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SPV Announces New A&R Partnership With DEREK OLIVER

SPV has announced that veteran A&R executive Derek Oliver will join forces with the label effective immediately. This alliance signifies yet another positive step forward for the company following a period of consolidation and restructuring that denotes a renewed commitment to expanding SPV's pr...

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MICHAEL MONROE Checks In From MOTÖRHEAD U.K. Tour

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe, who is currently on the road in the U.K. as the support act for MOTÖRHEAD, has issued the following update: "Having a fantastic time here on the MOTÖRHEAD 35th-anniversary U.K. tour! This might be the best tour I've ever been on — I'm totally loving it. MO...

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AUGUST BURNS RED Interviewed By 30-CC (Video)

30-CC conducted an interview with the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED at this year's Lifest in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. You can now watch the chat below. In keeping with their annual tradition of re-imagining classic Christmas songs such as "Carol of the Bells"...

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ACCEPT To Tour North America With SABATON

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will embark on another North American headlining tour in Apri/May 2011. Support on the trek will come from Swedish metallers SABATON. The dates are as follows: Apr. 09 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone Apr. 10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room Apr. 13 - West...

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NECROPHAGIA: New Song Posted Online

A new NECROPHAGIA song entitled "Naturan Demonto" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming "Deathtrip 69" release and is the final installment of an "Evil Dead"-themed trilogy, which started on "Season Of The Dead" back in 1987 and continued...

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AUGUST BURNS RED Releases New Christmas Cover, 'Little Drummer Boy'

In keeping with their annual tradition of re-imagining classic Christmas songs such as "Carol of the Bells" and "O Come, O Come Emmanuel", metal juggernauts AUGUST BURNS RED have released a cover of holiday favorite "Little Drummer Boy" — available to purchase now on iTunes and streaming on the band...

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JOE SATRIANI To Host This Week's 'The Chop Shop'

While Steve Black takes time off this weekend to give thanks, master guitarist Joe Satriani will be stepping in to host "The Chop Shop". Satriani will play his latest single, "Light Years Away", from his new album, "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", which hit stores last month. Tune in to see what...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist D.J. ASHBA Performs National Anthem At KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Game (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba performed the national anthem during the Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs NFL football game on Sunday, November 21 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Watch video footage of the performance below. Although it took more than a decade — 13 years, to...

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JOE SATRIANI To Appear On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani will appear on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Monday, November 29. Satriani will join Rickey Minor and The Tonight Show Band throughout the entire program and will perform some of his signature songs as well as various rock favorites. "Light Years Away"...

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THE GATHERING Performs Acoustic Set In Arts Cuts Protest (Video)

Silje Wergeland (vocals),Frank Boeijen (keyboards) and Marjolein Kooijman (bass) of Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING played a short acoustic set yesterday (Saturday, November 20) at the Groene Engel in Oss, The Netherlands as a way of demonstrating against Dutch government's plans to slash art...

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MICHAEL MONROE To Play Special Acoustic Set In London

Legendary HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe and his band will perform an intimate acoustic set in London, England next week — and you could be there! The session is scheduled to take place at Universal Records' Kensington offices on the afternoon of Friday, November 26. Classic Rock magazine has f...

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SOILWORK, Ex-AFTER FOREVER, Ex-ORPHANAGE Members Added To 'Winter Metal Symphony'

Current/former members of SOILWORK, REVAMP, AFTER FOREVER, ORPHANAGE, PLEURISY will participate in the third annual "Winter Metal Symphony" show (formerly "Christmas Metal Symphony"),set to take place January 22, 2011 at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. As was the case with the last two editions of...

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ACCEPT Interviewed By RNR TV (Video)

RNR TV's metal chick Heather conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT on September 24, 2010 at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, Maryland. You can now watch the chat below. "Blood Of The Nations", the new album from ACCEPT, sold...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Light Years Away' Video Released

"Light Years Away", the new video from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, can be viewed below. The song comes off Satriani's 14th studio album, "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", which sold 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 45 on The Billboard 200 c...

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ACCEPT: Video Interview With MARK TORNILLO

Rock Scene magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Tornillo of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT on August 27, 2010 at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. "Blood Of The Nations", the new album from ACCEPT, sold around 2,900 copies in the United States i...