DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL’S CANCER HAS RETURNED
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell’s cancer has returned – but he insists he’s not concerned at the development. He got the all-clear in November after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the beginning of last year. Now he’s undergoing more treatment ahead of his band’s US tour with KISS, and it means he’s missed songwriting […]
LED ZEPPELIN’S “STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN” MAY FACE PLAGIARISM SUIT
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: As Led Zeppelin promote the extravagant reissues of their first three albums for an early June release, a lawyer representing deceased Spirit guitarist Randy California is claiming the hard-rock legends stole the intro for their 1971 single Stairway to Heaven from Spirit’s 1968 song Taurus. Attorney Francis Alexander Molofiy […]
DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY: “[THE WINERY DOGS] HOPE TO HAVE A NEW ALBUM OUT BY SPRING OF 2015
Ruben Mosqueda of Metal Titans spoke with drummer Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs, Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob) about the release of the expanded edition of the self-titled album and their new boxset titled Dog Treats. Portions of the interview appear below. MetalTitans: You’ve just issued an expanded edition of The Winery Dogs and a box set […]
ACE FREHLEY’S “SPACE INVADER” ARTWORK BY KEN KELLY REVEALED, LP TO BE RELEASED ON JULY 8TH
Founding KISS guitarist and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Ace Frehley has tapped long time friend and artist Ken Kelly to create the album cover for his upcoming LP Space Invader, due out July 8th. Kelly, who created the iconic cover art for two of KISS’s best selling LPS, Destroyer (1976) and […]
“GUITAR GODS” 2014 TOUR FEATURING YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ULI JON ROTH, GARY HOEY & BUMBLEFOOT (of GUNS N ROSES) TO TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER
Yngwie Malmsteen is one of the most technically accomplished guitarists of all time, rewriting the book on hard rock/heavy metal guitar. In addition to countless awards from music and instrument specific publications, none other than Time Magazine hailed him as one of the ten greatest electric guitarists. 2013 was a banner year for Malmsteen, as […]
ON THE NEXT PORTION OF THEIR “KINGS OF METAL MMXIV” WORLD TOUR, MANOWAR WILL RETURN TO THE CLEVELAND AGORA IN OHIO
On the next U.S. portion of their celebrated Kings Of Metal MMXIV World Tour, Manowar will return to the legendary Cleveland Agora in Cleveland, OH. The set list on this tour is packed with classic hymns and includes the performance of the entire Kings Of Metal MMXIV album, and many surprises and new multimedia elements. […]