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PAGE, VAN HALEN, SLASH, HAMMETT, RHOADS Named Top Guitar Soloists Of All Time
LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page of has been voted the top guitar soloist of all time for the song "Stairway to Heaven". According to The Sun Online, Page's performance topped the survey held by the web site AboutGuitars.com and beat out the likes of Eddie Van Halen for the track "Eruption". The th...January 17, 2006
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SEVERE TORTURE: 'Decree Of Darkness' Video Posted Online
SEVERE TORTURE's video for the track "Decree of Darkness" has been posted online at this location. "A guaranteed gore extravaganza, the video's low-budget horror style has already caught the attention of notorious sickos Troma Pictures, who will be including the video on a forthcoming DVD," reads a...January 16, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES, DOKKEN, TYPE O NEGATIVE, QUIET RIOT Members To Perform At Benefit Concert
The second annual Raven's Heart benefit concert will take place this Thursday, January 19 at the Fais Do-Do in Los Angeles. All proceeds from the event will go to the Raven's Heart Foundation. The benefit will feature a full night of performances, including a surprise band, and will be capped off by...January 16, 2006
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METALLICA, KORN, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT Members Join Forces For DIMEBAG DARRELL ART TRIBUTE
Some of the biggest names in hard rock — including members of such acts as METALLICA, KORN, LINKIN PARK, SLIPKNOT, MUDVAYNE, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED — have joined forces for an amazing art exhibit in remembrance of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and to support music educati...January 15, 2006
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DISTURBED, MUDVAYNE, SEVENDUST, CHILDREN OF BODOM Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary Concert: Members of SLIPKNOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DEICIDE, BIOHAZARD, HATEBREED Venue: NOKIA Theatre Time...January 14, 2006
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METALLICA, SLAYER Members Confirmed To Attend ZAKK WYLDE's HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK Induction
Rob Zombie, Slash and Duff McKagan of VELVET REVOLVER, Robert Trujillo of METALLICA, Kerry King of SLAYER, John 5 (MARILYN MANSON, ROB ZOMBIE),baseball greats Mike Piazza and Scott Spiezio, wrestlers Steve Austin and Jericho, Vinnie Abbott and Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),Jerry Cantrell and Michael Inez...January 13, 2006
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BLACK SABBATH, PANTERA, MEGADETH, IRON MAIDEN Members Featured In 'Story of Metal' Documentary
VH1 has announced the premiere of "Heavy: The Story of Metal", a four-part documentary tracing the evolution of heavy metal music and culture, from its dark, grim beginnings in Birmingham, England to the worldwide force that it remains to this day. In a series of four themed hours premiering Monday-...January 12, 2006
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THE GATHERING Sign European Licensing Deal With SANCTUARY RECORDS
Sanctuary Records has signed a European licensing deal with the world-renowned Dutch act THE GATHERING. THE GATHERING recently entered the studio to commence work on their ninth studio album, entitled "Home". For this recording the band has set up a professional studio in a quaint old church in the...January 12, 2006
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METALLICA To Play South Africa In March
Mapitsi Phukubje of the African News Dimension is reporting that METALLICA will be in South Africa in March to perform in the biggest international music festival the country has seen so far. METALLICA are said to be the sixth international act to confirm their appearance at the festival, with youth...January 11, 2006
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KORN To Announce 'Major' North American Tour At Press Conference
KORN will be holding a press conference on Friday, January 13 at 4:00 p.m. at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery (located at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. between Gower and Van Ness) to announce a major North American tour. The tour is in connection with KORN's new album, "See You on the Other Side", which ca...January 10, 2006
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ALL TOO HUMAN Sign With MYTHIC SILENCE RECORDS
Texas-based prog-metal act ALL TOO HUMAN have officially signed with Mythic Silence Records. The band's third full-length album, entitled "Juggernaut", will be released in early summer. ALL TOO HUMAN's last release, 2002's "Entropy", earned them an invite to ProgPower Europe in the Netherlands in 20...January 7, 2006
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A Cold Day In Hell Before DAVID LEE ROTH Rejoins VAN HALEN
New York Post is reporting that a source close to VAN HALEN says former singer David Lee Roth is deluding himself about replacing Sammy Hagar. "He might have talked to Alex [Van Halen, drums], but it's going to be a cold day in hell before he ever rejoins the band," an insider tells The New ...January 7, 2006
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Former MEGADETH Members Join RONNIE MONTROSE's New Band
Jon Matsumoto of The Mercury News is reporting that former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jimmy DeGrasso (drums) have joined the new band of MONTROSE guitar legend Ronnie Montrose. The group's January 7 appearance at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California is being recorded for possible r...January 6, 2006
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EVERY TIME I DIE Forced To Miss Beginning Of STORY OF THE YEAR Tour Following Van Crash
EVERY TIME I DIE crashed their touring van while travelling in Wyoming the other day. As a result, the band will be forced to miss the beginning of their previously announced tour with STORY OF THE YEAR, catching back up with the tour January 11 in Albuquerque, NM. Commented EVERY TIME I DIE vocalis...January 6, 2006
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Singaporean Music Fans Arrested In Malaysia For Taking Part In 'Illegal' Black Metal Concert
Seto Nu-Wen of Singapore's The Electric New Paper has issued the following report: They had gone to Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] to watch a Singaporean band perform at a New Year's Eve concert. But the six Singaporeans and one of the Singapore band members ended up staying overnight at a police station....January 5, 2006
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