METALLICA CLOSE OUT THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE USA’S ROCK IN RIO FESTIVAL IN LAS VEGAS
Steve Appleford of Rolling Stone reports: The inaugural weekend of the Rock in Rio festival on the Las Vegas Strip ended with a two-hour blast of Metallica last night, in a concert that was streamed around the world through Yahoo! Live. The band’s appearance was especially anticipated because Metallica has toured almost exclusively overseas in […]
5/8: WEEKEND UPDATE, TMS, CREST HILL IL, METAL MELTDOWN VEGAS, MORE.
Sorry for the late update. Insane schedule I’m on for the next 4 weeks (check the appearances on home page for some of it) so trying to get tons done before hitting the road! All new That Metal Show tomorrow. It’s our season finale with Frankie Banali, Bobby Blitz, Joe Elliott and Billy Sheehan. Season […]
EXTREME GUITARIST NUNO BETTENCOURT DISCUSSES HIS BIGGEST INFLUENCES AND HIS LOVE FOR MARYLAND’S OWN KIX
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: I recently interviewed the guitarists from DragonForce for the site, and they listed you as a favorite guitarist. How does it make you feel knowing that you’re still inspiring other guitarists at this stage of your career? Nuno […]
JUDAS PRIEST’S ROB HALFORD AND TWISTED SISTER’S JAY JAY FRENCH PONDER THE FUTURE OF ROCK
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French have voiced of their concerns over the future of rock. Nine months after KISS bassist Gene Simmons rattled the industry with his claim that rock is dead, Halford continues to champion new acts and questions whether the genre will need big names to […]
SLASH PARTNERS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE; WATCH THE NEW VIDEO TODAY FOR “BENEATH THE SAVAGE SUN” AND DONATE TO IFAW
Slash, the iconic American rock guitarist, songwriter and film producer-today (May 7th) announced the release of the song and video Beneath The Savage Sun. Slash has partnered with International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to raise awareness of the slaughter of elephants which is leading to their early extinction. To watch the video and get […]
SLASH ON REUNITING WITH FORMER GUNS N’ ROSES BANDMATES, “NEVER SAY NEVER”
Slash appears to be finally warming to the idea of a reunion with Axl Rose after he said “never say never” in a live television interview. The guitarist has long distanced himself from any talk of returning to Guns N’ Roses – the band he joined in 1985 and left in 1996 after helping them […]