Nita Strauss

Nita Strauss

Following stints in Femme Fatale and the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens, and being ranked #1 on Guitar World’s list of “10 Female Guitar Players You Should Know,” Nita Strauss landed a 2014 gig as the official in-house guitarist for the L.A. KISS, the arena football team owned by KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Months later, Alice…

Godsmack Frontman Documentary

Godsmack Frontman Documentary

“I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story,” a film based on Godsmack frontman Sully Erna’s life story, is available via Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video. Based on Erna’s ’07 memoir ‘The Paths We Choose‘, the documentary was written and produced by Erna, with additional writing and production by Noah Berlow and Troy Smith, who also directed. “I am releasing a documentary on my life story, from zero…

Megadeth Memorabilia Going On The Block

Megadeth Memorabilia Going On The Block

Megadeth has teamed with The Realest for an exclusive memorabilia auction, including stage-played and signed items, kicking off on November 27th. “There’s a whole world out there of really valuable, important stuff that if somebody is a fan of an artist or an athlete, or anybody… they wanna get something authentic that belongs to that person,”…

Megadeth Make Guitarist Change Official

Megadeth Make Guitarist Change Official

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that Teemu Mäntysaari (pictured) will continue as the band’s guitarist for the foreseeable future. Thew announcement came after longtime Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro made his decision to “extend” his absence from the group’s touring activities. “Kiko is a top-notch professional, a maestro — and he did not want to hurt me or Megadeth,” Mustaine explained. “We came up with a solution…

Cobain Guitar Sold At Auction

Cobain Guitar Sold At Auction

Following the sale of an Eric Clapton guitar for $1.27 million, a Kurt Cobain guitar goes for $1,587,500 during Julien’s Auctions “Played, Worn And Torn: Rock N’ Roll Iconic Guitars And Memorabilia” event (on 11/17). The “Skystang I” guitar was played by the late Nirvana frontman during his final public performance on band’s ’93 – ’94…

Avenged Sevenfold (A7X)

Avenged Sevenfold (A7X)

While still in high school, M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and Jimmy Sullivan (drums) – known as The Reverend – shortened to The Rev – founded Avenged Sevenfold. The group developed a Metal/Punk hybrid that got them signed by indie label, Hopeless. Their ‘01 debut “Sounding the Seventh Trumpet…

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Rough Night For Rock At The Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards were presented on Sunday (11/19). Though the awards focused primarily on Pop, R&B, Rap and Country acts there was a (slight) nod toward Rock. In the Top Rock Duo/Group category, Artic Monkeys (pictured) beat out Foo Fighters and Metallica for the honor. The Top Touring Artist award went to Coldplay. Ironically,…

New Years Day Has A “Half Black Heart”

New Years Day Has A “Half Black Heart”

New Years Day will release its fifth studio album, “Half Black Heart,” on March 1st. “It’s common for musicians to express affection for their albums, this one truly stands out to me,” noted vocalist Ash Costello (pictured above).  It feels like the culmination of all the hard work and growth we’ve experienced… and poured it into this…

Lacey Strum’s Sophomore Solo Album Is Out

Lacey Strum’s Sophomore Solo Album Is Out

Flyleaf vocalist Lacey Sturm has released her sophomore solo album, “Kenotic Metanoia.” It’s the follow-up to 2015’s “Life Screams.” The album made Sturm the first solo female to top the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart.  “Kenotic Metanoia” contains the singles “Breathe With Me,” a power ballad with violin virtuoso Lindsey Stirling, and “Reconcile.” “All these songs have been for my own heart,” stated…