Rockers Redlight King announced a winter tour supporting the Grammy® winning, female fronted, Halestorm. The international tour kicks off in late November in Tennessee and works its way through the East Coast, then Canada, with their grand finale in Chicago, IL. In addition to announcing new tour dates, the band recently released their official video of "Born To Rise" featuring
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Honing their songs on stages throughout the UK with bands including Crash Diet and Warrior Soul, Dirty Diamonds captures the sounds that makes them Ireland’s definitive rock act on their new CD titled “Lets Get Loud.” Dublin, Ireland - November 1st, 2013 (JoeDolanPR): Dirty Diamonds drops their debut full length CD titled “Lets Get Loud” for worldwide distribution on November
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It’s Halloween! And to celebrate, goth-punk duo One-Eyed Doll has announced the release of a remixed… remastered… and reMONSTERED version of their classic 2008 album, Monster. In addition to being remixed at the world class studio of legendary, Grammy award-winning producer Sylvia Massy [Tool, System Of A Down, Johnny Cash], all of the drums on ReMonstered were re-recorded by the
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U.S. metallers ASHES OF ARES – featuring vocalist Matt Barlow (ex-ICED EARTH), drummer Van Williams (ex-NEVERMORE), and guitarist/bassist Freddie Vidales (ex-ICED EARTH) – would like to invite their fans & aspiring filmmakers from around the world to express their creativity by making their own music video for the track “Chalice Of Man” off the band’s recent Billboard-charting debut album. ASHES
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KILL DEVIL HILL are proud to announce the release of 'REVOLUTION RISE', the band's sophomore album and Century Media Records debut. On-sale today in North America, 'REVOLUTION RISE' is available now in your favorite record stores, via iTunes (featuring exclusive bonus tracks "Revolution Rise" and an acoustic version of album closer "Life Goes On"), and at Amazon for the digital sale price of
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Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have issued the following statement: “Due to the delay in obtaining a visa for the band to enter the United States, we regret to inform all fans that the previously announced North American tour is being cancelled. We apologize to the fans, promoters, and the bands who were going to be part of the ‘Tsunami Of Metal’
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"We're having such a great time rehearsing this 'Old School' set, we've decided to play it on every one of our upcoming tour dates," announced Slayer's Kerry King. Holed up in Las Vegas rehearsing for their five-week North American tour that kicks off at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino tomorrow, Slayer - vocalist/bassist Araya, guitarist Kerry King,
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH continue the countdown to the release of the second installment of their masterwork titled THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL - VOLUME 2 out November 19 via Prospect Park in North America and Eleven Seven in all other territories. VOLUME 2 can be pre-ordered HERE. Today (10/23) marks the premiere of an exclusive new VOLUME
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FRAMING HANLEY have decided to release three brand new songs FOR FREE on their website www.framinghanley.com due to the delay of their upcoming album THE SUM OF WHO WE ARE. The three songs (CROOKED SMILES, NO SAVING ME, and WALT AND THE WOLVES) are available now. FRAMING HANLEY hit the scene in 2007 with THE MOMENT (featuring LOLLIPOP, HEAR ME
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On November 19, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the Special Limited Edition 6DVD set of Queen’s Live At Wembley Stadium – 25th Anniversary Edition, Queen Rock Montreal, On Fire: Live At The Bowl, and Live In Rio. (Pre-book Order Date October 25, MSRP $49.98) Exclusive to this package, Live In Rio features the band performing at the “Rock In Rio”
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UK hardcore band TRC has premiered a new video for their song “10,000 Days” from the band’s recently released album, Nation, which is available now from No Sleep Records. Watch “10,000 Days” below http://youtu.be/9VXuMPELJ1k Chris Robson (vocals) comments on the video: "It was great to work with Daniel Broadley again, after the fantastic job he did on “We Bring War.”
