Guitarist Michael Derks of GWAR has revealed he’s battling a rare form of bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis. In a statement, Derks shares that he went to the hospital for “extreme fatigue and weakness” this summer while
A brand new three-disc box set based on Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, titled The Voice of Deep Purple: The Gillan Years, will be released next month. The collection includes the 1990 solo album Naked Thunder, the
The inaugural Loudwire Music Awards concert and ceremony took place at the Novo Theater in downtown Los Angeles October 24. The Loudwire Music Awards brought together the rock and metal communities for a historic night of loud
In 1971 John Lennon traded a rare, autographed copy of The Beatles Yesterday And Today compilation record for the infamous Yellow Matter Custard bootleg, a fan-taped reel-to-reel collection of early-Beatles radio performances that had never been commercially released. Now, Lennon’s personal copy of Yesterday And Today is expected
Marilyn Manson has split with his longtime bassist and guitarist Jeordie White after the musician, also known as Twiggy Ramirez, was accused of rape. White’s departure from the band comes after Jessicka Addams, singer of the band
Metallica will perform at a fundraiser concert to assist families impacted by the fires in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake and other North Bay counties. The Band Together Bay Area Benefit Concert is scheduled for Nov. 9 at
A new Roy Orbison tour is set to kick off in the U.K. next year with a hologram of the star. The tour will feature a full live band including the London Philharmonic on some dates. The tour kicks
Judas Priest have revealed that their new studio album will be titled Firepower and will launch next year. Rob Halford and the band have announced a run of North American dates for next year and a planned
AC/DC producer and The Easybeats’ star George Young has died at the age of 70. Born in Scotland and then emigrating to Australia with his family when he was a child, George was the eldest brother of
Daisy Berkowitz, real name Scott Putesky and best known as the founding guitarist of Marilyn Mason, died after a 4 year battle with stage four colon cancer. Putesky revealed he was diagnosed with cancer back in 2013.
