The Eagles will fly a little different this year. Guitarist Steuart Smith has announced that he’s retiring from the rock band after 24 years due to his health. “It is with profound regret that, due […]
Guitarist John Sykes, who played with the rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died at 65. He helped compose one of the defining power ballads of the late-1980s hair-metal scene in “Is This Love,” […]
Theofilos Xenidis, better known as Phil X, prolific studio guitarist, songwriter and renowned guitarist for Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees BON JOVI, and his band THE DRILLS are back and ready to blow […]
John Sykes — guitarist for Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, among other bands — has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. The sad news was reported on the veteran musician’s official […]
ICONIC rockstar John Sykes has died aged 65. The Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Sykes guitarist passed away after a battle with cancer. 4 John Sykes performing live onstageCredit: Getty 4 Sykes played in bands including […]
DARK CHAPEL, the new band led by guitarist/singer/producer Dario Lorina, best-known as a longtime member of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY (2014 to present),has released its second single, “Hollow Smile”. An accompanying music video for the track, […]
Primus guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde has tragically lost his home to one of the Los Angeles wildfires, as reported by his bandmate, singer-bassist Les Claypool. LaLonde’s home is one of thousands destroyed by the raging […]
Fredrik Lindgren, the original guitarist for influential Swedish death metal band Unleashed, among other acts including Terra Firma and Harms Way, has died at the age of 53. Unleashed shared the news of their former […]
Bob “Slim” Dunlap, a guitarist for The Replacements, has died. He was 73. Dunlap’s family confirmed his passing in a statement to the Minnesota Star Tribune on Wednesday. “Bob passed at home today at 12:48 […]
Photo Credit: Bob “Slim” Dunlap by JCHaywire / CC by 2.0 The Replacements guitarist Bob “Slim” Dunlap passed away after complications related to a severe stroke he suffered in 2012, which left him bedridden. Despite […]
Bob “Slim” Dunlap, the guitarist for The Replacements who played on their final two albums, Don’t Tell a Soul and All Shook Down, has died at age 73. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Dunlap […]
Vic Flick, the legendary guitarist and composer who played the James Bond theme and later worked with stars such as Paul McCartney, has died. His family announced his passing on November 18th via Facebook, following […]
One of the most striking hard rock bands of the 1970s was undoubtedly ANGEL — who sported costumes, and a highly theatrical stage show only rivaled by KISS (their then-labelmates on Casablanca Records). Despite ANGEL […]
Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro, best known for his work with MEGADETH and ANGRA, has shared the Leo Liberti Films-directed music video for his new solo single, “Point Of No Return”. The track is taken from […]
Guitarist/singer/producer Dario Lorina, best-known as a longtime member of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY (2014 to present),is launching his brand new band, DARK CHAPEL. Led by Lorina and also featuring Brody DeRozie (guitar),Mike Gunn (bass),and Luis Silva […]
Sleep Token kicked off their European arena tour on Tuesday (November 5th) in Zurich, Switzerland, but they were down two members. Prior to the concert, the UK band announced that both their bassist, III, and […]
Guitarist Phil Sgrosso has quit As I Lay Dying, following in the footsteps of three other band members who exited last week. That leaves the veteran metalcore band with just one member remaining: frontman Tim […]
Photo Credit: Dino Perrucci Mike Campbell will tell his stories in a new memoir, which aims to capture his extensive tenure as an original member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The aptly titled Heartbreaker: […]
Former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin and LION’S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss joined Canadian metallers ANVIL on stage last night (Saturday, October 26) at the Encore venue in Sundbyberg, Sweden to perform the classic ANVIL song […]
British rock icons MAGNUM have announced the release of the band’s final live album with founder Tony Clarkin. Recorded December 10, 2022, “Live At KK’s Steel Mill” was the memorable night when they played the […]