VanHalen

"Hello there, I liked your article on Ratt. I am or was a big fan back in the day when they first started out in California at the Roxy and such, when they were with Joe Cristofanilli on bass. I wondered why he ever left the band and what happened to him...

'A Dangerous Meeting' (Mercyful Fate), 'Metal on Metal' (Anvil), 'The Frayed Ends of Sanity' (Metallica), 'At Dawn They Sleep' (Slayer), 'Not Fragile' (BTO), 'On Fire' (Van Halen), 'Pounding Metal' (Exciter), 'Destroyer' (Twisted Sister), 'Psychotherapy' (the Ramones) and 'Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck' (Prong) is the track list for Six Feet Under's third edition of covers, dubbed 'Graveyard

Holy Grail's James Luna has one hell of a singing voice! Check out his arena ready vocals on 'Immortal Man' if you don't believe us. The California musician formerly fronted White Wizzard but he recently formed Holy Grail and quickly landed a deal with Prosthetic Records...

Before there was Manowar, there was Thor. The self-described "rock warrior" started creating a buzz in his native Canada in the bodybuilding world and then through his infectious blend of primitive heavy metal and punk rock. Although he hasn't become a household name, many metal cultists hold Thor's discography and infamous live shows close to their hearts...

The band members of Chickenfoot are all about the classic hard rock feel in the new video for their song 'Sexy Little Thing.' Filmed primarily in black-and-white, the video features live performance shots of the group -- Van Halen's Sammy Hagar on vocals and Joe Satriani on guitar, bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers -- amidst guitars, leather and a hot gir

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has opened its doors to more hard rock acts in recent years, with Metallica just this year joining previous entrants like Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Van Halen and, of course, the mighty Led Zeppelin. But despite a 40-year career that has seen him craft such enduring rock anthems -- such as 'Schools Out,' 'Elected,' 'Eighteen,' 'No More Mr...

If you have already heard Blessed by a Broken Heart's 2008 album, 'Pedal to the Metal,' then you know how crazy the band's musical attack is. The six-piece outfit incorporates everything from metalcore and synth pop to the Sunset Strip-style choruses usually found on records by Pretty Boy Floyd and Poison...

Sometimes when a band changes vocalists, the results are rather impressive. (Think Van Halen, but with Sammy Hagar, not Gary Cherone!) Others are just dreadful. (Think Mötley Crüe with John Corabi. Or Van Halen ... with Gary Cherone.) It's of...

For the first time ever, I wish I was in Skindred. That's because the band will be embarking on its first ever tour of India later this month. They'll be playing in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi, and, with any luck, the boys will have some time to do a little sightseeing...

Here's a question for all of you, especially you heavy metal publicists out there: What's the difference between a 'break up' and an 'indefinite hiatus'? We ask because, as we reported last week, He Is Legend has called it quits. But they haven't 'broken up...