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When Ronnie Montrose passed away on March 3, 2012, friends and musicians immediately wondered what they could do to pay homage to one of rock's all-time legendary - and influential - guitarists. The result was some of music's most renowned artists uniting for a concert only a month and a half later (April 27) and performing Ronnie classics throughout the
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The next installment in Scion A/V's monthly concert series titled The Scion Rock Show is Oct. 30 at The Satellite with Canadian power-duo Indian Handcrafts, Memphis' Dirty Streets and psych-heavy record-spinners LSDJs. The newly announced performances continue Scion A/V’s commitment to providing music lovers with access to the most buzzed about newcomers as well as legendary icons through a wide ranging group
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America's leading EDM/dubstep metal band THE BROWNING have completed shooting a music video for the track "Fifth Kind", which is taken from their brand new, iTunes Top 10 Rock album, HYPERNOVA. THE BROWNING travelled to the deep south of Savannah, Georgia to film the incredible video for "Fifth Kind" at an old monastery in the middle of the woods. The
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Rock n' roll icon JOAN JETT & her Blackhearts have unveiled the anticipated official music video for the single "Any Weather," which comes via her newly released album Unvarnished. Joan is fresh off the heels of her surprise performance at iHeartRadio Festival and her intimate record release show at Santos Party House in NYC. The new video - directed by
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KILLER BE KILLED has aligned with Nuclear Blast Entertainment to release the group’s debut record in 2014. The mystique-fogged collection is the result of writing sessions, creative and philosophical conversations and an eventual studio lockdown in Los Angeles. All of this has been heretofore hidden from the public, save for interview tidbits that relentlessly drove the heavy music community’s anticipation
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SEPULTURA’s new album, The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart, can be streamed in its entirety on the Metal Hammer U.K. website through November 1st: Recorded with renowned producer Ross Robinson (KORN, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY) and co-produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, INCANTATION), The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The
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A two-song EP by Philip Anselmo & The Illegals will be released as a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl disc, initially available at Anselmo's sold-out, first-ever Housecore Horror Film Festival that kicks off tomorrow, Friday, in Austin, TX. The EP, available in a selection of different colors, will be released on Anselmo's own Housecore Records and distributed by Scion A/V.) If you're
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Multiplatinum guitar icon TED NUGENT has returned this week with a new live 2 CD + DVD set, ULTRALIVE BALLISTICROCK, out now on Frontiers Records. The electrifying live footage was captured and recorded by 7 cameras in 5.1 audio mix on the “I Still Believe Tour” at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA on August 14, 2011 and features NUGENT’s
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To help mark the band's very first performance at the Hollywood Palladium in 25 years, Slayer will play a special, one-time-only set at their show this Sunday, October 27. According to Kerry King, Sunday will be "Old School Slayer Night," and the band's set list will be comprised of songs dating back to the band's inception, will include tracks from
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TRIPTYKON is the occult/avant-garde metal band formed by Hellhammer/Celtic Frost singer, Tom Gabriel Warrior. After his exit from Celtic Frost in 2008, Warrior is proud to announce the groups' second album, Melana Chasmata, set to be released on April 15 in North America. The album's release will is a collaboration between the group's own label, Prowling Death Records Ltd., and
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WHITE LIE with Very Special Guests are headlining the "HAUNTED HALLOWEEN NIGHTS!" COSTUME PARTY & MAYHEM GALA! put on by Lunara Productions at Mirror Image Studios! White Lie hits the stage at 10:00PM sharp with a very special one time lineup! WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2013 All-Stars & Guests: Kevin Reye (guitar): TRIIX, Zodiac, Black Sheep, Martial Law, Michael Bolton
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The celebrity guest lineup for the November 9 Bass Player LIVE! Concert & Awards Show presented by Hartke has been expanded. The all-star concert will take place at the historic Fonda Theatre and will honor heavy metal legend, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler, rockabilly bass legend Lee Rocker, and the late American blues musician and songwriter Willie Dixon, while jazz-rock phenom
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Goth-rock band Le Reverie performing in concert at Club Infusion Lounge, 1000 Universal Studios, (Second Floor, next to Hard Rock Cafe), Friday, October 25. Showtime is 8 p.m. Info: https://www.facebook.com/InfusionLA?fref=ts. Park all night for $7.00 (Valet Parking only). http://youtu.be/G2r0qXi8ObY Le Reverie means "The Dream" in French (with a few spelling changes); and singer Allie Jorgen says it is a good
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Eve To Adam debuted their official video for "Immortal" on Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx. "Immortal" is the second single from their critically acclaimed album, Locked & Loaded. "Immortal" Official Video: http://youtu.be/WTPJSMvFBig Locked & Loaded was produced by multiple notable producers including Dave Bassett (Shinedown, Halestorm), Eric Bass (Shinedown), and Elvis Baskette (Puddle of Mudd, Alter Bridge, Chevelle). The album
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To celebrate the November 25 release of “Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses” (Vertigo/Republic), original members OZZY OSBOURNE and GEEZER BUTLER will make a special appearance Wednesday, November 6 at the GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater. Following a sneak peak at their forthcoming DVD, “Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses,” OZZY and GEEZER will take part in a Q&A where
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WARBRINGER recently shot a video for their song "Black Sun, Black Moon" from the forthcoming album IV: EMPIRES COLLAPSE due out October 29 on Century Media. Singer John Kevill had this to say about the video shoot: "We went out to the most desolate stretch of highway we could find out in the Mojave desert. It's a fitting location for this
