Month: June 2021

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson recently participated in a virtual guitar summit with Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and Metallica’s Kirk Hammett. The song will appear on a work Morello is currently assembling. “I think this is a project that he’s working on with a bunch of different musicians,” Lifeson tells UCR. “I don’t really know what the future holds for it, but I really loved doing it.” Morello is a longtime Rush fan who campaigned for the band to […]

On Sunday (June 27), ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell and GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan were reportedly at a photo studio in Los Angeles shooting a video for a single from Jerry's upcoming solo album. A couple of photos from the set of the video shoot — courtesy of a woman who appears to be starring in the clip — can be found at this location. Cantrell's brother has said on social media that the album is due in October, […]

MAMMOTH WVH, the solo project of Wolfgang Van Halen, has announced seven headlining shows, set to take place in between the band's dates as the support act for GUNS N' ROSES. MAMMOTH WVH's first headlining concert will happen on August 7 at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. Additional MAMMOTH WVH solo performances will be held in Seattle, Washington; Tucson, Arizona; Austin, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; and Orlando, Florida. MAMMOTH WVH's tour […]

In a new interview with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're still working on the material. Because COVID kind of put a stop on it all, in a sense. We didn't get together, but I was still working on the material. "We didn't wanna put […]

FOREIGNER, REO SPEEDWAGON and SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE are among the artists who will perform at CNN's "The Fourth In America" special on July 4. Celebrate the reopening of America and the 245th anniversary of our nation's independence, including musical performances and firework shows across the nation from 7 p.m. ET to 2 a.m. ET. Join CNN anchors Dana Bash and Don Lemon for East Coast, South and Midwest coverage, with Victor Blackwell and Ana Cabrera handling coverage for the Western U.S. CNN's "The Fourth In America" special […]

To mark the occasion of his collaboration with Epiphone and the release of the new Alex Lifeson Epiphone Les Paul Standard Axcess guitar, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson recently debuted two brand new songs titled "Kabul Blues" and "Spy House". Fans can get a listen to "Kabul Blues" and "Spy House" in the video below, and check out the songs in their entirety exclusively at AlexLifeson.com. These two instrumental songs mark the first new music from Lifeson in close to a decade. Speaking to Sweetwater about how "Kabul Blues" and "Spy House" came […]

Opening acts have been announced for EVANESCENCE and HALESTORM's fall 2021 tour: PLUSH will be joining for the first leg, and LILITH CZAR will open the shows for the second. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will kick off Friday, November 5 in Portland, Oregon, and take the bands to arenas across the country before wrapping up in the Northeast right before the holidays. Tickets and limited VIP packages are on sale now at LiveNation.com. EVANESCENCE and HALESTORM 2021 tour dates: […]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a biopic on Scott Weiland, based on the late STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer's own memoir, is in the works. Dark Pictures and Orian Williams have acquired the book rights to "Not Dead & Not For Sale", Weiland's memoir that was written with David Ritz. Jennifer Erwin, who co-founded Dark Pictures with Anne Beagan and is said to be a "diehard" STP fan, will pen the script for the film adaptation of Weiland's life. "It's an honor to have the trust to tell Scott's story […]

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss makes a guest appearance on the new album from John 5. The former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist revealed Criss's participation in the project during an appearance on Sirius XM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk" on Wednesday (June 23). "I have a new record coming out. It's called 'Sinner', and it is a new JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES record," John 5, whose real name is John William Lowery, said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "It's all new tracks. And this is something […]