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Ex-Nirvana Drummer Chad Channing Recording New LP | ARTICLE

Chad Channing - the drummer who appeared on such Nirvana releases as Bleach, Incesticide and With the Lights Out - is just about finished writing his second album for his band Before Cars. Handling vocals, rhythm...
July 22, 2011 4:15 PM ET
Dave Mustaine Reveals New Megadeth Album Details | ARTICLE

Today, Megadeth is reissuing their 1986 thrash metal classic, Peace Sells . . . But Who's Buying?, in several different configurations. Then, in November, the band will release an all-new studio album, TH1RT3EN – the title is...
July 12, 2011 9:00 AM ET
Punk Stalwarts X Discuss Playing Debut Album on Tour | ARTICLE

Ever since the late Nineties, the original X line-up has reunited for sporadic live work. This fall, the group will be celebrating the 31-year anniversary of the release of their 1980 debut Los Angeles by playing the...
June 23, 2011 1:40 PM ET
Les Claypool: Return of Drummer Jay Lane has 'Breathed Life' Back Into Primus | ARTICLE

When Primus release their seventh studio album, Green Naugahyde, on September 13th, it will not only be their first new, full-length studio effort in 12 years, but it will also feature the return of one of the...
June 10, 2011 12:20 PM ET
Heavy Metal Stalwarts Mastodon Prep New Album of ‘Different’ Material | ARTICLE

It appears as though Mastodon frontman and lead guitarist Brent Hinds can never have enough on his plate. In the midst of recording the melodic prog metal band's next studio effort, he will also be issuing a...
May 26, 2011 2:05 PM ET
Judas Priest Plan 'Full-On Metal Extravaganza' for Farewell Tour | ARTICLE

British metal stalwarts Judas Priest have an eventful few months ahead: The band recently announced a farewell tour and have welcomed a new guitarist, Richie Faulkner, to replace the recently retired KK Downing. "It's not exactly...
May 24, 2011 5:35 PM ET
Billy Corgan Writing 'Spiritual Memoir' About Smashing Pumpkins | ARTICLE

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan isn't just working on reissuing the band's back catalog and recording two new albums, Oceania and Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. He's also writing an autobiography, titled God is Everywhere, from Here...
May 10, 2011 10:15 AM ET
Lemmy Kilmister Talks Side Project the Head Cat's New Album | ARTICLE

Motörhead singer/bassist Lemmy Kilmister has always described the band's music simply as "rock & roll" – so his rockabilly side band, the Head Cat, is a logical extension of his interests. The group – which also...
May 9, 2011 11:50 AM ET
Billy Corgan Talks Smashing Pumpkins Reissues | ARTICLE

Last week, the Smashing Pumpkins announced that they'll be releasing remastered versions of their albums over the course of the next three years, starting this fall with 1991's Gish, 1993's Siamese Dream and the 1994...
May 5, 2011 2:45 PM ET
Anthrax Open Up About First New Album in Eight Years | ARTICLE

It's hard to believe that Anthrax's last studio album, We've Come for You All, arrived in 2003 – and that it's been 21 years since their last true studio album with singer Joey Belladonna (1990's Persistence of...
April 21, 2011 12:40 PM ET
Social Distortion Gears Up for Tour, Talks New Album | ARTICLE

The seven-year break between albums hasn't hurt Social Distortion's momentum: Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, the band's seventh studio album, debuted at Number Four on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart after its January release – the...
April 1, 2011 1:50 PM ET
Lou Barlow Planning New Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr. Music | ARTICLE

Sebadoh singer/guitarist Lou Barlow has a big few months ahead of him: Wednesday night the band kicked off an East Coast tour in New Haven, Sub Pop is releasing a double disc expanded version of the band's...
March 25, 2011 8:30 AM ET
Meat Puppets' Curt Kirkwood on Making New Album 'Lollipop' and Their Summer Plans | ARTICLE

March 11, 2011 8:05 AM ET
Exclusive: Duff McKagan On His New Album and Why Guns N' Roses Won't Reunite | ARTICLE

Original Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan may now be a financial guru, but that doesn't mean he's stopped making music: On April 19 he'll release The Taking, the third album from his current...
March 10, 2011 12:10 PM ET
Exclusive: Soul Asylum Plot New Studio Album | ARTICLE

Soul Asylum has performed consistently in the last few years, but the group hasn't issued a new studio album since 2006's The Silver Lining. That should change this year, as the band – which features longtime members...
March 4, 2011 8:20 AM ET
Soundgarden Prepare Live Album, Plot Return to Studio | ARTICLE

February 18, 2011 8:50 AM ET
Thin Lizzy Guitarist Gary Moore Dead at 58 | ARTICLE

Gary Moore, who played guitar for Thin Lizzy during three separate stints and also had a successful career as solo artist, died early Sunday at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, Spain. The cause of death has yet...
February 7, 2011 11:55 AM ET
Kim Thayil Tells Stories of Soundgarden's Best Songs | ARTICLE

What exactly does Telephantasm — the title of Soundgarden's new best-of, which hits stores today — mean? We asked guitarist Kim Thayil, who came up with the name. “‘Tele’ is at a distance, or from afar,”...
September 28, 2010 2:12 PM ET
New Music, Memoirs Planned for Ronnie James Dio | ARTICLE

When Ronnie James Dio passed away from stomach cancer in May, he was in the midst of launching a record label with his wife and manager, Wendy Dio. The future of the company — which they planned...
September 8, 2010 3:16 PM ET
Ozzy, Motley Crue, and Rob Halford Revive Ozzfest | ARTICLE

After taking 2009 off, Ozzfest has recruited Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford's solo band Halford, Black Label Society and others to join its namesake Ozzy Osbourne for six U.S. dates. (The tour starts Saturday, August...
August 12, 2010 2:25 PM ET