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LickLibrary News

Welcome to the news section of the LickLibrary website, here you will find all the latest news and information from LickLibrary. In addition you'll notice some of our feeds from Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube and our Podcast's on iTunes.

Live webcast with Disturbed Tonight!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010

Disturbed will be holding a live webcast with their fans tonight to celebrate their new album!

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Guns N Roses turn up late on both Reading & Leeds Festivals, Axl blames crew for letting him nap

Tue, 31 Aug 2010

Despite warnings from the Reading & Leeds festival organisers, Guns N Roses still arrived late for the headlining sets this past weekend.

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Zakk Wylde to take over Rock Radio tonight

Tue, 31 Aug 2010

Tonight Rock Radio listeners can hear Zakk Wylde take over the station! 

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Watch Stone Sour's concert tonight live online!

Mon, 30 Aug 2010

Don't miss Stone Sour's live concert stream from New York City! 

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LickLibrary Weekend Guitar Challenges - Week 1

Fri, 27 Aug 2010

Check out week 1 of our new Weekend Challenges we're going to set for you to help you with your technique and improvisation! 

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Bon Jovi tp release mew songs for Greatest Hits album

Fri, 27 Aug 2010

Bon Jovi are to release their Greatest Hits album in November and have promised it will include new songs! 

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Happy Birthday Gene Simmons!

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

Today is KISS' Gene Simmons' birthday, check out a selection of videos we found online to celebrate. 

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Guns N Roses have been given warning about turning up late at this weekend Reading & Leeds festivals

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

Reading & Leeds Festivals have warned Axl Rose and Guns N Roses they are not to be late on stage this weekend.

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Slash, Paul McCartney & Billy Gibbons play tribute to Les Paul

Wed, 25 Aug 2010

Tomorrow CNN will premiere a show paying tribute to the late Les Paul.

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Kings of Leon say their V Festival performance was one of their favourite shows.

Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Last weekend Kings of Leon headlined the final night at V Festival's Staffordshire site and declared it being one of his 'Favourite Shows ever' 

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Stone Sour give to give a free show in NYC to celebrate the release of Audio Secrecy

Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Stone Sour are set to release their new album, Audio Secrecy on September 7th (6th in the UK), and to celebrate they're hitting the stage for a free show in New York City on August 30th... but thats not all... find out more inside.

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Iron Maiden hit number 1 with The Final Frontier

Mon, 23 Aug 2010

Iron Maiden's new release The Final Frontier went straight in at Number 1 in the UK album charts this week.

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LickLibrary's Jamie Humphries to play Hyde Park with Brian May!

Mon, 23 Aug 2010

Just confirmed, our very own Jamie Humphries will be playing with the one and only Brian May at the BBC's Last night at the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, London. 

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Slipknot to release Download 2009 headline performance on DVD

Fri, 20 Aug 2010

Roadrunner Records & Slipknot earlier this week announced that fans will be able to get their Download 2009 performance on DVD from next month. 

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Birthday Tribute to Dimebag Darrell

Fri, 20 Aug 2010

This week LickLibrary is paying tribute to the legendary Dimebag Darrell, who would have celebrated his 44th birthday today.

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Kings of Leon turn down hit TV shows and a Hollywood movie

Thu, 19 Aug 2010

Kings of Leon have turned down requests to feature their music in hit TV shows and Hollywood.

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Megadeth to release Rust In Peace Live

Wed, 18 Aug 2010

Megadeth have announced they will be releasing a live package on September 6th celebrating their Rust In Peace Tour. 

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Green Day and Slash to play the New York Jets season opener!

Tue, 17 Aug 2010

Green Day & Slash are set to bring Rock N Roll to the new Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey next month as The New York Jets celebrate the first NFL game of the season.

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Kings Of Leon announce free gig in St Louis to make up for the 'Bird incident'

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Kings of Leon have announced they will play a free gig for the fans in St Louis that they disappointed on July 23rd.

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The Big Four are coming to DVD!

