GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL TO UNDERGO STEM CELL TRANSPLANT
Def Leppard just started their summer tour and guitarist Vivian Campbell is happy to be onstage, but as soon as their live shows end, the reality of Campbell’s current health concerns will once again hit home. The guitarist revealed to the Herald Extra that following the tour, he’s hoping to receive a stem cell transplant. […]
OVERKILL PREMIERE NEW SONG “ARMORIST”
Jersey thrash lords OVERKILL have debuted an all new single today titled Armorist from their highly anticipated new LP White Devil Armory due out July 22nd. “Seems like a long time coming, but the wait is over! I’m stoked, we’re stoked, are you stoked?” says vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth. The band recently shot a video […]
GUITARIST JOE SATRIANI DISCUSSES WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO PLAY GUITAR AND BEING A GUITAR TEACHER TO STUDENTS SUCH AS STEVE VAI, KIRK HAMMETT AND ALEX SKOLNICK
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone interviewed guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani. Portions of the interview appear below. RS: What first inspired you to make sounds no one has ever made on guitar before? JS: Hearing Jimi Hendrix as a little kid and falling in love with everything that he did on guitar rewired my basic nature. […]
BON JOVI PREMIERES “GROWIN’ UP THE HARD WAY” DEMO FROM “NEW JERSEY” DELUXE REISSUE
Chris Payne of Billboard reports: Bon Jovi is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and the band is opening up the vaults to mark the occasion. On July 1st, Jon Bon Jovi and company will re-release the landmark 1988 album New Jersey, which spent four consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 and spawned five singles […]
KING DIAMOND ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2014
King Diamond has confirmed what has been rumored for several weeks: the band will return to North America for a full tour this Fall! The tour will wrap up with the previously announced performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX, and begins on October 11th in Atlanta, GA. A limited edition King Diamond […]
SLAYER, EXODUS AND SUICIDAL TENDENCIES TO HIT THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER
When Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus played a handful of dates together this past May, every date was sold out and fans experienced a night of some of the best metal on the planet. How could this trinity of thrash legends not join up again for a full-on road trip? So, with Scion proudly presenting, […]