So the unveiling of Pantera’s only unreleased song comes with a lot of excitement for this old metalhead, and just a little bit of disappointment after hearing it. You May Also Like: Pantera – ‘Power Metal’ (1988): Forgotten Series

I refuse to refer to the current lineup as Guns n’ Roses. It’s Axl Rose and Four or Five Other Guys.

Greg Lake is at work on his first solo project since 1983’s Manoeuvres, with plans to set a release date of either later in 2012 or early next year. Beyond that, though, the founding member of King Crimson and Emerson Lake and Palmer is offering precious few details. Meanwhile, lookRead More

Rush fans are gearing up for an exciting 2012, with an official release date finally surfacing for the latest album, Clockwork Angels (that’s No. 20 if you include the Feedback EP) – mark your calendars: June 12. You May Also Like: How Rush Finished at the Top of Their GameRead More

Garbed in fancy white threads and flowing locks, Angel did indeed strike a celestial pose. The band’s sound further carried a magical quality as their elaborately engraved songs roared and soared with pulsating power, resulting in a majestic heavy metal symphony of beauty and grace. Located in Washington D.C., AngelRead More

Everybody remembers “Don’t Fear The Reaper” — Blue Öyster Cult’s No. 12 hit from 1976 — and I admit, I’ve always been a fan of the song’s false ending You May Also Like: Blue Oyster Cult – ‘The Symbol Remains’ (2020) The Stalk-Forrest Group, “What Is Quicksand?” (1970): One TrackRead More

The one-man band deal is pretty hard to pull off. I’ve heard quite a few that end up coming off as pretty corny. Biram, though, has the skills You May Also Like: How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard Rock

The Rolling Stones took eight years between Bridges to Babylon and 2005’s A Bigger Bang, and it’s been seven years since that studio recording. Perhaps the long wait is over. You May Also Like: How the Rolling Stones Got Their Mojo Back With ‘A Bigger Bang’

A new report confirms that guitar hero Ronnie Montrose, who had been battling cancer for years, took his own life. You May Also Like: Edgar Winter Group – They Only Come Out at Night (1972): On Second Thought The Immediate Family, “Cruel Twist” (2020): One Track Mind

One of the Web’s biggest 2012 viral sensations so far has been that video of a Canadian man, under arrest for drunken driving in the back seat of a Canadian police car, singing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” in its entirety. Count the band’s co-founding drummer Roger Taylor as a fan. “It’sRead More