
Original WHITESNAKE Guitarist BERNIE MARSDEN Dead At 72
Original WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden has died at the age of 72.
Bernie’s passing was confirmed by his family in a social media post earlier today (Friday, August 25). They wrote: “On behalf of his family, it is with deep sadness we announce the death of Bernie Marsden. Bernie died peacefully…

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s Tour Bus Collides With An Elk
The bus carrying the members of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and their crew collided with an elk Thursday morning (August 24) en route to the band’s appearance at IN FLAMES’ Dalhalla Brinner festival in Rättvik, Sweden.
Earlier today, KILLSWITCH singer Jesse Leach shared video of the band’s bus after the colli…

Bernie Marsden, former Whitesnake guitarist and giant of blues-rock guitar, has died
Co-writer of Here I Go Again, Marsden leaves behind a profound legacy following a lauded career, and was “writing and recording new songs until the end”
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Serenity announce new album ‘Nemesis AD’
SERENITY have announced a new album! Titled Nemesis AD, the upcoming album from the Austrian symphonic metal band is the follow-up to 2020’s The Last Knight, and is scheduled to be released in…
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Martin and John Mayer celebrate 20 years of signature models by, quite literally, putting the silver in silverburst
The storied acoustic luthier is celebrating with two models: one of them is scarily expensive, the other is just regularly expensive…
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3TEETH release new song ‘Higher Than Death’
3TEETH have released a brand new song! The new song, titled Higher Than Death, is taken from the industrial metal band’s upcoming new album, EndEx, which is scheduled to be released in…
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ASKING ALEXANDRIA Releases ‘Let Go’ Music Video
British rock luminaries ASKING ALEXANDRIA shared a Wombat-directed music video for their song “Let Go”. The track is taken from the band’s new album “Where Do We Go From Here?”, which is being released today (Friday, August 25) via Better Noise Music.
On the LP, ASKING ALEXANDRIA — Danny Worsnop (vo…

SODOM To Release ‘1982’ EP In November
German thrash metal pioneers SODOM will release a new EP, “1982”, on November 10 via SPV/Steamhammer.
Flashback to spring 1982, Essen, Stauderstraße in the Altenessen district, a small musty rehearsal room in an industrial wasteland area. Three long-haired hopefuls have tuned their instruments and a…

CARLOS SANTANA Apologizes For ‘Insensitive’ Comments About Trans Community
Carlos Santana has apologized for his “insensitive” comments about the trans community.
The 76-year-old musician faced criticism when a video of him making anti-transgender comments during a concert in New Jersey in July resurfaced on social media.
“When God made you and me, before we came out of th…

The ravaged rock wasteland between Endless Boogie and Mötorhead, and a comeback for one of the most influential riffsmiths of his generation: This week’s essential guitar tracks
From Robin Trower to Spiritbox, Black Pumas to George Lynch, Helmet to Polaris, these are the guitar-forward songs you can’t afford to miss this week
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