GUITARIST TONY MACALPINE CANCELS EUROPEAN TOUR DUE TO ILLNESS
Guitarist Tony MacAlpine’s team has released the following message: “It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of Tony’s European tour which was slated for October/November. Tony’s condition has not improved since the surgery to remove a tumor from his intestine, and he will need further treatment. We are incredibly disappointed that the world […]
12-YEAR-OLD SCORPIONS FANS JOINS THE BAND ONSTAGE IN BROOKLYN, NY
During tonight’s Yahoo live stream from Barclays in Brooklyn, you may have noticed legendary rockers Scorpions were joined by a very special guest– 12 year old guitarist Brandon Niederauer. The third generation Scorpions fan accompanied his favorite band for a rousing performance of No One Like You. As Niederauer headed to the stage, he shared, […]
IRON MAIDEN’S “BOOK OF SOULS” DEBUTS AT NUMBER FOUR ON THE BILLBOARD 200
Iron Maiden scored the best Billboard 200 performance of their career, and their best sales week since Nielsen Music began measuring in 1991, as the heavy metal group’s 16th studio album The Book of Souls debuted at Number Four with 75,000 total copies sold. Iron Maiden’s 2010 LP The Final Frontier also bowed in at […]
ALICE COOPER AND JOE PERRY DISCUSS HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES
Rob Tannenbaum of Billbaord spoke with singer Alice Cooper and guitarist Joe Perry about their Hollywood Vampires project. The interview appear in its entirety below. Billboard: Who coined the nickname Hollywood Vampires? Alice Cooper: The Hollywood Vampires was a drinking club at the Rainbow [Bar & Grill] in Los Angeles, and it was the guys […]
MANOWAR ANNOUNCE 2016 TOUR NAME AND CONFIRM NEW DATES
Manowar have confirmed two additional dates for their Gods And Kings World Tour 2016: Friday, February 19, 2016 @ Sala Polivalentă – Cluj-Napoca, Romania Sunday, February 21, 2016 @ Romexpo – Bucharest, Romania These dates not only mark Manowar’s triumphant return to Romania, but also their first ever performance in Cluj-Napoca (commonly known as Cluj), […]
SLASH’S BROTHER SLAMS GUNS N’ ROSES REUNION RUMORS AND AXL, THEN RETRACTS HIS STATEMENTS
The recent news that former Guns N’ Roses bandmates Slash and Axl Rose have mended fences has sparked a new round of reunion rumors — and Slash’s brother, artist and photographer Ash Hudson, is tired of hearing about them. Hudson vented his frustrations in a Facebook post captured by Ultimate Guitar, writing, “You obsessed fans […]