The Hollywood Vampires — featuring Alice Cooper, Joe Perry, and Johnny Depp — have announced Spring 2019 tour dates. The band, which previously performed at Rock In Rio and the 2016 Grammy Awards in addition to U.S. and EU/UK tours last year, will play several shows on the West Coast in May.

All dates are below. The Hollywood Vampires VIP packages will be available beginning Tuesday, March 5. VIP packages may include a meet & greet, photo with the band, a premium seat, and exclusive merchandise. Regular tickets go on sale on Friday, March 8 at 10AM local time. For more information, go here.

Completing The Hollywood Vampires live lineup will be mainstay guitarist Tommy Henriksen (Alice Cooper), along with rock star musician friends Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper) on drums, Chris Wyse (The Cult) on bass, and Buck Johnson (Aerosmith) on keyboard and vocals.
 

In 1969, on the Sunset Strip at the legendary club, The Rainbow Bar & Grill, The Hollywood Vampires were born in the upstairs bar. It was a gathering place for the rock stars living in or passing through L.A. "To join the club, one simply had to out drink all of the members," says Alice Cooper, a founding member of the original Vampires.  
 

Cooper and good friend Johnny Depp got together and decided the spirit of The Hollywood Vampires should live again — minus the drinking. Cooper and Depp were joined by Joe Perry, who is an old friend of both, and the recording began: a tribute to the original Hollywood Vampires. An environment was born for great artists to hang, laugh, and play together. 

As Yahoo Music said, "The word 'supergroup' gets thrown around a lot these days, but truly, it doesn't get much super-er than Hollywood Vampires..."

New music from The Hollywood Vampires is expected this summer.

THE HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES ON TOUR:
5/10 — The Joint — Las Vegas, NV
5/11 — The Greek — Los Angeles, CA
5/12 — Warfield Theatre — San Francisco, CA
5/14 — The Fillmore — Denver, CO
5/16 — Sandia Casino — Albuquerque, NM
5/17 — Talking Stick Casino — Scottsdale, AZ
5/18  — Fantasy Springs Casino — Indio, CA*
*Tickets on sale now

Motionless In White To Join As Support

Tickets On Sale To General Public Starting Friday, March 8 At LiveNation.com

Rock icon Alice Cooper and Grammy-winning hard rock band Halestorm have announced a co-headline amphitheater tour across North America this summer. Produced by Live Nation, the 19-city tour will kick off July 17 in Allentown, PA at the PPL Center and make stops in Detroit, Chicago, Houston, and more before wrapping August 16 in Camden, NJ at the BB&T Pavilion. Motionless In White will support on all dates.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 8 at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, March 6 at 10 AM local time until Thursday, March 7 at 10 PM local time through Citi's Private Pass program. For complete presale details, visit here. Fan club and VIP presales will be available Tuesday, March 5 at 10 AM local time through Thursday, March 7 at 10 PM local time. Visit here or here for more for more information.

"We've played festivals with Halestorm, including Rock In Rio, and now I’m excited about doing this summer tour with Lzzy and the band, can’t wait to get to the first show," said Alice Cooper.

"We are beyond excited to announce our new tour with the man who burnt the rule book on Rock 'n' Roll...Alice Cooper," said Lzzy Hale, frontwoman of Halestorm. "Alice is our A in the ABC's of Rock music, and we are honored to be sharing the stage with such a legend and his incredible band. School's definitely out!"

Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Cooper will bring an all-new show for the Summer 2019 tour. Dubbed "Ol' Black Eyes Is Back," the show will have a very different look than recent tours. New music from Alice is expected in time for the tour, once again produced by Alice's longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who most recently produced 2017's acclaimed Paranormal album, featuring friends like ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, U2's Larry Mullen Jr, and Deep Purple's Roger Glover, as well as original Alice Cooper band members Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway and Michael Bruce. Cooper's most recent release, the live album A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris, was released by earMUSIC in 2018. In addition to recording and touring both on his own and with The Hollywood Vampires (with pals Joe Perry and Johnny Depp), Alice continues his nightly syndicated radio show "Nights With Alice Cooper," heard worldwide on over 100 radio stations.

Grammy-Award winning band Halestorm released their fourth full-length album, Vicious, last year. Called a "muscular, adventurous, and especially relevant rock record" by Rolling Stone, Vicious earned the band their second Grammy nomination, for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song "Uncomfortable," the band's fourth #1 at rock radio. Fronted by the incomparable Lzzy Hale, named Loudwire's 2018 Rock Artist of the Year, Halestorm has earned a reputation as a powerful live music force, headlining sold-out shows and topping festival bills around the world. 

