FATES WARNING KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TONIGHT

Last week, progressive Metal legends Fates Warning released a 3 CD/DVD expanded edition of their critically acclaimed 1997 release A Pleasant Shade of Gray on Metal Blade Records. A Pleasant Shade of Gray is a single song that is divided into twelve tracks. The album is notable for its darker mood and mixture of progressive […]
SAMMY HAGAR SAYS THAT VAN HALEN WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO SING ANY OF THE SONGS HE RECORDED WITH THE BAND, SAYS HE MAY SUE

Andy Greene of Rolling Stone spoke with singer Sammy Hagar. Highlights of the interview appear below. RS: You played some Van Halen songs on Live From Daryl’s House earlier this year. What happened next? SH: [Laughs] There you go, Andy. You got the f–kin’ pick and shovel out now. Well, there is no question about […]
DEEP PURPLE, CHEAP TRICK AND YES ARE AMONG THE NOMINEES FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2016

Rockers Nine Inch Nails, pop icon Janet Jackson and top-selling 1970s band Chicago were among the nominees announced on Thursday for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. The eclectic list for this year’s crop of inductees also ranges from a bevy of 1970s-era acts such as Yes, The Cars, Steve […]
SAXON RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “QUEEN OF HEARTS,” LISTEN HERE

Saxon have release a lyric video for Queen Of Hearts from their fortcoming album Battering Ram, the follow-up to 2013’s Sacrifice. “With Queen of Hearts I wanted to write something around Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland, and it’s about the chess game that happens in the story,” says Biff. “I wanted it to have prog-feeling […]
TWISTED SISTER FRONTMAN DEE SNIDER CALLS KISS’ PAUL STANLEY A “DICK”

Dee Snider has reignited his feud with KISS frontman Paul Stanley by calling Stanley a “dick” and saying the band exude an air of “arrogance.” The Twister Sister singer fell out publicly with Stanley when the Kiss man branded Snider a “wannabe” in response to comments in which he said it was “insulting” that KISS […]
ROCK N’ ROLL FANTASY CAMP TO FEATURE TONY IOMMI, ZAKK WYLDE , STEVE VAI AND OTHERS

The Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is returning for its 20th year and what a lineup of rock legends are ready to share the skills with the campers. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Black Label Society leader Zakk Wylde and guitarist extraordinaire Steve Vai lead the initial list of confirmed participants, joining Gov’t Mule and […]