Chris Epting
Orianthi, ‘Heaven in This Hell': Exclusive Video Performance, Interview With the Australian Guitar Sorceress
Today marks the release of Heaven in This Hell, the new Orianthi album. Produced by Dave Stewart (Jon Bon Jovi, No Doubt) and recorded primarily in Nashville, the third album from the Australian badass shredder perhaps best known for playing alongside Michael Jackson and Alice Cooper among other icons...
Yes Bring the House Down in Los Angeles With Epic Three-Album Show
Late last year, it was announced that the iconic, Grammy-winning band Yes would hit the road to present three of their classic albums in their entirety. Yes, after many lineup changes over the years, is now comprised of guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, drummer Alan White, bassist Chris Squire and newcomer vocalist Jon Davison...
Zakk Wylde on Ozzy Osbourne’s Reaction to His Baby Son’s Name, Why Performing Live Is Like Football
This Wednesday night (March 6) in Los Angeles, Black Label Society, fronted by guitarist/singer Zakk Wylde, will be performing 'Unblackened,' a one night only concert experience at Club Nokia.
The concept is to feature some of Black Label Society's biggest songs as well as a selection of Wylde's best-known solo tunes and Pride & Glory, the power trio he fronted in the early '90s as a side proj
Adrenaline Mob Announce US Tour Dates (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE)
Hard rock supergroup Adrenaline Mob (Mike Portnoy, Russell Allen, Mike Orlando and John Moyer) has a hot new CD of cover tunes coming out called Covertà.
The album features songs originally recorded by The Doors, Heart, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and more. Cover...
10 Heavy Metal, Hard Rock Landmarks
Where bands were born, and where they died - this country is spiked with locations that mark where hard rock and metal history was made.
Ice Nine Kills Singer Spencer Charnas on the Moment in His Teens That Made Him Want to Become a Musician
Ice Nine Kills, the post-hardcore band from Boston, recently released their latest EP entitled The Predator. Almost instantly, it reached #9 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and #38 on the Independent Label Chart.
Since 2006, Ice Nine Kills that was formed among high school buddies has continued to grow in popularity and now it seems that they just about ready to break big...
Coheed and Cambria in Los Angeles: Prog-Rock Giants Deliver ‘Intricately Beautiful’ Night of Music (LIVE REVIEW)
Coheed and Cambria are currently out with Between the Buried and Me and Russian Circles on one of the most talked about tours this winter. The epic roadshow is a musical feast for both prog and hard rock fans alike so it's no surprise that the famed Wiltern theater in Los Angeles was packed to the rafters when the tour were rolled in last Friday night (Feb...
Buckcherry’s Josh Todd on Their New Album: ‘I Wanted to Write a Screenplay About My Own Life’ (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE)
This month marks the release of the new Buckcherry album, Confessions. At the core of the album, thematically, are the seven deadly sins. But the collection was also a chance for singer Josh Todd to dig deep about all kinds of pain, from childhood to adolescence to adulthood...
Alice Cooper on the Broadway Classic That Inspired His Infamous Stage Show (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE)
Shock rock metal legend Alice Cooper was in Las Vegas last weekend to appear as a featured guest at the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp at the MGM Grand Hotel.
The camp provides amazing opportunities for amateur rock and rollers to play, rub shoulders with and learn from some of the most iconic musicians on earth...
Frankie Banali, Fiancée Discuss Upcoming Quiet Riot Documentary (VIDEO EXCLUSIVE)
It has been in the works for years and now it is almost ready. For documentary director Regina Russell, her long-form production on hard rock legends Quiet Riot has been a labor of love in more ways than one.
First, she loves the music...