scott's birthplace and home of his family in his early years. Neil told The Courier: "In addition to the permanent Bon Scott display,...

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TWISTED SISTER, DANZIG, KING'S X Members Confirmed For 'Bonzo Birthday Bash' East Coast

Brian Thomas Tichy and his partner Joe Sutton have decided to bring their John Bonham celebration, "Bonzo Bash", to New York and New Jersey for three shows commemorating the life of rock's ultimate drummer. The shows have been booked on May 30, May 31 and June 1 to pay tribute to John Henry Bonham o...

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RUSH: Two Digital-Only Collections Due In May

According to the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, two new digital-only RUSH collections, entitled "The Complete Mercury Years" and "The Studio Albums 1989-2007", will be released via iTunes on May 14. "The Complete Mercury Years" will contain RUSH's complete Mercury catalog (all their albums up throug...

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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS Featured On THUNDER RISING Debut

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT and ULI JON ROTH vocalist Mark Boals has joined forces with ARACHENS and STRINGS 24 guitarist Frank Carusho in a new recording project called THUNDER RISING. The group, whose current lineup is rounded out by drummer CC Neil, guitarist Andy Ringoli (HOMERUN) and ba...

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DAVE GROHL Says It Was 'Terrifying' To Play '2112' In Front Of RUSH

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl said that inducting RUSH into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last Thursday night (April 18) was "one of the most special nights of my life." After inducting the band, Grohl, FOOS drummer Taylor Hawkins and producer Nick Raskulinecz do...

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Video: CLUTCH Celebrates 'Record Store Day' With Acoustic Performance In Baltimore

Maryland rockers CLUTCH celebrated "Record Store Day" with a free two-song acoustic performance and signing this past Saturday, April 20 at The Sound Garden in Baltimore. Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be seen below. Founded in 2007 and officially kicked off in 2008 by METALLICA, R...

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RUSH Wins 'Rock Album Of The Year' JUNO Award

Canadian rock legends RUSH were honored in the "Rock Album Of The Year" category at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards),for their latest studio CD, "Clockwork Angels". RUSH is also up for the "Group Of The Year" award, the winner of which will be announced during...

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'Heavy Metal And Popular Culture' Conference Held In Ohio

The inaugural "Heavy Metal And Popular Culture" international conference took place April 4-7 at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the first scholarly conference on heavy metal in the U.S. Metal music and culture scholars from Norway, Germany, Switzerland, the U.K., France,...

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RUSH Guitarist Talks To KLOS 95.5 FM About 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame' Induction (Video)

Cynthia Fox and Tony Scott of the KLOS 95.5 FM radio station in Los Angeles, California conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Lifeson of Canadian rock legends RUSH on the red carpet at at the 28th annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, which was held last night (Thursday, April 1...

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MIKE TRAMP: 'A WHITE LION Reunion Is Not Possible'

French webmagazine Hard Force has posted the latest episode of "Metal XS", featuring an interview with former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the possibility of a WHITE LION reunion with the band's original guitarist, Vito Bratta, Tramp recently told Rock...

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English-Language Version Of YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN's Unauthorized Biography To Be Made Available

The English-language version of music journalist Anders Tengner's unauthorized biography of Swedish guitar ace Yngwie J. Malmsteen, "Såsom I Himmelen, Så Ock På Jorden" (English translation: "As Above, So Below"),will be released soon worldwide digitally. A teaser of the book can now be downloaded...