Guitarist Stone Gossard Says Side Projects Help “Challenge” Pearl Jam to Make Better Music

Pearl Jam ’s tenth album is taking a long time to finish, which is probably due to the fact that all of its members have been working on side projects. Guitarist Sto... Read More

Saving Abel to Perform at United We Stand Festival in June

Saving Abel has signed to perform at an event aimed at reforming the U.S. electoral process. Dubbed the United We Stand Festival, the event will feature a variety of speake... Read More

Black Sabbath Members Promote This Wednesday's "CSI" Appearance in Preview Video

In advance of Black Sabbath 's appearance on CBS' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , which airs this Wednesday, a behind-the-scenes preview video of the episode has been pos... Read More

Megadeth Wants You to Premiere New Single, “Kingmaker,” on Your Twitter Account

Want to increase your Twitter followers by over 420,000? It just may happen if you take part in Megadeth ’s “Rock My Track” contest, where the winner will get the... Read More

RHCP’s Chad Smith to Launch Podcast Interview Series; First Episode to Feature Rush Guitarist Alex Lifeson

If your life doesn't allow you to talk to rock stars, maybe rock stars talking to rock stars will help ease the pain. Chad Smith has partnered with MusicRadar.com to invade t... Read More

Avenged Sevenfold Begins Recording New Studio Album

Good news for Avenged Sevenfold fans: the band is in the studio working on their follow-up to 2010’s Nightmare . The group delivered the announcement on their... Read More

Blur’s Alex James Makes Directorial Debut with Short Film, "A Slice of Life"

Alex James can now add filmmaker to his resume. The Blur bassist has just released a short film to celebrate the launch of... Read More

The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney, Ex-GnR Drummer Matt Sorum & More to Perform at Rolling Stones Tributes

A new installment of the series of The Rolling Stones tribute shows known as Stones Fest is set to take place in New York and Los Angeles later this month.... Read More

As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot

As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis on Thursday pleaded not guilty to solicitation of murder in connection with his alleged murder-for-hire plot, according to... Read More

Slayer Announces Cause of Death for Jeff Hanneman; Planning Public "Celebration" of His Life

An official cause of death for founding Slayer member and guitarist Jeff Hanneman has been announced by the band. According to an update posted Thursday on... Read More