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PARADISE LOST and Metal Hammer Germany have teamed-up to premiere the lyric video for the band's new track "Loneliness Remains", taken from their upcoming album, Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities). Due out on October 21st in Europe (digitally on November 5th in North America), Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities) commemorates the band's 25th anniversary with a collection of previously released
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Rock singer, songwriter and musician TERRY McDERMOTT has been a professional musician, touring all over the UK and U.S., for more than 10 years. In September 2012, McDERMOTT’s successes reached the mainstream masses when he placed second on season 3 of NBC’s wildly popular singing competition “The Voice.” Since wrapping up the show, TERRY’s fans--known as McHobbits--have continued to rally
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Steamhammer/SPV will release one of NWoBHM cult albums on January 21st in North America. Burn This Town will come in a high-class digipak including bonus tracks and a new extended booklet with liner notes, track by track commentary and completely new artwork This is a must for every fan of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal! Tracklisting: 1. Ready
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After the release of their debut album "White Trash Attitude" on July 16th under Street Symphonies Records and several gigs in Italy, Greece, France and Czech Republic (where they performed at the renowned Masters Of Rock Festival), Seventh Veil are ready to embark on a promotional tour all across Europe, together with Silver Addiction. The first confirmed dates of the
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Heavy metal was founded in England and still lives in England. London's AMULET quickly gained attention in the underground scene with their demo Cut The Crap in 2011. The tape sold out fast as did the 7" version, which is starting to become a collector's item. After supporting bands like PAGAN ALTAR, MANILLA ROAD and THE SWORD and playing festivals
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Swedish metal visionaries SOILWORK have released a lyric video for the song “Tongue”. The track is taken from the band's most recent masterpiece, The Living Infinite; the first double album in the history of melodic death metal. Check out the video at: http://youtu.be/N20rH7fRKhE SOILWORK will soon kick off their European tour and bring The Living Infinite to stages near you: THE EUROPEAN INFINITY TOUR presented by
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Having recently completed a U.K. tour with MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, and heading off to Europe next month in support of WEDNESDAY 13, London’s industrial metal leaders THE DEFILED will see out 2013 with a short tour of the U.S. with former STATIC-X frontman WAYNE STATIC. “Look out U.S.A. we are coming back!” declares The AvD. “We're thrilled to be ending
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Dark Roots Of Thrash, a DVD/2CD release documenting Bay Area veterans TESTAMENT’s sold-out headlining performance at the Paramount in Huntington, NY this past February, will be made available on October 18 (Europe), October 21 (UK) and October 29 (North America) via Nuclear Blast! In the meantime check out “Native Blood”, the 2nd song taken from the upcoming DVD at the
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NerVer featuring Casey Daniel from Seven Mary Three is gearing up to release Bullfighter, their debut Pavement Music release on October 29, 2013. Their single “No Cage” is currently being serviced to radio. NerVer began as a solo studio project in 2004 by Casey Daniel (Seven Mary Three). After writing several records worth of material and honing in on the sound of the
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Seattle rockers GIRL ON FIRE are returning to the road, joining 10 YEARS for a week of late October dates before sharing a November run with Century Media Records labelmates KILL DEVIL HILL and EYES SET TO KILL. Also providing support on the KILL DEVIL HILL headlining tour will be BLACK WATER RISING (see dates below). The upcoming tours are
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A World With Heroes- A 40th Anniversary Tribute Album to KISS, with profits going to cancer care is now available online. The album features 20 monster hits performed by rock’s biggest names. GREAT WHITE’s keyboardist, guitarist and co-producer, Michael Lardie sang and performed all the instruments on the moving ballad “Beth.” Lardie’s rendition of “Beth” is currently the No. 1
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Sammy Hagar celebrated his 66th Birthday with an epic jam session that closed out his 24th annual Birthday Bash at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico last night, Sunday, October 13. Sammy was joined by his band mates past and present including Michael Anthony (Chickenfoot, Van Halen), Denny Carmassi (Montrose) and his band, The Wabos for hits
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Brazil’s illustrious metal band SEPULTURA will be headlining a North American tour which launches this fall in support of their forthcoming album, The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart. Joining SEPULTURA on the “Tsunami Of Metal” Tour will be Boston’s UNEARTH, Canada’s KATAKLYSM, Joey Jordison’s SCAR THE MARTYR (select dates), British Columbia’s ANCIIENTS (select dates), and openers
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Want to have DEVOUR THE DAY perform in your garage? Or get signed original artwork by bassist/songwriter Joey “Chicago” Walser? Or get a personalized pre-recorded video message from Walser and singer/drummer/songwriter/producer Blake Allison? How about singing or playing guitar onstage with the band at an upcoming show? Now, fans have the opportunity to make any of those dreams happen. Today,
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Stryper fans worldwide can click here to check out the exclusive worldwide premiere of the brand new video for “No More Hell To Pay” on Loudwire today. The song is the title track of their forthcoming studio album NO MORE HELL TO PAY and is the band’s first new video in more than 20 years. NO MORE HELL TO PAY
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The formidable driving force behind I AM I is singer ZP Theart. A founding member of the renowned UK metal act Dragonforce, he made four studio albums and a live record with the band and toured the world for a decade, eventually performing to audiences of up to 85,000 people. His time with the group also saw him nominated for a
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With the October 29 release of their sophomore album 'REVOLUTION RISE' only a few weeks away, KILL DEVIL HILL are taking their new material on the road for a headlining club tour. The tour kicks off October 26 in Ramona, CA, and runs through the month of November with support from Century Media Records labelmates EYES SET TO KILL and
