The Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration will take place on Thursday, May 23rd at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30- 7:30PM. Hanneman passed away on May 2nd at the age of 49. The Memorial Celebration will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-in basis (subject to venue capacity). All ages [...]

In the most apparent case of following in your father’s footsteps, Jason Bonham is taking Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience on the road again. The son of drumming icon John Bonham, known for his work in Led Zeppelin, created the experience as a tribute to the legacy his father left behind. The Jason Bonham Led [...]

Justin Tedaldi of the Examiner spoke with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Richie Faulkner about the Epitaph tour, when metal music peaked, Bob Dylan and their infamous show at Madison Square Garden [in which fans pulled out the seats and the seat cushions and threw them onstage]. Portions of the interview appear below. Examiner: Epitaph [...]

The Cult will perform its 1987 album Electric, raw and unfiltered, on tour in 2013, an event branded as Electric 13. Until now, The Cult have never performed the album in its entirety. The live show will also include a second set pulling from the band’s eight other studio albums. Commented The Cult vocalist Ian [...]

Greg Prato of Rolling Stone spoke with the Metal God Rob Halford and Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner about the band’s Epitaph DVD and new music. Portions of the interview appear below. RS: When did the idea come up to document the Epitaph tour with a DVD? Rob Halford: Pretty much when we were in [...]

The Winery Dogs, a new project featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob), bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Talas) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison) posted a video for their second song Desire can be viewed below. To watch the video for the band’s other song, Elevate, please click here. The band’s self-titled [...]

Frontiers Records will be releasing King Kobra’s new studio album II on July 5th in Europe and July 9th in North America. “We chose to name this album II because it is both the second album of our reformation with Frontiers Records as well as the second generation of the band with Paul Shortino as [...]

While the details are being worked out now, Slayer wants its fans to know that there will be a celebration of Jeff Hanneman’s life sometime later this month, along with Jeff’s family and friends, the public will be invited to attend. More information will be posted here soon. Hanneman’s official cause of death was alcohol [...]

Band performance times are now available for Rocklahoma, the three-day camping festival that features the top current active rock artists and classic bands at Catch the Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor , OK. Rocklahoma–proud to be presented by Bud Light–will celebrate its seventh year May 24, 25 and26 with a stellar rock lineup including Guns [...]