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Slash Names Myles Kennedy Singer For Upcoming Tour
Slash has put together an all-star collection of vocalists, from Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to Chris Cornell and Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows for his eponymous solo debut. But most of those heavyweight music stars have prior commitments with the band that made them rock icons...
‘Brutally Shy’ Alter Bridge Frontman Surprised He Ended Up a Vocalist
Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy has become a voice for icons in the last couple of years, singing a song on Slash's upcoming self-titled solo album, and even more famously being brought in during rehearsals to work with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham when the threesome thought of carrying on sans Robert Plant...
Rob Halford Celebrates ‘Glorious Moment’ at the Grammys
The Grammys haven't always been kind to hard rock, with AC/DC not getting their first award until this year, Led Zeppelin famously never winning one (though they did get a Lifetime Achivement Grammy) and Black Sabbath winning their first in 2000 for 'Iron Man...
Tommy Lee Wants to Go ‘Bezerk’ in Las Vegas
As part of the Guitar Center Drum-Off in Los Angeles, Tommy Lee and Street Drum Corps skinsman Frank Zummo put together a ridiculous 'who's who' of drummers, ranging from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith and Matt Sorum to Incubus' Jose Pasillas and the E-Street Band's Max Weinberg, along with his son Jay, to perform as part of 'Bezerk,' a show Lee and Zummo conceived of together...
Slayer’s Dave Lombardo: ‘Beavis and Butt-head’ Was Worse Than Hair Bands
Through nearly 30 years making metal mayhem, Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo has seen the highs and lows of the genre, from the early '80s heyday of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden to the birth of the underground that spawned his own band; from Metallica and more of the dark, late '80s days of hair metal bands such as Poison; the grunge era, during which Nirvana made metal obsolete; and the early '90s,
Dave Lombardo Admits ‘Fun’ Rivalry With Lars Ulrich — Exclusive Video
When Noisecreep recently met up with Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo in the green room at Los Angeles' Amoeba Records for a video chat, we had to ask him about the recent online furor he created by offering Metallica drummer Larus Ulrich some drum lessons...
Slash Knows Fans Love or Hate New ‘Paradise City’
Slash has read the feedback and heard the comments from fans on his remake of the Guns N' Roses classic 'Paradise City' with Fergie and Cypress Hill. "Out on the street it's one or the other; either they love it or they hate it. There's no in-between," he tells Noisecreep...
Ozzy, Steven Adler Highlight Slash and Friends Benefit
As we previously told you, Slash got together some of his buddies to benefit a good cause, the Los Angeles Youth Network, for a benefit gig in L.A. Well, the show took place Nov. 22, and as host George Lopez said, "No disrespect to the AMAs," referring to the 'American Music Awards' also going on in Downtown L...
New Stone Sour Is ‘Darker,’ Says Corey Taylor
In the ever busy world of Corey Taylor -- the frontman who divides his time between masked metalheads Slipknot, solo work, and Stone Sour -- it's quickly on from one project to the next. So with Slipknot having wrapped up their most recent tour on Halloween and the decade of celebration nearly wrapped, it's Stone Sour's turn next...
Slash Gives Back to Kids on the Street
Slash will be hosting a rock 'n' roll jam Nov. 22 at L.A.'s Avalon with Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Navarro, Chester Bennington, Billy Idol, Tom Morello, Perry Farrell, Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale and more. While the iconic guitarist has done a few other of these Slash and Friends shows over the past year, this one is particularly special to him as it benefits the Los Angeles Youth Network, a group that