DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has reflected on the passing of Eddie Van Halen, calling him " one of the most inventive rhythm players" he has ever heard. The legendary VAN HALEN axeman died on October 6 at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. Speaking to Everyone ...
Julien's Auctions announced today that two of Eddie Van Halen's most iconic guitars will take the stage of "Icons & Idols Trilogy: Rock 'N' Roll", the world-record breaking auction house to the stars' annual music extravaganza on Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 2020 live at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills and online at ...
James Kottak says that he is "still very good friends" with his former bandmates in the SCORPIONS, four years after his exit from the group. In September 2016, the drummer was dismissed from the legendary German hard rock band during his well-publicized battle with alcoholism and was replaced by former MOTÖRHEAD member Mikkey Dee. In ...
Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams are life-long friends since they were kids, and bandmates sharing a deep colorful history that has thrived professionally on a global basis over the past decades. Today, the duo has announced the formation of a new band, with world-class players. They will continue to tour as TOTO, and are in ...
QUIET RIOT has hinted that it will continue making albums following drummer Frankie Banali's death. Banali, who joined QUIET RIOT in 1982 and played on its breakthrough album, 1983's "Metal Health", the first heavy metal LP to top Billboard's album chart, died in August after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer. The surviving members of ...
During an October 7 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach confirmed that there was "a little talk" of him joining VAN HALEN shortly after Sammy Hagar departed in 1996. "[SKID ROW manager] Doc McGhee had me up at the office, and Ray Daniels was managing [VAN HALEN] ...
In the new issue of Metal Hammer, on sale now, DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara answered questions from readers in the magazine's regular "People Vs…" feature. Asked by one reader if there will ever be a new record from COAL CHAMBER, the band that put him on the musical map and gave ...
Tommy Lee says that it would be an "honor" for MÖTLEY CRÜE to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame one day. Despite the fact that artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and ...
BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has blasted people who are defiantly skeptical of mask wearing, saying that trying to convert them is akin to convincing "flat-Earthers" (people who believe that planet Earth is actually flat) that they are wrong. Mask wearing has been a hot-button issue in the U.S. and other parts of the world ...
Shavo Odadjian says that he is still "optimistic" that SYSTEM OF A DOWN will one day record a follow-up to its "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" LPs, which came out in 2005. The Serj Tankian-fronted outfit has toured intermittently since ending its hiatus in 2011 but has yet to record any new music. Odadjian, who recently unveiled ...
