END OF DAYS: SLAYER ANNOUNCES FINAL WORLD TOUR

See video, posted by the band, below. The band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981, by rhythm guitarist Kerry King, original lead guitarist Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo, and bassist and vocalist Tom Araya.

EDDIE TRUNK’S INTERVIEW WITH GUITARIST VINNIE VINCENT POSTED ONLINE, LISTEN HERE

Eddie spoke with former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent at the the Atlanta KISS Expo on January 19th. Vincent discusses his life, his time in KISS, and his possible return to the music business, listen to the discussion below. Vinnie Vincent joined KISS in 1982, replacing Ace Frehley. As the “Ankh Warrior,” he toured with the […]

MYLES KENNEDY RELEASES LYRIC VIDEO FOR “HAUNTED BY DESIGN,” LISTEN HERE

Following the recent release of the music video for the first single, Year Of The Tiger, Myles Kennedy has released a lyric video for another song from the upcoming debut solo album. Haunted By Design is the second track released from Year Of The Tiger; the upcoming album available worldwide on March 9th via Napalm […]

RAPPER MACHINE GUN KELLY TO PLAY TOMMY LEE IN MOTLEY CRUE’S “THE DIRT” MOVIE

Justin Kroll of Variety reports: Colson Baker, known by his stage name Machine Gun Kelly, has been tapped to play Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in Netflix’s adaptation of the band’s biography The Dirt. Jeff Tremaine, who helmed the Jackass movies, is directing the film from a script by Rich Wilkes and Tom Kapinos. Julie […]

DEF LEPPARD AND JOURNEY ANNOUNCE SPRING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Promising to be the Tour of the Year, two of the world’s greatest rock bands – Def Leppard and Journey – are teaming up for a massive co-headlining North American tour composed of both stadium and arena concerts, half the shows being closed by Journey and half by Def Leppard. The tour, promoted by Live […]

MICHAEL SCHENKER DISCUSSES KIRK HAMMETT’S APPEARANCE HIS “RESURRECTION” ALBUM

Resurrection, the new album from Michael Schenker’s Michael Schenker Fest project, will be released on March 2nd through Nuclear Blast. When asked how Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett came to be involved with the project, Schenker told Poland’s Interia.pl (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net, “He is a fan. He always wanted to jam with me. He actually […]