Kenneth Partridge
Queensrÿche Part With Singer Geoff Tate, Enlist Todd La Torre as Replacement
Citing months of "growing creative differences," Seattle prog-rock greats Queensrÿche have announced that they've officially parted ways with lead singer Geoff Tate and replaced him with Todd La Torre.
Formerly a member of Crimson Glory, La Torre recently played two shows with his new bandmates, fronting the side project Rising West. Tha...
Mark Tremonti Readies Solo Debut: Creed Guitarist Drops ‘All I Was’ July 17
Daniel Tremonti
		Mark Tremonti, the guitarist who has sold more than 40 million records as a member of Creed and Alter Bridge, has announced the release date for his forthcoming solo debut. All I Was -- to be released under the name Tremonti -- arrives July 17 on FRET12 Records and features Eric Friedman on rhythm guitar and Garrett Whitlock on drums
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Sophie Simmons, ‘X Factor’ Audition: Daughter of KISS Rocker Gene Simmons Tries Out for Singing Show
As reported earlier on AOL Music Blog: Sophie Simmons would have had a good excuse for not seeing her dad, KISS rocker Gene Simmons, for Father's Day yesterday. As the Daily Mail reports, the 19-year-old was in Oakland, Calif., auditioning for "The X Factor," where she evidently asked for no special treatment...
Chi Cheng Hospitalized: Partially Conscious Deftones Bassist Battling Pneumonia
Days after Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who remains in a partially conscious state following a 2008 car accident, was hospitalized with pneumonia, Metal Insider reports, his mother updated fans yesterday via the fund-raising website OneLoveForChi...
Black Veil Brides Cancel European Tour Dates
Black Veil Brides have cancelled a string of European tour dates (information below) following the death of singer Andy Biersack's grandfather, the band has announced.
"I feel it is necessary for my own grief and heart that I take this time to attend his funeral and celebrate his life with my family and loved ones before I head back into the studio to resume work on our next record," Bie
Coheed and Cambria’s Former Bassist Sentenced In Drug-Store Hold-Up
Having pleaded guilty to holding up a drug store in Attelboro, Mass., back in July, former Coheed and Cambria bassist Michael Todd has been sentenced to three years of probation and one year of home confinement, the Boston Globe reports...
James Hetfield Films PSA, Aids FBI in Solving 2009 Murder of Metallica Fan
James Hetfield has filmed a public service announcement urging anyone with information regarding the 2009 murder of Morgan Harrington, a Virginia Tech student last seen hitchhiking home from a Metallica concert on the University of Virginia campus, to come forward, Blabbermouth...
Andrew W.K., My Little Pony Convention: Rocker Will Speak on ‘What Would Pinkie Pie Do?’
Of course Andrew W.K. is a "Brony." For the uninitiated, that term refers to grown male fans of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," a cartoon series as splashy and relentlessly positive as W.K.'s party-centric songs and motivational speeches...
Ted Nugent, Gun Rant: Rocker Tells Texas Bikers, ‘Put a F—ing Gun In Your Hand’
The best thing that could possibly happen to Ted Nugent would be four more years of President Obama.
The conservative rocker's election-year anger has provided him with endless fodder for inevitably publicized rants, and last Friday (June 8) at the Republic of Texas Biker Rally in Forth Worth, Texas, the Nuge addressed all the "NRA gun nut motherfuckers out there," urging them to "p
Danzig Storms Off Bonnaroo Stage, Curses at Photographer for Snapping Pictures
That "no photo, no video" rule at Glenn Danzig's "Danzig Legacy" shows isn't a polite suggestion: It's an ironclad rule. Nashville Scene photographer Michael W. Bunch learned that the hard way on Saturday, as the Misfits legend spotted him snapping pics -- of dancing fans, evidently -- and bounded off the stage, making like he was going to rush into the crowd
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