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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS With CHESTER BENNINGTON To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

The new version of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS featuring LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington will perform on tonight's (Thursday, October 3) edition of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno". "The Tonight Show" airs on NBC TV at 11:35 p.m. EST. Check local listings for details. Bennington spoke with Rolling Stone ab...
October 3, 2013
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ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Pass On Official KISS Documentary

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss have opted out of appearing in what's being billed as the definitive KISS documentary, "You Wanted The Best You Got The Best". Classic Rock magazine spoke to director Alan G. Parker, who's behind the officially sanctioned film, and he shed...
October 2, 2013
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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks To THE ROCK PIT About 'Dark Roots Of Thrash' DVD

The Rock Pit recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Rock Pit: Let's get straight into the main interest here which is your upcoming live DVD/CD release, "Dark Roots Of Thrash". Firs...
October 1, 2013
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KORN To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center's Historic RockWalk

Guitar Center has announced the upcoming induction of Grammy Award-winning hard rock innovators KORN into the retailer's historic RockWalk. The private, invite-only induction ceremony is set to take place on Tuesday, October 8, at noon at Guitar Center's Hollywood location on Sunset Boulevard. After...
September 26, 2013
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K.K. DOWNING On Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Just Wasn't Enjoying It Anymore'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing spoke to Midland Rocks about his shocking April 2011 announcement that he was leaving the band prior to their "Epitaph" world tour. Downing, who recently started a career as a rock promoter under the banner The Future Of Heavy Metal, says that, co...
September 26, 2013
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AC/DC Singer On STING's 'The Last Ship; Audio Snippet Available

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson makes a guest appearance on "The Last Ship", a soundtrack primarily featuring Sting for a Broadway production of the same name. Johnson can be heard on the song "Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint", which is one of eight bonus tracks on the super deluxe edition of the album. A 9...
September 23, 2013
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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks To Greece's ROCK OVERDOSE (Audio)

Zisis Petkanas of Greece's Rock Overdose recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Franciscos Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Dark Roots Of Thrash", a DVD/2CD release documenting Bay Area veterans TESTAMEN...
September 23, 2013
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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA Working On 'Very Heavy' New Project THE ATOMIC DISINTEGRATOR

On September 20, Honduras rock journalist Alvaro Villatoro (a.k.a. Lemmy Simmons) of Hard Heavy conducted an interview with former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked about his 2002 solo album "Life Afer Death", Menza said: "Putting so...
September 21, 2013
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TESTAMENT Singer, Guitarist Schedule Los Angeles Meet-And-Greet

Vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson of Bay Area thrash veterans TESTAMENT will take part in a meet-and-greet at the Velvet Margarita (1612 North Cahuenga Boulevard) next Tuesday, September 24 in Los Angeles. The event will start at 10 p.m. PST and a Monster Energy Drink guitar signed by...
September 20, 2013
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FEAR FACTORY Singer To Perform At COLD WAVES II Festival

Burton C. Bell, best known as the vocalist of Los Angeles-based cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY, will join forces with a number of well-known musicians on September 27-28 at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois for the Cold Waves II festival. Also scheduled to appear are Tommy Victor and Tony Campos of PRONG...
September 20, 2013
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MISFITS To Release 'Descending Angel' Limited-Edition 12-Inch Maxi-Single

MISFITS will debut two all-new studio recordings for the first time anywhere on a special limited-edition 12-inch maxi-single this Halloween. '90s-era MISFITS "fiend" fave "Descending Angel" has been re-recorded with a brand new 2013 treatment by "The Devil’s Rain" lineup (Jerry Only, Dez Cadena and...
September 19, 2013
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JOE PERRY, STEVE VAI, MICHAEL ANTHONY To Take Part In 'The Ultimate Musician's Fantasy Camp'

Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp has announced its first ever partnership with Guitar Player magazine! The Ultimate Musician's Fantasy Camp is geared towards guitar fanatics of all levels to jam next to extraordinary guitar players. All levels of player are welcome. Drummers, bassists, keyboard players an...
September 18, 2013
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CANCER BATS: 'R.A.T.S.' Video Released

"R.A.T.S.", the new video from Canadian metallers CANCER BATS, can be seen below. The song — which features guest vocals from Rob Urbinati of SACRIFICE — comes off the band's fourth full-length album, "Dead Set On Living", which was released in the U.S. in April 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Shot in...
September 18, 2013
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THE SKULL Plays First Show With Original TROUBLE Drummer JEFF 'OLY' OLSON (Video)

THE SKULL — the new band featuring original TROUBLE members vocaist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson alongside TROUBLE's longtime bassist Ron Holzner and SACRED DAWN guitarists Michael Carpenter and Lothar Keller — peformed at Tequila Jaxx this past Saturday, September 14 in Mentor-On-The-La...
September 18, 2013
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SHINEDOWN's PREMIER GUITAR Rig Rundown

On August 25, Premier Guitar's Chris Kies was on location in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he caught up with SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers and bassist Eric Bass during the 2013 Carnival Of Madness tour. In the 35-minute segment below, Myers talks about his dozen PRS models — including some that were bu...
September 17, 2013