STONE TEMPLE PILOTS MAKE SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT KROQ’s WEENIE ROAST WITH CHESTER BENNINGTON OF LINKIN PARK
Fans attending KROQ’s annual Weenie Roast over the weekend got a real surprise when Stone Temple Pilots took the stage unannounced, for a blistering set with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park as lead vocalist. The crowd went wild as the band performed STP classics like Sex Type Thing and Vasoline and also debuted a brand […]
DEEP PURPLE POST VIDEO FOR “VINCENT PRICE,” VIEW IT HERE

Deep Purple premiered the music video for Vincent Price, a song off their new album, Now What?!, which was released April 30th in North America via Ear Music. Watch it below. The song will be released on June 7th as a download, CD single and 7-inch transparent vinyl. The configurations are as follows: 7-inch single: […]
DETAILS FOR JEFF HANNEMAN MEMORIAL CELEBRATION ANNOUNCED

The Jeff Hanneman Memorial Celebration will take place on Thursday, May 23rd at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30- 7:30PM. Hanneman passed away on May 2nd at the age of 49. The Memorial Celebration will be free and open to the public on a first-come, first-in basis (subject to venue capacity). All ages […]
JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE TO TEAM UP WITH HEART FOR “THE HEARTBREAKER” TOUR THIS SUMMER

In the most apparent case of following in your father’s footsteps, Jason Bonham is taking Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience on the road again. The son of drumming icon John Bonham, known for his work in Led Zeppelin, created the experience as a tribute to the legacy his father left behind. The Jason Bonham Led […]
JUDAS PRIEST’S ROB HALFORD AND RICHIE FAULKNER DISCUSS MUSIC, BOB DYLAN AND MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Justin Tedaldi of the Examiner spoke with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Richie Faulkner about the Epitaph tour, when metal music peaked, Bob Dylan and their infamous show at Madison Square Garden [in which fans pulled out the seats and the seat cushions and threw them onstage]. Portions of the interview appear below. Examiner: Epitaph […]
THE CULT TO PERFORM THE ENTIRE ‘ELECTRIC’ ALBUM ON THEIR UPCOMING TOUR

The Cult will perform its 1987 album Electric, raw and unfiltered, on tour in 2013, an event branded as Electric 13. Until now, The Cult have never performed the album in its entirety. The live show will also include a second set pulling from the band’s eight other studio albums. Commented The Cult vocalist Ian […]