"Never Let You Go", the new video from A NEW REVENGE (formerly PROJECT ROCK and ROCKSTAR) — the band featuring former members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and SCORPIONS — can be seen below. The song is taken from A NEW REVENGE's debut album, "Enemies & Lovers", which will be released on March ...
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BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. BigMusicGeek.com: In hindsight, once [original QUIET RIOT singer] Kevin [DuBrow] passed away, was there ever any doubt regarding the group's ability to continue? There was a significant amount of animosity directed towards you ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke with "The Classic Metal Show" podcast about his three current projects — THE THREE TREMORS, SPIRITS OF FIRE and A NEW REVENGE. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his current busy workload: Ripper: ...
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A NEW REVENGE (formerly PROJECT ROCK and ROCKSTAR) — the band featuring former members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and SCORPIONS — will release its debut album, "Enemies & Lovers", on March 29 via Australia's independent record label Golden Robot Records. A NEW REVENGE features one of the finest voices in metal of ...
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Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo spoke to go.Jimmy.go about the 35th anniversary of QUIET RIOT's "Metal Health" album. Asked what thoughts come to mind when he looks back on that whole era now, Sarzo said: "I was on the same circuit as Kevin [Dubrow, late QUIET RIOT singer] and Frankie [Banali, QUIET RIOT drummer] ...
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In conjunction with his participation in the October 2018 edition of Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, drum legend Tommy Aldridge (WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE) was interviewed by Miles Schuman. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On joining BLACK OAK ARKANSAS at the age of 19: Tommy: "I ...
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Former OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Lee Kerslake was inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 23 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. The annual Metal Hall Of Fame gala was hosted by television, radio personality and heavy metal champion Eddie Trunk, and featured appearances by heavy metal greats of today ...
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Former OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Lee Kerslake, who has reportedly been given less than eight months to live after battling cancer for several years, has received two platinum discs for his work with the BLACK SABBATH frontman. Lee was a member of Ozzy's band in 1980 and 1981 during the Randy Rhoads era, performing on the ...
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Female vocalist Pamela Moore, who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II", has released a performance video for the song "Rise". The track is taken from Moore's latest album, "Behind The Veil", which came out last year. The "Rise" clip ...
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The "Ninth Star" album by EMERALD SABBATH is an ambitious epic rock and classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH. Founded and produced by Michael Suilleabhain, an Irish nuclear construction safety inspector, the disc features 10 former members of BLACK SABBATH, The English Chamber Choir and much more. The first song to be released from the ...
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SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker will be Uli Jon Roth's very special guest at two Japanese shows during Uli's 50th-anniversary tour. Roth — who was in the SCORPIONS for five years before leaving the group in 1978, following the release of the live double album "Tokyo Tapes" — and Schenker will be joined on select songs ...
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LAST IN LINE singer Andrew Freeman says that there are "a couple" of "dicks" in the DIO DISCIPLES camp who have prevented him from playing certain shows because of his involvement with Vivian Campbell. The DEF LEPPARD guitarist, along with drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain, was part of DIO's first incarnation, which reunited ...
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"In America", the new George A. Johnson-directed video from THE GUESS WHO, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "The Future Is What It Used To Be", which was released in September via Cleopatra Records. THE GUESS WHO is responsible for countless rock classics, which still retain a major ...
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Legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, DIO, THE GUESS WHO) was recently interviewed on "The Right To Rock" pocast. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about his 2006 book "Off The Rails: Aboard The Crazy Train In The Blizzard Of Ozz", a first-hand account of ...
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This is the story of how an Irish nuclear construction safety inspector brought 10 former members of BLACK SABBATH together to produce a tribute album to one of the greatest bands ever. The "Ninth Star" album by EMERALD SABBATH is an ambitious epic rock and classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH. "Ninth Star" features 10 ...
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Travis Barker's MUSINK, presented by KROQ, returns to the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California Friday, March 8, Saturday March 9 and Sunday, March 10 for its 12th year as the premier festival bringing together the best of music, tattoos, and cars. MUSINK will feature hundreds of world-renowned tattoo artists, music performances ...
