The inaugural Monsters On The Mountain (MOTM), a three-day hard rock music experience brought to you by the creators of the pioneering Monsters Of Rock cruise, has been announced for this October 15-17 at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge in Tennessee's beautiful Great Smoky Mountains. This immersive fan and artist celebration will be the ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame group LYNYRD SKYNYRD was well into the "Last Of The Street Survivors Farewell Tour" when the worldwide shutdown forced the band — and all musicians — off the road. Over 15 months since their last date together, the Southern Rock icons aren't quite ready to say "farewell." They are ...
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Following in the footsteps of his debut EP, which successfully visited his earliest musical influences, Aaron Leigh's recent groundswell of original solo material continues with the upcoming release of the driving, straight-forward single "Live For Today". Featuring blistering lead guitar stabs from TESLA's Frank Hannon, this uptempo gem is more indicative of Leigh's work as ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen has released a music video for his version of "Quadrant 4", featuring his DELTA DEEP bandmates Forrest Robinson (drums) and Craig Martini (bass). Says Phil: "I recruited drummer Forrest Robinson and bass player Craig Martini to accompany me on this track. We did a shred-guitar, hard-rock update of the 1973 ...
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In a new interview with the "Cobras & Fire" podcast, legendary guitarist George Lynch was asked for his opinion of the label "hair metal," the pejorative term which was coined in the late 1990s as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): ...
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A startling 21 years have passed since Blaze Bayley released his first solo record, "Silicon Messiah". Perhaps more importantly, it is 13 years since the former IRON MAIDEN and intermittent WOLFSBANE frontman released "The Man Who Would Not Die"; notably, the first to bear his full name, but also a record that loudly rewrote Blaze's ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to MetalAsylum.net about his friendship with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. "The first guy [in DEF LEPPARD] I bonded with was [guitarist] Phil [Collen]," Brian said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has taken issue with the label "hair metal," saying that the pejorative term was coined as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Speaking to "The Cassius Morris Show", Wheat said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I find [the term 'hair metal'] condescending. What does ...
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In a brand new interview with I Ask No One With Kevin Re, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was asked if he ever got any piece of advice from METALLICA's James Hetfield when the two bands toured together more than a decade ago. He responded (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "James is ...
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TESLA's Brian Wheat has once again spoken about the departure of original guitarist Tommy Skeoch. The bassist made his comments while talking to Eonmusic about his book "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", which was released in December. Skeoch, who was a founding member of the Sacramento five-piece, ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to "The Chuck Shute Podcast" about his relationship with the band's former guitarist Tommy Skeoch. "Look, we're not gonna be friends," Brian said (hear audio below). "He's not gonna call me and say, 'Hey, ...
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In 2006, when TESLA needed a new guitar player to replace original member Tommy Skeoch, Dave Rude took the job and the band hasn't looked back since. TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to "The SDR Show" about how Rude ...
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Video footage of TESLA's Frank Hannon and Jeff Keith performing an acoustic version of the band's song "Stir It Up" can be seen below. The original recording of "Stir It Up" appeared on TESLA's 1991 album "Psychotic Supper". TESLA has spent most of 2019 touring in support of its latest album, "Shock", which was released ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to Jesse Bruce of Grand Haven, Michigan radio station WMPA about the group's enduring popularity. He said (hear audio below): "I think the appeal of the band is that normal, everyday working-class people can ...
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In a recent interview with The Horn 104.9 & AM 1260, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford explained why he and guitarist Glenn Tipton loved the iconic mockumentary film "This Is Spinal Tap" so much when they first saw it back in 1984. "I love satire. Glenn loves satire," Rob said (hear audio below). "The thing ...
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In a recent interview with Jeff Gaudiosi of MisplacedStraws.com, TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke about the band's enduring popularty. He said: "I think it's why we've had such a long career — because there's not ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to Sofa King Cool about what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said (hear audio below): "I don't know how it's gonna be, man. First, let's get it ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to Sofa King Cool about his relationship with the band's former guitarist Tommy Skeoch. "He has a lot of animosity towards me, for whatever reason," Brian said. "Maybe because I'm ...
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British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley, who fronted IRON MAIDEN more than 20 years ago, will release a new studio album, "War Within Me", on April 9. All songs were written and produced by Blaze and guitarist Chris Appleton. "War Within Me" finds Blaze moving forward from the success of his "Infinite Entanglement" trilogy released ...
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In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, TESLA bassist Brian Wheat reflected on the experience of touring with David Lee Roth on the VAN HALEN singer's "Eat 'Em And Smile" tour in 1987. Asked what David was like on the road, Brian said (hear audio below): "Well, he's always ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has dismissed the notion that rock is dead, saying some of the biggest artists in the genre are still huge concert draws. While rock 'n' roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it's been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. This has ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his recently released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to Metal Express Radio about his relationship with the band's former guitarist Tommy Skeoch. "With all fairness, there were times where he could be a lot of fun," Brian said ...
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During a recent appearance on "That Jamieson Show", TESLA bassist Brian Wheat said that his battle with bulimia was the hardest thing to write about in his just-released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla". "'Cause it's not something you really talk about," he explained. "And I found that since I have ...
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Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, creators of the iconic mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap", have set up a wholly owned entity to manage the licensing of the film and all rights related to it. With effect from January 1, 2021, the much-beloved movie and all featured characters, trademarks and associated rights ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his just-released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to OC Sound Radio about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. "When we put out 'Bust ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his just-released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to "The Ron Keel Podcast" about how he and his bandmates managed to stay together for most of the last four decades with only one major lineup change. He said (hear audio below): "TESLA is ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his just-released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his just-released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", was asked in a new interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio if the band has been using the coronavirus downtime to work on new music. He responded (hear audio below): ...
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British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley, who fronted IRON MAIDEN more than 20 years ago, will release a new studio album, "War Within Me", on April 9, 2021. All songs were written and produced by Blaze and guitarist Chris Appleton. The LP was mastered by Ade Emsley and features art design by Akirant Illustration. "War ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his upcoming autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to KNAC.COM about how his bout with poor self-image led to a battle with an eating disorder and an attempt to control his weight gain by throwing up. "Yeah, people think ...
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