Chad Childers

Pearl Jam fans will be happy to know that the band is progressing quite well with their next album. In fact, in a new interview with Guerrillacandy.com, guitarist Stone Gossard reveals that the end of recording their next album is in sight.

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A little constructive criticism never hurts, but Geoff Tate is ready to confront some full-on hate head-on with a new contest. The Queensryche frontman and his reconstructed lineup are now promoting their latest effort, 'Frequency Unknown,' and have launched an interesting competition in which they're challenging haters to stand up for their opinion and film a rant about the album.

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Great music knows no boundaries and it says a lot about the life and musical legacy of late country music great George Jones that those responding to his death include musicians that fall outside of his genre. Jones passed away Friday (April 26) at the age of 81 after a much-celebrated career in country music.

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Slash's humanitarian side is shining through again as the guitar great has used his celebrity to sway fans toward a new campaign aiming to combat the slaughter of sharks.

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The highly anticipated live return of Black Sabbath this year has finally happened, and unlike last year's handful of shows, there's new material being worked into performances. The group is currently on a tour "down under," hitting venues in New Zealand and Australia and they kicked things off with a blistering performance Saturday (April 20) at Auckland's Vector Arena.

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Storm Thorgerson, perhaps the most prolific creator of rock album covers, passed away Thursday (April 18) at the age of 69. Thorgerson is probably best known for creating the prism-spreading color spectrum on the front of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' album, but he's had his artwork featured on many top records over the years.

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Judas Priest recently revealed plans issue their new 'Epitaph' concert Blu-Ray / DVD and now they're able to tease the forthcoming release with a new trailer. In the clip, the band's members discuss exactly what the trek meant to them as well as teasing some of the cool things about the 'Epitaph' run.

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Ever wonder what it would be like to hang out with Rob Zombie for a day? If you've got the cash to donate for a good cause you could find out as Zombie is offering a fan experience to raise funds for the Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.

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Rob Zombie has put the call out for help, as one of his 'House of 1,000 Corpses' cast members is in serious need. The director is rallying his fans to support actress Karen Black as she receives much needed medical treatment to fight ampullary cancer.

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Halestorm have been revealed as one of the performers for the 2013 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The band will play the Buffalo Chip Music Festival at the legendary South Dakota event, opening for ZZ Top on Aug. 4.

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