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GLEN DROVER Says He Wasn't Just A 'Hired Gun' In MEGADETH

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what it was like working with MEGAD...

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Video: KISS Kicks Off 'Freedom To Rock' Tour In Tucson

KISS kicked off its "Freedom To Rock" tour last night (Monday, July 4) with a 16-song set in Tucson, Arizona "Tonight's the first night of the tour, and it couldn't be any place hotter or any place cooler," KISS frontman Paul Stanley told the crowd at the AVA Amphitheater as they braved 102-degree h...

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SIRENIA Parts Ways With Singer AILYN GIMÉNEZ GARCÍA

Norway-based symphonic gothic metal veterans SIRENIA have parted ways with their Spanish singer Ailyn Giménez García for "personal reasons." The band says in a statement: "We part ways on good terms and we wish Ailyn the best of luck for her future endeavours. Thanks a lot for the great years we sha...

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WEDNESDAY 13 To Record 'Condolences' Album In August

Wednesday 13, who mixes punk rock and metal with kitschy horror imagery and who is formerly one-half of the MURDERDOLLS braintrust, is back on the scene and there is lots of activity taking place in his blood-spattered world. Wednesday 13 will embark on a tour this fall, traversing the U.S. in Septe...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: CHRIS ADLER 'Has Nothing To Do' With MEGADETH Anymore

Dave Mustaine says that Chris Adler "has nothing to do" with MEGADETH anymore and will apparently not be rejoining the band on the road again, despite the group's previous announcement to the contrary. Adler played drums on MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", and took part in most of the band's liv...

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JOE PERRY Says AEROSMITH Farewell Tour 'Could Go On For Two Years'

Although Joe Perry and Steven Tyler have spoken openly about AEROSMITH launching a farewell tour, Perry says it's not quite as close to happening as you might think. Perry tells Guitar World magazine: "It's one of many things we've talked about as a band, but I don't know if it's the end. We ...

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SLASH Finds It 'Surreal' That GUNS N' ROSES Is Back Together

Slash says that "everybody's really getting along great" on GUNS N' ROSES' stadium tour, but admits to finding it "surreal" that the reunited band is back on the road after more than twenty years. The "Not In This Lifetime" trek, which kicked off on June 23 at Ford Field in Detroit, features classic...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Teams With MONSTER On Audio Products Line Catering To Rock Fans

Monster, the innovative leader of high-performance audio products, and legendary rock icon Joe Perry have announced that they will pursue a broad collaboration that promises to enhance the listening experience for rock and roll fans worldwide. The new collaboration builds on a personal and music ind...

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AEROSMITH's TOM HAMILTON Describes 'Pudgy' RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Playing As 'A Little Flat'

AEROSMITH's Tom Hamilton says Ritchie Blackmore was looking "pudgy" and playing "a little flat" during the RAINBOW comeback concerts last month. The bassist is on the road with THIN LIZZY as part of a tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of the band's frontman Phil Lynott and to cel...

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CHEVELLE And DISTURBED Planning Fall Tour Together

According to The Pulse Of Radio, CHEVELLE and DISTURBED are planning to team up for a fall tour together, CHEVELLE frontman Pete Loeffler revealed to Billboard.com on Thursday (June 30). Both bands hail from the Chicago area and Loeffler said a new road trip together is long overdue. "It's been year...

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VINNIE PAUL Will Keep Playing Music Until He Can't Do It Anymore

During a recent interview with the KBAT 99.9 radio station in Odessa, Texas, former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott spoke about the possibility of one day retirining from playing music. He said (see video below): "I'm a big kid. I've never been married. I don't have any kids...

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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON To Take Part In Charity Road Trip

According to the Surrey Mirror, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson and his son Griffin are among a group of 32 friends who are driving to France with the hope of raising £50,000 for four of their favorite charities. The drivers will travel 832 miles in pairs in cheap cars to raise funds for ...

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Watch BILL WARD's DAY OF ERRORS Perform At 'Ultimate Jam Night'

DAY OF ERRORS, the new three-piece band led by estranged BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, played a three-song set at this past Tuesday night's (June 28) "Ultimate Jam Night", the long-running weekly free music show held at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Video footage of the...

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Video: OF MICE & MEN Performs New Song 'Pain' Live For First Time

OF MICE & MEN performed "Pain", the blistering first track and video from the band's much-anticipated new album, "Cold World", live for the first time last night (Tuesday, June 28) at the opening show of the group's tour with SLIPKNOT and MARILYN MANSON in Nashville, Tennessee. Fan-filmed video...

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THE WINERY DOGS Members To 'Recharge Their Batteries' After Completing 'Hot Streak' Touring Cycle

THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),launched another U.S. headlining tour on Saturday, June 25 in Hi...