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The day has come for the hardcore community to embrace “The End”, the debut, emotionally driven, hardcore single from CLOSE YOUR EYES’ forthcoming album, Line in the Sand, available October 29th. Rock Sound UK presents “The End” which features Zoli (PENNYWISE/IGNITE). http://youtu.be/Urgc_LJZSUM Of Line in the Sand, guitarist and founding member Brett Callaway offers, “I think this is far and
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Dutch symphonic rock band WITHIN TEMPTATION wants to let their fans in on all the fun they’ve been having lately. In Part 1 of their behind-the-scenes look into the video shoot for the song “Paradise (What About Us?),” you can watch the crew set up the decor on the video set while WITHIN TEMPTATION frontwoman Sharon den Adel and very
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After a successful release of their 2010 Dead Edition EP, and a successful, European tour in 2011, multi-cultural rockers LIVING DEÄD LIGHTS announce the worldwide release of their debut full album, Black Letters (GB Sound Label), due out January 27, 2014, as well as the first single/video “This is Our Evolution,” on November 18, 2013. LIVING DEÄD LIGHTS is: singer/guitarist
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Virginia’s seasoned veterans Blood Of The Martyrs, who just released their second full length entitled Completionist, have announced that they will be headlining the “Wal-Tour White” tour with support from Restless Streets (InVogue Records) and Beware The Neverending (Red Cord Records) in November. The tour will begin in Albany, NY on November 4th and go all the way through November
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This past March, female-fronted Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a spectacular “One Night Only” sold-out concert at the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, The Netherlands with five thousand fans in attendance. Named Retrospect, it’s EPICA’s self-professed “longest & biggest show ever.” Accompanied by the 70-piece Extended Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Miskolc National Theatre Choir, ten
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Montreal based death metal powerhouse KATAKLYSM have uploaded a teaser for their upcoming “ELEVATE” video clip here: http://smarturl.it/ElevateTeaser. The song comes from their upcoming album Waiting for the End to Come, and the final video will premiere on October 17, 2013 (9:00 am EST / 3:00 pm BST) on the Metal Hammer UK website at www.metalhammer.co.uk and on 22:30 CET on the German TV Station iM1
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San Francisco Bay Area thrash vetaerans DEATH ANGEL have made their entire The Dream Calls for Blood album available for streaming on their website! Check out the album Decibel Magazine calls “vastly superior in every way to anything the band recorded in their youth,” at http://www.deathangel.us/#!tdcfb/c6sm or below: Three years have passed since the release of DEATH ANGEL’s crushing Relentless Retribution album; three years of
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A Perfect Circle’s recently announced limited edition box set (2500 copies) sold out so quickly the band has decided to release the audio and video components digitally on Nov. 26. The digital releases are: Stone And Echo - A full-length DVD (with accompanying audio CD) featuring the band's stirring August 2011 performance at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheater Stone and
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Red Bull Records’ Heaven’s Basement have released an acoustic video of their Top 20 single, "Fire, Fire" which is now available for free download. The video debuted on 10/8 on hard rock site Bloody Disgusting along with the download. The video is now available on Heaven's Basement's YouTube Channel or below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ol33Z5X8k8 The video release comes while the UK-based rockers are in the
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Phil Soussan, the bass player and songwriter that brought Ozzy’s “Ultimate Sin,” Vince Neil’s “Exposed” and Steve Lukather’s “Luke” announces a one night only show at the famed Lucy’s 51 in Toluca Lake, CA. Lucy’s 51 has become the hotspot for hard rock artists with the James LoMenzo Jam that has taken place for the past four months worth of
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In a BIG year which has seen him produce and co-write the hit album 'New Horizon' by classic rockers The Answer and co-write songs on UK Top 10 album Ketevan by multi platinum-selling artist Katie Melua - TOBY JEPSON returns to the stage for a series of dates on his solo UK tour this coming November and December. The former Little Angels frontman
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Iconic rock vocalist Sebastian Bach is currently hard at work in the studio under the direction of producer (Rob Zombie, Black Sabbath, Shinedown etc) to record the anticipated follow up album to the acclaimed “Kicking & Screaming”. The new effort will be released via label home Frontiers Records and is tentatively scheduled for spring 2014. Of his forthcoming new album,
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Montreal based death metal powerhouse KATAKLYSM, have posted their first track-by-track video for their upcoming album Waiting for the End to Come below. In it vocalist Maurizio Iacono explains the creative process for the first four tracks “Fire”, “If I Was God - I’d Burn It All”, “Like Animals” and “Kill The Elite”. http://youtu.be/XJLS2OXFDQA Waiting for the End to Come will
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After the release of their self-titled album in June, legendary Seattle rockers Queensryche will be back on tour in Europe presenting the latest addition to the band's multi-platinum musical catalog and their new frontman Todd La Torre live to their European fans. "Queensryche" was mixed and mastered by famed Queensryche producer James "Jimbo" Barton who is known for working on
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In light of the upcoming release of the bands fourth studio album, IV: Empires Collapse, Los Angeles based WARBRINGER are now pleased to announce their return to Europe with Metal icons ICED EARTH and ELM STREET. This tour will follow their full U.S. tour with KREATOR and OVERKILL. Dates can be seen below. Check out the short online-commercial for IV:
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Alter Bridge’s latest studio album, Fortress, is available in the United States starting today, but has been making waves around the globe since it was released last week to the rest of the world. The album is being released via Alter Bridge Records through Caroline in the US and via Roadrunner Records throughout the rest of the world. The latest
