Dean product manager Eric Stewart gave Guitar World magazine an overview of the Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) series signature guitars at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Check out the three-minute clip below. Mustaine was on ...
SHADOWS FALL's Jason Bittner will hold a drum clinic at Paper City Music Shop in Holyoke, Massachusetts on Saturday, February 23 between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. He will also be offering private lessons the day before (Friday, February 22) in hour-long slots. For more information, see the poster below. SHADOWS FALL tapped Willis Mathiasen ...
Former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed in April 2012 that he is planning to join forces with three other original DIO members to play "some gigs" that will see the musicians performing material from the early DIO records that Campbell appeared on. Dubbed LAST IN LINE, Campbell, Vinny Appice (drums), Jimmy ...
Christian rockers STRYPER will enter the studio on April 2 to begin recording their next all-new original album for a late 2013 release. The band's frontman, Michael Sweet, states: "[I] started arranging songs for the next STRYPER record today. I've got a phone filled with 50-plus riffs and I'm diving in! STRYPER starts recording on ...
Vegas Rocks! Magazine made the trip to NAMM Show this year with and got up close and personal with all the stars with VegasRocksTV.com. Vegas Rocks! Magazine publisher Sally Steele was there for coverage with all the excitement, which included visits with Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE, SIXX: A.M.), AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Orianthi (ALICE COOPER), ...
Italian publisher Tsunami Edizioni has announced the release of the book "Come Lupi Tra Le Pecore - Storia E Ideologia Del Black Metal Nazionalsocialista" (English translation: "As Wolves Among Sheep - History And Ideology Of National Socialist Black Metal"). Towards the end of the Nineties, black metal — by then one of the most feared ...
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have issued the following update: "We have been, and we are still hiding in our studios since winter started. With every writing session, new things are happening. We are experimenting a lot and are trying to hold on to this magical feeling. "We are looking forward to the moment ...
Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will release his autobiography entitled "Relentless: The Memoir" on May 21 via Wiley. The book's official description: "Yngwie Malmsteen's revolutionary guitar style — combining elements of classical music with the speed and volume of heavy metal — made him a staple of the 80s rock scene. Decades later, he's still ...
Ernie Ball's Music Man branch of quality USA-made guitars and basses, has teamed up with John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER to continue making improvements to his already popular signature line of guitars. This year, however, instead of the usual neck and body adjustments, they did something that's brand new to the series: ...
