"Livin' In Suspicion", the new video from the GRAHAM BONNET BAND, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's latest album, "Meanwhile, Back In The Garage", which was released on July 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. Graham recently told Jason Saulnier about "Meanwhile, Back In The Garage": "It's important to me that ...
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Now in his seventh decade, Graham Bonnet has enjoyed a modest second coming of late. The famed ALCATRAZZ, RAINBOW, MSG and IMPELLITTERI vocalist has been cropping up everywhere in retrospectives and reissues, plus a career-resurrecting run with the Michael Schenker Fest. With his self-branded band, Graham Bonnet engineers an exciting rebirth of sorts, surrounding himself ...
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Neal Schon has told the Detroit Free Press that he would love to collaborate with his former JOURNEY bandmate Steve Perry on an R&B-style project. "I think Steve has an amazing, soulful voice, and I know he loves R&B," the guitarist said. According to Schon, he had "a very good chat" with the ...
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Vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ) was recently interviewed by Jason Saulnier. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the GRAHAM BONNET BAND: Graham: "Me and [bassist] Beth-Ami [Heavenstone] started the band almost five years ago. I think the new members of the band ...
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The GRAHAM BONNET BAND will release its new album, "Meanwhile, Back In The Garage", on July 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. The disc's new single, "Sea Of Trees", can be streamed below. Says Graham: "This is the most important album I have done in 35 years. I think fans of the classic ALCATRAZZ sound will ...
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"Angels Or Demons", the new video from NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) veterans BLITZKRIEG, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Judge Not!", which was released on April 27 via Mighty Music. The follow-up to 2013's "Back From Hell" was recorded at Downcast Base HQ in Newcastle, ...
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Steve Harris, bassist and co-founder of metal icons IRON MAIDEN, will bring his side project BRITISH LION to Canada for the first time. Dates begin in Toronto on November 1, stopping in Kitchener, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. Harris formed BRITISH LION in 2012 and released a debut album with touring concentrated mainly in Europe. ...
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The second part of an official interview with DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey about his upcoming solo album, "One Of A Kind", can be seen below. The disc will be released on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and digitally. It is hard to find ...
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Audio samples of all the songs that are set to appear on DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey's upcoming solo album, "One Of A Kind", can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The effort will be released on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and ...
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TESLA's Frank Hannon has released the official music video for his cover of HEART's "Sing Child", taken from the second installment of his solo cover series, "From One Place… To Another Vol. 2". As with "Vol. 1", the album features a number of special guests, this time including Roger Fisher of HEART, Graham Whitford (son ...
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Earlier this month, Canadian rockers NICKELBACK sat down with Leona Graham just before their intimate concert for lucky Absolute Radio listeners to discuss a number of subjects, including the story of how "Rockstar" was banned, their latest album, gig mishaps, playing in bands with their kids and much more. You can now watch the chat ...
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NINE INCH NAILS will release a new EP, "Bad Witch", on June 22. The six-track release is billed as the final installment of a trilogy, following 2016's "Not The Actual Events" and 2017's "Add Violence". In support of the EP, NINE INCH NAILS will embark on the "Cold And Black And Infinite" 2018 North American ...
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The GRAHAM BONNET BAND has confirmed a July 13 release date for its new album, "Meanwhile, Back In The Garage", via Frontiers Music Srl. The disc's title track can be streamed below. Says Graham: "This is the most important album I have done in 35 years. I think fans of the classic ALCATRAZZ sound will ...
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TESLA's Frank Hannon has released the official music video for his cover of BLACKBERRY SMOKE's "Sunrise In Texas", taken from his recent album "From One Place… To Another Vol. 1". The album features special guest appearances by Paul Jackson (BLACKBERRY SMOKE), Duane Betts (son of Dickey Betts of the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND), Matthew and Gunnar ...
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Longing for days gone by is especially heartfelt in hard rock and heavy metal music, the genre's diehards pining for substance in a music climate growing characterless. More so, they cling to familiarity like syrup to peaches. The mere suggestion of paying to watch a Freddie Mercury hologram, much less Ronnie James Dio in a ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon will release the second instalment of his solo cover series, "From One Place… To Another Vol. 2", on Friday, May 18. As with "Vol. 1", the album features a number of special guests, this time including Roger Fisher of HEART, Graham Whitford (son of AEROSMITH's Brad Whitford), Duane Betts (son of ...
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The first part of an official interview with DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey about his upcoming solo album, "One Of A Kind", can be seen below. The disc will be released on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and digitally. It is hard to find ...
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"Lost Boys", the new video from DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey, can be seen below. The track is taken from Airey's upcoming solo album, "One Of A Kind", which will be released on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and digitally. It is hard to ...
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Prior to SAXON's April 13 performance alongside JUDAS PRIEST in Salt Lake City, Utah, guitarist Doug Scarratt was interviewed by Yargmetal. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On getting the call to join the band in 1995: Doug: "[Nigel Glockler, drummer] called me out of the ...
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Former RAINBOW and DEEP PURLE singer Joe Lynn Turner has been hospitalized in Belarus "with a heart issue," his friend Graham Bonnet has confirmed. Turner's hospitalization was first reported by the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, which quoted the press service of the Ministry of Health of Belarus as saying that the ...
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The moment was bigger than anyone could've expected, but the end result was something everyone saw coming. The MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST gave fans the rare treat of seeing three vocalists sharing one stage behind the MSG banner. Robin McCauley, Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet returned to Schenker's court of honor in what appeared to be ...
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Jay Nanda of Alamo True Metal conducted an interview with veteran British rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (ALCATRAZZ, RAINBOW, IMPELLITTERI) prior to his March 31 performance at Vibes Event Center in San Antonio, Texas, as part of MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ...
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"Victim Of Pain", a new song from DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey, can be streamed below. The track is taken from Airey's upcoming solo album, "One Of A Kind", which will be released on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and digitally. It is hard ...
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Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar was honored with a plaque on the Bammies Walk Of Fame in San Francisco, California on Friday (March 23). Said Hagar in a statement: "What an honor to be inducted into the Bammies Walk Of Fame. Nothing like being recognized by the your hometown! "Thanks to Dan Ashley for the great ...
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DECAPITATED guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka says that he and his bandmates are "ready to return," two months after all rape and kidnapping charges against were dropped against them in Spokane County. Less than two weeks before the Polish death metal musicians were scheduled to go on trial in January for allegedly kidnapping and raping a ...
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Former ACCEPT singer David Reece performed the band's "Eat The Heat" album in its entirety for the first time this past Saturday (March 10) at the Matarock festival in Barcelona, Spain. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The current SAINTED SINNERS vocalist was recruited for "Eat The Heat" in 1989 following ...
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DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will release his new solo album, "One Of A Kind", on May 25 via earMUSIC as 2CD (including a bonus live CD) as well as on vinyl and digitally. It is hard to find a name amongst all those that over the last 30 years have left their mark in ...
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The fourth trailer for "Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, is available below. Due on March 2 via Nuclear Blast, the disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features guest appearances by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, Wayne ...
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NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) veterans BLITZKRIEG will release their new album, "Judge Not!", on April 27 via Mighty Music. The follow-up to 2013's "Back From Hell" was recorded at Downcast Base HQ in Newcastle, U.K. by Phil Davies, but the band elected to use a different studio this time around for mixing. ...
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The third trailer for "Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, is available below. Due on March 2 via Nuclear Blast, the disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features guest appearances by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, Wayne ...
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