Chad Childers
Rock Vegas 2012 Festival to Feature Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Marilyn Manson, Shinedown + More
Vegas baby! It’s time to double-down on hard rock, as the Rock Vegas festival will take over Sin City for two days on Sept. 28 and 29 at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Resort. The event will feature such topline acts as Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson and Godsmack.
Korn Jump Aboard as Co-Headliners of ShipRocked 2012 Cruise
Hard rock fans, rejoice! Korn have joined Godsmack as co-headliners of ShipRocked 2012. In addition, several other acts have jumped aboard the rockin’ cruise.
Rob Zombie Says Entitled Attitude Can Kill a Lot of Music Careers
Rob Zombie has a pretty solid grasp on the music industry at this point, having started with White Zombie and now spending over a decade as a solo artist, so he speaks from a place of knowledge and young rockers would be wise to be taking notes.
Down, Slayer, Anthrax Members Lead ‘Metal Masters 4′ Return to New York City
The ‘Metal Masters’ clinics have been a big success, and earlier this year they branched out to Los Angeles with a performance at the Key Club featuring Down‘s Philip Anselmo, Slayer‘s Kerry King and Dave Lombardo, and Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante and Frank Bello along with Adrenaline Mob’s Mike Portnoy, Megadeth’s David Ellefson and Chris Broderick and Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler turning up to len
Man Who Murdered Dave Navarro’s Mother No Longer on Death Row
John Riccardi, the man convicted of shooting and killing Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro‘s mother Connie, is no longer on death row after the California Supreme Court reversed his death sentence.
Slash and Duff McKagan Perform Together at Slash’s Seattle Show
While there remains continual doubt about if and when Velvet Revolver will ever return to the stage with a new singer, it’s at least nice to know that the core group of former Guns N’ Roses members remain on a friendly basis. That was definitely on display Friday night (July 13) in Seattle when Duff McKagan dropped in on his old pal Slash for a performance at the Paramount Theatre.
Coheed and Cambria Singer Claudio Sanchez Options His ‘Amory Wars’ Comic Series for the Big Screen
Congrats to Coheed and Cambria singer Claudio Sanchez, who will see the vision he brought to his comic book series ‘The Amory Wars’ translated on the big screen.
Aerosmith Begin Epic New Story With Video for ‘Legendary Child’
If you want to figure out what kind of video Aerosmith are putting out this far into their music career, all you have to do is listen to the narrator of their ‘Legendary Child‘ clip, who reveals, “This is the story, the story of Aerosmith done by girls on roller skates. How f—in’ cool is that?”
Lamb of God Frontman Randy Blythe’s Arrest: Mayhem Festival Rockers Offer Their Thoughts
Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe is expected to be bailed out of a Czech jail today (Monday) after spending much of the past week behind bars over an alleged manslaughter charge relating to a concert incident two years ago. The shocking news has sent shockwaves through the metal world, and a number of the bands on this year’s Mayhem Tour offered their thoughts on the incident when Loudwire caught u
Video Footage of Alleged Randy Blythe Concert Incident Surfaces
As the metal world continues to deal with the shocking news of Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe being jailed earlier this week on suspicion of manslaughter involving a fan death in Prague, there’s now slow motion video footage that’s surfaced of the alleged 2010 incident.
Mayhem Festival 2012 Gets Off to Blistering Start in California
If there is one metal festival you should see this year, it would be the Mayhem Festival. This year’s tour officially kicked off Saturday (June 30), and it was a first for many bands on the trek.
Metallica Offer Video Recap for Day 2 of Orion Music + More Festival
For those of you who didn’t make it to Atlantic City, Metallica has been recapping the events for their fans. Earlier this week, they posted a video with highlights of Day 1, and now comes the video (posted below) for Day 2.