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STEVEN ADLER Comments On Split With CHIP Z'NUFF, Says He Is Launching New Band

ADLER'S APPETITE/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler has commented on bassist Chip Z'Nuff's (ENUFF Z'NUFF) depature from ADLER'S APPETITE after six years of playing together. "I love Chip Z'Nuff like a brother and wish him the best in all his future endeavors," Adler writes on his Twitter profile....

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WILLIAM SHATNER's Version Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Iron Man': Studio Footage Posted Online

Legendary actor William Shatner will release his new space-themed concept album entitled "Seeking Major Tom" on October 11 via the Los Angeles-based label Cleopatra Records. Comprised of 19 "interpretations" of classic intergalactic rock anthems, the release features guest appearances by Ritchie Bla...

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PAGAN'S MIND Vocalist Forced To Sit Out Three Shows On European Tour

Vocalist Nils K. Rue of Norwegian metallers PAGAN'S MIND will be forced to sit out three shows on the band's upcoming three-week European tour with SYMPHONY X "due to unforeseen circumstances that popped up just a few weeks ago." He states, "I will do the shows in Hamburg and Bochum (the first two d...

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LESLIE WEST Comments On '3 Guitar Heroes' Tour Postponement

The previously announced "3 Guitar Heroes" tour featuring Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West has been postponed until early 2012 due to West's recent partial leg amputation. West has released the following statement regarding the tour postponement: West has issued the following official...

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H.A.T.E. Recruits REAL STEEL Drummer For Upcoming Shows

Northeast Ohio traditional metallers H.A.T.E. (HALFWAY AT THE END) have recruited Bobby Stocker (pictured below) from hard rockers REAL STEEL to be H.A.T.E.'s guest drummer, temporary filling in for Michael Harris who is on tour in Europe with AMERICAN DOG. Stocker's first show with H.A.T.E. was ope...

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JOHN 5 Releases Second Single From Forthcoming Solo Album

"Welcome To Violence", the brand new single from ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5, is available to purchase today from all good online music retailers. The track is the second single to be released from John 5's sixth solo studio instrumental album, "God Told Me To". It features cover a...

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WHITESNAKE: 'Box O'Snakes: The Sunburst Years 1978-1982' Due In November

EMI has set a November 7 release date for a new WHITESNAKE box set entitled "Box O'Snakes: The Sunburst Years 1978-1982". The set will contain eight CDs (every studio and live album recorded for the EMI label),one DVD (include a Washington 1980 show, the promotional singles from 1978-1982 and BBC T...

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CHICKENFOOT: Footage From 'III' Concert Webcast

CHICKENFOOT offered fans a very special free live concert webcast, "Chickenfoot Presents III", on the release date of the band's sophomore album, "III", September 27. At 6 p.m. PST, the band performed tracks from the new album at TRI Studios in Marin County, California and hosted a 30-minute questio...

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THE COMPULSIONS: 'Beat The Devil' Cover Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Beat The Devil", the first full-length studio album from the New York-based rock band THE COMPULSIONS, can be seen below. The group's recording lineup consists of Rob Carlyle on lead vocal and guitar, Richard Fortus (GUNS N' ROSES, THIN LIZZY) on guitar, Sami Yaffa (NEW YORK D...

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CHICKENFOOT's 'III' Projected To Sell 50K-60K First Week

CHICKENFOOT's sophomore album, "Chickenfoot III", is likely to sell between 50,000 and 60,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on Sep...

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ROBERT PLANT Teams Up With West End Tenor For Obscure '60s Classic

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Robert Plant has teamed up with West End tenor Alfie Boe, best known for his stint in "Les Miserables", for a new recording and is hinting that more projects with him might be in the works. SundayMercury.net reported that the unlikely pair hit it off at during a chan...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: New Video Interview, Quality Performance Footage Available

On September 12, Michael of Freethinkers' Blog conducted an interview with Tommy Giles and Paul Waggoner of the North Carolina progressive rock band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Also available is performance footage from the Vienna conc...

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CHICKENFOOT Feeling More 'Comfortable' As New Album Arrives

CHICKENFOOT releases its second album on Tuesday (September 27),jokingly titled "III". The disc follows up 2009's gold-selling self-titled debut from the group, which features Sammy Hagar on vocals, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith and guitar wizard Joe...

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MICHAEL MONROE Interviewed On 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe was interviewed for the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer Talks About Upcoming Autobiography In New Audio Interview

The French SCORPIONS fan club Crazyscorps recently conducted an interview with the band's former drummer, Herman Rarebell. During the chat, Rarebell spoke about his new autobiography entitled "And Speaking Of Scorpions", his chaotic beginnings with the band, the state of the world and his regrets as...