The Les Paul Foundation, whose mission is to honor the legacy of Les Paul, has announced the appointment of a new Advisory Council. The Les Paul Advisory Council is made up of a prestigious group of influential music industry friends, colleagues and educators. They will be helping to further the mission of the Foundation. The...
Former QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield has slammed their current singer, Todd La Torre, saying that his opinions do not represent the QUEENSRŸCHE companies and legal entities in any way. Earlier today, Rockenfield posted on his Facebook page: “just a little bit for clarity here… Subject: Todd La Torre (subcontractor – QUEENSRŸCHE) Topic: For the record...
Steve Vai has announced that the “Inviolate” world tour will now begin with a European leg of appearances beginning in Glasgow on June 4. He’ll be on the road in to mid-July, staging performances in the U.K., Ireland, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain. A detailed itinerary follows...
Frontiers Music Srl will release of “Different Worlds”, the debut album from SKILLS, on May 13. Skills features the eye-popping lineup of guitarist Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER, OZZY OSBOURNE), bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO) drummer David Huff (GIANT) and vocalist Renan Zonta (ELECTRIC MOB). Today, fans can get their...
RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson recently sat down with Guitar World and said that he hasn’t ruled out making new music with Geddy Lee. “We’re not putting any pressure on it or anything,” he said. “We had a lot of good years together and we still love each other very much. I talk to Geddy every...
SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo has confirmed that fans have quite a wait ahead of them when it comes to a new album from the band. Speaking with The Music Universe, Sabo did however offer the good news that the first single from the effort should be arriving next month. When asked if SKID...
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider says that he “absolutely” approves of Ukrainians using the band’s hit song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as a battle cry in their fight against the Russian military. On Thursday (February 24), Russian president Vladimir Putin advanced a military operation into in the east of Ukraine with explosions being reported...
British heavy metal legends SAXON have released a 14-minute documentary about the making of the band’s latest album, “Carpe Diem”, and “the struggle and the strife that went into it.” Check it out below. Produced by Andy Sneap (JUDAS PRIEST, EXODUS, ACCEPT) at Backstage Recording Studios in Derbyshire with singer Biff Byford and Sneap mixing...
SCORPIONS have released the official music video for their new song “When You Know (Where You Come From)”. The track is taken from the band’s 19th studio album, “Rock Believer”, which arrives today (Friday, February 25). “Rock Believer” was recorded primarily at Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover, Germany and was mixed at the legendary Hansa...
TWISTED SISTER vocalist Dee Snider was recently interviewed for “America’s Deadliest Concert: The Guest List”, a Reelz documentary about the infamous GREAT WHITE concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more. Featured on the documentary soundtrack is one of the most heartfelt, moving songs from Dee’s latest album,...