Mr. Big

Hear Eric Martin join in on 'Mysterious.'

One band member still has the key items from the photo shoot.

His struggles with Parkinson's disease prevented him from playing on the bands' last albums, but he remained a band member.

Sad news to report as longtime Mr. Big drummer Pat Torpey has revealed that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

"There's always a little bit of pressure when we play in Los Angeles since it's our home base, but I think we pulled it off that night," says Billy Sheehan. The Mr. Big bassist is on the phone with Noisecreep talking about their April 2nd show at the House of Blues in Hollywood...

Even veteran rock stars get the pre-show jitters sometimes. "I gotta admit, I was nervous!" said Kix singer Steve Whiteman about his band's headlining slot at the M3 festival in Columbia, Maryland on May 13. The fest, held annually at Merriweather Post Pavilion, was expanded to two nights for the first time ever to include a special Kix-Off party...

It's a balmy spring Saturday night in Los Angeles, and Noisecreep is at the famed House of Blues on Sunset Boulevard after scoring a pair of tickets to the hottest show in town. For the first time in 15 years, the original lineup of Mr... Read More ...

Tim "Ripper" Owens is most remembered as the uber-fan who lived the dream by stepping into the leather boots of Rob Halford in Judas Priest and having a Hollywood movie based loosely on his life in the form of 'Rock Star,' which starred Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg, before bowing out of Priest upon Halford's return...

"We want to play everywhere," says bassist Billy Sheehan regarding the upcoming Mr. Big reunion. "People think we're only playing Japan, but the time frame worked so we're just starting there." Mr. Big will play together again starting this month...

What better way to start a Thursday than with some metal beef? Read on to find out what Underoath think of Avenged Sevenfold, which bands are working on new material, and see one of our picks for album cover of the year. Rise and shine... it's time for the metal info you need to know...