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DOPE Guitarist Gives 'School Of Rock' Students Inside Look At 'Black Label Bash' Tour

DOPE guitarist Virus recently gave twenty students from the Ft. Washington Paul Green's School Of Rock, where he teaches when off tour, a day to remember. On the afternoon of April 11, Virus invited the kids to The Electric Factory, where the Black Label Bash (featuring BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, SEVENDUS...

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'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' Returning To A&E For An All-New Season

Legendary rock god multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons and his unconventional family are back and better than ever for an all-new season of A&E's hit unscripted series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", premiering with a special one-hour episode on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The 15-episode season k...

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GRAHAM BONNET Featured On 'Lyraka - Music From a Mermaid Empire'; Another Clip Available

Legendary rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) is featured on "Lyraka - Music From a Mermaid Empire", a highlights CD featuring songs from the "Lyraka" movie. According to the filmmakers, Bonnet is the voice of the musical narrator throughout the 3D animation movie (proj...

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IRON MONKEY: Early Albums To Be Re-Released With Bonus Tracks

Two long-out-of-print releases from cult U.K. aggro-doomsters IRON MONKEY will be reissued on May 25 via Earache Records, housed in one value-packed set, retailing for the price of a normal full-price CD. The band's 1997 self-titled debut effort, "Iron Monkey", introduced the world to how warped and...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album

Steven K. of Swigged! recently conducted an interview with Tony Foresta, lead singer of the Richmond-based metal act MUNICIPAL WASTE. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Swigged!: It's been about two years since the release of "The Art of Partying". What has the band been up to since? Tony: Tour...

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ELECTRIC BOYS: 'Best-Of' Collection Due This Month

Reunited Swedish rockers ELECTRIC BOYS have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. A 20-track "best-of" collection, titled "Now Dig This!", will be released on May 25. It features songs from the band's three studio albums, including "Psychedelic Eyes", "Mary In The Mystery World", "Groovus Maximus", "...

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TARJA TURUNEN Kicks Off North American Tour; Video Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen kicked off her North American tour last night (Wednesday, April 29) at The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza in New York City. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (thanks to Benniken). Tarja's band for the trek consists of the following musi...

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ROCK CAMP Begins In Los Angeles With STEVEN TYLER, DUFF MCKAGAN, Others

Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp kicks off on Wednesday (April 29) in Hollywood with a list of guest instructors that includes AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler, VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan, FOO FIGHTERS touring keyboardist Rami Jaffee, Todd Rundgren, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and others....

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TESLA Guitarist Answers Stupidest Questions Ever Asked In The History Of Rock Journalism

Dave Rude, guitarist for TESLA and the aptly titled DAVE RUDE BAND sat down with RUFKM to answer 13 of the stupidest questions ever asked in the history of rock journalism. This hard-hitting interview provides insights into TESLA's newest album "Forever More" as well as answers the more important qu...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Photos From Tour Rehearsals Posted Online

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has uploaded photos from the rehearsal sessions for her North American tour, which is scheduled to kick of tonight (Wednesday, April 29) in New York City. Tarja's band for the trek consists of the following musicians Tarja Turunen - Vocals Mike Terrana (MASTERPL...

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Former SORTILEGE Singer Performs At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ZOUILLE & FRIENDS, the project featuring former SORTILEGE singer Christian "Zouille" Augustin, performing the SORTILEGE classic "Sortilege" at the Keep It True XII festival, which was held April 24-25, 2009 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany can be vi...

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KORN Sticks To Basics At Tour Opener

According to The Pulse of Radio, KORN kicked off their first tour in more than a year on Saturday night (April 25) in Tucson, Arizona on what RollingStone.com described as a "nearly bare" stage with stripped-down production. The 14-song, 70-minute set focused heavily on singles and fan favorites, al...

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ACEY SLADE: 'She Brings Down The Moon' Video Released

"She Brings Down the Moon", the new video from Acey Slade — former member of the MURDERDOLLS, DOPE and TRASHLIGHT VISION — can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in New York City by Sean Pierce (THEO AND THE SKY SCRAPERS, ex-TOILET BOYS) and is described as "epic and yet still gritty — a ...

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CULTED Signs With RELAPSE RECORDS

Relapse Records has announce the signing of the Canadian/Swedish project CULTED. The group's debut album, "Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep", is scheduled for release in July. CULTED — Michael Klassen, Matthew Friesen, Kevin Stevenson and Daniel Jansson (KEPLERS ODD, DEADWOOD) — formed two years...

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CREED Reunion Tour Officially Announced

CREED has officially announced all four of the original band members — Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall — will reunite for a summer tour and new album. The tour, the band's first in seven years, begins August 6 in Pittsburgh. "I wouldn't call it a reunion," Stapp tells R...