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TONY IOMMI On Possibility Of Releasing New Music: 'I've Got Loads Of Stuff'

In a recent interview with Guitarist magazine, BLACK SABBATH guitar legend Tony Iommi was asked about his plans to record and release new music. He responded: "Well, that's the million-dollar question. I've got loads of stuff. I keep saying to Ralph [Baker], my manager, 'I want to put it down proper...
April 1, 2020
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On Beating Cancer: 'I Had Faith That I Was Going To Be Healed'

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has described the moment he was told he was cancer-free last October, five months after receiving his throat cancer diagnosis. "I was here in Nashville at my doctor's office," Mustaine told Metal Hammer magazine. "He had to reach down the back of my throat, which was really...
March 31, 2020
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EXODUS/SLAYER Guitarist GARY HOLT Officially Tests Positive For COVID-19

EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Holt said he received his results today (Tuesday, March 31),11 days after he was tested. The San Francisco Bay Area-based axeman, whose wife was also tested, took to his Instagram earl...
March 31, 2020
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Former ILL NIÑO Singer CRISTIAN MACHADO To Release 'Hollywood Y Sycamore' Solo Album

Former ILL NIÑO singer Cristian Machado has inked a deal with Chesky Records for the release of his new solo album, "Hollywood Y Sycamore". The LP, which is due in the fall, sees Machado abandon the screams and screeching guitars in favor of his eclectic Latin influences and transcendent bilingual s...
March 31, 2020
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STEVE VAI To Stage Two Live Question-And-Answer Sessions Via Facebook

Steve Vai will stage two weekly question and answer sessions with his global fan base via Facebook Live. The series "Alien Guitar Secrets Live: Music And You" will focus on the guitar, music, his career and the business aiming to offer insights that enlighten perspectives for their own worlds. He wi...
March 30, 2020
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RICHIE SAMBORA's Music Catalog Acquired By HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED

Investment company Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited has announced that the acquisition of the music catalog of Songwriters Hall Of Fame and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Richie Sambora. Richie is a legendary guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, most notably known as the lead guitarist and...
March 30, 2020
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist ZOLTAN BATHORY: 'We Know That We're A Very Polarizing Band'

In a recent interview with Kerrang! magazine, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory was asked what he attributes his band's mass appeal to. He responded: "We know that we're a very polarizing band. Our fans are hardcore. They love us, and there are a lot of people who can't stand us. But...
March 30, 2020
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HENRY ROLLINS: 'The USA Will Get Through This In Spite Of The Catastrophic Shortcomings Of The Current Administration'

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins says that the USA will get through the novel coronavirus pandemic "in spite of the catastrophic shortcomings of the current administration." Millions of Americans are facing stay-at-home orders as the coronavirus continues to tear its way through the U.S. More than 760,0...
March 30, 2020
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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON To Release New Solo Single, 'Simple Truth'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson will release "Simple Truth", the new single from his solo band ELLEFSON, in April, with all proceeds going to Italian COVID-19 relief. The track, co-written by Ellefson and vocalist Thom Hazaert, with Italian guitarist and drummer Andy Martongelli and Paolo Caridi, wi...
March 30, 2020
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REO SPEEDWAGON Appears In NETFLIX's 'Ozark'

Classic rock band REO SPEEDWAGON appears in an episode of Netflix's award-winning drama "Ozark" this season. The episode (Season 3, Episode 3),"Kevin Cronin Was Here", written by Miki Johnson, is named for REO SPEEDWAGON's iconic vocalist Kevin Cronin. Cronin said: "We are big fans of 'Ozark' here...
March 30, 2020
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EXODUS/SLAYER Guitarist GARY HOLT Is Still Waiting For His COVID-19 Test Results

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt says that he is still waiting for his COVID-19 test results, more than 10 days after he first revealed he was exhibiting all the symptoms of the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The San Francisco Bay Area-based axeman, who was tested — along with his wife — on March...
March 29, 2020
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says 'We Are Not Prepared' For Worst Of COVID-19

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy, who was one of the first metal musicians to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, says that he is concerned some people are not taking the spread of the virus more seriously. "It hits so close, because being the ones on the road, watchin...
March 29, 2020
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FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist RODDY BOTTUM: 'Make Music, Read, Be Creative And Love As Hard As You Can'

FAITH NO MORE keyboardist Roddy Bottum has urged his fans to read and be creative while they are at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today (Saturday, March 28),Bottum took to his Twitter to write: "How are you, my people. Love to each and every one of yous. We breathe, we persevere and...
March 28, 2020
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MATT HEAFY: When I'm At Home, I Make Significantly More Money From TWITCH Streaming Than I Do With TRIVIUM

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy spoke to Forbes about his Twitch channel, which boasts a total viewership of 3.5 million views and a subscriber count of over five thousand. Matt, who streams everything from video games, guitar clinics to TRIVIUM and acoustic song covers, all while he's off the road and...
March 28, 2020
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI On The Use Of Dynamics To Fix Drumming Techniques (Video)

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini has uploaded a five-minute video showing "two different intentions and environments for practicing technique." He adds about the clip, which is available on his official YouTube channel: "One is on the drums to find flaws (since it is the environment we perform in,...
March 28, 2020