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Heavy Metal gets a needed shot in the arm with the long awaited and much anticipated new album from Benedictum “OBEY” due out for release on Frontiers Records on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in North America . With a sound that nods to the legends of metal such as early Rainbow, the stylings of Savatage, Warrior, Rough
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The Red Rocker, Sammy Hagar scored the 11th Billboard Top 25 album of his career this week when his new album Sammy Hagar & Friends debuted at #23 on the US Billboard 200. The album marks the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s highest charting solo album in 18 years, since 1997’s Marching To Mars. The album also scored the
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Bangalore, India-based metalcore band Final Surrender debut their new lyric video for "Refresh" on YouTube Tuesday, October 8th. "Refresh" is the first single from their upcoming full-length album Empty Graves on Indiana-based metal/punk label Rottweiler Records. Originally slated for release in late September, the street date has been bumped to October 22nd. The video features stunning graphics and highlights the
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APOCALYPTICA--the ground-breaking Finnish orchestral rock group--will release WAGNER RELOADED-LIVE IN LEIPZIG, an epic live collaboration with the acclaimed MDR Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, November 19 on BMG. The album’s release is perfectly timed since 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of iconic German composer Richard Wagner. Watch the "Ludwig Wonderland" live video for WAGNER RELOADED-LIVE IN LEIPZIG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVZf3u9TwZc For WAGNER RELOADED-LIVE IN LEIPZIG, APOCALYPTICA created new compositions based on Wagner’s body of work and his life, teaming with award-winning choreographer
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Legendary Seattle rockers, Queensrÿche recently filmed a 'mini movie' with the tracks, "Spore" "Midnight Lullaby" "A World Without" and "X2" providing the score to a 10-plus minute story, dubbed Queensrÿche: Ad Lucem. The film was created by Veva Entertainment Co. with director Daniel Andres Gomez Bagby and producer Marco De Molina and was filmed last month on location at Central
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Sleepwave, the new band from former Underoath frontman Spencer Chamberlain, has debuted their highly anticipated first piece of music, “Rock and Roll Is Dead and So Am I.” Additionally, the band has also announced a string of intimate live shows happening in November. Download “Rock and Roll Is Dead and So Am I” for FREE via Sleepwave’s website, www.sleepwavemusic.com. “I’ve
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BLACK SABBATH’s triumphant 2013 tour--which kicked off earlier this year in Australia--can now be seen by fans around the world via the forthcoming “Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses” (Vertigo/Republic). Preorders for “Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses” are available now at www.blacksabbath.com and www.amazon.com. A preview of “Black Sabbath: Live…Gathered in Their Masses"--featuring the first-ever live performances of songs
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Omaha-based hard rockers, Emphatic have announced an October 22nd release date for their sophomore album, Another Life, with Epochal Artists Records/Capitol Music Group. The album will be the first to feature new frontman Toryn Green, previously the singer of multi-platinum rock band FUEL and the touring vocalist for Finnish cello-rock band Apocalyptica. Emphatic guitarist Justin McCain says, “This band has
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Award-winning Goth-rock band Le Reverie perform in concert at The Roxy Theater, 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, Friday, October 4. 10 p.m. Tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3824244&pl=shealy or www.lereverie.com. Introducing Le Reverie will be Buddhaman, formerly of KROQ-FM and presently Host of the popular Buddhaman's International Experience heard worldwide on monsterrock.net. Le Reverie is coming off a sold-out show at The Viper
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MANRAZE, the London-based rock band formed by iconic Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen, along with punk rock forerunner Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) on drums and Simon Laffy, rockin’ bass player of Collen's former glam-band, Girl, will release their new EP, I Surrender, on November 12th. I Surrender will be comprised of three songs, including the title track, which features
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Today, gothic-doom metallers PARADISE LOST and Terrorizer UK have teamed-up to premiere the band's newly recorded track, "Gothic 2013", taken from their upcoming album, Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities). Due out on October 21st in Europe (digitally on November 5th in North America), Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities) features artwork by Parisian designer Valnoir (www.metastazis.com), who has worked with artists
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“DREAM THEATER,” the milestone new album from Roadrunner Records group Dream Theater, has made a spectacular debut atop Billboard’s “Hard Rock Albums” chart, while simultaneously entering at #7 on the overall Billboard 200. This marks the GRAMMY-nominated group's third consecutive top 10 debut, and also sees "DREAM THEATER" making top 5 chart debuts in Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada, Argentina, Switzerland, Holland, and Finland, as
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San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans DEATH ANGEL, have made a fourth single from their upcoming release The Dream Calls for Blood available for streaming on their website! Check out “Son of the Morning” at the following location: http://www.deathangel.us/#!tdcfb/c6sm. Guitarist Rob Cavestany will be available to chat with fans at Noon and 5 pm PST at the same location. Cavestany will
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After over a year of dialogues with various record labels, MACHINE HEAD have decided on a new home with the newly launched arm of Nuclear Blast Records, Nuclear Blast Entertainment, headed by the band's longtime friend and former Roadrunner A&R guru Monte Conner. Excitement runs high in both camps. Says Conner, "I feel incredibly fortunate to say I have signed
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Fall is here and with it comes the start of the holiday season, beginning with Halloween. Just in time for your Halloween/Día de Muertos parties and gatherings, Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star brings you compilations of The Misfits, the classically-spooky movie, A Nightmare Before Christmas – and everyone’s favorite Vampire romance - the Twilight series - all in lullaby form.