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During a recent appearance on FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho's "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, veteran bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT) discussed how he ended up joining Canadian classic rockers THE GUESS WHO ("American Woman"). Said Sarzo: "It's really a roundabout way. The path towards me joining started maybe four years ago. I ...
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ROUGH RIOT, the new band featuring former members of QUIET RIOT and ROUGH CUTT, made its live debut this past Friday (November 2) at Count's Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. ROUGH RIOT consists of lead vocalist Paul Shortino (ROUGH CUTT, QUIET RIOT), guitarists Chris Hager ...
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Shut Up & Rock On recently conducted an interview with KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the ball got rolling for KINGDOM COME's 30th-anniversary tour: James: "It's been kind of going off and on for ...
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Former DIO guitarist Craig Goldy spoke to Australia's The Rockpit about the experience of co-writing the song "Lady Luck" with David Lee Roth on the VAN HALEN singer's 1991 album "A Little Ain't Enough". Asked how the collaboration came about, Goldy said: "Well, I was a songwriter for Warner Brothers for about six ...
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Veteran bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE) recently spoke extensively about his late bandmate Randy Rhoads with Nick Bowcott of Sweetwater. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On helping to keep Rhoads's memory alive: Rudy: "When we speak on his behalf, it carries ...
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Frankie Banali has shot down Juan Croucier's apparent claim that he was responsible for connecting the drummer with QUIET RIOT almost four decades ago. Banali made his comments in response to an entry on the "Discography" page of the RATT bassist's web site, which lists his activities for the year 1981 as "Quiet ...
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"Midnight Song", the new video from DREAM CHILD, the band featuring former members of DIO, AC/DC and QUIET RIOT, can be seen below. The song is taken from DREAM CHILD's debut album, "Until Death Do We Meet Again", which is being released today (Friday, September 14) via Frontiers Music Srl. The "Midnight Song" clip was ...
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Craig Goldy says that he understands why some people have such a hard time embracing the Ronnie James Dio hologram. Goldy joined DIO during the "Sacred Heart" tour in 1986 after original guitarist Vivian Campbell was fired from the band following a contentious business disagreement with the singer and Ronnie's management. For the past several ...
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Former DIO guitarist Craig Goldy says that he hopes President Donald Trump will "get a chance to really show people what he's all about" because he believes that the billionaire real estate mogul "loves his country" and "wants to get rid of the bullshit." The current DREAM CHILD and DIO DISCIPLES axeman made his comments ...
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"Weird World", a new song from DREAM CHILD, the band featuring former members of DIO, AC/DC and QUIET RIOT, can be seen below. The song is taken from DREAM CHILD's debut album, "Until Death Do We Meet Again", which will be released on September 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. DREAM CHILD is: * Craig Goldy ...
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Former DIO and current DIO DISCIPLES guitarist Craig Goldy says that he was "misquoted" in a recent interview where he allegedly implied that Vivian Campbell's LAST IN LINE project was far inferior to the first DIO three albums in terms of quality. Earlier in the month, All That Shreds published an interview with ...
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THE GUESS WHO is responsible for countless rock classics, which still retain a major presence on rock radio — "American Woman", "No Time", "These Eyes", etc. The band is set to return on September 14 with its latest album, "The Future Is What It Used To Be", released via Cleopatra Records (available in CD, vinyl, ...
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"Under The Wire", the new video from DREAM CHILD, a brand new band featuring former members of DIO, AC/DC and QUIET RIOT, can be seen below. The song is taken from DREAM CHILD's debut album, "Until Death Do We Meet Again", which will be released on September 14 via Frontiers Music Srl. DREAM CHILD is: ...
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Female vocalist Pamela Moore, who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II", has released a video for the song "WiFi Zombie". The track is taken from Moore's new album, "Behind The Veil". A team of masterful musicians helped bring this ...
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