Alice Cooper and Halestorm 2019 Tour Dates:
July 17 — Allentown, PA—PPL Center
July 19—Pittsburgh, PA—KeyBank Pavilion
July 20—Detroit, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 21—Chicago, IL—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 23—Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center
July 25—St Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 26—Kansas City, MO—Starlight Theatre
July 28—Oklahoma City, OK—Zoo Amphitheatre*
July 29—Cedar Park, TX—H-E-B Center*
July 31—Irving, TX—The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 01—Houston, TX—The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
August 04—Nashville, TN—The Opry House*
August 07—Canandaigua, NY—Constellation Brands–Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC
August 08—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 10—Portland, ME—Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row
August 11—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 13—Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube Live
August 15—Holmdel, NJ—PNC Bank Arts Center
August 16—Camden, NJ—BB&T Pavilion
 *Not a Live Nation date

The world’s fastest growing independent record label, Golden Robot Records, continues it’s upward trajectory into 2019.  Starting the year off with a bang, the label is honored to welcome to the family, the guitar icon Gilby Clarke!  Gilby recently signed a GLOBAL deal with Golden Robot Records which will see a brand new solo album - The Gospel Truth - released this year. This will be Gilby’s first in over 15 years!

Mark Alexander-Erber, Golden Robot Entertainment Group Founder and President: says of signing Clarke; 'I couldn’t be happier to sign such an incredible artist like Gilby Clarke to our GRR international roster. He is totally authentic through and through. He brings such a wealth of experience to his songwriting, playing and producing and I know the world is ready for his new solo album which is a long time coming.  It is an honour to release this record.’ Clarke explains his excitement about the signing  “I am so happy to be a part of the Golden Robot family for my new solo record. I use the word family because I feel like I found a home. We share the same passion for Rock n Roll! Rock N Roll is alive n’ well & together we will turn it up loud!”

Gilby recently did an interview with Gibson Guitars at the 2019 Namm show in Los Angeles where he discusses his upcoming album. Watch it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFnVXj5JyCg

Best known for his tenure in the mighty Guns N Roses, Gilby has a long and storied career of which, GNR is only a part.  Arriving in Hollywood as a 17 year old punk from Cleveland, Gilby soon found himself as a ghost writer and session player for former Runaway’s manager, Kim Fowley who then urged him to join the band, Candy.  Gilby proved a little too rough and ready for the polished power-poppers and found himself a home both with hard-rockers Kill For Thrills and as a songwriter for Virgin Records.

Then a late night call from Slash changed everything… Gilby joined Guns N Roses in late 1991, replacing the recently departed Izzy Stradlin. For the next 3 years, Gilby strapped in for the wildest ride of his life, playing stadiums the world over and appearing on Guns N Roses, Spaghetti Incident, Live Era ’88-’91 and The Greatest Hits albums.

After GNR’s mid 90’s implosion, Gilby, armed only with his Les Paul, went back to Virgin and launched his solo career. Receiving critical acclaim for his albums Pawnshop Guitars, The Hangover, Rubber, 99 Live and Swag, he began the new millennium touring with the likes of Nancy Sinatra, Heart, The MC5 and with his old band mate in Slash’s Snakepit.

In 2006, Gilby joined forces with Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee and former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted to form Rock Star Supernova. The band hosted the TV show of the same name in search of a singer and toured the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in early 2007.

In 2012 Gilby reunited with his former GNR bandmates and performed with them as they were inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.  That same year Gilby joined Kings of Chaos with ex GNR members Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan and an all-star rotating roster of icons that featured Steven Tyler, Joe Elliot, Nikki Sixx, Glen Hughes and many more.

Now in 2019, Gilby is preparing to unleash his first new solo music in nearly two decades! An old school mash-up of Keef, Johnny Thunders, and B.B. King, Gilby’s new album is full of fist-pumping rock ’n’ roll songs with fat choruses, bluesy licks and trademark solos!  It’s Classic rock, a new version of what Gilby likes to do and that’s… LOUD GUITARS!  The album features drumming from legendary John Mellencamp and Chickenfoot sticksman Kenny Aronoff and Stephen Perkins from Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyro & Infectious Grooves.  The Gospel Truth will be released in the first half of 2019. More details coming very soon!

Gilby joins fellow GNR band mate, Dizzy Reed who was one of the first international signings to Golden Robot Records and released his solo album, Rock N Roll Ain't Easy to critical praise in early 2018.

On March 22, 2019, MEGADETH will celebrate their 35th Anniversary with the release of Warheads On Foreheads, a 35-track, career retrospective. The anthology spans their entire studio recording career, from their first album Killing Is My Business... to their 2017 GRAMMY® Award winning release Dystopia, and will be available as a 3-CD set, a 4-LP set and a digital edition via UMe Recordings. A limited edition, four-LP set pressed on silver colored vinyl will be available exclusively through the band's online store, with deluxe bundles to be announced. Visit http://smarturl.it/MegadethStore for details.