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TURISAS are busy brandishing their metal to packed audiences across Europe and the United Kingdom, but that's not keeping the Finnish metal warlords from painting America red and black. Today the band premiered the lyric video for "Piece By Piece" at RevolverMag.com, and last night Jose Mangin uncorked the band's riotous drinking anthem "No Good Story Ever Starts With Drinking
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Metal Church "Generation Nothing" marks the bands 10th full length studio release and boasts the return to the band's classic metal sound, says founding member Kurdt Vanderhoof, "It has elements of both the first album and the "The Dark", but still embraces the new sound of the band without chasing the past." Born out of the West Coast Metal scene
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Metal legends DEICIDE are proud to unveil "IN THE MINDS OF EVIL," the title track from the band's crushing new studio album. The track was premiered last night by Jose Mangin on Sirius XM Liquid Metal, and can now be heard online here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSkc-ZISYQM. 'IN THE MINDS OF EVIL' will be released November 25 in North America on Century Media
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You're a legendary, pioneering rock star, you've headlined sold-out gigs all over the world, indulged in every rock'n'roll decadence imaginable, survived drug addiction and alcohol abuse, crossed paths with the likes of Madonna, Courtney Love, Robert Plant and Johnny Depp, and released a revealing and critically-acclaimed autobiography. You've done all this and lived to tell the tale...so, what do you
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Detroit Michigan’s Pistol Day Parade released their brand new album titled Burn via Goomba Records on September 10, 2013. In August the band debuted their latest single "Not Today" which currently is number two on WRIF and was also featured on the Sixx Sense! The video for “Not Today” can be seen here: http://youtu.be/YFgDHkRPswE Rising from the tough economic times
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Think "first wave of thrash metal," and what has been come to be known as "the Big 4" immediately come to mind - Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth. But that's not to say that there weren't other bands from the era that lent a hand in the trailblazing of the genre - especially, Heretic. And now, fans can hear what
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The Sunset Strip Market has announced its October live music and event schedule, kicking off this Thursday, Oct. 3, with Lady Zep, the premier, all female Led Zeppelin tribute band in Southern California. The band will rock the Sunset Strip Market starting at 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. This week will also celebrate first responders with a meet and greet
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THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Elizabeth Doran Executive Director) will present, in association with Zona Rosa Coffee, ONE NIGHT WITH EVERCLEAR on Monday, October 14. The event also continues the series of ONE NIGHT WITH…concert events which celebrate Los Angeles’ musical diversity and eclectic music landscape. This series was launched with multiple-GRAMMY award-winning Ozomatli this past April
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Thus begins the lyric video for the track “Moonhorse” by new dark & poetic Swedish doomsters AVATARIUM - featuring legendary doom metal pioneer Leif Edling (CANDLEMASS) on bass, Marcus Jidell (EVERGREY) on guitar, Carl Westholm (CANDLEMASS) on keyboards, Lars Sköld (TIAMAT) on drums, and singer extraordinaire Jennie-Ann Smith – which is now available for viewing on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWuGTYiQs8U The band’s
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The 4-song Paradise (What About Us?) EP by Dutch symphonic rock band WITHIN TEMPTATION is available for purchase as a digital download today in North America via the following outlets: iTunes - http://smarturl.it/WT-Paradise-iTunes Amazon.com/MP3 - http://smarturl.it/WT-Paradise-AMZ-MP3 Joining WITHIN TEMPTATION’s frontwoman Sharon den Adel on the EP’s title track is classically trained singer & very special guest Tarja Turunen. The video
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UK born and bred but now based in LA, Charming Liars released their second tour webisode featuring a behind the scenes look at the band touring on the fourth annual Rockstar Energy UPROAR Tour. Fans can watch the second webisode below and catch all of the tour webisodes here. The band recently released their EP New Disorder, which is available now
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As FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH headline venues in the U.S. and Canada on their “THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN TOUR,” the group has premiered the video for their new single “Battle Born,” which appears with a Q&A featuring guitarist ZOLTAN BATHORY, below. http://youtu.be/buT0zQS3QCc Following the global success of Volume 1, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release the second installment of their masterwork titled THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE
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WINDS OF PLAGUE have emerged as one of the leaders of the new generation of heavy music. With their innovative and high energy style, the band has captivated audiences across the US and overseas. The new album, RESISTANCE, Produced by Will Putney (Asking Alexandria, Chiodos) is set for release on October 29 via Century Media Records. Check out the first
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The Charm The Fury has released a new music video for their single "Carte Blanche" can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krUY1NRNMbs Unique, edgy, ferocious yet somber, The Netherland’s The Charm the Fury formed in 2010 and has brilliantly managed to stand out from the crowd. The band is not only known for its harmonious but chaotic tracks, but also because of female screamer
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KILL DEVIL HILL have partnered with RevolverMag.com for the online premiere of "Crown Of Thorns," the debut track from their upcoming new album 'REVOLUTION RISE' (October 29, Century Media Records). The song made its radio debut Friday, being played by Jose Mangin on SiriusXM Liquid Metal, then later that night on Q104.3 in New York City on Eddie Trunk's syndicated
