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Keyboardist For GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Suffers Heart Attack

Keyboardist Randy Gane (pictured below),who is a member of Geoff Tate's newly assembled version of QUEENSRŸCHE, suffered a heart attack Wednesday night (December 26),according to a posting on Geoff's Facebook page. The singer is asking fans to "please send [their] prayers and positive thoughts to...

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VARG In Oakland: Interview, Performance Footage Available

The Mighty Z of Capital Chaos TV conducted an interview with German Viking metallers VARG before the band's November 30 performance at the Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, California as part of a North American tour with WINTERSUN and ELUVEITIE. You can now watch the chat below. Also available i...

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Ex-ANVIL Bassist Happy To No Longer Work With 'Self-Righteous, Narcissistic, Grumpy Old Men'

Former ANVIL bassist Glenn Gyorffy (a.k.a. Glenn Five or G5),who left the band in January 2012, citing creative differences, has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "So happy to have spent this past year playing with great musicians who are also great people. Such a pleasure to expre...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have issued the following update: "The year 2012 slowly draws to a close and we are very happy that our upcoming album, 'Ethera', is finally also very very close to be finished! Almost one year of writing and another year of recording, improving, re-r...

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TAAKE Celebrates 20 Years Of True Norwegian Black Metal With Double Album Release

Having started the band way back in 1993, mainman Hoest will celebrate 20 years of staying true to his musical identity by releasing a 20-song, 2 CD collection of TAAKE rarities. The anniversary album will be released on Dark Essence Records on March 1 in Norway and March 4 in the rest of the world...

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Video: HEART's WILSON Sisters Joined By JASON BONHAM For 'Kennedy Center Honors' Performance

Ann and Nancy Wilson of HEART played "Stairway To Heaven" as the finale of a star-studded musical tribute to LED ZEPPELIN during the Kennedy Center Honors, which were broadcast last night (Wednesday, December 26) on CBS after being taped earlier in the month. They were joined on stage by late LED ZE...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Enter Studio Next Week

BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals),Scott Gorham (guitar),Damon Johnson (guitar),Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums, will enter a Los Angeles studio next week w...

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MINISTRY/RIGOR MORTIS Guitarist MIKE SCACCIA: Public Memorial Announced

The official memorial for MINISTRY and RIGOR MORTIS guitarist Mike Scaccia will be held on Sunday, December 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Aristide Event Center in Mansfield, Texas. The event is open to the public. Aristide Event Center 570 North Walnut Creek Drive Mansfield, TX 76063 Scaccia died this past Sat...

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DOWN/CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN Gets Engaged

Congratulations are in order for DOWN guitarist and CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein who just got engaged to his girlfriend of two months, Robin Dubroc. Windstein ended his previous relationship to a woman named Kate in early October and became romantically involved with Dubroc on October 18, accordi...

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MEGADETH Mainman Moving VIC'S GARAGE Studio To New Location

MEGADETH has posted the following message on its official Facebook page: "[MEGADETH mainman] Dave Mustaine will be moving his studio, Vic's Garage in San Marcos, California, to a new location in the New Year. There will be a huge clearance of studio gear and professional audio equipment available at...

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STRYPER Frontman Says 'It Should Be A Blast' Singing Classic DOKKEN Songs With T&N

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has confirmed that he will hit the road next year with T&N (formerly TOOTH AND NAIL),the new project featuring current and former members of DOKKEN (George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown),in support of that band's recently released debut album, "Slave To The E...

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SAMMY HAGAR Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

A seven-minute video clip in which Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) answers questions that were submitted by fans via his Facebook page can be seen below. Sammy Hagar revealed in a new holiday video message that CHICKENFOOT will take 2013 off to focus on other projects. He said: "Joe's...

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ZAKK WYLDE Sings BLACK SABBATH, JIMI HENDRIX, ALICE IN CHAINS With CAMP FREDDY (Video)

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE),Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL),Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT) and Linda Perry (4 NON BLONDES) are are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY on the last night of their three-show residency at The Roxy i...

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COREY TAYLOR Says 2012 'Has Been An Extremely Wonderful Year Of Accomplishment'

On December 15, Simon Crampton of ThisIsNotAScene conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor at the Bournemouth, U.K. stop of STONE SOUR's European tour. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ThisIsNotAScene: Finish the sentence. 2012 has been…. Corey: Busy....

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MIKE SCACCIA: Official Cause Of Death Revealed; Benefit Concert Planned

RIGOR MORTIS frontman Bruce Corbitt has announced plans to start an online fundraiser for the family of the band's guitarist, Mike Scaccia, who died this past Saturday night (December 22) while performing with RIGOR MORTIS at The Rail Club in Fort Worth, Texas at Corbitt's 50th-birthday celebration....