GUITARIST JOE SATRIANI SETS RELEASE OF HIS 15TH STUDIO ALBUM, “SHOCKWAVE SUPERNOVA” ON JULY 24TH
Legendary guitarist, Joe Satriani, announces plans to release his 15th solo studio album, Shockwave Supernova, on July 24th, making him one of the first to utilize the new “Friday, Global Release Day” for music. It would be easy to call Shockwave Supernova a “masterpiece” or “the last word on guitar” from the world’s most commercially […]
METAL ALLEGIANCE, FEATURING DAVE ELLEFSON, ALEX SKOLNICK, MIKE PORTNOY AND MIKE MENGHI, SIGN WITH NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT
After successful appearances at sea on Motörhead’s Motörboat and Shiprocked as well as an unforgettable show before NAMM in Anaheim this past January, Metal Allegiance has signed their first-ever record deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The world-wide deal stems from the popular musical collective uniting to write and record original material this past Winter. Brought […]
TWISTED SISTER GUITARIST JAY JAY FRENCH TELLS EDDIE WHY THEY CHOSE DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY TO HONOR A.J PERO
Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French was guest on the May 11th broadcast of Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live. Jay Jay was discussing Twisted Sister’s final tour and why they selected drummer Mike Portnoy to honor A.J. Pero, who passed away unexpectedly, on March 20th. “That is a really great question,” French responded. “Here […]
CATHOUSE LIVE AT IRVINE MEADOWS ON AUGUST 15TH: ALL-STAR JAM, EXTREME, TOM KEIFER OF CINDERELLA, SEBASTIAN BACH, DOKKEN, FASTER PUSSYCAT & MORE
Riki Rachtman’s World Famous Cathouse will return to Southern California for one night of debauchery with Cathouse Live At Irvine Meadows, Saturday, August 15th at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater (recently known as Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) in Irvine, CA. Riki Rachtman created the original rock dance club that dominated the Hollywood scene from 1986-1993. Now, along with […]
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 […]
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 […]
