Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd will be releasing a solo album ‘The Wild Trapeze’ on July 6th. The first singleВ is 3.5 minutes of hippie porn called ‘Runaway Train’, and you can check the video below. Though it’s an apple not far from the tree of less aggressive Incubus material (our least favorite half), it’s a pretty […]

Joe Elliott insists that his commitment to the Down ‘N’ Outz doesn’t mean the end of Def Leppard. Nor will it lead to the Quireboys (who have three members in this band). “I see Down ‘N’ Outz recording a minimum of four albums, but neither of our bands are splitting up. The Quireboys are cheating […]

After several auditions in Copenhagen, Hatesphere has officially announced the addition of vocalist Esben “Esse” Hansen (of As We Fight) to their line-up. Hansen replaces Jonathan Albrechtsen, who left Hatesphere earlier this year just before their first U.S. tour with The Black Dahlia Murder. Hansen comments: “It didn’t take me much time to decide that […]

Brutal Truth‘s entire June 13, 2010 concert at Club Hell in Providence, Rhode Island has been posted on this location. One of the clips can be viewed below. Brutal Truth released the ‘Evolution In One Take: For Grindfreaks Only! Volume 2’ CD on December 22, 2009 via Relapse Records. ‘Evolution In One Take?’ is an […]

Soilwork frontman Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid is currently working on a solo project – and it’s definitely inspired by 70s classic rock. As the Swedish band prepare to release new album The Panic Broadcast (out through Nuclear Blast on July 2), the singer exclusively revealed details on his new venture to British Classic Rock magazine. “It’s […]

Guitar enthusiasts eager to learn acoustic guitar lessons and easy guitar tabs will be pleased to learn that new DEEP PURPLE and Ritchie Blackmore guitar tuition DVDs are now available in the market. Lick Library released the Deep Purple and Ritchie Blackmore guitar tuition DVDs in celebration of the sixty-fifth birthday of legendary Ritchie Blackmore, […]

After over 40 years folk singer Jake Holmes is suing Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page for allegedly stealing the Zeppelin hit ‘Dazed and Confused’ from him, TMZ reported today. Holmes claims that he obtained a copyright for his song ‘Dazed and Confused’ in 1967, two years before Led Zeppelin recorded their own ‘Dazed and Confused.’ The […]

Carlos Santana and AC/DC go together like…Well, we’re not sure. But soon, they’ll be forever linked, as the veteran guitarist tackles them, along with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and even Def Leppard on his upcoming, still untitled album of classic rock covers. According to Billboard, Santana was initially hesitant about such a […]

Sammy Hagar is the latest rocker to write his autobiography. The Chickenfoot frontman has signed a deal with It Books, part of HarperCollins, to have his book published in 2011. It’s to be called ‘Sammy Hagar Red’. Says Hagar: “I’ve been writing this book my whole life. It’s time to put it between two covers”. […]

Irish rocker Bono is cashing in on the popularity of social networking website Facebook.com – the U2 frontman has nearly doubled his investment in the company. Bono and bosses at his private-equity business Elevation Partners have thrown another $120 million into the privately-held site, bringing their total investment in Facebook to $210 million. According to […]