Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman played his first U.S. show in four years last night (Friday, March 3) at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida as support act for QUEENSRŸCHE. Fan-filmed video of the concert […]
Verlaine fronted the ambitious and oblique New York band Television, with whom he made two of rock’s most acclaimed albums. Share This Article
Jeff Beck, know as a “guitarist’s guitarist,” had contracted bacterial meningitis. Beck first came to prominence playing in The Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton. Share This Article
Getty Image Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jeff Beck has passed away at the age of 78 years old. The guitarist’s family posted a message on the sudden news Wednesday evening. Beck died Tuesday […]
Grammy Award-winning rock guitarist Jeff Beck has died. On Wednesday, a representative for the English musician’s family announced via social media that he had passed away “suddenly” after contracting bacterial meningitis. He was 78. “On […]
Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ’n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, has died. He […]
Sebastian Marino, who played guitar in the bands Overkill and Anvil, died at the age of 57 in the early morning of January 1st after being rushed to a hospital while working a sound job […]
Brian May has added another title to his title to his resume. Already a rock legend, an activist, and a doctor in astrophysics, May has now been knighted by King Charles. May received a knighthood […]
FREDLÖS, the new Stockholm, Sweden-based band featuring ENTOMBED guitarist Alex Hellid, will release its self-titled debut album on February 10, 2023 via Threeman Recordings, Fredlös Produktion and Sound Pollution. FREDLÖS came together in the spring […]
Wilko Johnson, an English rock guitarist who played for the band Dr. Feelgood and influenced a generation of rockers, died this week at 75. Johnson died at his home in England on Monday, according to […]
British rock guitarist and “Game of Thrones” star Wilko Johnson has died at 75. The multi-talented musician passed away at his home on Monday, according to a statement posted to his social media. “This is […]
Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor is battling stage 4 prostate cancer. During the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction on Saturday night, members John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, and Simon Le Bon […]
Duran Duran was inducted into the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night … but the good news quickly turned bad as the band accepted the honor. Legendary frontman Simon Le Bon and […]
MACHINE HEAD has recruited HAVOK‘s Reece Alan Scruggs to play second guitar on the “Electric Happy Hour (Live)” fall 2022 tour. Scruggs is filling in for MACHINE HEAD‘s Polish guitarist Wacław “Vogg” Kiełtyka, who is […]
Former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin and longtime CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats “Mappe” Björkman joined Canadian metallers ANVIL on stage this past Thursday (October 27) at the Slaktkyrkan venue in Stockholm, Sweden to perform the classic ANVIL […]
Founding Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has retired from touring, according to an official statement released on Wednesday evening (October 26th). The veteran musician will still remain an official member of the band, but will […]
The AC/DC AB/CD High Voltage Alphabet is written for pre-schoolers. All the letters feature band references — starting with “A is for Angus, who thinks its good luck to wear a school uniform.” Share This […]
UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore will release a new solo album, “Double Exposure”, on November 8 via his Mind’s Eye Music label. Vinnie is joined on this half-vocal-half-instrumental follow-up to 2019 “Soul Shifter” by singers Ed […]
Fever 333, the trio led by frontman Jason Aalon Butler, are down to just one member (Butler) after guitarist Stephen “Stevis” Harrison and drummer Aric Improta announced their departure from the band on Monday (October […]
Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes took part in a signing session and performance Wednesday night (September 21) at the Rockpile in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Video of Holmes and his band performing a few tracks, including […]