"Thirty five years ago I chose the name Megadeth for my band and I see these songs as the most efficient weapons in the bands arsenal," says Dave Mustaine. "WOF is a U.S. military term for targeting efficiency," Mustaine continues, "it's all about using the right tool for the job and these tracks were created for maximum destruction (or stopping power, or something else!)"

In 1984, Dave Mustaine was determined to start a new band that would be heavier and faster than his peers. Mustaine's songwriting was rapidly maturing, and he set about combining the attitude and energy of punk, with the power and intricate riffing of metal, along with direct, sociopolitical lyrical content. With David Ellefson on bass and Gar Samuelson on drums, the band recorded their infamous 3-song demo which quickly circulated through the underground tape-trading circuit and became an underground hit leading to a deal with Combat Records.

Warheads On Foreheads starts at that beginning with the early thrashers "Rattlehead" and "Mechanix" from the band's 1985 debut Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good, an album that would lay down the blueprint and establish MEGADETH as forerunners of what would later be called Thrash Metal (and recently hailed by VH1 as the Greatest Thrash Metal Debut of All Time).

MEGADETH was quickly signed by Capitol Records and released their 1986 major label debut Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?, which became the band's first certified gold record and would go on to become MEGADETH's first platinum selling release. Featured on Warheads On Foreheads are "The Conjuring" and the track "Good Mourning/Black Friday" which Pitchfork describes as "everything great about hardcore, plus a dose of the kind of show-off skill that makes lesser musicians' fingers bleed." Other songs included are "In My Darkest Hour" from their platinum selling So Far, So Good, So What!(1988), "Hanger 18" and "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" from their GRAMMY® nominated, platinum album Rust In Peace (1990), and "Symphony of Destruction" and "Sweating Bullets" from their 1992 GRAMMY® nominated, double platinum release Countdown To Extinction. Also featured are "A Tout Le Monde" and "Reckoning Day" from their 1994 platinum selling release Youthanasia, "Kingmaker" from their 2013 Top Ten release Super Collider, which hit No. 3 on both the Hard Rock Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, "She-Wolf" from the GRAMMY® nominated, Top Ten release Cryptic Writings (1997) and the title track from the band's most recent album Dystopia.

Upon its release in 2016, Dystopia reasserted MEGADETH's place at the top of the metal world, equaling the chart impact of their early nineties output, earning the band their first GRAMMY®, as well as rave reviews (The Guardian gave it five out of five stars and stated "Dystopia is an absolutely blistering return to the state-of-the-art bombast and refined technicality.")

MEGADETH burst onto the scene thirty five years ago, virtually inventing a genre and selling more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning numerous accolades including a 2017 GRAMMY® Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the title track "Dystopia," 12 GRAMMY® nominations, and scoring five consecutive platinum albums. With sheer determination and a relentless recording and touring schedule, MEGADETH worked their way up from headlining clubs to headlining arenas, festival and stadiums, cementing a legacy that continues to grow and spread throughout the world.

3-CD TRACK LISTING

DISC 1

1. Rattlehead

2. Mechanix

3. Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!

4. The Conjuring

5. Wake Up Dead

6. Devils Island

7. Good Mourning / Black Friday

8. Set The World Afire

9. In My Darkest Hour

10. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due

DISC 2

1. Hangar 18

2. Tornado Of Souls

3. Rust In Peace...Polaris

4. Five Magics

5. Take No Prisoners

6. Skin O' My Teeth

7. Angry Again

8. Symphony Of Destruction

9. Sweating Bullets

10. A Tout Le Monde

11. Train Of Consequences

12. Reckoning Day

DISC 3

1. Trust

2. She-Wolf

3. Wanderlust

4. Dread and the Fugitive Mind

5. Blackmail The Universe

6. Washington Is Next!

7. Head Crusher

8. Public Enemy No. 1

9. Kingmaker

10. The Threat Is Real

11. Poisonous Shadows

12. Death From Within

13. Dystopia

4-LP TRACK LISTING

SIDE A

1. Rattlehead

2. Mechanix

3. Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good!

4. The Conjuring

5. Wake Up Dead

SIDE B

1. Devils Island

2. Good Mourning / Black Friday

3. Set The World Afire

SIDE C

1. In My Darkest Hour

2. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due

3. Hangar 18

4. Tornado Of Souls

SIDE D

1. Rust In Peace...Polaris

2. Five Magics

3. Take No Prisoners

4. Skin O' My Teeth

5. Angry Again

SIDE E

1. Symphony Of Destruction

2. Sweating Bullets

3. A Tout Le Monde

4. Train Of Consequences

5. Reckoning Day

SIDE F

1. Trust

2. She-Wolf

3. Wanderlust

4. Dread and the Fugitive Mind

SIDE G

1. Blackmail The Universe

2. Washington Is Next!

3. Head Crusher

4. Public Enemy No. 1

5 Kingmaker

SIDE H

1. The Threat Is Real

2. Poisonous Shadows

3. Death From Within

4. Dystopia

For the 3-CD and 4-LP sets go to:

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For the limited edition exclusive silver colored vinyl go to:

http://smarturl.it/MegadethStore

megadeth.com

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Demon Hunter are an American metal institution. The band embraces brazenly transcendent melodies, without apology, while maintaining a defiant heaviness reminiscent of the most timeless of metal music. For nearly two decades, Demon Hunter has weathered the changing tides of rock subculture, proving ever resistant to trends, and ever resilient, making music as determined and resolute as the men within the band.  

