A short video message from Glenn Hughes (BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE) and Joe Bonamassa about BLACK COUNTRY, their new supergroup with Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian, can be viewed below.

BLACK COUNTRY takes its name from the industrial area in England from which Bonham and Hughes...

Vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida death metallers SIX FEET UNDER was interviewed on this past weekend's (January 29-31) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to ...

Vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida death metallers SIX FEET UNDER will guest on this weekend's (January 29-31) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair will co-host the program, which will also feature the broadcast premiere of new music from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY...

The third installment of SIX FEET UNDER's cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3"...

A short video message from Glenn Hughes (BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE) about BLACK COUNTRY, his new supergroup with Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa and Derek Sherinian, can be viewed below.

BLACK COUNTRY takes its name from the industrial area in England from which Bonham and Hughes...

Classic Rock Revisited editor Jeb Wright recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) for the "Decades Of Distortion" show on the Arkansas City, Kansas radio station KACY 102.5 FM. The chat is now available for streaming in four parts below.

Joe Lynn Turner...

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will release his next album, "To Notice Such Things", on March 22 through Avie Records.

An interview with Lord about the CD can be found at his official web site. Also available is a ...

A new supergroup has been formed with Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa and Derek Sherinian. They are calling themselves BLACK COUNTRY, taking their name from the industrial area in England from which Bonham and Hughes both hail. The band is currently in the studio with producer Kevin Shirley (BLACK CROWES, AEROSMITH, ...

According to promoters Zed! and Venezia Spettacoli, the "Classic Rock Night" featuring the IAN PAICE & TOLO MARTON BAND on February 4 at Gran Teatro in Padova, Italy, will be a celebration of the 40th anniversary of DEEP PURPLE's "In Rock" album and will also mark 40 years since the passing of Jimi Hendrix. It will showcase a project which ...

Tampa, Florida death metallers SIX FEET UNDER will sign copies of the third installment of their cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", on Saturday, January 23 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sound Exchange in Brandon, Florida.

Sound Exchange
732 West Lumsden Rd.
Brandon, FL 33511
813-651-9316

Due on January 19 via Metal Blade Records, ...

Harmony Central conducted an interview with drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) at the Ludwig booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Watch the chat below.

As previously reported, Bonham...

Drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) has joined forces with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH), keyboardist Derek Sherinian (ALICE COOPER, DREAM THEATER, KISS, BILLY IDOL) and guitarist Joe Bonamassa in a brand new project tentatively dubbed BLACK COUNTRY...

Drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) has joined forces with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and guitarist Joe Bonamassa in a brand new project tentatively dubbed BLACK COUNTRY...

"Need To Believe", the latest album from Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD, has been certified platinum in the band's home country for sales in excess of 30,000 copies.

The group was presented with the platinum-award plaques (see photo below) this past Saturday (January 9) at the "Swiss Awards 2009", which also included the TV premiere of GOTTHARD...

Guitar Center today announced Ramon Sampson as the winner of its Drum-Off, the search for the nation's top undiscovered drummer.

Performing in front of a capacity crowd this past Friday, January 8 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, 19-year-old Ramon Sampson from Cordova, Tennessee beat out four other Drum-Off...

According to JonLord.org, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will release his next album, "To Notice Such Things", on March 22 through Avie Records.

Titled after the main work — a six movement suite for solo flute, piano and string orchestra — the album was inspired by, and is dedicated to the memory of ...

Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have extended their contract with Marquee/Avalon Records in order to include their 10th studio album, "X", set to be released on January 21 throughout Japan and Southeast Asia.

ROYAL HUNT...

RHAPSODY OF FIRE singer Fabio Lione's side project PURPLESNAKE, a DEEP PURPLE and WHITESNAKE tribute band, will be joined on stage by Italian rocker Pino Scotto (FIRE TRAILS, VANADIUM) and by guitar hero Andrea Braido (VASCO ROSSI, TWIN DRAGONS, FRANK GAMBALE...

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse was the featured guest on this past Sunday's (January 3) edition of the "Long Live Rock" show. Host Sterling Whitaker — a Nashville-based music journalist, and the author of two books, "Unsung Heroes of Rock Guitar" in 2003, and "The Grand Delusion: The Unauthorized True Story of Styx"...

According to Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) is currently involved in a brand new band which he calls "a mindblower." The group is currently in a California studio writing and recording material for its debut album.

Writing on his Twitter page, Hughes...

Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have revealed the cover artwork and track listing for their 10th studio album, "X", due later this year.

ROYAL HUNT...

Video footage of Finnish heavy metal singer Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS, CAIN'S OFFERING, KOTIPELTO) and guitarist Jani Liimatainen (CAIN'S OFFERING, ex-SONATA ARCTICA) performing acoustic versions of several hard rock classics last night (Thursday, December 31, 2009) in Raahe, Finland can be viewed below (courtesy of "tomlaine030969").

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Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have set "X" as the title of their 10th studio album, due in 2010. The band is planning to hit the road in April/May in support of the upcoming CD.

ROYAL HUNT...

LACUNA COIL, U.D.O., EPICA, MASTERPLAN and SABATON members participated in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony"...

Tampa, Florida's kings of groove-laden death metal SIX FEET UNDER are back with the third installment of their cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", due out on January 19, 2010 via Metal Blade Records. In support of the upcoming release, the band has unleashed the very first single from the CD — a cover of SLAYER's "At Dawn They Sleep" — on its ...

According to Tonight.co.za, British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will headline South Africa's Masters Of Rock tour with openers URIAH HEEP and WISHBONE ASH...

Austin, Texas quartet THE SWORD...

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rockweekend festival, set to take place July 8-10, 2010 in Kilafors (two hours north of Stockholm), Sweden.

The last time DEEP PURPLE stood on a Swedish festival stage was when they headlined Sweden Rock...

According to Deep Purple Italia, DEEP PURPLE's last concert of 2009, which will be held on Wednesday, December 16 at Paladozza in Bologna, Italy, will be broadcast live by Radio2, a radio station operated by Italian public service broadcaster RAI...