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Chickenfoot Wrapping Up 12 ‘Wonderful New Songs,’ Due in Fall
Sammy Hagar has confirmed that the new Chickenfoot album is just about done and should be out in the fall.
The band is comprised of Hagar on lead vocals, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith on drums, guitarist Joe Satriani, and former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony. The band has been recording with Mike Fraser, a Canadian producer, engineer, and mixer whose C.V. includes AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith, a
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Jeff Beck Tells ‘Truth’ About Metal, Pays Tribute to Guitar Legend Les Paul
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Finger Eleven Frontman: ‘We Achieved a Whole Other Level’ as a Band
Finger Eleven's new album, 'Life Turns Electric,' was recorded in New York City with the band at the helm, specifically guitarists James Black and Rick Jackett self-producing the 10 songs. With bandmates Scott Anderson on lead vocals, his brother Sean on bas
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Baptized in Blood: ‘We’re Not Hip on the Skulls’
The great white shark gnashing down on the name Baptized in Blood wasn't the first album cover design Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D. (also of Dark Icon Design) came up with for the Canadian punk-metal act's Roadrunner debu
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Dave Mustaine Gets Baptized in Blood as Band’s New Manager
Baptized in Blood singer Johl Fendley thought it was "a twisted joke" when he was told that Dave Mustaine was interested in managing them. The Megadeth frontman has now partnered with his manager, Mark Adelman,
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New York Black Metal Singer Arraigned for ‘Cat’ Burglaries
What happened to good old fashioned stockings or a ski mask? Shann Spalding, the lead singer of New York black metal band Divine Infamy, donned a cat mask of all disguises to rob a Nine West shoe store in Queens. Maybe she thought it was called nine lives?
According to CBS News, the 28-year-old S
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Bison B.C. to Open for Helmet on Tour Starting Sept. 8
Bison B.C. have landed a coveted support slot for alt-metal legends Helmet during the month of September. The Vancouver, B.C.-based band, whose sound Thrasher magazine referred to as "heavy as f---," will
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Slash’s Top Hat Looks Silly on Anyone Else But Him
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Iron Maiden’s Mascot, Eddie, Too Enigmatic for Film?
Edward the Head, aka Eddie -- the Iron Maiden mascot created by Derek Riggs -- could easily star in a feature-length film, but frontman Bruce Dickinson isn't sure how to handle such an ambitious idea just yet. "We've got all kinds of ideas about what to do with Eddie, but his
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My Darkest Days, ‘Porn Star Dancing’ — Video
How does a young unknown rock band get Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, rapper Ludacris and guitarist Zakk Wylde to appear in their video? You get a few dozen strippers and leggy bikini-clad models to join them. Well, that's not entirely true.