Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose (pictured left) is to sit in withВ KORN for the remaining dates on the Music As A Weapon V tour in America. He’ll temporarily take over from Ray Luzier, who is taking a break, due to the imminent birth of his child.

Joe Bonamassa releases new solo album ‘Dust Bowl’ in late March. This includes guest appearances from Glenn Hughes (like Bonamassa a member of Black Country Communion), Vince Gill, John Hiatt, Beth Hart and Blondie Chaplin.

Finland’s VERENPISARA’s fourth album, Eilinen On Kuollut, will be released on February 23rd. The band’s three previous albums are Aamunodottaja (2002), Happosadetta (2003) and Irtileikattu (2005). In a recent interview in Inferno Santeri Kallio reveals the band started working on the material for the new album five years ago, but troubles with the record company […]

Warrant is currently in the studio with legendary producer Keith Olsen (Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Kingdom Come, etc.) to record their seventh CD of all new original music. The new album will be released in May of 2011 on Frontiers Records and will be the band’s first with lead singer Robert Mason (formerly of Lynch […]

Sick Of It All have been hardcore royalty since they stepped on the scene back in 1986 and refuse to give up the crown any time soon. The band released one of their most furious strikes yet last year with the incredible ‘Based on a True Story’ and have toured their asses off for nearly […]

Some people look to make it into the Guinness Book of Records by hopping on a pogo stick or stuffing college students into a VolkswagРµn. Guitar deity Steve Vai has other plans. On March 3, Vai is looking to create the world’s largest online guitar lesson, through BerkleeMusic.com. The one-time event is scheduled to run […]

The reunited Cars are to release their comeback album in May. It’s to be titled Move Like This, preceded by the single Said Song in mid-March. This will be the band’s first new studio album since 1987’s Door To Door.

TMRВ is shocked to hear of the death of Northern Irish guitar legend Gary Moore. Details are sketchy at present, but Moore apparently died in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday morning while on holiday in Spain. He was just 58. Moore was found dead in his room at the luxury Kempinski Resort Hotel […]

Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has announced via Twitter that he is working on a new project with SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen. Portnoy’s Tweet reads as follows: “VERY excited about a new project I’m working on w one my fav singers in the world: my bro Sir Russell Allen…wait til you hear this […]

Legendary British heavy metal monsters are announcing on their official site the following new dates for the summer of 2011: 3rd July Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania8th July Akademik Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria10th July Kazlicesme Festival Site, Istanbul, Turkey