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SAMMY HAGAR: Red Rocker Les Paul Guitar Unveiled

Gibson Guitar, the world's premiere musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, has announced the availability of the much anticipated Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul. Through a career that spans stints with Ronnie Montrose, VAN HALEN, and his own prominent solo work, Sammy Hagar...

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ROB HALFORD, PAUL DI'ANNO To Present At POLLSTAR CONCERT INDUSTRY AWARDS

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Paul Di'Anno (ex-IRON MAIDEN) and FREE REIGN are among the scheduled presenters at the 21st Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, which will be held on February 17, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. This year's show is hosted by Kathleen Madigan...

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RAVEN Signs U.S. Deal With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records for the U.S. release of its new album, "Walk Through Fire". The CD, which came out in Japan in March 2009 via King Records, was recorded at the Assembly Line Studios with engineer/mixer Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FA...

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RAVEN: 'Walk Through Fire' To Receive European Release In March

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will release its new album, "Walk Through Fire", in Europe on March 29, 2010 through SPV/Steamhammer. The CD, which came out in Japan in March 2009 via King Records, was recorded at the Assembly Line Studios with engineer/mixer Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FA...

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WRATH Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Chicago metal act WRATH has issued the following update: "After 20-plus years of kicking ass on the stage and studio with us, our friend and colleague Mr. Dave Sollman has announced his departure from the band. Dave joined the band shortly before the 'Nothing To Fear' tour in 1988, when he was thrus...

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LOUDNESS Guitarist Jams With CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS In Tokyo; Video Available

Live footage of L.A. all-stars CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS jamming THE WHO classic "Who Are You" in Tokyo, Japan with special guest Akira Takasaki of legendary metal band LOUDNESS can be viewed below. The MEATBATS, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES),bassist Kevin Chown...

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TESLA Members To Take Part In 'Pat Martin's All-Star Jam'

Frank Hannon (TESLA),Jeff Keith (TESLA),Brian Wheat (TESLA) and Jeff Watson (NIGHT RANGER) are among the musicians who will take part in Pat Martin's All-Star Jam to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. On Saturday, December 19, at 8:00 p.m., Pat Martin and tons of "all-stars" are taking o...

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MATT SORUM Performs With BOMBASTIC MEATBATS In Japan; Video Available

Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) joined the Los Angeles all-star band CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS — featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES),bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE CRACKER, TED NUGENT),and keyboardist Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, RONNIE MONTROSE) — for their appeara...

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BOMBASTIC MEATBATS Taps MATT SORUM For Japan Music Fair Appearance

Los Angeles all-star band CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES),bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE CRACKER, TED NUGENT),and keyboardist Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, RONNIE MONTROSE),has tapped Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) to take over drum d...

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RAVEN: New Audio Interview With JOHN GALLAGHER Posted Online

Bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN was interviewed on the September 13 one-year-anniversary edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com. The program is now available for streaming using the player below. RAVEN performed on Augus...

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RAVEN Frontman To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will be interviewed on this Sunday's (September 13) one-year-anniversary edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via...

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RAVEN At BROOKLYN THUNDER FEST; Photos Available

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN performed this past Friday (August 28) at the Brooklyn Thunder Fest at Europa in Greenpoint, New York. Also appearing on the bill were ROSS THE BOSS, WHITE WIZZARD, ZANDELLE and TITANIUM BLACK Check out photos of RAVEN's performance from RockStarPix....

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JOE SATRIANI Says MICHAEL ANTHONY Was Underutilized In VAN HALEN

Michael Christopher of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On how CHICKENFOOT was formed: "Sammy [Hagar] invited me to do this jam a show he was doing in Vegas back in February of 2008, and I rea...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Performs With RAVEN In Tokyo; Photos Available

Japanese hardcore metal fans got a huge surprise when former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman took the stage with legendary NWOBHM band RAVEN in Tokyo on June 11. He joined them during the encore for RAVEN staples "Don't Need Your Money" and "For The Future". RAVEN has been cited several times by M...

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CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS: L.A. Show Video Re-Broadcast Available

DrumChannel.com has posted a video re-broadcast of the March 15, 2009 Baked Potato show of CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, featuring drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, CHICKENFOOT),guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD),bassist Kevin Chown (UNCLE KRACKER, TED NUGENT),and keyba...