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Video: MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL Massages The Meat On 'Celebrity Wife Swap'
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil and musician Gunnar Nelson are featured on this week's episode of "Celebrity Wife Swap", which premiered last night (Wednesday, June 24) on the ABC television network. You can now watch the show at ABC.go.com. Neil has been the lead singer and frontman of the multi-aw...June 25, 2015
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DEEP PURPLE To Release Live Performances From WACKEN OPEN AIR, Nippon Budokan
DEEP PURPLE will release two separate live albums, "From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken)" and "…To The Rising Sun (In Tokyo)", on 2CD+DVD, DVD, Blu-ray (Tokyo performance),Blu-ray 3D (Wacken performance) and 3LP Gatefold on August 28 via earMUSIC. "From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken)" has been filmed by...June 24, 2015
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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK On Upcoming METAL ALLEGIANCE Album: 'It Happened Really Naturally'
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...June 22, 2015
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SAMMY HAGAR Claims VAN HALEN Is Trying To Stop Him From Performing Songs They Wrote Together
Ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar claims that his former bandmates are trying to prevent him from performing songs that he originally wrote and recorded with the group. Hagar's new band THE CIRCLE, which also features Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, plays hits from Sammy's four decades...June 18, 2015
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TESTAMENT: Rig Rundown With PREMIER GUITAR (Video)
Premier Guitar met with Eric Peterson, Alex Skolnick and Steve DiGiorgio of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT before the band's April 22 concert at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, Nashville to get the scoop on what gear they rely on for maximum oomph and practicality. Check out the repor...June 16, 2015
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PHILIP ANSELMO, CHARLIE BENANTE, CHUCK BILLY, RANDY BLYTHE To Guest On METAL ALLEGIANCE Debut
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, will release its self-titled debut album on...June 16, 2015
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DAVE MUSTAINE Avoids Slagging Two MEGADETH 'Quitters' During 'Golden God Award' Acceptance Speech
For the first time in the history of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods, an award recipient was named upfront of the night. The Golden God Award (sponsored by Orange Amplification) was presented to MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine Monday night (June 15) at IndigO2 in London. England. Mustaine accepted the a...June 16, 2015
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RUSH Finally Makes Cover Of ROLLING STONE Magazine
Legendary Canadian rock band RUSH has finally made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. For the in-depth, career-spanning cover story, senior writer Brian Hiatt trailed the band to early tour rehearsals in Los Angeles and soundchecks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, interviewing Neil Peart, Geddy Lee and Alex Li...June 15, 2015
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GEDDY LEE, ALEX LIFESON On Why 'R40 Live' Could Be RUSH's Last Big Tour
In a brand new interview with the Montreal Gazette, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee of Canadian rock legends RUSH spoke about the possibility of the band continuing to record new music and perform live beyond their current 40th-anniversary tour — the aptly named "R40 Live" — which kicked off in early May...June 12, 2015
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NORTHLANE To Release 'Node' In July; New Single 'Obelisk' Now Available
Australian band NORTHLANE will release its new album, "Node", on July 24 via Rise Records. The CD is one of the most ambitious heavy records in recent years and will be the group's first with lead vocalist Marcus Bridge, who joined the fold in November. The monolithic lead single "Obelisk" is now av...June 9, 2015
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ENTOMBED A.D. 'Pulled' Off DEICIDE-Headlined 'Metal Alliance Tour'
Swedish metallers ENTOMBED A.D. have been "pulled" off the "Metal Alliance" North American tour with DEICIDE, HATE ETERNAL and BLACK CROWN INITIATE — a little over a week after the start of the trek. Says ENTOMBED A.D. in a statement: "Attention U.S. headbangers! We got pulled off the U.S. tour for...June 8, 2015
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RUSH: Toronto Shows To Be Professionally Filmed
Canadian rock legends RUSH will have both of their hometown Toronto performances — on June 17 and June 19 at the Air Canada Centre — professionally filmed and recorded. It is the first time the band will have filmed a hometown concert in almost 20 years — since the recording of RUSH's 1997 show at ....June 5, 2015
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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK On Record Industry Decline: Metal Has Suffered As Much As Any Other Type Of Music, If Not More
WSOU conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, which was held in April at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about the changes that have occurred i...June 3, 2015
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SLIPKNOT's SHAWN 'CLOWN' CRAHAN: 'I'm In The Greatest Band In The World, Period'
In a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan was asked about his recent comment that he could see the band going forward with a whole new lineup. "What I've been saying is that only my mind — this is all from me, this isn't from anybody else — I ...June 1, 2015
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TOM MORELLO, GEDDY LEE, ALEX LIFESON Perform Spine Surgery On TIM COMMERFORD In FUTURE USER's 'Voodoo' Video
How do you top a video in which you literally set yourself on fire? If you're FUTURE USER frontman/bassist Tim Commerford, you start by convincing a back surgeon to let cameras capture your spine surgery. Then you use that footage to make a video about the sorry state of American health care. And of...June 1, 2015
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