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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON's 'Rock Shop' On The Road

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has posted the latest episode in "David Ellefson's Rock Shop", an ongoing YouTube video series hosted by the bassist himself. In Episode 23, entitled "On The Road", David discusses his experiences about taking the "Rock Shop" across the USA and C...

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DOUBLE DRAGON To Be Joined By Original Guitarist For Adelaide Show

Adelaide, Australia's DOUBLE DRAGON will support Florida death metallers OBITUARY in Adelaide this Saturday November 21 at the Governer Hindmarsh. DOUBLE DRAGON will play this show with original lead guitarist Ben "Moify" Murphy as current lead guitarist Davin Buttery is on tour with TRUTH CORRODED,...

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BUCKETHEAD Signature LES PAUL Guitar Unveiled

Gibson.com reports: From his prolific solo work, to his prominent memberships in the supergroup PRAXIS and rock legends GUNS N' ROSES, Buckethead has displayed one of the most fiery creative personas of our times, and has continually affirmed his stance in the upper echelon of contemporary shredders...

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TONY MARTIN's Bassist JAMIE MALLENDER Releases Solo Album

This summer, former BLACK SABBATH vocalist Tony Martin should have been undertaking a three-month tour of the USA and Canada and was then scheduled to play several dates in Brazil. As was widely reported in the rock press at the time, the tour was pulled the night before the band were due to fly. Li...

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DRAGONFORCE: All Live Shows For 2010 Cancelled

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have issued the following update: "It is with great regret that DRAGONFORCE have to announce the cancellation of the two shows in Tokyo that were scheduled for the beginning of March 2010. The reason for this is that at the end of the 2009 U.K. part o...

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SCORPIONS To Embark On Two-Year Tour In 2010

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will embark on a two-year world tour in 2010. An international press conference will be held in January to announce the details of the trek, which will include dates in Germany, USA, South America, Asia, Russia and other European countries. SCORPIONS recently sp...

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DAVE MUSTAINE To Auction Off Korean DEAN Signature Model Guitars

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "With the incredible demand, and the constant orders being filled with Dean Guitars for the Dave Mustaine signature line, we had decisions to make in keeping up with the orders. This is a great problem to have, and because the 'Korean-m...

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LEVERAGE's 'Circus Colossus' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Circus Colossus", the third full-length album from Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 27. "Circus Colossus" was released on November 4 via Spinefarm Records. A song from the CD, "Legions Of Invisible", is available for streaming...

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RIK EMMETT Discusses Possibility Of More TRIUMPH Reunion Shows

Tracey Lukasik of BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with TRIUMPH's Rik Emmett. Rik talks about his latest project, P.R.O., featuring Greek guitarist Pavlo and Latin guitar sensation Oscar Lopez; his collaboration with Dave Dunlop in the STRUNG-OUT TROUBADOURS, a jazz duo who have t...

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Ex-HANOI ROCKS Guitarist's THE REAL MCCOY BAND: Finnish Dates Cancelled

THE REAL MCCOY BAND, the solo group of HANOI ROCKS guitarist/co-founder Andy McCoy, has cancelled the remaining dates on its Finnish tour after guitarist Chris Shiflett's (also of FOO FIGHTERS) "child contracted the swine influenza (H1N/09 virus) and Chris needs to fly back to U.S. immediately," acc...

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SLAYER: 'World Painted Blood' Debuts At No. 12 On BILLBOARD Chart

SLAYER's new album, "World Painted Blood", sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 12 on The Billboard 200 chart. SLAYER's last CD, "Christ Illusion", opened with more than 62,000 units to debut at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart. This...

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BONDED BY BLOOD: Almost Done Writing New Album

Jose "Aladdin" Barrales, frontman of Pomona, California thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD, has issued the following update: "Well, where to start. We had a great run this year with the tours in support for [2008's] 'Feed The Beast'. We did a West Coast tour, a full USA tour and two European tours. We got gr...

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LEAVES' EYES Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA XI Festival

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has been confirmed for next year's ProgPower USA XI festival, set to take place September 8-11 in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: KAM...

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MUCKY PUP: New DVD Preview Available

New Jersey-bred MUCKY PUP, known for its "schizophrenic combination of juvenile humor, political sarcasm and thick-as-fuck riffs," has posted the first seven minutes of its new DVD, "Live at Mexicali 2009". Watch it below. The band's lineup on the DVD is as follows: Chris Milnes - Vocals John Milnes...

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ARGUS, DOOMSHINE, MOURNING BELOVETH Confirmed For DOOM SHALL RISE

ARGUS, DOOMSHINE and MOURNING BELOVETH are among the confirmed bands for the seventh edition of the Doom Shall Rise festival, set to take place April 9-10, 2010 at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 40 WATT SUN (UK) ARGUS (USA) DOOMSHINE (D) MAGMA RISE (...