JAKE E. LEE’S RED DRAGON CARTEL PARTS WAYS WITH SINGER DARREN SMITH
Guitarist Jake E. Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel has parted ways with singer Darren Smith, who will be joining his former bandmates Harem Scarem on their upcoming tour. A replacement will be announced shortly. No reason has been given for Smith’s exit, although the Canadian vocalist has issued the following brief statement: “It is true I […]
FORMER GUNS N’ ROSES BANDMATES DUFF MCKAGAN AND IZZY STRADLIN RECORD A NEW SONG TOGETHER
Duff McKagan has completed a partial Guns N’ Roses reunion, recording a new song on his birthday with former bandmate Izzy Stradlin. “We were talking on the phone, and [Stradlin] said, ‘Let’s go record a song,’” McKagan tells Vorterix. They completed the tune, along with drummer Taz Bentley of Reverend Horton Heat fame at a […]
WATCH AN EPK FOR WHITESNAKE’S “THE PURPLE ALBUM” HERE
Rock icons Whitesnake are set to return with their 12th studio album this spring. The Purple Album will be released in Europe on May 15th and in North America on May 19th via Frontiers Music SRL. The Purple Album is a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale’s time as the lead singer for Deep […]
EVH DEBUTS EXCLUSIVE “UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” EDDIE VAN HALEN GOPRO VIDEO
EVH is proud to announce the release of a brand new exclusive video of Eddie Van Halen personally demonstrating the new limited edition EVH Brand 5150 IIIS “Stealth” amplifier. Filmed at 5150 studio exclusively with GoPro video cameras, fans will for the first time be able to see what Eddie sees when he’s playing and […]
MOTORHEAD’S SECOND ANNUAL MOTORBOAT TO SET SAIL IN SEPTEMBER WITH SLAYER, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, AND OTHERS
Ahoy Matey, Motorhead’s Motorboat will be hitting the high seas once again from September 28th through Oct. 2nd. This year’s cruise takes place aboard the Norwegian Sky, departing Port Miami with stops in Nassau and the Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. Joining Motorhead onboard will be Slayer, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed, Exodus, Crobot, Kyng, […]
KISS’ PAUL STANLEY DISCUSSES ACE AND PETER, THEIR AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND THE DAY HE WILL NO LONGER BE IN THE BAND
News.com.au has a feature article on KISS’ Paul Stanley. Select quotes from the story appear below. Discussing the day when there will be a version of KISS without him: “I look forward to a day when I’ll see Kiss play without me. Don’t want to do it next week, haven’t pencilled anything in, but it […]