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Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager. He was 67. Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shor...

LOS ANGELES – Bret Michaels is in critical condition suffering from a brain hemorrhage, his publicist said Friday. Joann Mignano, Michaels' New York-based publicist, confirmed a report on People magazine's website that said the former Poison frontman was rushed to intensive care late Thursday after ...

Hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) will return from an official hiatus and resume live performances this November, starting November 6 in Tucson, Arizona. The band's last show in North America was September 2004 when a proposed winter tour was abruptly canceled by the ...

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u.S. progressive/power metallers HEIR APPARENT are selling copies of their 1984 demo called "Inception Day". According to a post on the band's web site, "This was the recording that started it all. Recorded in July of 1984, this five-song EP has never been commercially available until...

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN will play select West Coast dates in August. The details are as follows: Aug. 22 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's Aug. 24 - Portland, OR - Satyricon Aug. 25 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon Aug. 26 - Vancouver, BC - Bourbon Street Tickets are available on...

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will bring its wicked world tour to North America for a select number of shows this August. The band will start its summer headlining music fes...

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach will join the "Z Rock" boys Paulie, David and Joey as judges of the "America's Hottest Rocker Mom" contest. IFC is looking for "America's Hottest Rocker Mom" to celebrate Season 2 of its uncensored, uncut comedy "Z Rock". ...

This year's "The Summer Slaughter Tour" will feature the following acts: NECROPHAGIST (co-headliner) SUFFOCATION (co-headliner) ENSIFERUM ** DARKEST HOUR WINDS OF PLAGUE DYING FETUS BORN OF OSIRIS ORIGIN BENEATH THE MASSACRE * AFTER THE BURIAL DECREPIT BIRTH * BLACKGUARD ** * First half of...

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will be back on U.S. shores this spring to support last year's "Ultra Beatdown". The band will embark on a month-long, headlining tour and hit a batch of markets they did not play on their successful tour last November. The tour was designed...

CRÜE FEST IS BACK! IT'S OFFICIAL! Last Summer’s Most Successful Rock Festival Returns; Public Ticket Pre Sale Begins March 2nd Motley Fan Club Pre Sale Begins February 2/25 “Crüe Fest was the top touring rock festival of the summer in 2008. Mötley Crüe ruled the road!” – Rolling Stone New York (Febr...

It's Official: No OZZFEST This Year - Feb. 12, 2009 Ozzy Osbourne is currently in the studio in Los Angeles co-producing his tenth studio album with Kevin Churko. The new CD is the rock and roll legend's follow-up to 2007's "Black Rain" which debuted in the Top Ten on the album charts in 1...

Fresh off of their West Coast run with METALLICA and upcoming visits to Finland, U.K., Ireland, Australia, Japan, and Indonesia, Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD have teamed up with No Fear Energy for the North American tour in support of their fifth studio album, "Wrath", which wi...

whos guns would this be..phils..or tracis..

MÖTLEY CRÜE, Guitar Center Announce Semi-Finalists Of 'Guitar Center On-Stage' Contest - Oct. 16, 2008 Continuing its commitment to the support of aspiring artists, Guitar Center and MÖTLEY CRÜE announced today the 30 semi-finalists for the Guitar Center On-Stage – Your Chance To Make Rock History. ...

GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Release Means Free Dr Pepper For All - Oct. 16, 2008 A spokesperson for soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper, which this past spring offered to send a free can of the beverage to "everyone in America" (excluding ex-GN'R members Slash and Buckethead) if GUNS ...

FUNNY SHIT:headshot::headshot: New Jersey-based Main Man Records continues its string of unique tribute albums with "Hair Apparent - The Main Man Records Tribute To Hair Bands", which is now available. "Nearly a quarter of a century after they dominated the charts, bands like MÖTLEY C...

:metalheadDr Pepper Putting Soda 'On Ice' In Preparation For 'Chinese Democracy' Arrival - Oct. 10, 2008 Soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper, which this past spring offered to send a free can of the beverage to "everyone in America" (excluding ex-GN'R members Slash and Buckethead) if GUNS N'...

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy" (Geffen/Interscope) finally has a release date. The CD will hit all Best Buy stores, where it is an exclusive, on the Sunday prior to Thanksgi...

American metal powerhouse ICED EARTH has announced the continuation of its current "North American Crucible" with 11 more shows in the U.S. and Canada in November. "People kept on reaching out to us and questioned why we weren't coming to their cities — well, here's your answer! I can...

San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS will play their classic 1985 album, "Bonded By Blood", in its entirety during the group's November 12, 2008 appearance at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington, according to a posting on the venue's web site. EXODUS recently completed work on a re-record...

San Francisco Bay Area thrash veterans EXODUS will return to touring early next year in support of 2007's "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A" with Germany's KREATOR, Austria's BELPHEGOR, and California's WARBRINGER. EXODUS guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt checks in from his home in Northern...

Fresh off their European and South American tours in support of the band's latest album, "Return Of The Pride", reactivated hard rockers WHITE LION have scheduled the following North American dates: Oct. 10. - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues Oct. 11 - Sacramento, CA - Club House Oct. 1...

who cares.its been way to long anyway:cheers:

gonna be in spokane sept 5th ane 6th from montana and realy could use a show any one play or knoe of any good shows there..thanks:metalhead