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

The historic show that the Thrash Metal Big Four played in Bulgaria this past June as part of the Sonisphere Festival tour in Europe will soon be available on DVD.

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Guns N Roses - still playing Reading & Leeds - Axl was hacked says management

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

A spokesman for Reading & Leeds Festival has said the frontman's Twitter account had been hacked last night. 

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Status Quo remake hit for Army charity

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Status Quo will release an updated version of their 'In The Army Now' track to raise funds for the armed forces.

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Guns N Roses cancel all tour dates - inc Reading & Leeds Festival

Mon, 16 Aug 2010

Last night Axl Rose posted that all Guns N Roses tour dates were cancelled.

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Disturbed "Another Way To Die" music video premiere plus DVD release

Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Disturbed premiered their new single "Another Way To Die" this week and have an upcoming DVD release along with their new album "Asylum" due out. 

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Roger Waters gives permission to rewrite a Pink Floyd hit for an Iranian Anthem

Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters has given permission to a band in Canada fronted by two Iranian brothers to rework the lyrics of Pink Floyd's classic hit "Another Brick In The Wall"

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Spider-Man musical to hit Broadway in December featuring music by U2

Thu, 12 Aug 2010

The Spider-Man Musical will debut on Broadway in December featuring music by U2's The Edge and Bono. 

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New Release: American Blues in 6 Weeks - Pre Order now!

Wed, 11 Aug 2010

Check out the latest release in the 'In 6 weeks' series, American Blues by Steve Trovato. 

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AC/DC Book on its way, Black Ice World tour 2nd highest grossing tour in history

Wed, 11 Aug 2010

Later this year a new AC/DC book is set to hit the shops featuring in look at the making of some of their classic albums!

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Sacred Mother Tongue perform "Cowboys From Hell" with Dom Lawson

Tue, 10 Aug 2010

Last Friday night Andy James and fellow bandmates from Sacred Mother Tongue performed a Pantera cover with Metal Hammer magazine's Dom Lawson, check it out.

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Ozzy Osbourne's new music video will be directed by son

Tue, 10 Aug 2010

Jack Osbourne will reported direct his father's next music video. 

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Van Halen expected to tour next year

Mon, 09 Aug 2010

In addition to the confirmation that Van Halen were back in the studio last week it seems a tour should be expected also in 2011. 

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U2 have resumed their 360 tour in Italy

Mon, 09 Aug 2010

After a two month break to recover from a back injury, U2's Bono returned to the stage this past weekend in Italy where the band resumed their 360 Tour.

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Slayer are ready to take the Big Four everywhere!

Mon, 09 Aug 2010

After the successful run of shows in Europe, Slayer are keen to get on board for the Big Four to hit even more fans around the world.

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Disturbed to headline UK & Europe Taste of Chaos tour

Fri, 06 Aug 2010

Disturbed, Papa Roach and Buckcherry will tour together as part of the Rockstar Taste Of Chaos tour in the UK and Europe.

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Van Halen recording an album due for 2011 release.

Fri, 06 Aug 2010

Last month it was confirmed to Rolling Stone Magazine that the Van Halen rumours were just that. Now the bands record label has confirmed a new album is due for release in 2011. 

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LickLibrary Interview with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons!

Fri, 06 Aug 2010

Watch the exclusive interview with Billy Gibbons now! 

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Iron Maiden launch online video game

Thu, 05 Aug 2010

Iron Maiden have launched a brand new online game, The Final Frontier. 

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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to join American Idol

Thu, 05 Aug 2010

Aerosmith's frontman let the cat out of the bag recently during a concert in Las Vegas that he would likely be appearing on the next season of American Idol. 

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Kings of Leon confirm album title and release date

Thu, 05 Aug 2010

Kings Of Leon have announced the release date and title of their new album. 

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Guns N Roses announce UK tour dates

Tue, 03 Aug 2010

Guns N Roses have announced today UK tour dates for October.

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AC/DC to release live album

Tue, 03 Aug 2010

AC/DC's Brian Johnson has confirmed that the band are likely to release another live album.

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