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GENE SIMMONS' LEGENDS OF ROCK EXPO unites the greatest icons in rock music for one unforgettable weekend September 25 - 27, 2026 at The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Experience legendary artists live and in person with autograph sessions, photo ops, parties, panels, concerts and once-in-a-lifetime moments. Explore the legendary lineup appearing live at Gene Simmons' Legends Of Rock Expo - including Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy, The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies, KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, Disturbed bassist John Moyer, and more at LegendsOfRockExpo.com.
Charvel Guitars has launched the new JAKE E. LEE Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 HSS HT RW guitar: 'The Jake E. Lee Pro-Mod Signature Blue Burst features an alder body, bolt-on quartersawn maple neck and 12″-16″ compound radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and white dot inlays. This celebration of Jake's famous blue burst model he used in the eighties is equipped with a versatile Seymour Duncan JB humbucking bridge pickup. It's also supercharged with two powerful single-coil DiMarzioregisteredSDS-1 pickups in the middle and neck for extra gain with a deeper, darker tone. The pickups are controlled with a five-way blade switch and single volume knob for a variety of tonal possibilities. Find out at charvel.com.
Hammerheart Records will reissue the RUNNING WILD classic album Pile Of Skulls as a deluxe Picture-LP. Very longtime HardRadio friends Running Wild were on a remarkable roll from the late eighties to mid-nineties, and Pile Of Skulls has all the traits that made the band great back in the day, the musicianship is top notch, the production is virtually impeccable and the songs themselves are among the very best that pirate-themed speed/power metal has to offer. Details at hammerheart.indiemerch.com.
