This summer, guitar legend Joe Satriani will unveil an art collection crafted from a new medium in artwork, guitar performance. Join the interest list to get exclusive information on the release and access to see the collection before the public. Working with acclaimed art team SceneFour, the guitarist has built visuals for canvas ...
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"Taste Like", the new video from Sacramento, California rockers TESLA, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Shock", which was released on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, black vinyl, ...
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He has made his mark musically with the band bearing his name, yet it seems that Danko Jones is more known for his podcast these days. But, over the years, his activities fronting the musical trio have been quite impressive. While the name, reputation and familiarity is more ubiquitous in Canada, the Toronto-based act has ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian says that "creative differences" between singer Serj Tankian and the rest of the band are to be blamed for stalled attempts to record a follow-up to their "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" albums, which came out in 2005. Last summer, Malakian publicly accused Tankian of not wanting to record, with ...
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The Experience Hendrix Tour, the acclaimed multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix's musical genius is returning in October with a trek down the West Coast, and into Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. What began as a single show tribute at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2000 has blossomed into a full-fledged concert experience ...
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VikingDave recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie J. Malmsteen. You can listen to the chat in two parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the inspiration behind his new blues album, "Blue Lightning": Yngwie: "It's interesting because for the last, I don't know, 30 years, people always say ...
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Corey Taylor is recovering after undergoing surgery on both his knees. Earlier today (Friday, May 10), the SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman posted an Instagram photo showing him lying in bed and flashing a smile for the camera while wearing a hospital gown and cap. He included the following caption: "Surgery in both knees today- ...
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Carsten Smolinsky of Germany's Bleeding4metal.de recently conducted an e-mail interview with former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. The original English-language version of the chat appears here in its entirety. Bleeding4metal.de: Hello, Mr. Downing, thank you very much for taking the time for an interview! I really enjoyed reading "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian has once again said that it's unlikely the band will make new music anytime soon. Last summer, Malakian publicly accused singer Sej Tankian of not wanting to record, with Tankian responding that creative and financial issues with Malakian led to the stalemate. In a message on Facebook, Tankian ...
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SPINAL TAP reunited for a 35th-anniversary screening of the film "This Is Spinal Tap" on Saturday (April 27) at New York's Beacon Theatre as part of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. The event saw the band — Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — take part in a question-and-answer session with "This is Spinal ...
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Joe Elliott says that DEF LEPPARD's 2001 biopic was "the biggest pile of shit ever made." "Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story" was produced by VH1 and was described as "the true story of one of the most successful pop-metal bands of the '80s." Upon its release, it was described by Deseret News music editor ...
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The musical game-changing collaboration between AEROSMITH and RUN-DMC performing "Walk This Way" will be featured in an all-new episode of "The Goldbergs" airing on Wednesday, April 3 at 8 p.m. on ABC-TV. "I grew up listening to AEROSMITH because my two older siblings were both huge fans of the band," said Adam F. Goldberg, executive ...
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Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the inaugural MegaCruise, which will set sail this October: David: "I think it's all about community. That's what rock and roll has always ...
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MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine will be pouring À Tout Le Monde beer at World Of Beer Avion Park in Tampa, Florida on Monday, March 4 between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. À Tout Le Monde is a collaboration between Mustaine and Unibroue brewmaster Jerry Vietz. Named as a nod to one of MEGADETH's songs and one ...
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"California Summer Song", the new single from Sacramento, California rockers TESLA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Shock", which will be released on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, ...
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WARRANT's longtime drummer Steven Sweet has announced that he is cancer-free. The rocker made the announcement three months after it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with moderately aggressive prostate cancer. Sweet's first concert with WARRANT after beating the disease will take place on March 15 at Gas Monkey Live! in Dallas, Texas. Last ...
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Last year, Phil Mogg confirmed that this year's 50th-anniversary tour with UFO will be his last as the frontman of the long-running hard rock band. Consequently, it seems almost certain that at that point they will cease to exist. UFO was formed in London in 1969 and Mogg is its only ever-present member, performing on ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian says that it's unlikely the band will make new music anytime soon. Last summer, Malakian publicly accused singer Sej Tankian of not wanting to record, with Tankian responding that creative and financial issues with Malakian led to the stalemate. In a message on Facebook, Tankian wrote that Malakian ...
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Tim "Ripper" Owens says that the albums he made with JUDAS PRIEST feature some of the most diverse vocals of his career. The Ohio-based singer created two studio LPs with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reunited with Rob Halford. During a brand new interview with ...
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"Taste Like", a new song from Sacramento, California rockers TESLA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Shock", which will be released on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, black ...
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German hard rock legends SCORPIONS are preparing to record a "historic" new album with a "famous" producer, guitarist Rudolf Schenker has revealed. The upcoming disc will mark the band's first release since 2017's "Born To Touch Your Feelings - Best Of Rock Ballads", which was an anthology of SCORPIONS' new and classic material. SCORPIONS' last ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA will release their eighth studio album, "Shock", on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, black vinyl, and limited-edition translucent blue vinyl formats. Fans who pre-order the album will receive the album title track ...
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A short video message from MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine inviting his fans to the upcoming "Experience Hendrix" tour can be seen below. The critically acclaimed multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix's musical genius is returning in 2019 with its biggest ever tour — 30 dates through the East Coast, South and Midwest. What began as a single-show ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens says that the band "needed" to reunite with Rob Halford. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST at the time was seeking a replacement for Halford, who ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian says that there have been "no further discussions" about the band recording a follow-up to its 2005 albums "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize". This past summer, SYSTEM guitarist Daron Malakian publicly accused Tankian of not wanting to record, with Tankian responding that creative and financial issues with Malakian led to ...
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On October 22, prior to the Warsaw stop of his "Basstory" European tour, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke with Poland's Top Guitar. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the motivation behind his "Basstory" tour: David: "I know a lot of our fans grow ...
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According to The Blast, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE bassist Tim Commerford is being sued over an alleged car accident that left the victim with over $65,000 in medical bills. Alec Chaice claims Commerford was driving next to him as he was riding his motorcycle on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on April ...
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BLACK STAR RIDERS have demoed more than a dozen songs for their fourth studio album, which they will begin recording next month in Los Angeles. Speaking to Planet Rock ahead of this past weekend's appearance at Planet Rockstock, frontman Ricky Warwick and guitarist Scott Gorham said that the recent addition of guitarist Christian ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody says that most big-name rappers that he has met are "about as hard as soft butter" despite the fact that they often portray themselves as hard-nosed, short-fused tough guys. Rivalries and beefs are a longstanding tradition in hip-hop, with many rappers trading lyrical barbs, live or via diss ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon recently spoke with Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and The Metal Voice): On the origins of the two covers albums he released this year: Frank: "I'm a kind of fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants artist. This whole ...
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