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Swedish rockers CRUCIFIED BARBARA are showing signs of demonic possession & Loudwire.com is offering everyone the visual proof: http://youtu.be/7MoMTW7miBY Directed & edited by Jérôme Piel-Desruisseaux for Origin Prod and produced by 106 db’s Döm Bérard, “The Crucifier” comes from CRUCIFIED BARBARA’s latest album The Midnight Chase. About the video shoot, CRUCIFIED BARBARA guitarist & backing vocalist Klara Force shares: “The
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NUGE!! How else would one expect Ted Nugent to answer the phone? Nugent says hello with piss and vinegar in his voice. “I’m doing so good it’s stupid and willing to share it with you. I hear you deserve me this morning,” he says jokingly. Taking a break from his morning hunt, Nugent gladly tells about his life. “It’s so
If you hear any S.O.S. this year, let it stand for Symphony of Sin which is the latest and quite plausibly the greatest album thus far by European-based melodic progressive rockers Eden’s Curse. The quintet, by their own admission has surpassed the previous albums in quality and performance to deliver thirteen songs which retain the melodies and the arrangements they
The story begins during what has become synonymous as the ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ when John ‘Harv’ Harbinson and Davy ‘Basher’ Bates received the taste of the lifestyle that is associated with rock music. They both received their experience whilst performing in Sweet Savage, a well-respected NWOBHM band during that movement. Harbinson was the vocalist for a brief
Fate is an interesting concept, and becomes somewhat curious when life changes thanks to a pivotal moment. When the path that you’re on can clearly be defined by that one special encounter, and all things you experience from then onwards stem to a singular point in time. This outlook or philosophy is highly relevant to the band Mindset Evolution who
August 3, 1987 was the release date for one of the most iconic albums in rock history. Def Leppard’s Hysteria, being their fourth studio album, sold over 20 million copies worldwide, which also included 12 million in the U.S. and brought seven hit singles. Just three weeks after surgery, Phil Collen sits in the California sun and shares his recovery. “It’s
Imagine if you will that you’re stranded on a small desert island with a palm tree for company and plenty of sand granules which get everywhere. You inhabit this small piece of land surrounded by the sea for many weeks without noticing that there is a working radio that could help you get a message out. That sort of scenario
When asked how she was doing on August 31, 2013, Vixen's founder Jan Kuehnemund replied in her soft-spoken voice, “[I'm doing] pretty good. Still working on songs, and still doing it.” Little did the world know of Kuehnemund's silent struggle with cancer, which claimed her life on Thursday, October 10, 2013- a mere 6 weeks later. She was never one to complain,
Since 1984 and their debut album Vengeance, New Model Army have moved forward on their own terms. The band has a reputation built up due to their truthful attitude towards the music press which left them being cast in an awkward light, and arguably created a distraction from the music that was being created. Lyrics which touched on political issues, family relationships
Most bands want their music to be taken seriously, some to the point of considering their music an art form and insisting that it should be respected as such. Iwrestledabearonce (IWABO) is not one of those bands. Humor is a big element with the group, but that doesn’t mean their music is all fun and games. With a unique and massive
The phrase “arising from the ashes” is a cliché that is often used in music to describe a band regrouping after a poorly selling album, or perhaps a change in lineup. However overused as that phrase may be, in the case of the band Emphatic it almost seems too tame. How many bands can survive a complete lineup change where
Oftentimes, when a reader picks up a copy of a musician’s biography, they can expect to find a sad story, full of troubled childhood tales , addiction, and unfortunately, in some cases, death. Thankfully there are some stories out there with a little more hope to offer and that is the case with My Life With Deth: Discovering Meaning in
Martin Popoff has authored 41 books on hard rock, heavy metal and the like, covering bands such as Rush, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and is now releasing 2 Minutes to Midnight: An Iron Maiden Day-by-Day (Backbeat Books), an innovative form of band biography. As the title implies, it is a day-by-day look at the career of the band. The first chapter
When Stone Temple Pilots fired their frontman Scott Weiland earlier this year, it came as no surprise to fans who had watched Weiland battle some personal demons; it's no secret that Weiland's career has been plagued by substance abuse and several arrests. For over 20 years Weiland was the “face” of STP, and continuing a band without him might seem
Viva Hysteria began March 22 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Hysteria, the album, celebrated its 25th birthday in August 2012 and was the band’s first time ever playing an entire album live. Hysteria being one of their diamond albums and the fact they had never done anything like this before would prove
Last year, lead vocalist Jonathan Davis confirmed that this new album wasn’t going to follow the dubstep approach of previous album The Path of Totality. Mid-way through 2013, it was announced that guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch was to return to the line-up. What would these two statements mean regarding the final result of The Paradigm Shift? It isn’t a return
Sweet brothers Michael and Robert along with band mates Oz Fox and Tim Gaines release their eighth studio album, No More Hell To Pay on Frontiers Records. Michael on rhythm/lead guitar is still the driving force of vocals for the band and the voice is still as golden as ever. Robert on drums, Fox on lead/rhythm guitar and Gaines on
Whilst searching for a new record label and home for the band, lead singer and songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist Alexia Rodriguez explains "At one point, I had a bit of a revelation. We had gone through so many changes over the years. It wasn't about anybody else though. It was about us. We really found the band's face at that
