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Guitarist MATT DEVRIES Explains Decision To Leave CHIMAIRA

Guitarist Matt DeVries has released the following statement to ThePRP.com regarding his decision to leave Cleveland metallers CHIMAIRA: "I wanted take a moment away from the road and personally reach out to each and every one of you to reflect on my recent decision to leave CHIMAIRA. "I've been with...

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SOULFLY: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

SOULFLY has set "Enslaved" as the title of its eighth album, due on March 13, 2012 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Tallcat Studios in Phoenix, Arizona and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, the seasoned knob twiddler behind some of the most notable bands in metal today, such as SHA...

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GWAR Guitarist's Cause Of Death Revealed

GWAR and the family of Cory Smoot have released a statement regarding the official cause of the guitarist's death. Cory had played the character of Flattus Maximus for over ten years, and was discovered dead on the band's tour bus on November 3 of this year. He was 34 years old. Stated North Dakota...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Talks About Topping U.S. Single Chart With 1988's 'Love Bites' (Video)

2011 was the year that Billboard celebrated the 1000th No. 1 song on the Hot 100 chart. As the magazine looks back on this year in music, it is celebrating that milestone with a month-long series of videos one for each day of December chatting with 31 of the hitmakers who rocketed to ...

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JASON NEWSTED's PAPA WHEELIE Opens For KYUSS LIVES! In San Francisco (Video)

PAPA WHEELIE, the "stoner punk metal" crew consisting of former METALLICA/VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jaylor) on guitar/vocals, Steven Wiig (a.k.a. Swiiglor) on drums and Joe Ledesma (a.k.a. Joefus) on bass, opened for KYUSS LIVES! on November 19 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Ca...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Holds Northern California Seminar (Video)

Former METALLICA/VOIVOD bassist and current PAPA WHEELIE frontman Jason Newsted took part in a special seminar on November 29, 2011 at Red House in his longtime hometown of Walnut Creek, California. According to Red House's owner, Raja Singh, "Jason [shared] thoughts about his technique and his appr...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood (Video)

Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY),Frankie Perez, Billy Idol and Steve Stevens are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY this past Friday night (December 2) at the first of four shows as part of the band's fifth annual Christmas residency at the world-famous The...

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Photos Of EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Frankenstrat' Guitar At Universal CityWalk's Hard Rock Caf

The giant guitar in front of the Hard Rock Caf at Universal CityWalk in Universal City, California has been updated to a replica of Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat. Check out photos below. The Frankenstrat represented Van Halen's attempt to combine the sound of a classic Gibson guitar with the physic...

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Rolling Stone Poll Names 10 Favorite VAN HALEN Songs

The Pulse Of Radio reports that the readers of Rolling Stone magazine have voted "Unchained" as their favorite VAN HALEN song, according to a new poll that asked fans to name their 10 favorite tracks from the legendary band. Eighty percent of the final list of songs came from the David Lee Roth era...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Miami Footage Available

Quality video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Beyond The Realms Of Death" on December 1, 2011 at Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami, Florida can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rapid Fire 02. Metal Gods 03. Heading Out To The Highway 04. Judas Rising 05. Starbreak...

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QUEENSRCHE Singer's Acoustic Performance From Wine-Tasting Event (Video)

On October 25, Julio's Liquors and Geoff Tate of QUEENSRCHE in association with Ernie Bach, Jr.'s charity Music Drives Us hosted a Geoff Tate Insania acoustical event in Westborough, Massachusetts . Geoff Tate was at Julio's for a tasting/signing, and also added a short acoustic set at the end of hi...

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SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, JANE'S ADDICTION, ANTHRAX Members Perform At Benefit Concert (Video)

Henry Rollins recruited SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga and members of Rob Zombie's band, including guitarist John 5, for a benefit concert on November 30...

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Producer BOB ROCK Says 'Lulu' Was 'Amazingly Courageous' Album For METALLICA To Make

Canadian producer Bob Rock, who is best known for his long creative partnership with METALLICA, tells The Canadian Press that he he has enjoyed the freedom to explore different projects since parting ways with the group following the release of 2003's "St. Anger". "When I was with them, they were ki...

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MTLEY CRE's Fourth Announcement Clue Revealed

MTLEY CRE will make a "big announcement" during an appearance on tonight's (December 1) edition of "Piers Morgan Tonight", the nightly hourlong show that replaced "Larry King Live" on CNN in January. Tune in at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific to see it. Until then, the band is revealing some clues. Th...

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SCUM OF THE EARTH Signs With GOOMBA MUSIC

Goomba Music has announced the signing of SCUM OF THE EARTH, the brainchild of former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Mike Riggs. The band's as-yet-untitled new album will be recorded before the end of the year for a 2012 release. "The new material is like classic SCUM OF THE EARTH material being possessed by...