David Lee Roth has reportedly accepted Sammy Hagar's invitation to take part in the upcoming The Best Of All Worlds Tour that will be celebrating the music of Van Halen next year.
The special trek was announced by Hagar during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show and will include Sammy's longtime bandmate and original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, Led Zeppelin drummer Jason Bonham and guitar hero Joe Satriani. (continue)
Tool treated fans to a very special surprise during a concert at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON on Monday night (November 20th), when they brough out a legendary member of Rush to join them on stage.
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson took the stage as a special guest during the concert and jammed Tool's 2006 track "Jambi" with the band and they included a portion of Rush's iconic 1976 hit "A Passage To Bangkok," and "2112:Overture". (continue)
Country music legend Dolly Parton has revealed a special digital version of her brand new "Rockstar" album that included two special exclusive tracks in including a collaboration with Maneskin.
Dolly's team shared the big news, "Surprise! Dolly has just dropped an exclusive digital download version of her brand new album Rockstar with two tracks not available anywhere else: her take on the Eddie Money hit 'Two Tickets To Paradise', and a unique version of 'Jolene' with Global chart-topping rockers Maneskin. (continue)
Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro has extended his leave of absence from the band that he originally took in order to deal with "important and private family business", as band leader Dave Mustaine explained.
This week Kiko shared the news that he is extending the leave and Mustaine endorsed the decision and confirmed that Teemu Mantysaari would continue to replace Kiko for the band's live engagements. (continue)
British rock icons Magnum share "Blue Tango", the first single from their upcoming studio album, 'Here Comes the Rain', out January 12th, 2024 via Steamhammer / SPV. the track is accompanied by a new lyric video.
Tony Clarkin had this to say about "Blue Tango," : "Apart from MAGNUM's typical trademarks, 'Here Comes The Rain' also holds a number of thoroughly pleasant surprises in store, such as 'Blue Tango', which is a real riff-rock number that makes you want to move your feet." (continue)
Foghat soared to the top spot of the Billboard "Blues Albums" chart with the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed release of Sonic Mojo, their first new album in seven years! It's the first time the band-which originated in 1971-has ever landed at #1 on any of Billboard's charts after a new album release.
Sonic Mojo is an eclectic blend of originals and iconic covers by some of their favorite musicians, and a testament to Foghat's enduring legacy. Founding drummer Roger Earl, guitar virtuoso/engineer/co-producer Bryan Bassett, bass maestro Rodney O'Quinn and lead singer/guitarist extraordinaire Scott Holt have crafted an album that's a time capsule of their glory days. (continue)
FIREWIND, who just recently announced their brand new studio offering, entitled Stand United, for a release on March 1, 2024 via AFM Records, have not only revealed a brand new single, but a US headlining tour kicking off in the Spring of 2024! Find all upcoming FIREWIND live dates listed below. Tickets are on sale now! More US dates TBA.
Following "Salvation Day", the previously-released, first track taken off the band's forthcoming offering, now, FIREWIND have shared a lyric video for their new, powerful singe "Come Undone". Their new album, Stand United will be available as CD, LP Vinyl, digital formats and highly collectable bundles including an autographed card, a FIREWIND cat patch plus a ticket for the band's upcoming European tour with MASTERPLAN. For every ticket bundle purchase, fans will also get the chance to win a Meet&Greet. (continue)
Vajra recently released their progressive alternative hard rock make over of Pat Benatar's classic "Love Is A Battlefield", and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
Guitarist Dave Sussman: We don't normally do covers, but we wanted to pay tribute to one of our inspirations, and we wanted a song that had some room to 'Vajra-size' and make our own. We were diving down the New York Thruway singing along to the radio, and when Annamaria soared through this song, I knew it was the one. (continue)
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