IRON MAIDEN RELEASE A VIDEO FOR “SPEED OF LIGHT” FROM “BOOK OF SOULS,” WATCH IT HERE

Iron Maiden have released a video for the song Speed Of Light from their forthcoming double-length album, The Book Of Souls, out September 4th. The video is a “homage” to four decades of video gaming juxta-posed alongside Iron Maiden’s 40 years of incredible visual canon centering on their talisman, Eddie as he travels through space […]
DEEP PURPLE RELEASE “PERFECT STRANGERS” CLIP FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING LIVE ALBUM, “…TO THE RISING SUN IN TOKYO”

As previously reported, Deep Purple will release two live albums on September 18th, ..From The Setting Sun in Waken and …To The Rising Sun in Tokyo. The band has released a clip from the Tokyo CD. Watch their performance of Perfect Strangers below. From the Setting Sun… (In Wacken) has been filmed by 9 HD […]
THE WINERY DOGS CONTINUE THEIR “HOT STREAK” WITH A NEW ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 2ND, FALL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

The hot streak will continue this fall for The Winery Dogs (Richie Kotzen-lead vocals/guitar, Mike Portnoy-drums, Billy Sheehan-bass). Their second appropriately titled, self-produced studio album, Hot Streak, is set for release October 2nd on Loud & Proud Records via RED (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) and in the rest of the world via earMUSIC. […]
FORMER MEGADETH GUITARIST MARTY FRIEDMAN SAYS “I’D RATHER CHEW GLASS THAN LISTEN TO [JIMI] HENDRIX OR BOB DYLAN”

Steven Rosen of Ultimateguitar.com interviewed former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman, who had some interesting comments about legendary guitar player, Jimi Hendrix. Read Friedman’s thoughts on Hendrix, and other topics, below. UG: In the last 10 years since you previously played in the US, the metal scene has definitely changed. Are you aware of any of […]
HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, FEATURING ALICE COOPER, JOE PERRY, JOHNNY DEPP, DUFF MCKAGAN AND MATT SORUM, ANNOUNCE TWO SHOWS IN CALIFORNIA

Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: Hollywood Vampires, the supergroup featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry, have announced their first live dates, set for next month. Rounding out the lineup will be former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum, both of whom also play in the supergroup Velvet Revolver. […]
ANTHRAX ANNOUNCES SUMMER/FALL 2015 TOUR DATES
In the final stages of recording the follow-up to 2011’s Worship Music, Anthrax – Joey Belladonna/vocals, Frank Bello/bass, Charlie Benante/drums, guitarist Jon Donais, and Scott Ian/rhythm guitar – will hit the road beginning August 28th for a 42-city global trek that will see the band playing three major festivals as well as sharing stages with […]