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Whitesnake's original guitarist and one of the band's founding members, Bernie Marsden has died at the age of 72. Among the numerous songs he penned, he co-wrote the band's massive 1987 hit, "Here I G...

Avenged Sevenfold has a lot to celebrate this week. Their ten-year-old single, "Hail To The King" has now certified triple Platinum, for sales of three million units. It took the band eight years to s...

David Coverdale is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Deep Purple debut with a special version of The Purple Album. Whitesnake's tribute to his three-year tenure with the legendary group. This ne...

One half of Eurythmics… Dave Stewart announced that Annie Lennox will now longer tour. The news came as he was announcing a tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their 1983 breakthrough alb...

Staind has released a new song called "In This Condition," from their upcoming album, Confessions of the Fallen. Confessions will be their first release since 2011 and will be out on September 22. Sta...

Bob Dylan is paying it forward. The inaugural Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship is offering a 40,000 project stipend, plus presentation opportunities, dedicated time with the Bob Dylan Archive, a...

Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch is featured in a new commercial for Furniture City, a store in his hometown of Bakersfield, California. The video shows Welch wondering through the store's show room ...

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is set to appear at the upcoming Gloucester History Festival, where he'll join historians for a special talk session, as part of the activities. Plant and other spea...

Ringo Starr has announced a new EP titled Rewind Forward, to be release on October 13. The former Beatle will preview the four-song set with the title track on Friday. About that, he said, "Rewind For...

Eric Clapton and Grateful Dead's Bob Weir are featured on the upcoming Stephen Marley album, Old Soul. Clapton plays lead guitar riffs over an acoustic version of Bob Marley's classic, "I Shot The...