by Zach Shaw | Dec 14, 2011 | I'll See The Highlight Tonight
Yngwie Malmsteen is a well known virtuoso shredder. And while most guitarists of his caliber would have their own signature line of guitars, Malmsteen is getting a personalized instrument of another kind: a Sharpie marker. In what might be the oddest star endorsement...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 3, 2011 | Metal Musical Chairs, Opeth Insider
Opeth have been in the news a lot this week. They premiered the cover artwork for their new album Heritage, and some of the tour dates for Opeth’s Fall tour with Katatonia were leaked yesterday. Well now it looks like the Fall tour isn’t the only juicy Opeth news to...
by Zach Shaw | May 9, 2011 | Super MegaGroups
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed back in December of 2010 that he was helping ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz’s new project Deuxmonkey with some “fine tuning.” However, when original singer Wade Black (Crimson Glory, Seven Witches, Leatherwolf) departed from...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 21, 2011 | Touring, Tributes
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSpwVxrGQG4[/youtube] It was announced this past weekend that singers Tim “Ripper” Owens and Toby Jepson will be touring with former members of Dio under the moniker Dio’s Disciples. Owens and Jepson will join Rudy...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 4, 2011 | Video
It didn’t take long at all to hear Yngwie Malmsteen’s influence on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. From the very intro, you could hear the fretboard shredding. Laying back in the pocket with the legendary Roots crew? Not Yngwie! Go about 5...