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Former MEGADETH Co-Manager Dies Of Esophageal Cancer
Bud Prager, president of E.S.P. Management, Inc. — who co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping them to their first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of songs — lost his year-plus long battle with esophageal cancer at his home in Montauk, N.Y. on December 22. Born in New Y...December 23, 2008
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Release Acoustic EP
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will release an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" on December 23. Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees the guitarist re-interpreting his own songs in a stripped-down bare form. It features versions of songs from various Bumbl...December 21, 2008
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT In Berlin: Performance Clips Available
Fan-filmed video forage of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal performing the GN'R songs "Better" and "Don't Cry" on his new Gibson Dark Fire guitar during his December 15, 2008 appearance at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Berlin, Germany can be viewed below. The guitarist recently inked a...December 18, 2008
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METALLICA: 'All Nightmare Long' Video Director Speaks
U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine spoke to Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober) who created the new METALLICA video, "All Nightmare Long". An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Hammer: What was the band's first reaction? Roboshob: Very positive: emails from James [Hetfield] and Kirk [Hammett] were p...December 17, 2008
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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists
Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...December 17, 2008
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Former ACCEPT Bassist PETER BALTES: New Demo Track Posted Online
Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has uploaded a new solo instrumental track titled "Heavy Mental" on his MySpace page. Several older instrumental tracks are also available. Peter Baltes is available for session work either as a bassist or as a collaborator/producer through eSession.com. He says, "...December 17, 2008
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Interviewed In Paris; Video Available
GunsNRoses.us conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal on December 11, 2008 in Paris, France. Watch the chat in four parts below. Thal took part in several European in-store appearances this past week. The guitarist recently inked a deal with DEEP/BCD Music Group. Hi...December 14, 2008
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SUFFOCATION: Video Interview With FRANK MULLEN Available
Vocalist Frank Mullen of the legendary New York extreme metal outfit SUFFOCATION was interviewed by Metal's Darkside in September during the band's Exhumed To Consume tour with CARCASS. Watch the chat at this location (Quicktime required). SUFFOCATION recently inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records...December 12, 2008
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Hits 50
The Pulse of Radio reports: MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx turns 50 on Thursday (December 11),and probably no one is more surprised than Sixx himself that he made it. The California native was a major drug abuser during much of the band's first decade, and was once even declared dead for two minute...December 11, 2008
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Former ATTACKER Singer, SYMPHONY X Bassist Release DEEP PURPLE Cover
Hard rock/heavy metal vocalist Bob Mitchell (ex-ATTACKER) has announced plans to release an album of remakes of classic-rock tracks from such artists as THE WHO, DEEP PURPLE and KROKUS, just to name a few. Joining Mitchell in the project is Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) along with guitarist Frank Oquendo...December 11, 2008
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New CRYSTAL VIPER Album To Feature Members Of GRAVE DIGGER, STORMWARRIOR, X-WILD
The brand new studio album from the the Polish female-fronted heavy metal squad CRYSTAL VIPER, titled "Metal Nation", will be released on February 1 through Karthago Records (CD version) and High Roller Records (limited vinyl version). The CD was recorded at the brand new MP Studio in Poland with en...December 11, 2008
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INTO ETERNITY: 'Time Immemorial' Video Available
"Time Immemorial", the new video from Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY, can be viewed below. The track appears on the group's concept album, "The Incurable Tragedy", which sold 1,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The cli...December 10, 2008
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ANTHRAX: New Photos From The Studio Available
ANTHRAX entered a Chicago studio on November 4 to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Worship Music", for a May 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records (in Europe). Check out new photos of the band's bassist, Frank Bello, from the studio at this location. ANTHRAX is laying down 13 new...December 5, 2008
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Schedules European In-Store Appearances
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has scheduled the following in-store appearances: Dec. 10 - Paris, France - FNAC des Champs-Elysées Dec. 13 - London, UK - Rough Trade Records Dec. 13 - London, UK - Chappell of Bond Street Dec. 15 - Berlin, Germany - Gibson Guitar Showroom Thal recently...December 5, 2008
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Former ACCEPT Guitarist HERMAN FRANK To Release Solo Debut
Herman Frank, former guitarist of ACCEPT and co-founder of the internationally, highly acclaimed bands VICTORY and MOON'DOC, will release his first solo record, entitled "Loyal To None", on February 27, 2009 via Metal Heaven Records. The recording lineup is completed by Jiotis Parachidis (HUMAN FORT...December 5, 2008
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