According to Starmagazine.com, POISON singer BRET MICHAELS has proposed to his on-and-off girlfriend of 16 years Kristi Lynn Gibson, a source tells Star exclusively. The rocker popped the question just after the 4th of July holiday weekend, says the source, at his ranch outside of Scottsdale, AZ., while on a break from his Roses & […]

The new project called ANGELFIRE, featuring DEEP PURPLE guitarist STEVE MORSE and SARAH SPENCER will finally to be released on August 11th via Radiant Records in North America, Europe and Japan. According to a press release, it was only a matter of time. Steve Morse’s career has encompassed everything from bluegrass, to jazz fusion, to […]

While there aren’t any definitive plans for Sleater-Kinney to reunite, one of its singer/guitarists isn’t sitting on the sidelines watching other bands any longer. Corin Tucker rolls out her new band, The Corin Tucker Band, with a debut release, ‘1,000 Years’ Oct. 5 from Kill Rock Stars. Tucker rounds out her band with the help […]

Mike Ragogna from Huffingtonpost.com spoke with guitarist DWEEZIL ZAPPA recently about a number of topics including his What The Hell Was I Thinking? project that features a star-studded line-up of special guests. “It’s a record that I started a while ago,” Zappa reveals, “and I just haven’t had a chance to really put it all […]

We started itВ on MondayВ and now it’s time again for the BIG Kavarna Rock Fest competition! Every day this week we’ll be asking some questions about the bands on the Kavarna bill. Then on Friday, July 16, we’ll announce FIVE LUCKY SODS, who will win three-day passes for the festival. This is what you have to […]

Almost three years after his wife filed for divorce, rock guitarist Carlos Santana is marching to a new beat with his drummer. The Grammy-winning virtuoso behind ’70s hits such as “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Como Va” proposed to Cindy Blackman onstage during his concert last Friday in suburban Chicago, his label said on Monday. […]

The Finnish metal queen’s lovely face will grace an eight storey building, opposite a similar one bearing Scorpions frontman Klaus Meine’s charming mug. The ex-Nightwish enchantress is expected to be present at the opening and cut the ribbon herself, when she arrives to headline the first night of Kavarna Rock Fest 2010 on Friday, July […]

We satrted it yesterday, and now it’s time again for the BIG Kavarna Rock Fest competition! Every day this week we’ll be asking some questions about the bands on the Kavarna bill. Then on Friday, July 16, we’ll announce FIVE LUCKY SODS, who will win three-day passes for the festival. This is what you have […]

Video footage of ANTHRAX and SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo taking part in a backstage jam on a cover version of the AC/DC classic ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ — featuring MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine’s guitar tech, Willie G, on vocals — can be viewed below. 1991’s original American ‘Clash of the Titans’ lineup — SLAYER, MEGADETH and […]

Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION have confirmed that their split with vocalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) was caused by his decision to join “another big band” — rumored to be the Norwegian symphonic black metal act DIMMU BORGIR (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on […]