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WHITESNAKE's 'The Purple Album: First-Week Sales Revealed

WHITESNAKE's "The Purple Album", which revisits singer David Coverdale's time as the frontman for DEEP PURPLE's "Burn", "Stormbringer" and "Come Taste The Band" studio albums, sold around 6,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 84 on The Billboard 200 c...

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Video: MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK Performs At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Video footage of MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK performing the SCORPIONS classic "Rock You Like A Hurricane" on May 24 at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany can be seen below. MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK's latest album, "Spirit On A Mission", features twelve 12 classic rock gu...

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GENE HOGLAN On DARK ANGEL: 'We're Gonna Just Try To Write As Ball-Crushing An Album As Possible'

Legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL) was recently interviewed by Caleb Smith of the "The Sick Room" podcast in New Zealand. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for DARK ANGE...

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HELLOWEEN: Second Part Of 'My God-Given Right' Track-By-Track Breakdown

The second part of a track-by-track breakdown of "My God-Given Right", the 15th studio album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, can be seen below. Due on May 29 via Nuclear Blast, the CD was recorded between October 2014 and February 2015 at the band's MiSueno Studio on the isle of Tenerife with...

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Video: PHIL LEWIS And TRACII GUNS Perform Together In Agoura Hills

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis was joined on stage by the band's former guitarist Tracii Guns (now of GUNZO and DEVIL CITY ANGELS) this past Friday, May 22 at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the joint performance can be seen below. In a recent interview with the "Ano...

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Video: VOLBEAT Performs New Song At San Antonio's RIVER CITY ROCKFEST

Fan-filmed video footage of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT performing one half of a brand new song on May 24 at the River City Rockfest in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for VOLBEAT's follow-up to 2013's "Outlaw Gentlemen...

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TWISTED SISTER, STRYPER, Ex-ANTHRAX Members Guest On Former ANGEL Frontman FRANK DIMINO's Comeback Album

Frontiers Music Srl will release the comeback album from former ANGEL singer Frank DiMino, titled "Old Habits Die Hard", on July 3 in Europe and July 10 in North America. While Frank is undoubtedly DIMINO's mastermind, "Old Habits Die Hard" sees him collaborate with some heavyweights of the Las Vega...

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ARCH ENEMY To Headline This Year's 'Summer Slaughter' Tour

Currently on the road in Europe in support of 2014's "War Eternal", extreme metal titans ARCH ENEMY will return to North America this July/August to headline the 2015 installment of "Summer Slaughter"! Featuring BORN OF OSIRIS, VEIL OF MAYA, THE ACACIA STRAIN, OBSCURA, AFTER THE BURIAL, CATTLE DECAP...

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SYMPHONY X: Official Lyric Video For New Song 'Nevermore'

New Jersey progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X will release their ninth studio album, titled "Underworld", on July 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official lyric video for the CD's opening track, "Nevermore", can be seen below. SYMPHONY X has triumphed, creating a panoramic "album rock" experienc...

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STRYPER, SYMPHONY X, Ex-BLACK SABBATH, DOKKEN Members Guest On VERONICA FREEMAN's Solo Debut

Frontiers Music Srl will release "Now Or Never", the debut album from BENEDICTUM singer Veronica Freeman's solo project THE V, on July 3 in Europe and July 10 in North America. THE V marks a major step out of Veronica's comfort zone, since it delves into a definite melodic hard rock vibe. An impress...

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HELLOWEEN: First Part Of 'My God-Given Right' Track-By-Track Breakdown

The first part of a track-by-track breakdown of "My God-Given Right", the 15th studio album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, can be seen below. Due on May 29 via Nuclear Blast, the CD was recorded between October 2014 and February 2015 at the band's MiSueno Studio on the isle of Tenerife with...

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Video: DIO DISCIPLES Perform At RONNIE JAMES DIO Fifth-Year Memorial Celebration

Gear Gods has uploaded video footage of DIO DISCIPLES performing this past Sunday (May 17) at Los Encinos State Historic Park in Encino, California in remembrance of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL) on the fifth anniversary of his death....

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Video: DUFF MCKAGAN And KRIST NOVOSELIC In Conversation At Seattle's Neptune Theatre

Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has been out on a book tour promoting his "How To Be a Man (And Other Illusions)" , and in a stop on May 17 in Seattle at the Neptune Theatre, he invited a few special guests along for the ride. PEARL JAM's Mike McCreedy introduced McKagan and ...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Feat. SHADOWS FALL Drummer JASON BITTNER: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Nuneaton Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's May 19 performance in Nuneaton, United Kingdom can be seen below. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM made its live debut with new drummer Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, ANTHRAX) on May 8 at Club Red in Mesa, Arizona. The first leg of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's 2015 European...

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LINDEMANN Feat. RAMMSTEIN Singer, PAIN/HYPOCRISY Mainman: Trailer For 'Praise Abort' Video

The official trailer for "Praise Abort", the first video from LINDEMANN, the new project featuring vocalist Till Lindemann of German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN and Swedish producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),is available below. The full clip will make its online...