As lead guitarist for Metallica, there’s not too many obstacles that Kirk Hammett has left to conquer. Perhaps that’s why the 49-year old will soon take on a different challenge — conquering the literary world with his first-ever book ‘Too Much Horror Business — The Kirk Hammett Collection.’
June 20, 2012 Flint, Michigan is very lucky to have a kick ass rock venue like The Machine Shop right in our backyard. Not many realize this, but most bands love The Shop as much as we do -- especially Halestorm. They love playing Flint town so much, they shot their entire music video for 'I Miss the Misery' here.
The Smashing Pumpkins are back with a new album, ‘Oceania,’ the first full-length effort featuring their current lineup. While it’s certainly no ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,’ the disc showcases a more focused vision than was present with 2007′s ‘Zeitgeist.’ Mostly absent are the moments of ‘Guitar Hero’ bravado Corgan so abundantly supplied on their last album and in their place are more structured, fully realized tunes that deliver mixed results.
Alice in Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell was honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan award for his contributions to the MusiCares MAP fund at an event on May 31. In a new video, you can hear Cantrell, former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and more talk about their struggles with sobriety.
Contrary to the initial reports, the songs featuring late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley from the film ‘Grassroots‘ may not be on everyone’s radar, but they are definitely not unknown. In fact, one of them was already released in the mid 1990s.
The victim of the disastrous stage collapse that took place at Radiohead‘s planned Saturday (June 16) performance in Toronto has been revealed as the British alt-rockers’ own drum tech, Scott Johnson.
On the eve of opening a new chapter for the Smashing Pumpkins with the release of ‘Oceania,’ frontman Billy Corgan offers his thoughts on his former bandmates, calling one “just a piece of s—” and claiming that another lied about the circumstances surrounding his departure from the band.
As Rob Zombie puts the finishing touches on his upcoming witchcraft horror flick ‘The Lords of Salem,’ he is simultaneously preparing to enter the studio to record what he calls his “best record yet.”
Slayer axe-man Kerry King gives the lowdown on co-guitarist Jeff Hanneman‘s rehabilitation progress, the rumored two-song EP and their in-the-works new album in a new interview.
Mario C., collaborator, producer and friend of the Beastie Boys, says that despite the untimely death of Adam “MCA” Yauch last month, we still may hear new Beasties songs in the future. He explains that there is still plenty of unreleased music on the way from the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.
June 12, 2012 Ra is looking to release a new album this summer but in order to get the planets to align, the band is asking for your help. The band plans to put out an album on their own, with the help of their fans and then to partner with a label for marketing and promotion. For more details and to pledge, click here. No labels...No investors...The band wants the next Ra record to be for the fans, by the fans? In my opinion, this is a band worth helping.