In 2019, the band unveils not one but two brand new full-length albums on March 1. War is filled with aggression and Peace doubles down on melody; both are dynamic and diverse standalone offerings. They are linked most prominently by release date and a plainspoken theme: “War in every breath / Peace in only death.” 

Demon Hunter’s ninth and tenth studio albums arrive just two years after Outlive, which debuted at #1 Independent, #2 Rock Music, #2 Hard Music, #8 Current Albums, and #25 on the Billboard 200 charts. “Raining Down” remained #1 at Christian Rock radio for over 9 weeks. 

Listen to “On My Side” and “Peace.” 

Listen to “The Negative” and “Rescue Myself.”

Steve Vai on Vaideology: Basic Theory for Guitar Players – Screen here:

http://youtu.be/8zEyD8poo2g

Piano Reductions Vol. 2 Trailer here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HvrIL9gYHI&feature=youtu.be

Los Angeles, CA – Steve Vai has released two new titles. First, his first music theory book via publisher Hal Leonard. Titled Vaideology: Basic Music Theory for Guitar Players, the gargantuan effort was designed to help both beginners and veteran guitar players. Vai takes a deep dive into the basics of music theory to help players better understand the language of music and become more musically literate. Through in-depth discussions of music theory fundamentals, the esteemed player combines practical exercises, diagrams, tips, practice methods, and various ways of looking at music to help kickstart a new view of the guitar for readers. Topics covered include: Academic vs. Experiential Learning; Notes on the Neck; Music Notation; Reading & Writing Music; Scales; Intervals; Key Signatures; Circle of 5ths; Chords and Chord Scales; Rhythm Basics; Time Signatures; Guitar Harmonics; Modes; and more.  The book carries a list price of $24.99 and will be available at local music stores, halleonard.com, or vai.com. E-book versions are also available at all major e-book outlets.

Vai states, “One of the questions that I’m usually asked by aspiring guitar players is, how much music theory do I really need to know, and is it necessary? My answer is usually, “You don’t need to understand music theory at all to be an effective player, but it will always help to at least understand the basics”. So, I wrote a book that I believe contains the basics of music theory that can aid the student to be musically literate, and perhaps much more.” 

In the pages of Vaideology, he shares, “Since as far back as I can remember remembering, I always had a deep fascination with the written language of music.  On paper, it looked like beautiful art to me.  It felt like a warm, safe place (a bizarre analogy, I know). It was this mysterious language that I instinctively knew could unlock my musical expressions. To be able to write a composition for a large group of people by starting with a blank piece of score paper, with its infinite possibilities for inventiveness, was absolutely spellbinding to me.  I always had an intense desire to understand it fully and master it completely. Although I’m still a work in progress—because the evolution of music theory is infinite—I so much enjoy being able to use what I do know, and I still continue to study it.”

Steve Vai and Miho Arai have collaborated on the release of PIANO REDUCTIONS VOL. 2.

He offers, “I had seen video clips that Miho had made of her performing some of my songs on solo piano from her home on an electric keyboard, and I was blown away. I contacted her and asked if she would be interested in recording this record. Based on the fact that she had my Vai logo tattooed on her neck, I assumed she would be interested in this project, and she was! I choose the songs and over a 3-4 year period we would go into Ocean Way studios and record a few tracks at a time. It was obvious to me that she is a completely thoroughly trained musician and piano virtuoso. Her command of the instrument is stunning, and she took these songs and found all the little golden nuggets within them. She is an inspired player and I feel great appreciation for the way she respected, arranged and performed these tracks.”  To hear music and read more: http://www.vai.com/pianoreductionsvol2/

The complete track listing includes, “Burning Rain,” “Lotus Feet,” “Lucky Charms,” “Whispering A Prayer,” “The Silent Within,” “The Moon and I,” “For The Love of God,” “Blood and Glory,” “Creamsicle Sunset,” “Dying For Your Love,” “Feathers,” and “The Story of Light.”

Vai’s prior similar release “Piano Reductions: Vol. I” was released in November, 2004, and featured eleven songs from his repertoire performed by Mike Keneally. Over the past four years, the current title took flight with piano virtuoso Miho Arai as the featured artist performing twelve Vai compositions.  The title will be released globally by The Orchard.