Stoney Curtis spent his formative childhood and teen years in Chicago, home of the blues. Curtis grew up not only listening to the greatest blues music in America; he was also influenced by the 70’s rock music scene of KISS, UFO, Robin Trower, Zeppelin, Cream and Pink Floyd. Naturally he has re-created that sound with his own band. Halo Of
Another Life is the new release by a completely revamped lineup of Emphatic. The most notable addition is lead singer Toryn Green. Green has his stamp all over the album, both with his strong vocal performance and songwriting skills. When Green joined the band, he brought with him songs he had previously written, while also collaborating with guitarist Justin McCain
After 18 years of hard work this German-based five-piece hard rocking unit unleash their seventh studio opus. Incorporating modern studio trickery and merging it with thumping drums and distorted guitars, this album marches to a heartbeat that was started in 2009 with their Acedia album. Putting the song first and placing emphasis on the whole sound of the album as
In 1984, the Deep Purple Mark II line-up reunited for the first time since 1973. The group, consisting of members Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, recorded the studio album Perfect Strangers and headed out on tour. The tour was so successful that the band added additional dates due to the shows selling out so
Jacky Vincent was born and raised in Portsmouth, England but came to America at the age of 20 to join the band Falling In Reverse. He now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Vincent jokingly blames his father for his music career when his father gave him the album Appetite For Destruction by Guns N Roses when he was just six years old. Learning
The 12th studio album by these well-respected UK-based alternative rockers should not disappoint their loyal fan-base and should also be something special for those who aren’t so familiar with their style. Beginning with a tribal and prominent drumbeat to the backdrop of some spacious atmosphere, Horsemen gets the journey off to a fine start. Four years in the making of an
This is a typical example of the exuberance of this song writing power-house known as Devin Townsend! There are various formats of this mammoth live spectacular which hopes to dazzle with visual delights and yet showcase some of the many highlights in his canon of audio excellence thus far. There’s a “Die-Hard Deluxe Fan Box” which includes a two DVD,
Formed in 1988 and crawling from the rustic backdrop of Halifax in England, this gothic metal quintet are in a typically down-beat, yet celebratory mood as they acknowledge their 25 years of service to the universe of rock. This album constitutes a collection of rarities which have been made available previously apart from two new versions of classic tracks, and
In 2010 these guys released their debut album Highest Society, and it created sufficient interest that they have taken their time with this sequel and hope to build on those fortunes. Containing ten songs, (eleven if you purchase the vinyl version), the Californian sextet have delivered a promising slice of rock pie. From the slow building drama of Blackmoon Morning
Do you recall those vibrant days of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, where your pyjamas were made of denim and leather and you had cereal with a side order of air guitar for breakfast? What some people refer to as ‘old skool’ and others hale as ‘classic’, this is heavy metal which has caught the imagination of various
It was a rainy day in Ybor City. I’d been walking up and down 7th street for about 35 minutes now just trying to find the venue. The doors opened around seven and I found my way to the side of the stage. I didn’t feel like I quite fit in at this particular show. I was more of a
It’s a Thursday night in West Hollywood and rock n’ roll is alive and well. The Strip is buzzing with an electrical charge that has not been felt for quite some time. A few miles east of the famed Roxy, photographer Lisa Johnson has just completed the West Coast launch of her new book 108 Rock Star Guitars. Here on
Mr. Musichead Gallery on Sunset Boulevard played host to the West Coast book launch event for 108 Rock Stars Guitars, by famed photographer Lisa S. Johnson. 108 Rock Star Guitars is a project 17 years in the making and is the ultimate coffee table book, for not only musicians and music fans, but for anyone who can appreciate the beauty
Try as hard as you can to avoid it—it’s impossible to not use the “s” word when describing the Winery Dogs. (Get your mind out of the gutter—no, not that “s” word.) Wikipedia defines a supergroup as “a music group whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other groups.” In the case of the Winery Dogs,
Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story is the first and only book documenting how the Rhodes changed the sound of music and was part of the greatest hits and most influential music ever recorded. Invented by Harold Rhodes as a rehabilitation tool for soldiers in World War II, the Fender Rhodes piano both revolutionized and empowered musicians to explore
As one of the most respected singers and guitarists in rock since the late 1960s, the legendary Johnny Winter needs no introduction to most music fans, especially lovers of the Blues. Nevertheless, guitarists certainly appreciated the chance to get to know him a little better during the recent live Q&A hosted by GJ2 Guitars®. On Tuesday, October 8, 2013, Johnny
Moog Music Inc. today announced the launch of the Minifooger Analog Effects family – a series of compact - easy to use stomp boxes designed primarily for use with electric guitar and bass. Each Minifooger is housed in a rugged cast aluminum enclosure and features a 100% analog signal path, true bypass design, optional battery power, and a single expression
Live Photos of WALKING PAPERS at The Roxy in Hollywood, CA on 10-17-13 Click here to read the review of this show. For more info visit: http://www.walking-papers.com/ https://www.facebook.com/walkingpapersmusic https://twitter.com/walkingpapers1
Live Photos of 108 Rock Star Guitars Book Launch on October 17, 2013 Click here to read the review of this event. Click here to purchase 108 Rock Star Guitars. For More info visit: http://108rockstarguitars.com/
Rock Against MS at the Whisky A Go Go on October 17th, 2013 For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/RockAgainstMSFoundation
Live Photos of WINERY DOGS at Coach House on October 6, 2013 Visit for more info: http://www.thewinerydogs.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWineryDogs