SKID ROW’s DAVE ‘SNAKE’ SABO Didn’t Blame Grunge For ‘Downfall’ Of 1980s Hard Rock Scene
SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo has weighed in on the never-ending debate about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked in a new interview with Andrew Daly of Metal Edge about the “downfall” of the…
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John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde just shared the stage for the first time ever – and they shredded Black Label Society
The two wizards of metal finally locked fretboards – and epic beards – during Trooch’s Guitar Universe camp
Read more » “I don’t know whether we played it properly, but the audience loved it”: When Black Sabbath regularly covered Smoke on the Water – and unwittingly inspired Spinal Tap’s Stonehenge
Sabbath’s ill-fated Born Again tour featured comically oversized props “as big as the real Stonehenge”, onstage spills, and a crowd-pleasing hard-rock crossover
Read more » “Guitar geeks’ eyes pop out of their heads”: Introducing Nepco – the stunning indie guitar builds that ask, ‘What if Danelectro made Vs?’
Ratboys frontwoman Julia Steiner and Nepco builder Ian Williams have a shared love of all things Danelectro – as they tell us, it’s time to refine the guitar industry’s best-kept secret and take it in new directions
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Howling Gale – Ancient Torment / Haxen
Despite being the smallest state in the US, Rhode Island has a thriving black metal scene. Much like most corners of the world, there has been an impressive black metal…
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See OVERKILL Perform In Parking Lot Of MetLife Stadium Before METALLICA Concert
METALLICA’s shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey this weekend included pre-concert performances by PRONG (August 4) and OVERKILL (August 6) in the G section of the MetLife parking lot, at 3 p.m. each day. Attendees needed a ticket to see the pre-show parking lot performance.
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††† (Crosses) announce new album ‘Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.’
††† (CROSSES) have announced a new album! Titled Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., the upcoming album from the project, comprised of DEFTONES‘ Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, is the long-awaited follow-up…
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Tenside release new music video for ‘Shadow To Shine’
TENSIDE have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Shadow To Shine, is the brand new single from the German metalcore band and marks their first new…
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Watch DISTURBED Perform In Tampa During Summer 2023 ‘Take Back Your Life’ Tour
Fan-filmed video of DISTURBED’s August 5 performance at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida can be seen below.
DISTURBED kicked off the summer 2023 leg of its “Take Back Your Life” North American tour on July 11 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Support on the trek is com…
OVERKILL, EXODUS, ARMORED SAINT And Ex-MACHINE HEAD Members Join Forces In New Band
Former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel has joined forced with ex-ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando, ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush, OVERKILL/SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner and EXODUS bassist Jack Gibson in an as-yet-unnamed new project which is currently w…
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