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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist's Moscow Clinic; Video Available
DREAM THEATER keyboarist Jordan Rudess held a clinic on Tuesday, June in Moscow, Russia — one day before the band's headlining concert in the city. Watch video footage of Jordan's appearance below. Rudess recently recorded solo piano versions of some of DREAM THEATER's favorite ballads as well as cr...June 11, 2009
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STEEL PANTHER To Attempt To Break World Record For Most Number Of People Playing Air Guitar
The members of STEEL PANTHER are inviting you to join them at this year's Download festival — which is being held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom — to help them break the Guinness world record for the most number of people playing air guitar simultaneously! They are scheduled to perform...June 11, 2009
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DUFF MCKAGAN's Finnish Beginning To Summer
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "Late spring in Europe and the U.K. means only one thing for the music lover over here: FESTIVAL SEASON!...June 11, 2009
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ROCK GONE WILD Teams Up With VH1 CLASSIC's EDDIE TRUNK
Rock Gone Wild, America's newest and most diverse rock festival, has teamed up with one of rock radio's biggest names to host one of rock's biggest days. Eddie Trunk, the popular host of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", will be in Algona for the entire day on August 22 to bring on such classic rock...June 10, 2009
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SLASH Comments On Mother's Passing
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has issued the following statement: "As some of you may already know, my mom [Ola Hudson] died 6:30 a.m. last Friday morning (June 5) of lung cancer. This is a difficult time, but I have to share with you that she was the sweetest, warmest, most lovin...June 9, 2009
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Tour With LITA FORD
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will be doing shows over the summer with Lita Ford, playing guitar with Lita's backing group alongside BUMBLEFOOT (the band) drummer Dennis Leeflang. Says Thal: "Lita and I have GN'R's blessings to do this together; all is cool. This won't interfere with...June 9, 2009
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Former HANOI ROCKS Guitarist's Autobiography To Receive North American Release
The decadent autobiography of HANOI ROCKS co-founder Andy McCoy, "Sheriff McCoy: Legend of Hanoi Rocks", will soon be available in English for the first time in a deluxe hardcover edition through North American publisher Bazillion Points. Pre-orders are being taken now for books shipping on July 31....June 9, 2009
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ANVIL Frontman Comments On Upcoming AC/DC Support Gigs
Steve "Lips" Kudlow, the guitarist/vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL, spoke to the National Post about his band's upcoming opening-act shows with AC/DC at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 28 and Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 31. "Doin...June 9, 2009
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ANVIL To Open For AC/DC In Foxborough, East Rutherford
Based on the overwhelming response to and incredible buzz created by the critically acclaimed documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL have been chosen to fill the spot as opening act for Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC at their Gillette Stadium show in Foxboro...June 9, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE Interviewed On 'Ireland AM'; Video Available
MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, was recently interviewed on "Ireland AM", Ireland's breakfast television program which is broadcast live every weekday morning by TV3. Watch their appearance at this location. The...June 9, 2009
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SAXON: 'Metalhead' Reissued On Limited-Edition Silver Fold-Out Vinyl
Night Of The Vinyl Dead will reissue SAXON's 1999 album "Metalhead" on limited-edition silver fold-out vinyl, featuring an eight-page booklet. The album is hand-numbered, with only 333 copies having been made. The track listing is as follows: Side A: 01. Intro 02. Metalhead 03. Are We Travellers in...June 8, 2009
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ANVIL: Dallas Performance Footage Available
Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL performed live after the screening of their acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", on May 29, 2009 at the Magnolia Theater in Dallas, Texas. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. As a result of the initial success of "Anvil! The Stor...June 7, 2009
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MAN RAZE To Play Select U.K. Shows This Summer
MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, will play select dates in the U.K. this summer. The band's debut album, "Surreal", will be re-released on June 9 via VH1 Classic Records as a deluxe edition with five previously bo...June 7, 2009
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AXL ROSE's 'Mood Swings'
According to the New York Daily News, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has "fired and rehired" famed manager Irving Azoff at least three times in the last five weeks, according to a source. The reclusive rocker is said to be resisting Azoff's pleas to try to revive sales of the band's recent ...June 7, 2009
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SLASH's Mother Dies
BLABBERMOUTH.NET has learned that Ola Hudson, the mother of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash, passed away Friday, June 5 around 6:00 p.m. PST after a battle with lung cancer. She was a professional costume designer named who tailored outfits for such acts as John Lenn...June 7, 2009
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