Chris Harris
Pantera Reissues, Greatest Hits Set in the Works
In the five years since Pantera guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott's life was cut short by a crazed gunman in Ohio, there hasn't been much in the way of posthumous Dime releases. But over the course of the next few years, that will all change...
Classic Dokken Lineup Back Together, Working on New Material
Since 1997, guitarist George Lynch has been keeping busy with several projects that aren't Dokken. He's released music with Souls of We and Lynch Mob, and for years now, he's sort of rejected the idea of reuniting with Dokken classic 1980s lineup for either a record or a tour...
Your Demise Held at Gunpoint at Canadian Border
Anyone who's ever been to Canada will tell you the people who live there are extremely laid back and affable. The police in Canada? Not so much. This is the lesson learned by British hardcore outfit Your Demise, who had an interesting experience with the law during a recent trip through the Great White North...
The SmashUp’s Vin Alfieri Had Dave Mustaine Help Him Write Set Lists
Everyone's got an opinion about Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. Some people love him, others don't. With Mustaine, there's really no in between. Vin Alfieri, guitarist for New York's the SmashUp, is definitely a fan of Mustaine, whom his band toured with in 2006 during that year's Gigantour...
Rob Zombie Touring This Spring With Alice Cooper
Starting April 26, Rob Zombie will be hitting the road for a limited run of North American dates with none other than Alice Cooper, according to Zombie's MySpace page. The shock rock icons will be touring together for the first time on a bill that, according to Zombie, is one "fans of horror and hard rock could only dream of until now...
Morgan Harrington’s Parents Say Killer Will Be Found
Dan and Gil Harrington, the parents of murdered Metallica fan Morgan Harrington, held a brief press conference on Feb. 18 at Charlottesville, Va.'s Copeley Bridge, where Morgan was last seen after disappearing from a Metallica concert at nearby John Paul Jones Arena, to warn the perpetrators that they will be caught...
Snow Keeps Hero Destroyed From Recording ‘Throes’
Pittsburgh metallers Hero Destroyed have been trying to track their forthcoming LP, 'Throes,' since late January, but Mother Nature's been screwing everything up. You see, in recent weeks, the entire Northeast has been bombarded by blizzards, and the lads in Hero Destroyed have been snowed in, stuck at home, unable to get to the studio...
Killswitch Engage Keeping Phil Labonte as Frontman for Remainder of Tour
Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones will not be returning to duty anytime soon. That, according to a press release issued this week by the Massachusetts metal outfit's record label, means All That Remains' vocalist Phil Labonte will be staying on as Killswitch's fill-in frontman for the remainder of their current tour with Dark Tranquility and the Devil Wears Prada...
Avenged Sevenfold Call on Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy for New LP
If you asked a roomful of metalheads to make separate lists of some of the best drummers in metal, some of those lists would undoubtedly include the late, great James 'the Rev' Sullivan, Avenged Sevenfold's late kitman, who died unexpectedly Dec...
Soundgarden to Co-Headline Lollapalooza?
The rumors have started about 2010's Lollapalooza, and they've got the recently reunited Soundgarden co-headlining the three-day event. Some reports are claiming that Soundgarden will share the honors with Green Day and Lady GaGa when Lolla takes over Chicago's Grant Park Aug...