Jon Wiederhorn
Slash on New Velvet Revolver Frontman: ‘We Haven’t Found the Guy Yet’
It could have been a real episode of destruction. Ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash was rocking out the Guns classic 'Sweet Chile O' Mine' to a sold out crowd in Milan, Italy when a dude squirmed his way to the front, climbed on stage and charged at Slash...
Soulfly Bassist Bobby Burns Leaves Band
In a brief statement, Soufly have confirmed that bassist Bobby Burns has left the band. "The split was completely amicable and there was no animosity on either side," said Soufly in a release.
Fireball Ministry bassist Johny Chow will "loan his skills" to the band to "upcoming tours for the immediate future" until Soulfly can find a full time replacement for Burns...
Rock ‘N Rev 2010 Lineup Includes Guns N’ Roses, Alice in Chains, Godsmack
What might be this year's baddest bad-ass biker event, the five day Rock 'N Rev 2010 festival in Sturgis, S.D. is now badder and more rockin'. Organizers have announced that Guns N' Roses will headline the final night of the festival, which already features a dangerously amped-up lineup, including Godsmack, Alice in Chains, Hellyeah, 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Stone Temple Pilots, Wolfmother, Hinder,
Iron Maiden ‘The Final Frontier’ — Video
Just five shows shy of completing the North American leg of their tour for their upcoming album 'The Final Frontier,' Iron Maiden have posted the video for the album's title track. The band didn't work too hard on the video, since none of the members are depicted, but someone sure hauled ass to make the clip as exciting and energizing as the song it promotes...
Linkin Park, ‘A Thousand Suns’ — New Album
Hard rock powerhouse Linkin Park will release their fourth studio album, 'A Thousand Suns,' on Sept. 14. The album was co-produced by vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin. The disc will be the follow-up to 2007's 'Minutes to Midnight,' which was also produced by Rubin...
The Norma Jean Interview — ”Creep Show’
In another case of perfect timing, we booked Norma Jean singer Cory Brandan in our podcast studio just days before the release of the band's new -- and arguably best -- album, 'Meridional.' We tracked down the elusive vocalist on the launch day of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest, just as Norma Jean were starting to unload their gear for that afternoon's gig...
DragonForce, ‘Twilight Dementia’ — New Album
Now that Joey Belladonna is back in Anthrax, we have no idea who turbo-power metallers DragonForce could possibly hire to replace ZP Theart, who recently left the band 'due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion.' Apparently, DragonForce don't know yet either, which might explain why they're releasing the live double CD 'Twilight Dementia' on Sept...
Papa Roach, ‘Kicked in the Teeth’ — Video
A new Papa Roach video, 'Kicked in the Teeth,' is available from the band's latest album 'Time for Annihilation ... on the Road and on the Record' (out Aug. 31). The clip was directed by Shane Drake and features vocalist Jacoby Shaddix getting repeatedly assaulted as he walks down the street between shots of the band playing...
Avenged Sevenfold Releasing ‘Nightmare’ Vinyl on Old Label
Who says rock stars forget where they came from? Orange County modern metal marvels Avenged Sevenfold have chosen their old label Hopeless Records to release exclusive vinyl editions of the band's new record, 'Nightmare,' which comes out July 27...
Behemoth Undertake Biggest Production Yet for New Video
Over the past couple years, blasphemous Polish death/black metal band Behemoth have embraced computer technology to provide abundant flames, violent storms and showers of blood for music videos like 'Prometherion,' 'Ov Fire and the Void' and 'At the Left Hand Ov God...